Neil Young: “Bluenote Café”
Neil Young: “Bluenote Café” – by Ric Hickey This album is a lot like Neil Young’s career: Far longer than common sense or popular consensus would have dictated, with some mountainous peaks and head-scratching […]
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Meeting my hero…Brad Whitford
When I was 13 years old I heard the album, “Pump” from Aerosmith for the first time. That was all it took. I instantly became obsessed with the bad boys from Boston. I threw […]
Whitford St. Holmes: Reunited and it Sounds So Good
Reunited and it Sounds So Good… In 1980 Brad Whitford and Derek St. Holmes got together and started a project simply titled, Whitford St. Holmes. The band released a self-titled album in 1981 […]
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical
Now that the turkey has been gobbled down, and the Black Friday deals have been gathered up, the Christmas season is off and running. For many, this is a time of year for traditions and […]
Theory of a Deadman: Bogart’s 11/3/15
Theory of a Deadman brought their Blows Tour to Bogart’s this past Tuesday night. Check out our photos from the show below, along with the full set list… Click here to see our […]
Louder Than Life: The Music Room’s Full Coverage!!
Louisvilles Louder Than Life wrapped its second year with a sold-out crowd of over 50,000 in attendance for the October 3 and 4 destination festival which celebrates the regions award-winning bourbons and spirits, craft beer, Gourmet […]
Saint Asonia’s Corey Lowery: More Than Just a “Super Group”
In May of this year, a brand new band kicked off the Rock on the Rage Festival main stage under the name, “The Special Guest.” That band was Saint Asonia. Since that time the band […]
Collective Soul’s Ed Roland: On the Record
In 1993 Collective Soul released their debut album, “Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid.” The record would be the start of a long successful career for the Georgia based band including eight studio albums and […]
Shinedown: “Threat to Survival”
With the release of their latest album, “Threat to Survival,” Shinedown offers a motivational kick in the ass to anyone who listens to it. The album, the first since 2012’s “Amarylis,” serves as a […]
Stone Temple Pilots: Solid to the Core
For the members of Stone Temple Pilots, living the rock n’ roll dream has probably felt more like a nightmare at times. Despite immense success since their debut album, “Core,” in 1992, guitarist Dean […]
Warrant: J.D Legends – 9/19/15
Hard rock legends, Warrant, delighted the crowd at J.D. Legends on Saturday night with a set list of classics from the band’s deep repertoire, as well as a couple newer tracks from their 2011 release […]
Counting Crows: 9/8/15 – The Rose Music Center
Almost twenty-two years to today, September 14, 1993 to be exact, Counting Crows released their debut album, “August and Everything After.” Like many people at that time, I bought the album based […]
Van Halen: Riverbend Music Center – 8/31/15
Forget the speculation. Forget the drama. Forget the debates….It is 2015 and Van Halen is David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen and they rock! The […]
Saint Asonia: Patron Saint of Rock n’ Roll
It may have been a Monday night in Cincinnati, but the rock n’ roll believers congregated to Bogart’s in adoration of music’s newest patron saint, Saint Asonia. If someone came in not […]
Pop Evil: Bogart’s – 8/20/15
Our good friend, and Music Room contributor Michael Gabbard check out Pop Evil, Red Sun Rising and Livid at Bogart’s on Thursday night. Check out his shots from the show below… Pop Evil Set […]