Flawed Mangoes // Scarlet House The Killswitch Memories Tour Amsterdam Bar & Hall // 6.16.26 On a warm Tuesday evening in downtown Saint Paul, the atmosphere inside Amsterdam Bar & Hall felt like a gathering place for people seeking a moment of sound and reflection. The June 16th stop of The Killswitch Memories Tour brought Flawed Mangoes and Scarlet House together for an evening that leaned heavily into mood, texture, and emotional resonance. With a reputation as one of the

On Wednesday, June 17, Armor for Sleep brought their tour to the Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, Michigan featuring Flycatcher and Spanish Love Songs. It was a night filled with energy and awesome bands. At first the there weren’t a lot of people at the show filling the room when Flycatcher came on, but soon the room was teeming with people ready to let loose on a Wednesday night. Armor For Sleep Flycatcher took me by surprise. I had never seen the band before, nor had I lis

Thursday June 4th, rock band Christian Death along with openers: Gene Loves Jezebel, Descartes A Kant, and Black Season Witch, rocked X-Ray Arcade with vengeance. On a warm early-summer evening in Cudahy, Wisconsin, fans of goth, deathrock, and dark alternative music flocked to the, “very famous,” X-Ray Arcade. Dressed in black lace, leather jackets, platform boots, and classic band tees, attendees represented multiple generations of the gothic underground scene. With music

On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, EPIC Event Center hosted one of the most unexpectedly cohesive heavy music lineups to roll through the cheese head city this year. Mongolian folk-metal phenomenon The HU teamed up with Finnish cello-metal legends Apocalyptica for a co-headlining run, with fellow Finnish rockers The Rasmus opening the night. The tour itself had already generated buzz for pairing cultural mixed metal singing, orchestral covers, and alt-rock into one package, and the Gr

On May 15th, 2026, Flint Michigan artist Baby Fxce E brought his "Da Realest Tour” to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For the third show in the tour, he brought the energy way up to The Rave Eagles Club. Fans walk into the large Eagles Hall stage and are smacked with a wave of heat from the people running into the room for a chance to catch a piece of the barricade. As the room continued to fill, the stage was warmed up with Detroit rapper Luhh Dyl. A newcomer to the scene, Luhh Dyl re

Rock legends Alter Bridge took the stage Tuesday, May 5, with a bang. On the warm spring night, fans lined up at The Epic Event Center to see openers Tim Montana, Filter, and headliners Alter Bridge. The Epic Event Center opened in 2021 in the heart of Green Bay’s stadium district near Lambeau Field. Developed as a modern live entertainment venue, the 25,000-square-foot facility was designed to bring national concerts, comedy acts, and community events to northeast Wisconsin.

Metal fans, prepare for total devastation. Legendary Brazilian metal pioneers Sepultura are bringing their crushing live show to The Rave / Eagles Club on Sunday, May 17, 2026, for night of extreme metal that you really can’t miss. Joining them are the iconic dark metal masters Cradle of Filth along with an insanely stacked lineup which also features performances from thrash titans Exodus, hardcore-metal legends Biohazard, brutal death metal innovators Suffocation, atmospheri

Even if the weekend is over, that doesn’t mean you still can’t have fun on Monday. May 4th, 2026, Arcy Drive played Turner Hall Ballroom to a crowd of awaiting fans. It was a surprisingly warm night for downtown Milwaukee compared to the last couple chilly days, with fans walking into the venue wearing dresses, shorts, and big smiles. Turner Hall sits steps away from the riverwalk of downtown Milwaukee and right across from arena Fiserv Forum. Originally built in 1882 by the

On April 30th, 2026, Swedish heavy metal band Avatar brought their Don’t Go Into The Forest Tour to GLC Live at 20 Monroe in Grand Rapids, Michigan, bringing Frozen Soul and Fleshgod Apocalypse along for the ride. Frozen Soul, a death metal band from Texas, brought the heavy with skull-crushing breakdowns, intense headbanging, and loud, piercing riffs. I hadn’t seen this band before, and they surprised me. They were just pure heavy, all killer and no filler. Led by vocalist

“THE GODLESS IV” tour rolled into Milwaukee last Friday night (4/24/26), bringing Behemoth, Deicide, Immolation, and Rotting Christ to The Rave/Eagles Club. Outside, the early spring air carried a bite, cold even with sunlight hitting fans in the early evening. The brisk air didn’t stop the line of fans from snaking down the block. Leather jackets, patched vests, and corpse paint dotted the crowd as fans entered the venue in anticipation for what promised to be a relentless n

4/10/26 Turner Hall, Milwaukee WI A chilly spring Milwaukee night brought indie fans together to see the first stop of Snail Mail’s tour. Set to start at 8, fans lined up in down town Milwaukee outside Turner Hall Ballroom with the hopes of catching barricade for the upcoming show. Turner Hall sits steps away from the riverwalk of downtown Milwaukee and right across from arena Fiserv Forum. Originally built in 1882 by the city’s German-American Turner Society, the venue evol

On Friday, April 3rd, Black Dahlia Murder brought their spring break tour to the Intersection in Grand Rapids featuring talent from Corpse Pile, Disembodied Tyrant, and The Acacia Strain. It was a great show. Corpse Pile opened the night with heavy riffs, pummeling breakdowns, and socially conscious lyrics. They brought the house down as the open and the crowd went nuts, bodies flailing through the intersection show room as they screamed and danced around the stage. The guita

On Wednesday, March 25th, 2026, American metalcore band Currents, British rock band Caskets, and Swedish metalcore band Aviana accompanied Erra, an American progressive metal band on their, “Silence That Follows,” tour which is sure to be a tour to remember. Confidently, I can say It was my favorite show of the year so far, every band did an amazing job. Aviana opened the show with aggression; pummeling basslines and destruction breakdowns that created a sea of movement in th

Concert Review: Hawthorne Heights at The Rave — Milwaukee, March 7 On March 7 , Ohio emo veterans Hawthorne Heights brought their If Only You Were Lonely 20th anniversary tour to The Rave / Eagles Club, turning the venue’s ballroom into a strong crowd of longtime fans and newer listeners drawn to the pull of mid-2000s emo and post-hardcore. With Letlive and Creeper opening, the show was less a nostalgia show and more a cross-section of how different generations of alternativ

For one night each year, Milwaukee’s rock faithful flock to Fiserv Forum Arena for a loud celebration of modern rock. On March 5, HOG Fest 2026 delivered exactly that, selling out the pit tickets at Fiserv Forum, with a stacked lineup featuring The Funeral Portrait, Sleep Theory, I Prevail, and headliners Three Days Grace. From opening tracks to arena-conquering anthems, the night progressed steadily towards a finish that reminded everyone in attendance why Three Days Grace i

What a better way to spend a Wednesday night than at a punk rock show! The Offspring took Grand Rapids, Michigan by storm on Wednesday February 11th for their Supercharged tour featuring punk rock band Bad Religion as the opener. The energy at this concert was off the charts. Crystal clear sound. Every riff, vocal, and drumbeat reverberated through my entire body as the bands took the stage at Van Andel Arena. Bad Religion, punk rock band from Los Angeles California, opened

Everclear At EPIC Event Center February 6, 2026 Green Bay, Wisconsin Last Friday, alternative rock veterans Everclear delivered a strong set that proved after three decades, the band still has what it takes to pack a venue with raw emotion and guitars. The crowd, which consisted of both the veteran fan base and younger music fans gracious enough to expose their music to a live performance, packed the Green Bay venue with visible energy as the band stormed their way through a

Steely Dane played the Oshkosh Grand on January 31, 2026, delivering a set that showed the audience why they’re called the “Ultimate Steely Dan Tribute.” The crowd was exactly what you’d expect for a show like this in Wisconsin: loud, enthusiastic, and clearly having a good time, with plenty of singing along and more than a few drinks in hand. What separates Steely Dane from most tribute acts is the size and makeup of the band. The 14-piece lineup allows them to replicate the

Last Tuesday, The Rave in Milwaukee delivered one of its heavier nights of the year as Whitechapel took the stage, supported by an all-killer opening lineup that turned the venue into a pressure cooker long before the headliner walked out. With nearly twenty years of evolution behind them, Whitechapel has carved out a unique place in deathcore, starting as a relentlessly brutal, multi-guitar assault out of Knoxville and steadily expanding into more textured, atmospheric songw

On a chilly Sunday night, November 23rd, Green Bay was booming with excitement from The Packers easy win of the night. That excitement flowed into the EPIC Event Center as the night transitioned to a celebration of rock. Mammoth, a powerhouse rock project led by Wolfgang Van Halen, took the stage with openers Return to Dust and Myles Kennedy. In a venue that has seen everything from indie newcomers to seasoned rock legends, Mammoth’s show brought a packed crowd of excited fan