Perhaps it’s because their debut pre-dated the Sunset Strip hair metal scene by just a year or two, perhaps it’s because their influences were more late ’60s/early ’70s than late ’70s/early ’80s, but whatever it is, Tesla‘s maintained a nearly 40 year recording and touring career without ever coming across as out of touch or […] The post Concert Review: Tesla @ Mershon Auditorium (8.27.24) appeared first on Columbus Calling ..read more

Blockout Bash 2024 at Old North Arcade, RPM, Bossy Girl’s, Dirty Dungarees, Spacebar, and Ace of Cups. Photos include: Citizen Dorian S, Kali Dreamer, Seagull Died on Impact, Aaron Plain and Tall, The Most Falcons, Mezclado, Wax Teeth, Pale Grey Lore, & Brujas Del Soul The post Shot in Columbus: Bashout 2024 / August 24, 2024 appeared first on Columbus Calling ..read more

I am back from another great Nelsonville Music Festival. I have been attending this festival since 2016 and each year it gets better. The folks at Stuarts Opera House did it again and put on one great festival. You can truly tell that the Stuart's staff have a true love for the arts, music, and community. I truly need to make a point of attending other events at this historic venue.  This years festival was once again at the Snow Fork Event Center. The post A weekend at the Nelsonville Music Festival 2024 appeared first on Columbus Calling ..read more

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I only shot on Friday but here’s photos of TX2, Black Veil Brides, Sum 41, Rise Against, Seether, Avatar, and many many crowd surfers! For 200 more photos visit my flicker: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rebarbashphotos/albums/72177720317155648 The post Shot in Columbus: Sonic Temple 2024 appeared first on Columbus Calling ..read more

As a good friend once said to me on the second day of a SXSW visit, while I was laying in a hotel bed in Austin completely hungover and not sure that I would even be able to go out and see more music, it’s a marathon not a sprint. Wise words to keep in […] The post Sonic Temple 2024: Recommended Picks appeared first on Columbus Calling ..read more

Photo by Kelsey Ayres Hot Water Music with special guests Quicksand and Off With Their Heads perform at the Newport Music Hall on Saturday, May 4. Tickets are $34.50 in advance, $40 day of show. Doors open at 7pm. Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Hot Water Music‘s kicking off a world tour in Cincinnati on Friday, […] The post Look Who’s Talking: Jason Black of Hot Water Music (Newport Music Hall, May 4) appeared first on Columbus Calling ..read more

There’s an archaic concert tradition started by the Gen Xers that spilled into elder Millennials. It’s that you don’t wear a t-shirt of the band you’re seeing to the band’s concert. In hindsight, the rule is dumb. Wear whatever you want to whatever concert, even if Jeremy Piven scolded Jon Favreau in 1994’s PCU for […] The post Nick Shoulders and The Okay Crawdad, at Skully’s Music Diner appeared first on Columbus Calling ..read more