Nearby Show Alert: Goatwhore, Dying Fetus, The Faceless and others to play Evansville March 12

As any metal fan living in this particular stretch of Red State Kentuckiana can tell you, if you want to see a metal show, you usually have to take a road trip to Louisville, Cinci, St. Louey or Indy. All that driving drives me nuts. I feel it’s my sacred duty to tell you when [...]

Opeth, Mayhem, Amon Amarth, Clutch! Lookit all the freakin’ great concerts coming to Louisville

Holey Shee-it! I got my semi-regular concert update from terryharper.com this morning, and my jaw hit the floor; I couldn’t believe all the great shows that will be rolling through little old Louisville Ky. over the seven months. To be honest, Louisville has been kinda weak on the concert front lately. Black Veil Brides were a [...]

“Bonded By Damage!” Factory Damage to open for Exodus in Lousiville

That’s right: Owensboro’s own Factory Damage will be tearing up Phoenix Hill Tavern on Sept. 2, as the second-stage headliner for the Exodus, Malevolent Creation show. This is a perfect opportunity for Owenspatch’s metal army to both see one of the legends of thrash live on stage AND to show your support for home-grown, organically produced, [...]

Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer to play Louisville in October!

I was royally irritated when the Megadeth/Slayer Louisville show scheduled for February was cancelled because of Tom Araya’s bad back … and I nearly coughed up blood when the two hit the road after Araya recovered and left Louisville completely off the tour. But now, I take back everything bad I said about those guys. [...]

Louisville gets screwed as rescheduled “American Carnage” tour dumps stop in city

Oh, some stupid tour manager needs his head stuck in a vice for this. First, Slayer, Megadeth and Testament ”postponed” the “American Carnage” tour because Slayer frontman Tom “my back hurts” Araya had to have back surgery. I’d already bought tickets to the Feb. 2 show in Louisville, so I didn’t see why poor Tom couldn’t suck it up and [...]

Tix for the Megadeth-Slayer show in Louisville are on sale now

Tickets for the Feb. 2 “American Carnage” show in Louisville, featuring Megadeth, Slayer and Testament went on sale today. I’d previously reported the tix would go on sale Dec. 4. Sorry about the mistake. The show is at Broadbent Arena. The “recession proof” $10 tickets are in the arena’s upper levels, while seats in the lower [...]

Cynic and Devin Townsend! Cynic and Devin Townsend! Cynic and Devin Freaking Townsend!

Oh yeah, Between the Buried and Me is also on the bill. Take a look. Holy crap. I thought Cynic would never come this close to the region. But lo and behold, Terry Harper is bring them to Headliners in Louisville with The Devin Townsend Project. Again I say: Holy crap. If you don’t know [...]

Giveaway! Win two tickets to the Owensboro Maylene & The Sons of Disaster show

Yes, kids. I have two free tickets to this Sunday’s (May 17) Maylene concert at the Brothers venue in Owensboro. And they can be yours, all yours. Just send an e-mail with “Maylene” in the subject line to: jmayse@messenger-inquirer.com. I’ll pick a winner at random. Be quick. The show is this Sunday, so I’ll be [...]

Obligatory notice about the upcoming “Music As A Weapon” tour

Part of the fun of running a site like this is that I can essentially pick and choose what I want to cover. If I don’t like a particular band rolling through St. Louis or Cincinnati, why, I don’t interview them. I simply add the date to the Upcoming Regional Concerts  page and move on. [...]

A Life Once Lost to Play free Owensboro show Saturday

Did I wake up in an alternative universe Owensboro, where everything is suddenly much cooler? This Saturday (May 9), another nationally known metal band will grace the city, when A Life Once Lost will play a free show at the International Bar-B-Q Festival. A Life Once Lost will play the Old-School Stage School-Age/United Youth Stage [...]