Dracula’s Ball descended upon Underground Arts on the most fitting date of all, Halloween. While the ball has gone through quite a few venue switches throughout its years, this switch was one that fit most like the days at Shampoo (R.I.P.) in the early 2000s. With one half of the venue with plush and table seating and a dance floor featuring DJs Spider and Zero and the larger room with live music, there was something for every EDM-loving ghoul and goblin in attendance.

The Band Camino, accompanied by Almost Monday, rolled into Chicago on their Never Always tour and turned The Salt Shed into a full-force celebration of everything fans love about the Nashville-born rock band. The trio—Spencer Stewart, Jeffery Jordan, and Garrison Burgess—have built a reputation on cathartic lyrics, airtight melodies, and vocals that hit every single time. On this night, they proved once again that their “no bad song” streak isn’t luck, it's craftsmanship.

It's not often one gets to say this, but tonight I find myself taking cover and dodging puddles as I make my way to The Novo in downtown Los Angeles in the midst of a rare rainy occurrence.  Although the weather is dreary, the energy and joy inside The Novo are anything but dampened.  Tonight, fans are utterly charged with joy as the insanely talented Tash Sultana will perform their last US show of the year on their "Return to the Roots" tour.  

It's Thanksgiving Eve, and the streets of Central Ave in St. Petersburg, Florida, are buzzing with excitement. Fans line up outside of Jannus Live as the colors of the beautiful sunset and cool breeze provide the perfect backdrop for this beloved outdoor venue.  Tonight St. Pete is truly in for a pre-turkey treat as the band Ripe and Allen Stone will co-headline the evening on their highly anticipated "The Get Sweet Tour."

On November 26, 2025, The Lemonheads performed at The Wilbur Theatre in Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Hundreds of fans attended the concert, and I was excited to see the Lemonheads as I had heard a lot of good things about their music. The Wilbur Theatre is a historic Boston Theatre which originally opened in 1914 and has great sounds and lights. The Lemonheads play their own form of punk influenced rock with a melodic tinge and they are good at it.

After a very successful reunion tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of Chiodos “All’s Well That Ends Well” earlier this year, Craig Owens and the band decided to run it back with a second leg to close out 2025 and made a stop early in Tampa Florida early in the tour to play at the Ritz Ybor.

On November 20, 2025, I went to listen to Mihali at Off The Rails, located at 90 Commercial in Worcester, MA. The sold out show was terrific, exceptional. Several hundreds of fans attended the concert. Inside the venue, people were loudly talking to each other, drinking, and sharing their live music experience. It was a great night of music.

On November 22, 2025, Silverstein brought their 25 Years of Noise tour to Minneapolis for a packed night at The Fillmore. Joined by supporting acts Bloom, Free Throw, and Thursday, the lineup offered a cross-generation showcase of post-hardcore and emo that filled the venue with nostalgia, energy, and emotion. Fans arrived early and ready to celebrate this milestone in Silverstein’s career.

On November 21st, 2025, the Piere's Entertainment Center in Fort Wayne hosted a triple bill of rock music, featuring performances by Band Inc., John 5, and Richie Kotzen.

More and more bands are doing double bill tours, this show was billed as a co-headline show, but I really wouldn't call it a "true" co-headline show.  However for the fans it's still a great way to see two top tier bands basically perform a full set and it allows for bands to play in larger venues and split the touring expenses.   I expect that this will become much more of the norm in the future.

Standing shoulder to shoulder in the sold-out Town Ballroom show Thursday night, I couldn’t help but feel a mix of emotions. I felt the pride of the community coming together to raise money for FeedMore WNY charity, I felt the love that was in the venue, and the weight of the Goo Goo Dolls returning to their roots for an intimate show.

The Rituals of Hate Tour came in with their absolutely stacked deathcore lineup on November 19, 2025, at Anthology in Rochester, NY. The night was full of mosh pits, crowd surfers, super heavy breakdowns, horns in the air, and crowd cheering and screaming in excitement the whole night. Anthology was packed from front to back, with people shoulder to shoulder. This was my first time seeing all these bands live, and it was the heaviest show I have ever attended. This lineup did

On November 21, 2025- Memphis May Fire performed at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach with special guests; If Not For Me, Nevertel, and Rain City Drive. The night started at Peaches Corner 20 minutes away from the venue which has been around since 1937! Peaches Corner has their famous foot long hotdog and everyone who knows me personally knows that I do love my hotdogs. What's the best way to start the night? Get hotdogs and embrace music that brings everyone together.

What a wonderful night of Hard Rock music with All Sinners opening for Dangerous Toys on Nov. 15, 2025, at The Met in Pawtucket, RI. The Met is a wonderful intimate venue for those two great bands. The venue was full of enthusiastic hard rock lovers who came from all over New England and outside the region to see this exceptional show.

Brooklyn Bowl Nashville was already buzzing on Wednesday, Nov. 19th, the air thick with anticipation long before The Elovaters ever stepped onstage. The crowd packed in wall to wall, drinks in hand, smiles everywhere, and that unmistakable little haze drifting above the room that only a reggae-rock crowd knows how to cultivate.