LAS VEGAS — Accepting the 2025 Latin Grammy Award for “Best Traditional Tropical Music Album” for her hit “Raíces,” the legendary Gloria Estefan thanked her husband and collaborator Emilio Estefan, by saying that their 50 years of making music together still felt “like the first day.” The joyful, rejuvenating sentiment that animated the Miami Sound […]
CHATANOOGA – Since 1989, tens of thousands of people have been capping off their fall by journeying out to Old McDonalds Farm in rural Sales Creek to the Hamilton County Fair. And it’s easy to see why. Aside from its colorful attractions and lively entertainment schedule, headlined this year by Diamond Rio, the three-day event […]
STAFFORDSHIRE, UK – Starting strong is good… but ending strong is what critics will always remember. Every performer recognizes that, so too do the creatives behind the wildly popular Alton Towers resort, which is why every November, they end their season with a bang (quite literally!) by staging a breathtaking fireworks extravaganza supported by an […]
LONG BEACH, CA – Some people say there are ghosts wandering around the cavernous halls of the Queen Mary. Maybe, maybe not… but one thing is certain, any phantom haunting the iconic ocean liner that has been drydocked in Long Beach for over half a century, felt some powerful otherworldly energy raise their spirits late […]
DETROIT – “How many people have been to a TSO show before?” A member of the band asked the audience as the Trans-Siberian Orchestra got ready to kick off their Winter Tour “Ghost of Christmas Eve” at Little Caesar’s Arena on December 27. Hands waved eagerly throughout the big venue. Scenes like this were repeated […]
LONDON — Size matters! A wildly over-used phrase? Most definitely. But one that can also hold the key when you want to scale a transformative design for an electronic music heavyweight who’s moving his shows to larger and larger venues. Ed Warren knows that! The widely acclaimed lighting designer had his show for Four […]
HASSELBACH, GERMANY — It is easy to feel the relentless pull of history when walking through the sprawling, evocative (some might say “haunting”) grounds of NATURE ONE. Reminders of the site’s previous life as a US nuclear base are hard to miss here, including the tactical missile bunkers that fans pass through during the four-day […]
NASHVILLE – There is opportunity in the unexpected. Rodger Pugh and his colleagues proved the wisdom of this age-old adage when they set out to design the lightshow for Halestorm’s current nEverest tour. Wanting to reflect the unbridled intensity of their Grammy-winning client’s music, Pugh and production designer Mathias Kuhn, along with production manager Joey […]
NEW YORK – Words like “elegant,” “stylish,” and “sophisticated” could be found quite often in media accounts of Diana Ross’s appearance on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from Times Square. How could it be described any other way? The beloved icon, who has epitomized these qualities throughout her legendary career, was true to form […]
LOS ANGELES – Fans didn’t need to mark it on their calendars; they purchased their tickets as soon as post hardcore pioneers Senses Fail and Story of the Year announced their 19-city coheadline Scream Team Tour, which concluded December 13 at the Riverside Auditorium. That sort of thing happens when you’re dealing with two bands […]
DETROIT – Las Vegas based designer Jeff Maker believes every song evokes an emotional state. The mission of a lighting designer is to reflect this aura on stage while supporting (and not detracting from) the music. In the case of Maker and his twice Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling, Loudwire Award–winning client, I Prevail, those moods are deep […]
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Fans got an unexpected surprise near the end of Bassrush Arizona’s closing (1 am) slot. Headliners Black Tiger Sex Machine shocked everyone when they tore off their iconic glowing tiger masks and performed the final 10 minutes of their show bare-faced! The facial reveal was only one of many astounding moments in […]