Venue: Burton Cummings Theatre City: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Date: March 4, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Alejandro Penner (https://www.alejandropenner.ca/) I have been waiting a while to see Nothing More in concert. After all, the last time they came to Winnipeg was back in 2018, and I had missed them. Let me tell you—the wait was absolutely worth […]
LIVE: THE DARKNESS + RAGEFLOWER – Fremantle | Walyalup, 4 March 2026 Metropolis Fremantle, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Photography by Damien Crocker Music matters. No matter how terrible your day or week, put the right record on and you’ll start to heal. That goes quadruply so for live music. The power of your […]
Venue: Burton Cummings Theatre City: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Date: February 28, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Alejandro Penner (https://www.alejandropenner.ca/) It’s February 28, and one of my favourite Swedish bands is in town. I couldn’t be more excited to see Orbit Culture headlining as they tour North America behind their new album Death Above Life, released late last […]
LIVE: LAMBRINI GIRLS + BIG WETT – Perth, 1 March 2026 Rechabite Hall, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Photography by Stu McKay Thank fuck for the Lambrini Girls. There are a lot of things happening in the world today which evoke fury in many of us, but it’s people like Phoebe Lunny and […]
Venue: Jannus Live City: St. Petersburg, FL Date: February 24, 2026 Review and Photographs by: James Zambon (https://jameszambon.com) There are few bands that can turn a Tuesday night into something that feels like 1995 summer break, and the Descendents are absolutely one of them. But before the legends took the stage, Montreal’s own NOBRO lit the stage […]
Venue: The Fillmore City: Charlotte, NC Date: February 27, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Jeffrey Everett Dexter and the Moonrocks rolled into Charlotte Friday night with a bang! Last year, they dropped their new EP, Happy to Be Here, and since then, they’ve been hitting the road hard across the US and Canada. The EP has […]
Venue: Canada Life Centre City: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Date: February 25, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Alejandro Penner (https://www.alejandropenner.ca/) As I was standing in a hardware store, ready to purchase some supplies for a renovation project I’m currently working on, I received the email. I’m paraphrasing — “You are going to Megadeth.” I was so excited that I […]
Venue: Basement East Date: February 18, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Jacob Smith (https://www.jhs-photo.com) Upon their entrance to the stage at Basement East in Nashville, TN, I realized to myself that it had been since 2009 that I was able to catch The Birthday Massacre perform live again. So, when I saw that they were […]
LIVE: TRANSVISION VAMP – Fremantle | Walyalup, 21 Feb 2026 Metropolis Fremantle, Western Australia | Noongar Boodja Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Photography by Pete Gardner They say that nostalgia is a heady drug, and if so, there were a lot of people high as kites at Metros on Saturday, when Transvision Vamp returned for the […]
Venue: Jannus Live City: St. Petersburg, FL Date: February 14, 2026 Review and Photographs by: James Zambon (https://jameszambon.com) After getting a hall pass to go to a punk rock / ska show on Valentine’s Day at Jannus Live, I traded a fancy dinner for circle pits and upstrokes… and honestly, I regret nothing. Instead of a quiet […]
LIVE: Good Charlotte, Yellowcard, Kisschasey & Parker – Perth, 17 Feb 2026 RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia By Melanie Scrafton Good Charlotte return to Perth for the first time in 8 years, to kick off their national tour supported by Parker, Kisschassy and Yellowcard. Over a quarter of a century into their career, Good Charlotte […]
Venue: Marathon Music Works Date: February 15, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Jacob Smith (https://www.jhs-photo.com) Upon hitting the stage to an almost max-capacity house, The Reverend Horton Heat immediately proved their extreme level of amazing showmanship and talent that has endured for over 40 years. This was the third time I have been fortunate to […]
LIVE: BLEAK SQUAD + URSULA – Perth Festival, 8 Feb 2026 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Perth Festival took a risk bringing Bleak Squad out for this year’s lineup: so called ‘supergroup’ they may be, but with only one album in the bank – and one which rather lives up to their name, being quite sombre […]
LIVE: MICHAEL PAYNTER with CLAUDIA TRIPP – Perth, 8 Feb 2026 Lyrics Underground, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed & pictures by Shane Pinnegar It’s a hot, hot day outside but cool as hell downstairs at Lyrics Underground when Claudia Tripp kicks off for the sold out crowd. Armed with only an acoustic guitar and her mellifluous […]
Venue: Ovens Auditorium City: Charlotte, NC Dates: February 5, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) Was able to dial back the musical clock nearly 30 years and revisit some killer R&B from the mid 90’s when the Room 112 Tour rolled into Charlotte’s Ovens Auditorium. Making my way through the venue and […]
Venue: The Fillmore City: Charlotte, NC Dates: February 6, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) While I might attend a comedy show from time to time, it isn’t my norm and certainly not when it comes to photographing a show. Truth be told, Margaret Cho’s Choligarchy tour stop on a Friday night […]
Venue: Park Theatre City: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Date: February 4, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Alejandro Penner (https://www.alejandropenner.ca/) It’s a warm winter day in Winnipeg, Manitoba—by warm, I mean a balmy -2°C. As I’m driving to the Park Theatre, my excitement is steadily building. Tonight, I’m finally seeing Danko Jones live. I still remember the first time […]
Venue: The Fillmore City: Charlotte, NC Dates: January 17, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) First show of the year and I was pumped to see Nothing More in Charlotte, but little did I know how good this show was going to be. I missed the first opening act but made it […]
Venue: The Fillmore City: Charlotte, NC Date: February 4, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Jeffrey Everett The Wombats, and indie rock band from Liverpool, brough their Oh! The Ocean Tour to Charlotte on Wednesday night. It’s hard to believe it was all the way back in 2003 when as teenagers they formed the band. Now six […]
FRINGE FESTIVAL – VELVET METAL, Perth, 31 Jan 2026 The Red Room, Perth, Western Australia Review & pictures by Shane Pinnegar There’s a stunning power to rock and metal songs, as we all know, but rarely is that so highlighted as when the songs are stripped of their power chords and rows of amps and […]
