SOUTH KOREAN ROCK BAND, ROLLING QUARTZ, MADE MUSIC HISTORY WITH THEIR FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE PLAYING LIVE AT THE WORLD FAMOUS WHISKY A GO GO ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2026, BY DON MARCELO
When it comes to music venues, there are only a few that have played an important role with a band’s musical career. The most famous one, which has stood the test of time since its birth in January 1964, is none other than The World Famous Whisky A Go Go in the heart of The…
LIVE REVIEW: Motley Crue, Tesla, Extreme in concert on September 19th, 2026, by Don Adkins
Motley Crue is down to the final week of shows of their 33 date North American tour. This past Saturday their tour stop hit LA, the original ground zero for Motley Crue. LA is where it all started in 1981 when Nikki Sixx formed the group with drummer Tommy Lee, guitarist Mick Mars and lead…
LIVE REVIEW: LiSA Brings 15 Years of Anisong to Paris!, by Lucie Gougeon
September 20, 2026 — Le Zénith de Paris. It was at 8:10 PM on Sunday, that LiSA finally stepped onto the stage to open the Paris date of her “LiVE is Smile Always～15～” Tour, celebrating 15 years of her career. Written by Lucie Gougeon Best known internationally for her iconic Sword Art Online and Demon…
LIVE REVIEW: Slaughter to Prevail Brings Complete Chaos to House of Blues Anaheim, by Ruben Figueroa
Slaughter to Prevail took over House of Blues Anaheim on Tuesday, September 15, bringing an insane amount of energy to the venue. With Rev3rent opening the night, the crowd was already getting worked up before the headliners even stepped on stage. Written by Ruben Figueroa Rev3rent did a solid job setting the mood for the…
THE ALL GIRL DANCE AND MUSIC GROUP fiveALIVE CONTINUES THEIR PATH TO GREATNESS PERFORMING LIVE AT THE CONSTELLATION ROOM IN SANTA ANA, CA, BY DON MARCELO
There can be different meanings or attributions to the word GREATNESS. But from a general point of view and meaning, greatness can be described as “someone who possesses a natural ability to be better than others”, whatever that ability may be. For this Southern California Asian-American girl group called fiveALIVE, their greatness is not only…
PHOTO GALLERY: The Ben Cote Band at Simple Man Saloon in Clinton, MA on September 19th, 2026, by Tamiko Jonson
The Ben Cote Band links https://www.bencoteband.com Photography all rights reserved by Tamiko Jonson https://linktr.ee/tamikojonson
LIVE REVIEW: Black Veil Brides VINDICATOUR II on September 16th at House Of Blues in Orlando, FL, by Kristina B.
The hauntingly beautiful Vindicate Tour made its way to the House of Blues Orlando on Sept 16th, 2026. Opening acts included Autumn Kings, Archers, and Caskets – with gothic candles & lighting setting the tone for the show. Fans showed up decked in black veils, high-contrast make up, and black on black attire. Andy Biersack…
⚠️WARNING⚠️ AN INTENSE WAVE OF HEAT WAS CAUSED BY THE ROCK BAND, THE WARNING, WITH THEIR 3 DAY SOLD OUT SHOWS IN LOS ANGELES AT THE HISTORIC VENUE, THE FONDA THEATRE, BY DON MARCELO
Los Angeles was already hot in the month of September 2026. The great all female band from Mexico, THE WARNING, elevated that heat to the next level of intensity with their SOLD OUT SHOWS and music and performance on day one and day two (the shows I got to see them perform) at the famous and…
SUNDAY FUNDAY AT CAMP: NEXT GEN FEST’S 1ST MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SHOWCASE EVER AT THE UNDERGROUND MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES, CA, BY DON MARCELO
To quote the great singer Whitney Houston and actor/musician Jack Black quoting Whitney, “I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way.” The bands, artists, musicians, and singer/songwriters who performed at CAMP: NEXT GEN FEST on Sunday, August 30, 2026, are definitely leading the way to stardom and teaching…
LIVE REVIEW: Hatebreed Brings Summer Slaughter Tour Part 2 to House of Blues Anaheim, by Ruben Figueroa
On Sunday, August 23rd, the House of Blues Anaheim hosted a packed night of heavy music as Hatebreed brought their Summer Slaughter Tour Part 2 to Southern California. The lineup featured an impressive mix of hardcore, death metal, and extreme music, with Creeping Death, Torture, Gates to Hell, Xibalba, Incantation, and Terror joining Hatebreed for…
SCHOOL’S OUT ICE OUT – A CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY BENEFITTING CHIRLA WITH THE LINDA LINDAS AS THE HEADLINER, BY DON MARCELO
Summer is always about fun under the sun and even inside a building especially for the young teens and young adults and the young at heart. The Summer of 2026 started off with a Big Bang, celebrating people and diversity and music at two renowned music venues, ECHOPLEX and her sister THE ECHO, where The…
LIVE REVIEW AND PHOTO GALLERY: Rolling Quartz at PhilaMOCA on August 5th, 2026, by Jonathan Lane
My first live Rolling Quartz show, 3 years ago, convinced me this was a great rock ‘n’ roll band – better yet live than on video – I was impressed with their musical chops, their cohesion as a band and their engaging stage presence. Having seen them numerous times since, it is clear they work…
LIVE REVIEW: Five Finger Death Punch 20th Anniversary World Tour
On August 5th, 2026 at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ Hard Rock powerhouse Five Finger Death Punch 20th Anniversary World Tour is moving fast. The massive 48-city tour kicked off on July 20th at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, NJ, and will wrap up in Bristow, VA at Jiffy Lube Live on Friday,…
The Sister Knot performs at the Rock Music Alliance on August 2nd, 2026, by Don Adkins
SoCal based group The Sister Knot performed an intimate show at this year’s Rock Music Alliance summer showcase. The event was held at a private residence in Gardena, California and SLR Magazine had exclusive media access for this this really cool event. The Sister Knot is a four-piece band fronted by Tatiana Erse and Julia…
LIVE REVIEW: The Marvelous Acceptance show, by Denise Johnson
On Friday July 3rd I was scrolling randomly on Instagram when I came across a flyer promoting Emopendence Day, hosted by Mays Music Management. The venue was Bar 10, inside Corbin Bowl in Tarzana, CA. As I scanned the flyer to see if I knew any of the bands, I spotted The Marvelous Acceptance on…
EVOL Walks in concert on July 31st, 2026, by Don Adkins
EVOL Walks, fronted by Aussie rocker Leah Martin-Brown gave a high energy performance at the Three Clubs Hollywood this past week. I’ve had a chance to check out Leah with her own solo projects in recent years including shows supporting her 2025 Love And Other Crimes album, a very polished rock album produced by the…
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE DELIVERED AN EMOTIONAL AND POWERFUL PERFORMANCE AT THE FABULOUS KIA FORUM FOR THEIR SUMMER 2026, “THE SWEAT AND BLOOD TOUR”
On Friday July 31, 2026 at the Fabulous Kia Forum, American Metalcore band, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE proved to everyone that hard work, dedication, and passion was the foundation for their first American Headline Tour in 3 years for their summer 2026, “The Sweat and Blood Tour.” Opening up for the band, the support acts included…
2026 Hollywood Independent Music Awards (HIMA) on July 30th, 2026, by Don Adkins
SLR Magazine had our prime coverage spot again at this years annual Hollywood Independent Music Awards (HIMA) show. Held annually at the Avalon Hollywood this show fills a vital gap in the world of award shows by recognizing the world of indie and emerging music artists. Categories of music include a broad span of music…
NIGHTBREAKERS – deluxe album release show, by Kristina Bewley
NIGHTBREAKERS played a home town show (Tampa FL) July 24th 2026 for the release of their Deluxe Album – Not Like We Used To. Unlike the original album, this deluxe version has two new songs: “Bloom” and “This Song Should Have Been About You & I featuring Summer Hoop! Who, by the way, made an…
LIVE REVIEW: Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm 20th Anniversary Tour 2026
On July 13th, 2026 at The Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ Flyleaf is back! The band is engaged in the comeback tour though North America following their reunion with original vocalist Lacey Sturm. While this run lasts only till the end of the month it includes fourteen shows. This Monday July 13th New Jersey showed…
PHOTO GALLERY: Vio-Lence at The Fremont Theater, San Luis Obispo on June 18th, 2026, by Don Adkins
SLR Magazine had the chance to catch Vio-Lence during the US leg of their tour with Death Angel and Incite in San Luis Obispo, California. Over the past four decades this Bay Area band came to prominence as one of the great thrash metal bands on the Megaforce Records label and has included a roster…
Death Angel Deliver a Thrashing Night of Chaos at The Observatory with Fueled by Fire, Incite & Vio-Lence, by Ruben Figueroa
The Observatory in Santa Ana was packed on June 19th for a night dedicated to pure thrash metal as Death Angel headlined a stacked lineup featuring Fueled by Fire, Incite, and Vio-Lence. From the opening band to the final song of the night, the energy inside the venue never let up. Fans came ready for…
JINJER AT THE WILTERN IN LOS ANGELES ON JULY 2ND FOR THEIR NORTH AMERICAN DUÉL TOUR 2026, BY DON MARCELO
The energy on this night was electrifying. JINJER, a progressive metal band from Ukraine invaded the historic music venue on the corner of WILshire Blvd and WesTERN Ave in Los Angeles, the famous WILTERN THEATER. A sea full of fans packed the evening and were ready to have their ears blown out and their hearts…
LIVE REVIEW: Kittie Legacy of Fire Tour: 30 Years of Kittie, by Ruben Figueroa
On June 12th, 2026 at House of Blues in Anaheim, CA On June 12, House of Blues Anaheim was packed wall to wall for a sold-out night of heavy music as Kittie brought their current tour to Southern California. With support from Gore and Kingdom of Giants, the night delivered a mix of intense performances,…
PHOTO GALLERY: Zach Person at The Basement East in Nashville, TN on June 10th, 2026, by Tamiko Jonson
Zach Person links https://zachpersonofficial.com Photography all rights reserved by Tamiko Jonson https://linktr.ee/tamikojonson
PHOTO GALLERY: Jared James Nichols (and friends Tuk Smith, Zach Person, Tyler Bryant) at The Basement East in Nashville, TN on June 10th, 2026, by Tamiko Jonson
Jared James Nichols links Photography all rights reserved by Tamiko Jonson https://linktr.ee/tamikojonson
PHOTO GALLERY: Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts at The Basement East in Nashville, TN on June 10th, 2026, by Tamiko Jonson
Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts links https://www.tuksmithandtherestlesshearts.com Photography all rights reserved by Tamiko Jonson https://linktr.ee/tamikojonson
Discover LA alt-metal band Coatl, by Ruben Figueroa
For more than two decades, Los Angeles-based alternative metal band Coatl has continued to develop a sound that reflects both its musical influences and cultural roots. Combining female clean vocals, male extreme vocals, tribal rhythms, and bilingual lyrics, the band has carved out a distinct identity within Southern California’s diverse metal scene. Written by Ruben…
INFECTED RAIN POURED DOWN SOME MODERN METAL MAYHEM MADNESS AT THE WORLD FAMOUS WHISKY A GO GO FOR THEIR MUTATION PHASE 2026 U.S. TOUR., BY DON MARCELO
Hard and heavy sounds of Metal was the theme once again at the World Famous Whisky A Go Go on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, featuring the headliner of the night with the infectious metal sounds and performance of INFECTED RAIN. Along with this great band from Moldova, INFECTED RAIN had four opening acts and one…
LIVE REVIEW: Wage War It Calls Me By Name Tour 2026
On May 20th, 2026 at The Irving Plaza in New York City The swamp rolled through Irving Plaza recently with Wage War’s IT CALLS ME BY NAME tour to celebrate their latest EP of the same title. The tour features bands Orthodox and Nevertel. With swampy decor decorating the stage, it felt like the audience…
FIVE STARS OUT OF FIVE STARS PERFORMANCE BY ALL AMERICAN FEMALE GIRL GROUP CALLED fiveALIVE AT CATCH ONE LA AND AT KOLLAB LA., BY DON MARCELO
Hwasa of K-POP all female group, MAMAMOO, once said, “If I don’t fit today’s beauty standards, I’ll become a new, different standard”. Well ladies and gentlemen, there is definitely a new standard and something different in the K-POP world and they are not Korean, but rather they are Asian-Americans. And they are here to create…
LIVE REVIEW: Black Veil Brides North American Spring 2026 Tour
On June 28th, 2026 at The Palladium Times Square in New York City with the support from From Ashes To New, TX2, and As December Falls Black Veil Brides’ seventh studio album, Vindicate, just got released on May 8, 2026 via Spinefarm Records. The band just completed their 24-city North American Spring Tour from April 25 to May 30,…
LIVE REVIEW: Far Beyond Hostile Brings Pantera’s Legacy to Life at Garden Amphitheater, by Ruben Figueroa
On May 29, Far Beyond Hostile took the stage at the Garden Amphitheater in Garden Grove and delivered a powerful performance that paid tribute to one of heavy metal’s most influential bands, Pantera. From the opening notes, it was clear the band came prepared to honor the music with intensity, precision, and the high-energy attitude…
LIVE REVIEW: The Amity Affliction at The Fillmore in Philadelphia on May 17th, 2026
The final night of the tour featuring bands Heveansgate, Boundaries, The Amity Affliction, and August Burns Red ripped through the Fillmore in Philadelphia with a rowdy and fun time. The just over a month long tour was a major success, with many sold out dates to prove it. Written by Ace Boundaries took the stage…
LIVE REVIEW: Alter Bridge What Lies Within Tour 2026
With support from Filter and Tim Montana on May 13th, 2026 at The Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ On the heels of their new eponymous album an American Hard Rock supergroup Alter Bridge are wrapping up their What Lies Within North American spring 2026 Tour. They are supported by Filter and Tim Montana. This Wednesday…
LIVE REVIEW: Behemoth The Godless IV Tour 2026
On May 2nd, 2026 at The Palladium Times Square in New York City The blackened death metal band from Poland Behemoth are in the middle of its North American Spring 2026 headline “The Godless IV Tour” that kicked off on April 14 in San Diego and running through May 21 with finale in Los Angeles.…
LIVE REVIEW: Sepultura Celebrating Life Through Death Tour 2026
With Tribal Gaze, Biohazard and Exodus on April 29th, 2026 at The Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ Legendary metal band Sepultura from Brazil just kicked off their final North American tour before their deserved retirement. The first show of this epic farewell tour happened in New Jersey at The Wellmont Theatre. On this tour Sepultura…
A POWERFUL LINEUP OF BANDS BLAZED UP THE LA NIGHT FOR THE FINAL SHOW OF THE 2026 HOLLOW CROWN TOUR AT THE FAMOUS MUSIC VENUE, THE VERMONT HOLLYWOOD, BY DON MARCELO
On April 18, 2026, The Hollow Crown Tour made its final stop in Los Angeles at the famous music venue, The Vermont Hollywood. The lineup on this night included six powerful groups, but unfortunately, I only got to cover the first three of the six due to other priorities. Despite only seeing the first 3…
PHOTO GALLERY: Bossi at Whisky A Go Go on April 22nd, 2026, by Louie Figueroa
Bossi links https://www.iambossi.com Photography all rights reserved by Louie Figueroa.
NINI & HER BAND, NINI METAL, PERFORMED IN FRONT OF A PACKED HOUSE AT THE PARISH ROOM OF HOUSE OF BLUES IN ANAHEIM, CA FOR THEIR FIRST U.S. HEADLINER TOUR OF 2026, BY DON MARCELO
It was a jam packed evening inside The Parish Room of The House of Blues in Anaheim, CA. Nini Army gathered early to see Taiwanese Artist, Nini along with her band Nini Metal to conquer the night. And conquered they did on April 12, 2026. Along with Nini came two great support acts: DA Ma/YAMA…