A long line of cold metal-heads bustled inside the Forge in Joliet, IL.

After 627 days of COVID-19 agony, being able to photograph a concert and seeing Megadeth, Lamb of God, and Trivium live was the perfect concert to come back to.

It’s now been over a year living with the COVID-19 pandemic and the live music industry has never seen tougher times with live music ticket sales and sponsorships down 64% in 2020. Some of the nation's favourite independent venues remain closed and are heavily at risk of shutting down permanently.

It’s an understatement to say that we all have missed live music and have been craving it ever since the pandemic hit.

With origins in neighboring Riverside, CA, the gents in the globally known rock outfit Alien Ant Farm have stood the test of time.

Instrumental jam-band Lotus just announced a special concert at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheater. The twenty-one-year-old band just released their tenth studio album Free Swim and will be performing live on Sunday, September 27th for a 2 set show at the legendary Colorado venue.