Mike Paquin, Author at Loud Hailer Magazine

Raleigh burned red with metalcore titans August Burns Red and a powerful supporting bill as their twentieth-anniversary tour leveled The Ritz.

Municipal Waste and High on Fire tear through Greenville, NC with a hardcore punk and metal show for the ages.

Omar Apollo sold-out the venue, stole a thousand hearts, and proved without question he is a superstar in the making.

Like Godzilla returning to Tokyo, Corrosion of Conformity returns to Raleigh and levels the town with their unstoppable destructive force.

Joe Satriani continues to set the gold standard for instrumental guitar rock with his epic Earth Tour stop in Durham, NC.

Don’t add Bloodywood to your list of bands you could have seen in a small club before they become huge. You’ll regret it.

Boogie all you want, The Black Keys deliver too much energy and fun to blackout and miss even a moment of their stellar performance.

A beautiful summer evening was made amazing with ska and Celtic punk energy from two genre heavyweights at the Red Hat Amphitheater.

Nine Inch Nails kicks off their first tour since 2018 with great intensity and power at Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheater.

Serious fun and seriously good music delivered by seriously insane individuals with a serious infatuation with a animated TV legend.