Mike Paquin, Author at Loud Hailer Magazine

Extreme metal legends, Carcass, ripped up Raleigh like the masters they are with a show equally as fun as it was loud and punishing.

The Residents continue to “hold up the underground since 1972” with an amazing multi-sensory, one-of-a-kind, genre-busting performance.

Greta Van Fleet triumphantly returns to Raleigh, NC to deliver their long-awaited Dreams in Gold Tour to adoring members of the Peaceful Army.

Celebrating a seminal album, They Might Be Giants once again proves the birdhouses in their souls are still aflutter with energy thirty years later.

An indie-pop vocalist extraordinaire and a worldwide known whistling talent team up for a special evening that lit hearts aglow.

When one crazy talented musician brings along a dozen of his crazy talented friends, it’s a must-see show for every lover of music.

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.