Moog Music Factory

Concert Photos Magazine takes you on an inside tour of Moog Music Inc. factory in downtown Asheville, North Carolina.  Electronic and musical pioneer Bob Moog left a legacy of inventions that changed the progression of modern music.  Bob Moog's genius spearheaded to the world portable analog synthesizers among other creations.  Tonight starts the third annual Moogfest festival in Asheville which features many genres of musicians who utilize Moog Music's instruments and other sound equipment.

Minimoog Voyager at Moog Music Factory

Now And Forever by Sister Sin

Now And Forever
By Sister Sin
Album Review


Sister Sin has a quality of the 80’s metal bands and modern metal also.  The lead singer’s vocals has the power of Joan Jett.  But also has the vocal metal smoothness of a female Dio. 

The vocals blend so smooth with any metal riff and drums.  Holding the notes on vocals as long as she wants.  The guitar playing no matter what song on this album I really like. 

The guitar playing is unique on each song so it doesn’t sound the same.  That’s perfect for this album so people don’t get bored with the same sound on each song.  Bass and drums blend in smoothly to make this band great.

Seether, Kyng and Eye Empire,The Triple Threat Tour

Seether
Kyng, Eye Empire
At The Orbit Room,
Grand Rapids, Michigan


My son and I working as a team made it to The Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, Michigan early.  While we were waiting in line for an hour we ran into friend we met at Five Finger Death Punch.  As we report more and more shows we make friends along the way.

All of them have great taste in music. That’s why we keep running into them at shows.  Before the show we talked a while about up coming shows at The Orbit Room.  Lately The Orbit Room has been lining up some great rock and metal shows.

So far this year we’ve been to The Orbit Room three times and plan to be back two more times at least.  The Orbit Room is a great place to go for a concert.  Usually before or after bands sets are done they’ll hang out at the band’s merchandise booth.

Smashing Pumpkins at Viejas Arena

The Smashing Pumpkins returned to San Diego on October 13th to play for an enthusiastic crowd at SDSU's Viejas Arena. The first set was their new album, Oceana, in its entirety. The new album shows Corgan's maturity in the music business, and features the depth of the Pumpkins' musical talents.  Billy has always said he gets bored playing Gish and Siamese Dream tracks and is moving in new directions. The Oceana set sounded less melancholy than previous works, with complex rifts and melodies that old school Pumpkins fans seemed to enjoy. The second set was all of the classics. Billy seemed to be in a great mood on this fall night towards the end of The Smashing Pumpkins Oceana tour. We were not allowed to shoot from the pit at this show. The floor was packed and I forgot my zoom, but still got a few photos to exhibit.

Images by Doug Siegel

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Words by Izzy War
Vermont band Grace Potter and the Nocturnals played Asheville’s Orange Peel on October 4th.  They are known for their fiery live shows and their eclectic sound recalling 70’s classic rock.  The five piece band with songstress Grace Potter at the helm has been touring consistently since their inception almost 10 years ago. 

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Shockpocalypse

Shockpocalypse
At The Orbit Room
Grand Rapids, Michigan

When I heard that Pop Evil was putting on a show at The Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, Michigan it sounded like a concert to go to.   When I told my friends at work they thought I was crazy to go but probably would do the same thing.  After working 12 hours I hurried out of work and picked up my son to assist me in covering the concert.

Happy 87th Birthday to the Grand Ole Opry

By Butch Worrell Nashville, TN 87 years ago the Grand Ole Opry began it’s Saturday night radio broadcast, bringing the sound of country music to millions of fans.

A tradition that continues today in the same format with 30 minute segments hosted by Opry stars. A sense of family prevails among the stars and workers which makes this show unique. Tonight’s show featured Ricky Scaggs, Little Jimmy Dickens (still trucking on at 91 years young), the Whites, Ray Stevens, Riders in the Sky, Jason Aldean, Casey James, Mallery Hope, and Steve Warnier. The cake was rolled out by long time stagehand Gary leverett, son of the famous Opry photographer Les Leverett. Family counts backstage at the Opry.