Mike Paquin, Author at Loud Hailer Magazine

The Soap Girls’ first visit to Raleigh, NC exposed the band’s social and political beliefs, plus a whole lot more.

Venom Inc. proves they are still the masters of death metal with a blistering, career-spanning set worthy of their legendary status.

Noah Kahan is the voice people need right now to feel connected, understood, and part of a community once again.

Punk rock royalty and a rising new talent delivered high-octane mosh pit fuel for an evening well worth the wait.

Alter Bridge and special guests, Sevendust, set the bar for a hard rock performance with effortless musical perfection on the tour’s opening night.

Not rain nor hail nor dark of night could keep Raleigh away from welcoming Wilder Woods to a nearly sold-out performance.

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.