Melanie Mae Bryan is a music photographer and journalist based in North Carolina.
It was a ninety-six degree evening in Knoxville, Tennessee when I traveled to The Concourse to see the electronic hard rock band Starset. The heat inside…
The stacked pop-punk lineup for Set It Off’s “Welcome to Elsewhere” tour also included longtime fan favorites As It Is and the female-fronted Australian band Stand…
Aim High has a brand new music video for a song off of their long-awaited debut album, LOCAL BAND FOREVER. “Penny Lane (feat. Wilmette)” was filmed…
TEAM MEMBER: MELANIE BRYAN, PHOTOGRAPHER ALBUM: ASCENSION / ARTIST: CEMETERY SUN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAcjp9eaVsI “MISERY’S COMPANY” BY CEMETERY SUN TEAM MEMBER: JOSHUA LOWE, EDITOR • ALBUM: I WON’T…
STARSET IN CHARLOTTE, NC 12/07/21 THE WORD ALIVE IN CHARLOTTE, NC 12/07/21 ALL GOOD THINGS IN CHARLOTTE, NC 12/07/21 FOLLOW THE BANDS ELSEWHERE: STARSET / StarsetOnline.com…
Neck Deep’s 2021 Tour came to Charlotte, NC this week, accompanied by Boston Manor, Heart Attack Man, and Oxymorrons. I had seen them live in 2018…
Silverstein played three epic sets at The Fillmore Underground in Charlotte, NC a few nights ago — a full set of Discovering the Waterfront, one of…
Andrew McMahon’s Three Pianos tour came to The Ritz in Raleigh, NC this past Friday night. The former frontman of both Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin…
Halloween horrors came twice this year for Ice Nine Kills fans attending their show in Columbia, SC this past Thursday night. This was the second show…
AUGUST BURNS RED FIT FOR A KING ERRA LEVELER 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR
MADISON BEER AUDRIIX MAGGIE LINDEMANN LIFE SUPPORT TOUR DATES FOLLOW THE ARTISTS: MADISON BEER AUDRIIX MAGGIE LINDEMANN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFHCew8DnC0 MADISON BEER – “RECKLESS” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=216mhdNwbHM AUDRIIX – “AIRSTREAM”…
ARTIST: Blue October DATE: October 19, 2021 CITY/VENUE: The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC PHOTOGRAPHER: Melanie Mae Bryan ALL PHOTOS BY MELANIE MAE BRYAN Daysleeper (pre-recorded…
Getting to shoot for one of my very favorite artists of all time was a literal dream come true this past Saturday night. Joe Mulherin, better…
How would you describe yourselves as a band to any potential new fans? We’re a high energy hard rock band with elements drawn from a wide range…
BY MELANIE MAE BRYAN I got to sit down with vocalist Gabe Perez and guitarist Jordan Hughes of the North Carolina metalcore band Still Searching recently…
Hard Rock band Badflower brought their “This Is How The World Ends” tour to The Fillmore in Charlotte on Tuesday night, including a few songs played…
I had the chance to chat with guitarist Anthony Beheler of the Lynchburg, VA metalcore band Two Sides Of Me recently after their set at the…
I had the opportunity to chat with drummer Dustan Snow after NC band REdEFIND played at the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in VA. This is what…
I recently had a chance to chat with vocalist Nolan and guitarist Kevin of the band Heirloom. They describe themselves as being on a mission to…
I recently had a chance to chat with Ryan Sizemore of The Camel City Blackouts, a pop-punk band out of Winston-Salem, NC. Ryan does vocals and…
The crowd gathered on August 4th, 2021 at Cat’s Cradle in NC for post-hardcore band Alesana’s sold-out show, the first of their anniversary tour for ten…
Meet No Scope! They are the hottest new pop-punk band out of Winston-Salem, NC. No Scope consists of AJ on vocals, Preston on drums, Brad on…
Joey Jordison, the former Slipknot drummer, passed away on July 26, 2021. The statement from his family read that he passed away peacefully in his sleep…
Amos’ Southend in Charlotte, NC was packed as the first band, Falling Into April, took the stage. The sole female performer of the night was the…
Metalcore band Trivium has put out a new single called “In The Court of the Dragon”. The song starts off with lead vocalist Matt Heafy ragefully…
The energetic pop-punk outfit Aim High, from Columbia, SC, is set to release its first full-length album on July 23, 2021. What a wild journey it’s…
Orphan Riot has begun paving its way as “the world’s youngest old-school punk band”. Read on and check out the video interview for more!
If you had told me when I was 18 years old that one day I’d be shooting for the post-grunge rock band Tantric, I never would’ve…
It’s almost officially Summer! As COVID restrictions continue to be lifted and live music begins making it’s (triumphant) return, check out some of these songs to…