Concert Review: Disturbed x Breaking Benjamin x Jinjer

Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin & Jinjer @ Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville, IN on September 2nd, 2023 — The crowd at Ruoff was definitely more diverse than I anticipated; there were metalheads of all ages, but there were a surprising number of families, including a several sweet little grandmas. This was probably the most active pit I’ve seen in a while as well. There were the obligatory beach balls, but I think it must have been someone’s birthday as well, as security confiscated multiple balloons. It had been blazing hot all week…

Concert Review: Fall Out Boy — What Former Emo Kids Do on a Sunday Night

Fall Out Boy & Bring Me The Horizon @ Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville, IN on July 16th, 2023 — I first saw Fall Out Boy in concert when I was 14 and they were just coming off of hiatus a decade ago now. While I will never forget that show, and how much it meant to me to see a band I loved perform after years of being in limbo, I do not think my 14 year old “emo kid” self would have been prepared for the show that I saw tonight.

Vans Warped Tour 2018: Good Bye, and Good Night

If this is indeed the final iteration of the Vans Warped Tour, it ends exactly how I would’ve imagined it: my voice gone from a day of singing along to my favorites, a headful of memories of all the good times I had throughout the day, a smile on my …