The Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach turned into a full-blown Southern rock cathedral Friday night as HARDY sold out his first show of 2026 and delivered the kind of performance that leaves your ears ringing and your voice wrecked for two days afterward. For me personally, it was a bucket-list concert finally checked off, and Hardy somehow managed to exceed every expectation I carried into the night. From the second the lights dropped, Hardy stormed onto the stage with “Bot

Photo Credit: Blaine Bruskotter Written by: Jennifer Touche Photos by: Blaine Bruskottter, Jennifer Touche New Orleans metal band Daemon Grimm has released their new album Laced Divination , a record that has been a couple of years in the making and is shaped by by everything the band has endured along the way. Built from previous single releases alongside new material, the album stays true to the sound they've established while showing a more refined direction. Now that the

Written by: Gina Copello Photo Credits: icmvisuals, Toddi Babu The Art of Deception is a metal mixed with deathcore band based in Pennsylvania, and was formed in 2015 with the lineup of Nolan Mateer, Jared Moser, and Travis Stine. They have 3 EPs – ‘The Art of Deception’ debuted in 2015, ‘Searching for an Escape’ released in 2017, and ‘Imminence’ released in 2025. The band lives by one goal – to make music they love and share it with the world. Their lyrics come with power an