Hair Metal Heaven Festival – Hull, U.K. August 25-27, 2017
The Hair Metal Heaven festival took place in Kinston Upon Hull (commonly known as Hull), a three hour train ride from London, England (and perhaps an entertaining car ride for those...
Great White – Erie 7-14-17
The Great White Band (lead singer Terry Ilous, guitarist Mark Kendall (who we spoke with recently), the multi-talented Michael Lardie, drummer Audie Desbrow and bassist Scott Snyder) headlined the main stage...
Mr. Big – Pittsburgh 6-6-2017
Mr. Big, who has just launched their world tour in support of their upcoming July release of Defying Gravity, played an extensive set to a packed crowd at Jergel’s on Tuesday,...
The Cult – Goodyear Theater – Akron, OH 5-12-2017
The Pure Rock Shop had been building up the excitement for our area’s only performance by The Cult on their North American tour in support of their latest release Hidden City....
Richie Kotzen – Pittsburgh, PA 5-10-2017
Hot on the heels of an impressive jaunt with The Winery Dogs, Richie Kotzen is touring the states in support of his latest solo release Salting Earth. The Pure Rock Shop...
Foreigner – Rocksino – Cleveland 4-30-17
The Pure Rock Shop hit the road this weekend to spend a night with Foreigner at the Hard Rock Rocksino in Cleveland, Ohio, and as anticipated, it was well worth the...
Winger – Jergels – Pittsburgh 4-26-17
Jergels hosted a sold out crowd Wednesday night for the Winger show, which is always a Pittsburgh favorite with hometown boy Reb Beach on guitar. The very lively crowd packed in...
Rock the Arena II – U.T. Savage Arena – Toledo, OH
The Rock the Arena event in Toledo, Ohio at the Savage Arena, may be the University of Toledo’s way of encouraging alumni to visit the campus again, but for the hard rock...
John Corabi, Cattivo 3-19-17
Supermonkey Recording Company presented an intimate show at Cattivo, a small club that is shoehorned in to a neighborhood street in Lawrenceville. The evening began with acoustic performances by a few local...
Geoff Tate, Diesel 2-22-2017
From the moment he took the stage wearing a tie and vest and holding a tamborine, you knew it was going to be a different kind of show...but as his iconic...
Queensryche, Armored Saint Rex Theater 12-7-16
The Pure Rock Shop caught up with Queensyche on their 2016 Condition Human tour with supporting acts Armored Saint and Midnight Eternal at the Rex Theater on Pittsburgh’s South Side this...
Steel Panther Cleveland House of Blues 11-30-16
Warning, no safe rooms here! Reminiscent of an era when spandex wasn’t just for Spanx and Aquanaut didn’t have an environmental warning, Steel Panther delivers over the top original songs that...