M3 Rock Festival – Baltimore, MD – May 3-5, 2019

The M3 Rock Festival began on Friday evening with a special VIP performance by Kip Winger who was accompanied by Paul Taylor on keyboards prior to officially hosting the masses with...

Enuff Z’ Nuff – Pittsburgh, PA – April 11, 2019

Enuff Z' Nuff returned to Pittsburgh for a show at the Crafthouse this past Thursday with local openers Dying Breed and Funhouse there to warm-up the crowd.  While the set included...

Rocklanta – Saturday, March 30, 2019

With Warrant headlining day two of Rocklanta, Brad Lee lined-up nine great bands with Denman kicking things off at 1pm.  While these guys were hard to miss hanging out at the...

Rocklanta – Friday, March 29, 2019

Brad Lee Entertainment, known for the annual Sleazy Sunday post-party following the M3 Rock Festival in Maryland, brought 14 bands, and hundreds of fans together at Atlanta, Georgia's Center Stage, home of...
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Mike Tramp Strays From the Flock

The Pure Rock Shop caught up with Mike Tramp before his acoustic show with John Corabi at the Crafthouse in Pittsburgh this week for a radio interview for 91.7 FM WNJR in Pittsburgh...
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Winger – Warrendale, PA – 03/16/2019

A sold-out crowd packed Jergel's early for local melodic metal band Storm Dragon, and Red Reign, who drove in from Richmond, VA to perform a set of original music as they...

Jeff Pilson Discusses The End Machine’s New Album and Upcoming Shows

The Pure Rock Shop caught up with Jeff Pilson on 91.7 FM WNJR in Pittsburgh to discuss his new band, The End Machine, featuring Warrant's Robert Mason on lead vocals along...

Keri Kelli Introduces A New Revenge “Enemies & Lovers”

Night Ranger guitarist Keri Kelli caught up with The Pure Rock Shop for the first time in nearly two decades to discuss his band A New Revenge with Tim "Ripper" Owens...
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Tesla – Greensburg, PA – 2/12/2019

Tesla, featuring Jeff Keith on vocals, Brian Wheat on bass, Frank Hannon and Dave Rude on guitars and Troy Luccketta on drums, filled The Palace on a Tuesday night in Greensburg in support...
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Ripper Owens to Release Albums with Three Tremors, Spirits of Fire, and A New...

The Pure Rock Shop caught up with Tim "Ripper" Owens on 91.7FM WNJR to discuss upcoming releases from the Three Tremors, Spirits of Fire, and A New Revenge.Ripper (Judas Priest, Iced Earth, Dio Disciples)...

The Neal Morse Band Tour in Support of “The Great Adventure”

Can a band release one proclaimed “masterpiece” after another? If you’re talking about THE NEAL MORSE BAND, the answer is a resounding “yes.”  Neal Morse (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Mike Portnoy...
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Tony Cardenas-Montana Announces New Music from Shadow and The Thrill

Tony Cardenas-Montana caught up with The Pure Rock Shop on 91.7FM WNJR to give us an update about his new project with Brentt Arcement entitled Shadow and the Thrill.Listen to the interview...