Slaughter and Red Reign – Warrendale, PA – 3/31/2022

I ventured out to our hometown home away form home, Jergel's Rhythm Grille, on Thursday and Friday night this week for back to back shows, the first of which was Slaughter...

The Fifth – Turtle Creek, PA – 3/28/2022

There's a little club in Turtle Creek, PA just outside of Pittsburgh, that you wouldn't even notice without having it plugged into your GPS.  The red steel door leads to a...

Skid Row Introduces New Frontman Erik Gronwall – Las Vegas – 3/26/2022

Sometimes things happen for a reason.  While the original plan had been to see the Scorpions and Queensryche over the Fourth of July holiday in 2020, Covid had other plans for...

Foreigner Residency at the Venetian – Las Vegas – 3/25/2022

It's been about four years since I've had a chance to catch Foreigner live.  A long time, given that I sometimes see them play more than once in a year, but...

Dragonforce Guitarist Herman Li Talks Tour, Videos and Twitch

Got a chance to catch up with master shredder Herman Li from Dragonforce to discuss the band's current tour and latest album Extreme Power Metal. Known as the fastest band in...

Monsters of Rock Cruise – The Final Day – 2/13/2022

The fifth and final day of the cruise was a day at sea, and for me it was a bit more scaled back than most when it came to shows.  This...

Monsters of Rock Cruise – Day 3 “at Sea” – 2/11/2022

Our third day was a travel day on the high seas.  On a typically cruise, that would mean spending way too much time at the buffet or relaxing by the pool,...

Adrian Vandenberg Recaps the Monsters of Rock Cruise and Tells us What’s Next for...

After bringing the band Vandenberg back in 2020 with a new album and a new line-up, the pandemic stalled any plans for touring.  In fact, the band had only performed one...

Chip ‘Z Nuff Recaps the Monster of Rock Cruise, Talks Hardrock Nite, Tour, Radio...

Enuff 'Z Nuff has been hitting the road in celebration of their latest release Hardrock Nite featuring songs from the Beatles with stops at the inaugural RokIsland Festival in Key West, FL...

Monsters of Rock Cruise – Cocoa Cay – 2/10/2022

Despite a long sail away day, I was up early to check in for the first photo experience on the cruise.  Sadly, many bands weren't able to participate this time around,...

Monsters of Rock Cruise – Sail Away Day – 2/9/2022

We set sail on February 9th out of the port of Miami on the long-anticipated Monsters of Rock Cruise.  With multiple attempts to get this boat a float, this launch was...

Monsters of Rock Cruise Pre-Party – Miami, FL – 2/8/2022

On Tuesday, February 8th cruisers gathered in Miami with celebrations of negative Covid tests that offered up a green light for the fun to begin.  Who knew so much negativity would...