Monsters on the Mountain (Day 3) – Gatlinburg, TN – 8/21/2022
As I greeted my friend DJ Will on his way to "the office" on the third and final day of Monsters on the Mountain,...
Monsters on the Mountain (Day 2) – Gatlinburg, TN – 8/20/2022
The second day of the Monsters on the Mountain Festival kicked off with Rockstar Paint classes with artwork of Eddie Van Halen (and Alice Cooper the...
The Final Day of M3 Rock Festival – May 8, 2022
Getting up before noon on a Sunday seemed an impossible task after the late night at the afterparty, but we couldn't miss our first...
M3 Rock Festival – The Traditional KIX-Off – May 6, 2022
M3 Rock Festival kicked off on Friday evening with a VIP performance from Count’s 77, featuring Danny Koker of the popular television show Counting Cars....
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...
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...
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...
Monsters of Rock Cruise – Cozumel, Mexico – 2/12/2022
It's tradition to have a 5K fun run in Cozumel, Mexico when we get to port (or another city like Jamaica or Catalina), and...
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...
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...
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...
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...