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...

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...

Skid Row, Warrant and Ted Poley at Penn’s Peak – 2/25/2022

This show had been on our radar for a while, having heard great things about the venue and offering three bands: Skid Row, Warrant,...

Winger and Firehouse – Lorain Palace Theater – 2/18/2022

This show had been on my radar as it is always fun to head to Cleveland for a few of our favorite bands, but...

Stephen Pearcy – Warrendale, PA – 2/16/2022

Couldn't think of a better way to combat the post-cruise blues than to head out on a Wednesday evening to catch Stephen Pearcy (RATT)...