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Reviews:
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 the Sin City Nights Vegas Residency at Planet Hollywood's Zappos Theater. The Scorpions were...
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 the pandemic left anything remotely close to home cancelled or postponed. So, finding out that they were...
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 is when it sets in that you have to say goodbye to your friends, your music "family." After checking in at the photo experience, I...
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News:
A Rising Force New Release “Eclipse” Set For Worldwide Release June 3rd, 2022
A Rising Force is set to release their second full-length studio album "Eclipse" On June 3rd 2022, fresh off the tail of their previous album "Undertow". The new album contains 10 new tracks, featuring the first single "Believe", which is also their brand-new video,...
MASQUERADE: A TRUE ROCK ‘N ROLL EXPERIENCE RETURNS AFTER COVID-19
For two years, the world as most people knew it, was turned upside down. Ever since Covid-19 brought concerts and tours to a crashing halt, the global live music industry has been in a bind – band's locked away, venues closed, tours postponed. But Covid-19 couldn't...
Thunder’s Luke Morley talks about the Inspiration for New Double Album, Dopamine
The Pure Rock Shop was so excited to catch up with Guitarist, songwriter and Thunder co-founder Luke Morley to discuss the release of the band's brand new double-album, Dopamine, which came out on BMG this past week. Dopamine consists of 16 tracks inspired by the...
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