With more than six decades worth of available hindsight, music fans can now tell the bands able to stand the test of time and maintain a fan base through the ever changing fancies of style. If we were tasked to make a list of these enduring bands, Pink Floyd would be somewhere in the top… Read more →
When grunge music stepped on the throat of heavy metal by way of Nirvana and like-minded bands, this metal fan went searching for something else. I never got off on the grunge scene and the metal that was being produced in the 90’s wasn’t really my brand of metal, so I pretty much stuck to… Read more →
The Atomic Punks are a Van Halen cover band, and although I typically tend to shy away from tribute bands, I had heard really good things about these guys, plus one of my fellow photographers plays bass in the outfit. I really enjoyed their set and unlike other tribute acts where I sit back and… Read more →
Life onboard the Monsters of Rock Cruise is nonstop music – which means nonstop scheduling and hard work for the production crew behind the scenes. A shout out to all those hard working folk who keep the party raging for several straight days. Several acts were scheduled to play before we even left port. The… Read more →
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, I was lucky enough to grow up with some of the best bands and music of my lifetime. Many of those bands have given up the ghost or might continue on but without the same sound. Styx, however, is not one of them. Yes, like most of the… Read more →
I recall hearing the name and seeing the albums, but I had never actually seen or even heard The Kills before taking this assignment. The line was pretty long going into the show, which was a good sign as the prior two shows I saw at this venue had a weak attendance, and the venue… Read more →
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Walking up to the State Theatre I noticed the lack of crowd that I was used to seeing wrapped around the building, waiting to get in, but then again there were two other shows going on this night as well, and I am sure that contributed to the lower ticket sales. With that said, I… Read more →
