There are many festivals during the summer vying for your time and money – we here in the Northeast Ohio area are fortunate to be home to one of the most unique and well-run events in the country. Around here we call the venue by a few different names – The Ohio State Reformatory – […]
Celebrating a career of musical excellence – DREAM THEATER will be bringing their Distance Over Time tour to the historic Canton Palace Theater in fabulous downtown Canton Ohio. Got all the details for you below – if you are anywhere in the NEO area – I expect to see you there. Honestly – never in […]
Does the name Dan Baird ring any bells? I promise – you know his music. As founder and lead singer of The Georgia Satellites – Dan and his band were all over MTV and the radio. Dan has a new band now – and they tour as Dan Baird and Homemade Sin – and they […]
In my teens – Frampton Comes Alive was the album of the decade. At the time – the best selling live album ever and spawning several huge hits that still to this day get major airplay on classic rock stations. Peter is bringing his Finale tour to Blossom Music Center on Thursday, Aug. 8th – […]
Heavy Metal is normally an angry, raucous medium. It’s filled with leathered devils and demons, it’s rife with dark images and ideas. Even the fun-filled 80s were overshadowed by drugs, booze, and heartache. So it’s kind of nice that some of the “new metal” bands bring some lightness and positivity to the genre. That is […]
HELLYEAH and the metal world bore a staggering loss last year when the band’s drummer – and metal legend Vinnie Paul passed unexpectedly. We’ve known that the band is set to release a new album this fall – titled Welcome Home – featuring the last recording of Vinnie Paul and over the last few months […]
If you’re in the Cleveland, Pittsburgh, PA, Canton, Youngstown, Akron, Columbus Ohio area – you likely are already aware of the amazing INKarceration Festival that is hitting the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield Ohio on during the weekend of July 12th – 14th. The festival has an amazing line-up of bands this year and it […]
Like A Storm has been gaining a lot of ground here in the states. Sirius Octane has had the band in heavy rotation with the track Out Of Control, from their latest release Catacombs. Before we talk tour – let’s rock out to their new video! The press release dishes out all the info on […]
Nothing but positive vibes and love being sent to Dave Mustaine – longtime headbanger and leader of Megadeth. The singer/guitarist announced today that he is battling throat cancer and as a result – will not be playing any more live shows this year. The announcement from Mustaine: “I’ve been diagnosed with throat cancer. It’s clearly […]
Those of you unfortunate enough to not live in NE Ohio may not be familiar with the name Michael Stanley and you know what – that’s just a damn shame. The great news is – in this era of easily accessible music – a quick check to YouTube, Amazon Music or Apple Music will open […]
“Between the cosmic wake of a thousand solar nightmares, chaos will reign eternal!” Yeah, it’s silly. Let’s get this out right up front. If you are familiar with Gloryhammer, you expect this. You have been looking forward to this. But if, like me, you are new to this experience, it might be a bit jarring […]
One of the most powerful ways an artist can pay tribute to another is by using their talent to showcase that artist. Neal Schon – legendary guitarist and founder of Journey has done just that with the track I am about to show you. Coming from his forthcoming release Universe – Schon picked this track […]
If you have not yet heard of B3 (Blood Bath and Beyond) allow me to have the privilege of introducing you to these Florida based ass kickers. The men have just put out a video for their metal version of the Britney Spears megahit Hold It Against Me – and they have definitely put their […]
If you have not yet heard of Small Town Titans – I’m about to change that issue for you right now. Hailing from York PA – these guys have a sound like no other and they’ve made a bit of a name for themselves with a series of covers that have really gotten the ears […]
Don’t Make Me Drink Alone!Don’t Make Me Drink…Aloooone! Octavia Spencer as the troubled Sue Ann in MA The soundtrack for the upcoming Universal horror feature MA releases May 24, 2019, one week ahead of the feature film hitting theaters nationwide. Composer Gregory Tripi (Drive, Contagion, Rememory, Dark Places, and Hotel Artemis) provides the intense music […]