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...
Night Ranger – Rancho Mirage, CA – 2/2/2024
Night Ranger rocked the house at The Show at Agua Caliente Casino on February 2, 2024, as part of their 40th Anniversary Tour.The veteran...
L.A. Guns – Pittsburgh – 7-20-2018
When The Pure Rock Shop caught up with vocalist Philip Lewis in advance of the show we knew we were in for some changes....
RATT – Warrendale, PA – December 17, 2019
Fronted by Stephen Pearcy with Juan Croucier on bass, Pete Holmes (Black N' Blue) on drums and guitarists Jordan Ziff (Marty Friedman) and Chris...
Bret Michaels – Washington, PA – 4/30/2022
On Saturday night, the Bret Michaels Band performed live at the Hollywood Casino at the Meadows in Washington, PA. Giving fans a break from playing...
Quiet Riot – The Monsters of Rock Cruise
The Pure Rock Shop has seen Jizzy Pearl with Love/Hate, L.A. Guns, and RATT over the years. Sad to see that he's moving on from Quiet...
Bret Michaels – Greensburg, PA – 11-9-2018
Opening with Poison's "Talk Dirty to Me" and ending the evening with the KISS classic "Rock and Roll All Nite," the Bret Michaels Band...
Faster Pussycat and Enuff Z’ Nuff – Warrendale, PA – July 7, 2021
After moving the date and the year, Faster Pussycat and Enuff Z' Nuff finally made it to Jergels for a night of debauchery...quite honestly, we...
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,...
Nightwish – March 25, 2018 – Pittsburgh, PA
Fronted by the beautiful and talented Dutch singer Floor Jansen, Finland's Nightwish took fans on a 20-plus-year journey through the band's history on their...
M3 Rock Festival – Baltimore, MD – May 3-5, 2019
The M3 Rock Festival began on Friday evening with a special VIP performance by Kip Winger who was accompanied by Paul Taylor on keyboards...
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...