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The Pure Rock Shop (TPRS.com) is your source for hard rock and melodic metal news, interviews, reviews, photographs, and more.
We have been covering music news for more than 25 years, and have attended thousands of concerts locally and around the globe. You can follow us on social channels @ThePureRockShop (or follow us everywhere here now!)
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TPRS Recent Concert Reviews!
M3 Rock Festival – Day 2 – Columbia, MD – 5/3/2025
The talk of the M3 Rock Festival was Saturday evening headliner David Lee Roth who performed a set of classic Van Halen songs with a full band for the first time in five years! Celebrating its Sweet 16, M3 Rock Festival continued with a fab start on Saturday as hosts...
M3 Rock Festival – Day 1 – Columbia, MD – 5/2/2025
M3 Rock Festival kicked off on Friday evening with Ikons of Rock's Snake Oil. The band which includes two members of the Canadian Rock Hall of Fame and featured Darren Moore and Christelle Dussault on lead vocals, Tim Sutton on drums, Kurt Krezanski on guitar, and...
M3 Official Pre-Party – Columbia, MD 5/1/2025
For many yesterday was a travel day, and slowly fans and artists will be arriving in Maryland for the M3 Rock Festival, which traditionally takes place the first weekend in May each year. There was no shortage of options to get acquainted with new music and classic...
TPRS Recent Interviews!
Paralandra’s Casandra Carson
We first caught Paralandra live at the kick-off party for Rokisland festival back in January. We’d heard the buzz around the band, but just hadn’t had an opportunity to see a show. They have played everything from Rocklahoma to NAMM to the KISS Kruise prior to...
Kamenar Frontman Sean Kamenar
Kamenar frontman Sean Kamenar talks with Kara from The Pure Rock Shop about his high-energy band’s origins and upcoming adventures. Listen in here (insert link) to learn more about the band including upcoming tour dates (including a local date in Pittsburgh on March...
DORO DISCUSSES NEW ALBUM AS SHE CELEBRATES 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
With a career that emerged from the explosion of heavy metal during the early 1980s, Doro Pesch has been tireless in her devotion to the metal cause for four decades. In 2023, she celebrates the past 40 years with two special anniversary shows and a brand-new studio...
TPRS Recent News!
Sebastian Bach to Headline Cancer Fundraiser Sunday
Both VIP Seating Area and General Admission tickets are on sale now for this year’s ROCK FOR RONNIE Concert in the Park, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org), on Sunday afternoon, May 18, 2025,...
M3 Rock Festival Returns to Columbia, MD this Weekend
This year's M3 Rock Festival returns to Columbia, Maryland this weekend with an official Pre-Party starting things off at The Collective Encore at 8pm tonight. The venue is located just minutes from Merryweather Post Pavilion at 10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia,...
CANADIAN HARD ROCK ACT HELIX CELEBRATES 50 YEARS WITH NEW BEST-OF RELEASE
Crown X Recordings, Canada's premier re-issue label, proudly announces the release of Helix 50 – The Best Of, a career-spanning collection celebrating five decades of one of Canada's most legendary hard rock bands. The compilation features an all-star re-recording of...
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