by The Pure Rock Shop | Sep 23, 2024 | 2024 Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
In an odd twist of fate, Trixter is finally coming to Pittsburgh this coming week to perform at Jergels, and I won’t be able to catch the full show. So, I decided to make a birthday visit to Columbus and catch the entire ‘Spirit of ’89’...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Sep 22, 2024 | 2024 Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
Keeping the momentum going following their recent acoustic tour, the legendary, long-running metal band Stryper is on the road again in support of their twelfth studio album When We Were Kings. And, we were lucky enough to catch a two-set showcase of music old and new...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Sep 16, 2024 | 2024 Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
As we wrap up coverage from the final day of the Mountain Music Festival in Gatlinburg, there is news pending about a potential New Year’s Eve show in conjunction with the township fireworks display that has many scrambling to book hotel rooms. More to come as...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Sep 15, 2024 | 2024 Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
Well, I’ve got to say, it was an effort to get moving early after our bear encounter early that morning, but I powered through and enjoyed helping with a much slower VIP line for early entry rockers. It seemed that the majority of the crowd had arrived early on...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Sep 12, 2024 | 2024 Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
The Mountain Music Festival is a semi-annual event held in the Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg, Tennessee that had been previously known as Monsters on the Mountain as it is brought to fans by the same people who host the Monster of Rock Cruise. The Monster family...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Sep 9, 2024 | 2024 Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
The Lamp Theater, a non-profit venue in Irwin, PA just east of Pittsburgh, which hosts many tribute bands and national recording artists. The venue offers up movie-theater-style seating, an elevated stage, and professional sound and lighting, while keeping fans so...
