by The Pure Rock Shop | Mar 6, 2022 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
We set sail on February 9th out of the port of Miami on the long-anticipated Monsters of Rock Cruise. With multiple attempts to get this boat a float, this launch was not only successful, it turned out to be perhaps the best line-up ever with Alice Cooper at the...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Mar 6, 2022 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
On Tuesday, February 8th cruisers gathered in Miami with celebrations of negative Covid tests that offered up a green light for the fun to begin. Who knew so much negativity would be a good thing! While updates, surprises, and unknowns still overshadowed the official...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Feb 28, 2022 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
This show had been on our radar for a while, having heard great things about the venue and offering three bands: Skid Row, Warrant, and Ted Poley. In addition to catching Winger the weekend prior and lining up other shows like Alice Cooper and Buckcherry in March, it...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Feb 24, 2022 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
This show had been on my radar as it is always fun to head to Cleveland for a few of our favorite bands, but I must say after it got rescheduled once, twice, three, and then four times, I actually had no clue if or when it was really happening. And then you throw in...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Feb 21, 2022 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
Couldn’t think of a better way to combat the post-cruise blues than to head out on a Wednesday evening to catch Stephen Pearcy (RATT) and his so-called “Ratt bastards” at Jergel’s. The artist performing under this own name this time around was...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Jan 1, 2022 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
In a larger than life entrance, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) opened their Wednesday evening performance at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA with “Welcome” from the Savatage album Wake of Magellan and “Beethoven” from the TSO album...
