by The Pure Rock Shop | Mar 11, 2020 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
The MGM Northfield Park (formerly the Hard Rocksino) near Cleveland, Ohio is nearly a two hour drive from home, but often gets shows that don’t fit the Pittsburgh market. Being mid-winter and having known that we’d catch Great White at the Monster’s...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Mar 10, 2020 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
Geoff Tate best known for fronting the melodic metal band Queensryche returned to Jergel’s in Warrendale, just a week following his former band’s Valentine’s Day performance at the Roxian Theater in nearby McKees Rocks. In contrast to his previous...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Mar 10, 2020 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
Still recovering from a week of fun aboard the Monsters of Rock Cruise which dropped me off in port in Fort Lauderdale the day prior, I sadly arrived to the show too late to catch Eve to Adam. But, luckily go there just in time to catch JOHN 5, who somehow I only...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Dec 26, 2019 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
For the past two decades, I’ve watched the Trans-Siberian Orchestra show grow from theaters to arenas from a core band to two touring companies and the show never disappoints. I prefer to wait until they visit Pittsburgh each year in late December to find out...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Dec 22, 2019 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
Fronted by Stephen Pearcy with Juan Croucier on bass, Pete Holmes (Black N’ Blue) on drums and guitarists Jordan Ziff (Marty Friedman) and Chris Sanders (Knight Fury, Britny Fox) along for the ride, Ratt overloaded Jergel’s on Tuesday night. They kicked...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Dec 16, 2019 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
Most definitely an annual tradition as KIX visited a sold-out crowd at Jergel’s again this year with promises to return in 2020 as well…the energetic Steve Whiteman, along with guitarists Ronnie Younkins and Brian Forsythe, Mark Schenker on bass, and Jimmy...
