by The Pure Rock Shop | Dec 3, 2018 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
Jason Bonham set out on a passion project in 2010 forming a band that would pay homage to the music of his father, drummer John Bonham, from one of the most influential bands in rock history – Led Zeppelin. While members have changed and the name was adapted to...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Nov 27, 2018 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
Guitarist Steve Vai caught up with The Pure Rock Shop on 91.7 FM WNJR to discuss life on the road with Nuno Bettencourt, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde and Tobin Abasi for the Generation Axe tour, as well as what we can expect at the supergroup’s upcoming...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Nov 11, 2018 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
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 had the sold-out crowd at Greensburg’s Palace Theater on its feet all night. From the young girls...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Oct 29, 2018 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
What better way to kick off Halloween weekend in Pittsburgh than with an Alice Cooper costume party at Stage AE: smoking pumpkins, Wayne and Garth, and a 12-foot-tall Frankenstein’s monster, who could ask for more! Arriving in Pittsburgh the day prior, Alice...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Oct 29, 2018 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
Alice Cooper band members Ryan Roxie and Tommy Henrikson (guitar and lead vocals), Chuck Garric (bass and lead vocals), and Glen Sobel (drums), calling themselves “Glen Sobel and the Goon Squad” these days, performed a very intimate and entertaining show...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Oct 19, 2018 | Archived Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews
Formed in 1987, the hard rock band Kingdom Come was released their first single “Get It On” which held a stranglehold on rock radio in early 1988, prompting their self-titled debut album to ship gold and the band to tour North America on the...