by Kara Uhrlen | Apr 8, 2025 | 2025 Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews, Featured
Our day at Great Stirrup Cay began with a late breakfast at the Local restaurant, overlooking the new Monster Feud game in the Atrium, which was hosted by comedian Courtney Cronin and Kip Winger (Winger). Then, Rare Hare kicked things off at the pool stage and Pretty...
by Kara Uhrlen | Apr 3, 2025 | 2025 Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews, Featured
We had a new boat, the Norwegian Joy, and while parking and walking over to the terminal was a breeze, getting on the actual ship was a totally different story. Certainly, a frustrating start to our cruise, along with some confusion, finding out where everything...
by Kara Uhrlen | Nov 10, 2024 | 2024 Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews, Featured
On Friday night, after a long day of sightseeing and recovering from a night out at the House of Blues with the Marvelous 3 and Lit, we got a ride to Outset, a new live music venue located on the outskirts of Lincoln Yards in Chicago, which offered an intimate...
by Kara Uhrlen | Nov 9, 2024 | 2024 Concert Reviews, Concert Reviews, Featured
Last year we gathered at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia for the long-anticipated reunion of the Marvelous 3, and for the first time in decades we heard Butch Walker, Jayce Fincher, and Douglas “Slug” Mitchell live on stage. It was nothing short...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Aug 31, 2022 | Featured, Reviews
As I greeted my friend DJ Will on his way to “the office” on the third and final day of Monsters on the Mountain, I still needed major caffeination to proceed. So as the tunes were spun and painters created an amazing likeness of Alice Cooper on...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Aug 30, 2022 | Featured, Reviews
The second day of the Monsters on the Mountain Festival kicked off with Rockstar Paint classes with artwork of Eddie Van Halen (and Alice Cooper the following day). (After seeing the results, I really wish I’d signed up for both!) Then sometime after Cody Parks...
