by The Pure Rock Shop | Jan 27, 2024 | Reviews
Having traveled south from Pittsburgh on a direct flight to paradise, I was able to enjoy some sunshine including pool-time and some island exploration before heading to the Rokisland Sunset Pier Kick-Off Party at Ocean Key Resort. Sadly some passing storms dampened...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Apr 8, 2023 | Reviews
Queensrÿche is on the road in support of their 2022 release Digital Noise Alliance with support from Marty Friedman and Trauma. The triple bill offers fans a variety of metal mayhem from soaring vocals to fancy fretwork to pounding double bass drums. Trauma, the...
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 canvas, I...
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...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Aug 6, 2017 | News, Reviews
The original Hollywood Vampire’s, L.A. Guns, brought sleaze to a sold-out Saturday night crowd at Jergels in Warrendale, PA, pulling no punches as they drilled into heavy hitters like “No Mercy” and “Electric Gypsy” right from the start. In fact, with the guitar duo...
by The Pure Rock Shop | Jan 5, 2017 | News, Reviews
Legendary New Jersey thrashers, OVERKILL, have recently announced their upcoming eighteenth album, “The Grinding Wheel”, which will be released on February 10th, 2017 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band have finally revealed the first track-by-track...
