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The Pure Rock Shop (TPRS.com) is your source for hard rock and melodic metal news, interviews, reviews, photographs, and more.
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Reviews:
Faster Pussycat, Supersuckers, The Rumours, The Lonely Ones – Pittsburgh, PA 6/22/2025
Faster Pussycat headlined a packed show on Sunday evening at the Crafthouse Stage & Grill in the south hills of Pittsburgh, PA. The night began with a quick set from The Lonely Ones who hail from Columbus, Ohio. The Lonely Ones are fronted by Marty McCoy on bass...
Enuff Z’ Nuff, Permacrush, and BAND, Inc. – Pittsburgh, PA – 6/17/2025
The Crafthouse Stage & Grill hosted a free show on Tuesday night with one of our favorite's headlining the night. Enuff Z' Nuff were joined by PERMACRUSH and BAND, Inc. for an intimate show in Pittsburgh. With Chip Z' Nuff and PERMACRUSH frontman Chris Crush...
Lita Ford & The Vindys – Youngstown, OH – 5/31/2025
This year's annual Rock the Rich Center was hosted at the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre last night in downtown Youngstown, Ohio where rock music fans gathered on an unseasonably chilly night to support the charity and rock out with the legendary Lita Ford and...
Interviews:
Doro Pesch
With a career that emerged from the explosion of heavy metal during the early 1980s, Doro Peach has been tireless in her devotion to the metal cause for four decades. In 2023, she celebrates the past 40 years with two special anniversary shows and a brand new studio...
Wig Wam Frontman Talks New Album, Work Visas and Peacemaker with The Pure Rock Shop
The Pure Rock Shop caught up with Wig Wam vocalist Glam to discuss their recent absence from Rokisland festival, and plans to perform on the Monsters of Rock Cruise in April, as well as other tour plans in follow-up to the band's recent resurgence and growing...
GAVIN EVICK DISCUSSES THE RELEASE OF “FAVORITE SONGS” WITH THE PURE ROCK SHOP
The Pure Rock Shop got the opportunity to catch up with Gavin Evick to discuss his release of the ballad "Favorite Songs," the evolution of his career in the industry he has essentially grown up in and the response from his former high school friends on his unveiling...
News:
Lords of Acid ‘Praise the Lords’ Tour Begins May 27th
Lords of Acid are hitting the road for their Praise The Lords tour in 2025! The tour kicks off on May 27 in San Francisco and spans 27 dates across the U.S., including stops in Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. Some upcoming shows include: 05/27...
Sebastian Bach to Headline Cancer Fundraiser Sunday
Both VIP Seating Area and General Admission tickets are on sale now for this year’s ROCK FOR RONNIE Concert in the Park, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org), on Sunday afternoon, May 18, 2025,...
M3 Rock Festival Returns to Columbia, MD this Weekend
This year's M3 Rock Festival returns to Columbia, Maryland this weekend with an official Pre-Party starting things off at The Collective Encore at 8pm tonight. The venue is located just minutes from Merryweather Post Pavilion at 10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia,...
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