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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:
The Wizards of Winter – Zelienople, PA – 11/29/2023 & 11/30/2023
Local fans were excited for the return of The Wizards of Winter, who took their show a bit further north this time at The Strand Theater in Zelienople. The up close and personal show required two performances as the venue simply couldn't house everyone who wanted to...
Jared James Nichols – Pittsburgh, PA – 11/28/2023
Tuesday evening was perhaps the coldest day since fall set in here in Pittsburgh. So, we give props to those who ventured out to the Crafthouse Stage & Grill for an intimate evening with Jared James Nichols, his tour mates Cage Willis, and local supporting acts...
Bret Michaels Band – Greensburg, PA – 11/24/2023
Some things are so good that once is not enough...So, again in 2023, fans took a break from their pursuit of Black Friday deals to get to The Palace Theater in Greensburg, PA for an evening of singing and dancing along to Poison classics with the Bret Michaels band....
Interviews:
An Interview with Katrina Chester of LUXX
After watching her perform at a New Jersey club over five years ago while visiting a friend in New York, guitarist Ian Hatton (Bonham) pursued vocalist Katrina Chester until the band LUXX was formed. According to Chester, singing in that bar that night changed her...
DC Cooper of Royal Hunt Interview
The History Growing up in Bradford County, about 2 1/2 hrs East of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, DC Cooper's first live vocal performance was with his uncle's band at a bar in Johnstown, PA at the age of fourteen. Cooper explained that he came from a musical family. His...
An Interview with Mike Tramp
Mike Tramp says that his philosophy on life is that "you gotta take the good with the bad," but whether he is playing in front of a handful of dedicated fans at a small club or in front of thousands at an arena, one thing remains the same -- Tramp delivers rock-n-roll...
News:
Ellefson Coffee Booth to Feature ROCK & ROLL VIP Lounge Experience at NAMM 2024
Ellefson Coffee Co.®, the premium hand roasted coffee company created by GRAMMY® Award winning bassist and coffee connoisseur David Ellefson, will be exhibiting at the NAMM Show inside the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA January 25-28, 2024. The Ellefson...
METAL GODS JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM INVINCIBLE SHIELD OUT MARCH 8, 2024
Following a storming headline show at Power Trip Festival in California last night, metal icons Judas Priest announced on stage the arrival of a brand-new studio album entitled Invincible Shield, set for release on March 8, 2024, via Epic Records. "Panic Attack," the...
METAL ALLEGIANCE SET TO ROCK ANAHEIM WITH SPECIAL 10th ANNIVERSARY SHOW ON JANUARY 25th 2024
Metal Allegiance began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community's most revered trailblazers, armed with a list of contributors onstage (and off) that read like a Wikipedia entry on the genre itself....
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