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Reviews:
Lit – Sugar Hill, GA – 10/22/2022
We were very excited to see Lit as part of their the Tried & True Tour since they had to cancel their last scheduled show for Jergels in May. But,having just caught up with members of Lit and Hoobastank the night before at the Bret Michaels Band show across the...
Bret Michaels – Sugar Hill, GA – 10/21/2022
We were bundled up in coats and trying to warm our hands during an unseasonably cold week in Georgia until the Bret Michaels Band heated things up with a set of Poison classics on Friday night. Fans poured into the outdoor Bowl venue at Sugar Hill, just north of...
Glam Slam Metal Jam Tour – Atlanta, GA – 10/16/2022
We loved the Glam Slam Metal Jam Tour so much, we couldn't resist coming back for more while visiting Atlanta this past weekend. The night kicked off with some crowd participation led by The Midnight Devils, featured Enuff Z'Nuff in the middle timeslot, and concluded...
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News:
Judas Priest CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF MUSIC AND OVER 50 MILLION ALBUMS SALES
Judas Priest have been presented with a special plaque commemorating an incredible 50 years in music and over 50 million album sales worldwide. The presentation was made on the eve of the band’s induction in to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Los Angeles last...
ESCAPE THE HIVE RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE, “IT’S NOT ALRIGHT”
Phoenix, AZ's newest melodic hard rock act, ESCAPE THE HIVE was formed just over a year ago when the band's members, all well known, respected Phoenix musos, decided to come together to occupy a musical void the city was sorely in need of filling on a national level....
UPDATE: BOWL FOR RONNIE CELEBRITY BOWLING PARTY BRINGS IN MORE THAN $72,000
The BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org), made a splashy post-pandemic return by attracting a sell-out crowd well in advance and bringing in over $72,000 for the music-based...

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