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Slaughter – Warrendale, PA – 6/27/2025

When we saw this show announced we knew we were in for a ride, quite literally, a very led-footed ride from the Meadowlands Casino Racetrack to Jergels in Warrendale, PA as we successfully captured headlining performances by both the Bret Michaels Band and Slaughter...

Lords of Acid – Las Vegas, NV – 6/29/25

Area15 in Las Vegas on June 29, 2025 was the site for the final night of The Praise the Lords Tour. It brought together Lords of Acid, Little Miss Nasty and Lucia Cifarelli for an unforgettable night of industrial beats, provocative performances and raw energy. The...

80s Central Announces ‘Live Aid at 40:’ A Monumental Re-Broadcast with Exclusive Interviews on July 13

80s Central Announces ‘Live Aid at 40:’ A Monumental Re-Broadcast + Exclusive New Interviews with Queen’s Brian May, Larry Magid, Howard Jones, and MTV’s Mark Goodman Full-Day Broadcast to Air Sunday, July 13, 2025 — 40 Years to the Day of the World’s Most Iconic...

Bret Michaels Band – Washington, PA – 6/27/2025

The Bret Michaels Band took the stage promptly at 8pm following localized storms and much anticipation. It turned out to be a beautiful summer evening in Washington, PA at the Hollywood's Meadowlands Racetrack just outside the Casino tent venue where the band has...

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...

Rock for Ronnie Raises $100,000 for Stand Up & Shout Cancer Fund

ROCK FOR RONNIE Fund Raiser Finds New Home at Autry Museum Park and Brings in $100,000 for Ronnie James Dio Stand Up & Shout Cancer Fund Sebastian Bach, Dio Disciples, Count's 77, Kill Devil Hill, Jason Charles Miller, Anita Squeeze and All-Star JamDeliver...

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...

‘BALLAD OF JUDAS PRIEST’ DOCUMENTARY IN THE WORKS

Sony Music Vision, in association with Sony Music Entertainment UK and Epic Records, today announced the production of The Ballad of Judas Priest, a new documentary about legendary GRAMMY-winning English heavy metal band Judas Priest and their epic journey to the top...

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...

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Live United Live Music Festival 2021 – Day 2 – June 6, 2021 – Sunbury, PA

Jun 18, 2021

Hot on the heels of a successful day, the Live United Live Music Festival continued with a performance from Bohemian Queen and the School of Rock with their drum instructor Joey Cassata (Z02, Eric Martin Band) before Eric Martin took the stage with Joey and their...

Live United Live Music Festival 2021 – Day 1 – June 5, 2021 – Sunbury, PA

Jun 17, 2021

The Greater Susquehanna Valley United and the United Way of Columbia and Montour Counties hosted the Live United Live Music Festival on June 5th and 6th, 2021 at the Spyglass Ridge Winery in Sunbury, PA. After having to reschedule in 2020, the United Way, Spyglass...

Great White and Slaughter – Northfield Park, Ohio – February 22, 2020

Mar 11, 2020

The MGM Northfield Park (formerly the Hard Rocksino) near Cleveland, Ohio is nearly a two hour drive from home, but often gets shows that don't fit the Pittsburgh market. Being mid-winter and having known that we'd catch Great White at the Monster's of Rock Cruise...

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Flesh & Blood Release the Fully Remastered ‘Blues for Daze’ Digitally

Apr 1, 2021

Flesh & Blood was a short lived super-group put together by Mark Mangold (Touch, Drive She Said) on keyboards, Danny Vaughn (Tyketto) on vocals, Al Pitrelli (Savatage, Joe Lynn Turner, Alice Cooper) on guitar, Chuck Bonfante (Saraya, Drive She Said) on drums and...

JASON BIELER AND THE BARON VON BIELSKI ORCHESTRA TO RELEASE SONGS FOR THE APOCALYPSE

Dec 20, 2020

Jason Bieler is prepared to release his new solo album, "Songs For The Apocalypse" this coming January. The album, aptly being released under the monkier JASON BIELER AND THE BARON VON BIELSKI ORCHESTRA, sees Bieler working with a diverse array of musical friends...

SHARK ISLAND RELEASES LIVE ACOUSTIC VERSION OF “PARIS CALLING” DIGITALLY WORLDWIDE THROUGH DEKO ENTERTAINMENT

Dec 20, 2020

Shark Island was once the house band at the world famous Gazzaris on the Sunset Strip. Signed to Epic Records in 1989 the band released their debut album "Law of the Order", and also saw the tracks 'Dangerous' and 'Father Time' featured in the movie Bill &...

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