First appeared on Examiner.com in October 2015 Gibson Ranch played host to the hard rock Aftershock Festival this past weekend and was expected to bring in between 20 and 30,000 fans from all over the world. According to a story on Fox 40, it may have turned more into 40,000 a day in the end.… Keep Reading
Michael Starr of Steel Panther made a great point on Friday night, when he asked the scantily clad woman that came up on stage to dance during the final song of the night, why she wouldn’t take her top off. I mean, really? You’re at an 80s hair metal tribute show, you’re pretty much expected… Keep Reading
It was a grey, cold, fog-filled summer evening on a Thursday night, when Whitesnake slithered their way into the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California. The band had visited the city a few years ago when they came to The Warfield, and although this venue wasn’t as filled as it was the last time around… Keep Reading
Not sure what they’re putting in the water in Sweden these days, but the country keeps pushing out one great rock n roll band after the next. Sister Sin, fronted by the magnetic rock warrior Liv Sin, is no exception. In much the same way that I can imagine Thor pounding his hammer on the… Keep Reading
The Christian activists were out in full force last night at the Concord Pavilion. Chants of “Repent, Sinners!”, “Jesus Christ will save all you devil worshipers!” echoed as audience members made their way into the arena. The outrage was over the arrival of the most famous antichrist superstar of them all, Marilyn Manson. Labeled “The… Keep Reading
It was great seeing the boys of Van Halen together again on stage last night. You could feel the camaraderie that hadn’t been seen between the two in years. Heck, there was a time when guitarist Eddie Van Halen and singer David Lee Roth could barely stand to be in the same room, let alone… Keep Reading
