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EXPERIENCE HENDRIX ROCKS VERIZON THEATRE!! (PART II) – GRAND PRAIRIE, TX – 3/3/16

The first set of the Experience Hendrix concert would have been a great show by itself, but it still had more to go. A lot more. You couldn’t swing a dead cat without hitting an A-list guitar picker singing and playing a classic Jimi Hendrix song onstage. After a short intermission where they added to the 20+ amps already onstage, it was time for more of what everyone came to see. DOYLE BRAMHALL…

Y&T Shreds The Gas Monkey Bar N’Grill!! – Dallas, TX 2/10/16

There aren’t a lot of bands still playing who were pioneers in hard rock and heavy metal, but Y&T is one of them and when they come around, I want to catch the show. I was happy to get the chance to see them in concert at the Gas Monkey Bar N’Grill in Dallas on February 10. I haven’t heard much about them lately as they’ve taken two hiatuses in the last few years and toured in Europe quite a bit.…

The Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Rocks! Tour Comes Through The Allen Event Center!! – Allen, TX

I usually gauge how close it’s getting to Christmas by the weather getting colder, but it’s still almost 80 degrees just two weeks before Santa Claus doesn’t get me a pony for the umpteenth time. So this year I’m using THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Christmas Rocks! Tour as my guide to the big day. I’ve seen the show a few times before and he can make you feel all Christmassy even when old St. Nick…

Hair Metal Holiday Part II: Great White And Dangerous Toys At The Bomb Factory!! – Dallas, TX 12/4/15

There was no shortage of bands for the Hair Metal Holiday at The Bomb Factory on December 4 and no shortage of fans who loved each band. In addition to SLAUGHTER kicking everloving ass during their set, I also got to see, hear and rock out to DANGEROUS TOYS and GREAT WHITE. Austin-based DANGEROUS TOYS only got a few songs, but they made the most of their time on stage. Even though they’ve been…

As soon as the Hair Metal Holiday was announced, I got on the internet to see how many members of the various groups had managed to keep the long locks for which an entire genre of rock had been named. Most of them still had it, some had cut it somewhat shorter, a few had shaved their heads and a couple wore caps so we’ll never know. SLAUGHTER is still a hair band, though, and it fits them well.…

Billy Idol Dances With House Of Blues Dallas!! - 10/8/15

I last saw BILLY IDOL in concert four years ago and the level of energy they had made it one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Steve Stevens, one of the most underrated guitarists around, was also at his best, which is damn good, and added a level of passion that I’ve rarely seen. So, I expected a helluva concert and the early-arriving, packed-like-sardines crowd and I got it at House of Blues…

I, along with about 16,000 other fans, had been looking forward to this night for quite a while, as VAN HALEN is one of my favorite bands and Eddie Van Halen is one of my favorite guitarists. No matter which former lead singer they bring back, VAN HALEN has so much music to choose from and Eddie is going to play lights out guitar. There were T-shirts from every concert they had performed in and…

I’d never seen NASHVILLE PUSSY before, so I was looking forward to a night of music at Gas Monkey Bar N’Grill where political correctness was not only thrown out the window, but thrown out the saloon door right on its ass. I had listened to some of their music on the Internet and seen a few of their videos, so I had an idea of what to expect, but that never prepares you for a live performance.…