Friday nights at the Diamond Ballroom don’t get much better than this. Opening bands tonight are Fragmented Tranquility, Left to Die, a Dying Art and Blackthorne Elite. I got late approval for this show so I missed seeing Fragmented Tranquility and Left to Die. Let’s talk about A Dying Art and Blackthorne Elite. I believe […]
The Fun and Crazy People You Meet at a Festival It’s evitable, months, even years later, you’ll look back at the fun you had this summer at Aftershock. Maybe you’re recalling for friends or coworkers how you sang at the top of […]
Steve Hatch (vocals), Allen Wheeler (lead guitar), Nick Herst (bass), & Taylor Klisiewicz (drums) THORNE: Thorne here, with the guys from Among The First. You guys are absolutely the first ones that I’m going to interview at Aftershock this weekend. I want to ask you guys to introduce yourselves. NICK HERST: OK, my name is […]
They say Sunday is the day of Rest… Hmmmm, I will have to think about that because I am currently on my way to see Motionless in White at the Diamond Ballroom and I don’t think anyone will be resting. This is the “Trick ‘r Treat Tour” and I am expecting a crazy show. Opening […]
It was early evening on a Tuesday and I headed out with one of our photographers to the Cal Coast Open Air Theater over at SDSU to see Godsmack. I had never been to this venue and was excited, as I am someone who loves checking out new places to see a show. This amphitheater […]
On October 10th, 2019, Megastar rockers Metallica announced on their Website: https://www.metallica.com/news/2019-10-10-five-festivals-ten-shows.html Five Danny Wimmer Presents festivals and 10 shows held across the US. The festivals: Epicenter, Louder Than Life, Rockville, Sonic Temple, and Aftershock take place from the first week in May through mid-October in 2020. What makes this news is that Metallica will […]
A Killers Confession released The Indifference of Good Men, their sophomore album On October 18th of this year. If you have not heard them, this Cleveland band, formed in 2016, has a hard rocking/metal/alternative sound. This record was recorded under their new label WakeUp! Music Group. After their contract term ended with EMP Group, and […]
Half a century after his first Mountain rehearsals, Corky Laing, the legendary drummer and songwriter, shows no signs of slowing down. On September 27, 2019, Corky released his first studio album in decades, Toledo Sessions, via Prudential Records. The excitement brought on by the new repertoire is reminiscent of the classic Mountain albums, Climbing! and Nantucket Sleighride. Toledo Sessions was written and recorded in Toledo, […]
Tonight was a special night at the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City. We were taken back in time by Sebastian Bach and his 30th Anniversary Tour performing the first record “Skid Row” in its entirety. We all know the Canadian singer-songwriter as the front man of Skid Row from 1987 till 1996 when he made […]