Michigan rockers, Pop Evil rolled into Peoria on Saturday with one thing in mind. Rock. They are no stranger to Peoria and they have developed quite a good following here over the years. Along for the ride were Seldom Told , Them Evils Read More …
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Tesla prepares for Shock – House of Blues Chicago
Tesla fans were in anticipation for the second show at the House of Blues Chicago on this cold February night. For those of you that may not be familiar with Tesla, they are one of the most solid groups of musicians around. Read More …
Disturbed heats up Peoria on The Evolution Tour
After a one day delay because of -50 degree windchills , Chicago’s own Disturbed brought the heat to Peoria on the Evolution Tour. Peoria favorites, Three Days Grace opened and had the crowd bouncing and moshing for a great opening set. The atmosphere was electric Read More …
Bob Seger Travels through Peoria one Final Time
Bob Seger the Sliver Bullet Band made a stop in Peoria on the ‘Travelin’ Man- The Final Tour’ . They played to a near capacity crowd on a cold and icy night. People made the trek to Peoria from all over the midwest to see Read More …
Sublime with Rome parties in Peoria
Los Angeles based ska-Punk band Sublime with Rome came into Peoria with opening act Tropidelic. Both bands brought some much needed warmth to Central Illinois and had the crowd bouncing all night like. Photos by : Mike McMillen ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
The Struts headline the 21st year of Avanti’s Nutcracker concert in Peoria Il
Avanti’s Restaurant and WIXO 105.7 X gave Peoria an early Christmas present with a great rock show marking the 21st year of this annual event. I have been covering concerts for about 4 years in the midwestern section of the country with an Read More …
Generation Axe Attacks Des Moines
Sunday night Steve Vai’s Generation Axe Tour rolled into middle America and took over the historic Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines Iowa. This small, beautiful venue was full of contrast. For example, in the ‘bar’ there were massive old oil Read More …
Tenacious D SOLD OUT Chicago!
The great acoustic metal/comedy duo, Tenacious D , sells out Chicago Riviera Theatre two nights in a row. The bearded brothers haven’t been on tour together in 5 years, with Kyle Gass being busy Read More …
Chicago brings 50 years of hits to Peoria
Chicago (the band) wrapped up its tour celebrating the Collector’s Edition of their iconic 1970 album, Chicago II at the Peoria Civic Center Theater Thursday evening. The album has been nominated for a Lifetime Achievement award, and the first half of the concert was Read More …
Ghost brings Death to Peoria
On Friday night Swedish metal band , Ghost, brought their “A Pale Tour Named Death to the Peoria Civic Center Theatre. Watching the crowd come in to the venue beforehand was pretty interesting as there was an interesting situation. While Ghost fans dressed in usually Read More …