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 …
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 (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 …
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 …
Seattle rockers , Candlebox came to Peoria Illinois to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of their hit-filled debut album. photos by Mike McMillen ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
Brent James & The Vintage Youth came from Cincinnati to open for Candlebox on Thursday. The crwod was buzzing about them after their set. I heard many many comments of how impressive they were. You should catch them on this tour and when they are Read More …
Randy Bachman, singer, songwriter and lead guitarist of the legendary rock bands “The Guess Who” and “Bachman Turner Overdrive”, made a rare Iowa City, Iowa appearance on September 29, 2018 at the “Englert Theatre” before going on a three month hiatus back to his Read More …
Grammy nominations. Multi-Platinum records. This level of artist is not a common sight in a small river city. But on August 7th, Daughtry brought their “Cage to Rattle” tour to Five Flags Center in Dubuque, IA for a night local rock fans won’t soon forget. While Read More …
Going to a concert on a weeknight is always a tough call to make. But sometimes you gotta suck it up and GO. Monday nights’ show at the Monarch Music Hall in Peoria, Il. was a prime example why you should as Black Label Read More …
It’s a rare treat for a national metal act to grace the banks of the Mississippi River in Dubuque, IA. Sevendust brought their show to the new Backwaters Stage outside the Q Casino on this last day of May, and I was lucky enough to Read More …
