BulletBoys 2/25/17 – For the Love of Kissin’ Kitty @ Vamp’d!
In the wake of Guns ‘N Roses embarking on their rise to the top of the rock heap (which at first was questionable, as Appetite For Destruction was a sleeper…
Punky Meadows Asks Vegas: Can You Feel It? Live on Stage at the Backstage Bar!
Angel. Signed to Casablanca Records after being “discovered” by none other than KISS’ Gene Simmons in a D.C. club. A progressive hard rock quintet that pared their sound down over…
Dirkschneider – Still Restless, Wild, and Going Balls to the Wall
1984. NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUR!!! That was the last time. It’s been WAY too long a wait until I’d seen Udo Dirkschneider perform live. Never mind seeing him front his old…
Zenon’s Best of 2016 Live Shows!
Best performance of the year by a local original band TailGun I’d heard rumblings about these guys for quite awhile. And I certainly knew that their front man Dru Jaxin…
Trixter Gives it to Vamp’d Good!
By 1989, there was a glut of hard rock/pop metal acts cluttering up the musical landscape, some of which tickled my fancy, others for whatever reason seemed to be also-ran…
Drum Wars: The Appice Brothers Return to Vamp’d!
Carmine Appice. Vinny Appice. Take those names in. Consider the numerous projects each of the brothers have been involved in over the last few decades. Carmine: Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart,…