I Went To A Show In Moline Once

Heather and I went to a concert in Moline a few years ago. It was actually Motley Crue, Hinder and Theory of a Deadman. We were on the floor and pretty close to the stage. I remember standing for all of Hinder's set and Heather being proud of me for that.

Seeing Mike Tramp's post below made me howl - and instantly reminded me of some Moline memories. Good times.

It's Giving AC/DC Meets Skid Row

Swedish rock band Crazy Lixx are back with new music. Their song "Call of the Wild" is out today and sounds like a cross of old AC/DC and Sebastian Bach-era Skid Row. I'm dead serious in that comparison and I mean it in the best way possible. This is gritty glam with some gang chorus-type fun.

Crazy Lixx are keeping rock alive, and thank glam for that!

Full Clip: "I Wanna Be Your Bitch"

As promised, the full clip of the new Dead Daisies track "I Wanna To Be Your Bitch" is now available. John Corabi was made for these songs! I just finished reading John's autobiography, too. What an absolute trip. A review is forthcoming.

Winger Live August 2024 - Review

Eric and I saw Winger last night, August 30, at a venue called J.D. Legends. It was crazy hot all day - like we're talking 100 degree heat index. It felt pretty good outside by the time the sun went down and we were ready for music! I do think the extreme heat and humidity hurt the crowd size a little. I was surprised that the crowd wasn't bigger, but high school football was also happening so there's that.

The opening band was local and had sound issues. Unfortunately some of those sound and technical issues rolled over into a Winger's set. There was a mic issue and eventually singer Kip Winger went back to his standard face-mic, ditching the stand version. The keyboard went belly-up at one point, so Paul Taylor played guitar more than normal until things go fixed up on the keys. The keyboard issue swirled up the set a little, which was fine with me. I was glad to hear "Junkyard Dog" earlier in the set than normal and relieved it wasn't dropped. Of course, "Down Incognito" was great. During some of the songs Kip and guitarist Reb Beach just openly laughed at each other. I think they were snickering over the sound issues and having to keep moving songs around. Kip also reminded fans that the band was all original members, celebrating 35 years together! (That said, guitarist John Roth was at a different engagement and Howie Simon filled in).

Keyboards fixed, "Miles Away" was awesome and so was "Headed for a Heartbreak." "Seventeen" was up really early in the set during sound issues, but that didn't stop folks from dancing. There were lots of smiling faces in the crowd. The band ended with "Madeline" and we were out, happy to head home and shower off the "concert sticky" as I call it. An extra point for me was "Rainbow in the Rose" and then Reb Beach making dumb facial expressions and trying to think of stuff to talk about while filling time for Kip to get his mic sorted out. Reb let us know that today, August 31, is his birthday - so a happy one to him!

Here's some photos from the show. These are not from me - I saw these on Reddit while at the show, which was kind of a mind bender considering how large and international Reddit is -- and how small of a city I was watching Winger perform in, but hey. Life is wild. 

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A Long Weekend & Winger Tonight!

I'm seeing Winger tonight at an outdoor show not far from my house. It will be a great way to kick off the long holiday weekend. I am always a little (okay, a lot) sad when Labor Day rolls around becuase it means my beloved hot and sunny days are coming to an end. Ohio is cold and grey all winter long and it sucks.

I have been looking forward to this Winger show for quite awhile - a show report is forthcoming of course!

Louder Than Life Festival Announces Lineup Changes

Louder Than Life will take place September 26 - 29 in Louisville, Kentucky. A few lineup changes have been announced, including the obvious cancellation of Helmet since the band recently scrapped their entire tour. Tickets are still available!

The Dead Daisies New Music Teaser Sounds Cool

The Dead Daisies will release a new album called Light 'Em Up September 6. In advance of that, a single is dropping Friday called "I Wanna Be Your Bitch." I'll post up the whole track when it is available but I think this sounds promising. The band promises the new album has a very 70s rock feel - I hope so!