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About Cubensis

Since 1987, Los Angeles-based band Cubensis has carried the torch in celebration of one of America’s most beloved touring bands, the Grateful Dead. Cubensis sets out to re-create the Grateful Dead experience by emulating the spirit of Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and the rest of the legendary San Francisco jam band. Cubensis plays complete shows covering all eras of the Grateful Dead, and no night is ever the same. Cubensis is far more than just your standard cover band as they bring the magic and sounds to those longing for the live vibe that only the Grateful Dead was able to deliver.

Cubensis performs its critically acclaimed live performance of Grateful Dead show recreations to audiences and venues all over the western United States. Giving homage in a continually evolving artistic outlet, the band recreates the Grateful Dead experience with compelling accuracy. Like the Dead, the band explores and searches out all the possibilities of the music.

The group has been acclaimed for giving new life to the Grateful Dead’s material, bringing in new styles, new innovations, and new jam band enthusiasts, while at the same time remaining loyal to the original music and the original fans. With Cubensis, the band is more likely to go off and do a little exploration on its own terms, which is a more authentic experience than trying too hard to re-create something that was done a long time ago by people who invented it.

Cubensis is drawing national attention with their true-to-life performances. LA Weekly recently raved, “Cubensis plays with the same laid-back mastery as the real McCoy.” Big Brother skateboard magazine says Cubensis is “the nation’s premiere Dead tribute” and the OC Weekly declared them “the hottest Grateful Dead tribute act going.” OC Register affirmed Cubensis was “the best place to channel Jerry Garcia” and AOL Citybeat stated, “Cubensis is renown for whipping its faithful crowd into a swirling, psychedelic mass for three hours straight.”

Each night, Cubensis decides on performing songs from the hundreds that the Grateful Dead performed during their 35-year tenure as fathers of improvisational rock. As a chamber orchestra interprets Bach or Mozart, Cubensis presents a completely spontaneous set list, song by song, with uncanny faithful interpretation. Audience members encourage the band by calling out requests for favorite tunes. The band performed their 3000th show during their 2013 summer tour.

The group has its craft so well refined that even members of the Grateful Dead themselves, such as keyboardists Vince Welnick and Tom Constanten, have appeared on stage and performed with these live music interpreters. Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir encouraged the band, saying, “Just love what you do…and of course, you do!”

Cubensis dips into every incarnation of the Dead, so most fans can experience shows that happened long before they were born. All eras of the Dead and the Jerry Garcia Band are represented. As with the originators, improvisation is key, so every night’s performance is unique and memorable.

In addition to regional touring with numerous sold out shows, Cubensis continues their commitment to community service every fall, when they perform a benefit show in partnership with the Rex Foundation, a non-profit, charitable organization established in 1983 by friends and members of the Grateful Dead, to further the organization’s philanthropic goals. Money raised at the benefit concert is contributed directly to the Rex Foundation, which provides grants to area community groups and non-profits.

Currently, the band is touring extensively with some 100 dates per year spread across the southwest from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe, San Diego, Phoenix and Las Vegas. The last several years have seen them playing at medium to large sized theatres joined by special guests from the jamband scene such as Vince Welnick of the Dead, Chris Robinson and Marc Ford of the Black Crowes, Warren Haynes of Allman Brothers fame, Garcia collaborators David Nelson and Martin Fierro, and Barney Doyle of the Mickey Hart Band. The group has been invited back to the House of Blues in Hollywood, Anaheim and San Diego for over 50 engagements.

Cubensis’s authenticity and popularity is possible because of the Dead’s fervent fans, called Deadheads, who followed the group from show to show, who have now latched on to Cubensis. Unlike most bands, the Dead allowed its fans to tape performances. The tapes have been archived, and a database called DeadBase lists the order of songs done at every show. Thus, the band’s appearances and performances are highly anticipated.

The band doesn’t reproduce the Grateful Dead’s songs note for note—though it would be hard for most listeners to tell. The Dead’s music is highly improvisational, with rock, country and jazz influences. Cubensis members say there’s room for interpretation while staying true to the original. “It’s all about tapping into the same inspirational flow,” says Cubensis lead guitarist Craig Marshall. Dead guru Jerry Garcia once gave Marshall permission to recreate the Dead’s music, as long as he did a “good job” of it. “I told him we played all Grateful Dead songs,” recounts Marshall, to which Garcia replied, in mock surprise, “Oh yeah? So do we!”

Even the press has caught on to what they’re trying to do. LA Times observed, “As the tribute to one of the ultimate jam bands, their set lists are as free and frollicky as the crowd.” Big Brother skateboard magazine did a feature piece on Cubensis in its January 2002 issue and various newspapers and online publications have consistently praised the band, and its mellow but fanatical following. In the end, what Cubensis does is not just a tribute to the Grateful Dead but also a testament to the enormous number of unique setlists they performed in their long career. Cubensis seizes the framework of the original music and sees how much further it can be taken.    

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About The Higgs

Doors 6:30 PM | Opening Act 7:30 PM | Headlining Act 9 PM

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About Drowning Pool

C.J. Pierce – Guitar

Stevie Benton – Bass

Mike Luce – Drums

Jasen Moreno – Vocals

Giant riffs, crowd moving grooves and monstrous vocals are the tools with which DROWNING POOL build triumph out of tragedy, steadily evolve without compromise, and remain true to their supporters with over a decade’s worth of remarkable fortitude and attitude. HELLELUJAH is absolutely the album their diehard fans demanded and the aggressive heavy rock world at large deserved.

The platinum-plus conquerors from The Lone Star State deliver their heaviest batch of hell raising anthems, each burning with fiery adrenaline destined to light the radio ablaze and ignite crowds into impassioned sing-alongs. Only a few seconds into the album’s first single, “By the Blood,” it’s evident that Hellelujah is the most aggressive, ambitious, and truly definitive Drowning Pool album since Sinner, the platinum platter that gave the world Top 20 rock radio hit “Tear Away” and the massively successful “Bodies.”

It doesn’t get more brazenly defiant than Drowning Pool Hellelujah bangers like “We Are the Devil,” “Goddamn Vultures,” or “Push”: forward thinking modern rock anthems incorporating classic elements of brutal grooves with melodic power that never once sounds weak. C.J. Pierce’s guitar work is devastatingly crunchy yet dynamically colorful, locking in perfect sync with the charging rhythms of fellow cofounders Stevie Benton on bass and Mike Luce on drums, as Jasen Moreno’s vocals forge venom and bile into hooks.

Drowning Pool have scorched the stage alongside a who’s-who of genre legends, upstarts and everything else on the spectrum, including Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Papa Roach, System Of A Down, Kiss, Korn, Sevendust, Seether, Hellyeah, P.O.D., Five Finger Death Punch, Black Label Society and stints on Ozzfest with Metallica, Rob Zombie, and Marilyn Manson.

Each of Drowning Pool’s last three albums debuted in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Hard Rock chart, cementing the legacy established by their legendary platinum debut, Sinner, which the band celebrated with a 13-year anniversary special edition and tour. Moreno’s massive pipes enabled him to quickly master Drowning Pool’s dense catalog when he became the band’s frontman in 2012. From his reverent delivery of the late Dave Williams mosh-pit ready lyrics in the ubiquitous signature hit “Bodies” to his powerful take on Top 5 Active Rock hits like “Step Up” from Desensitized (2004), “37 Stitches” from Full Circle(2007), and “Feel Like I Do” from their self-titled album (2010). As Revolver Magazinenoted in their detailed review of Resilience (2013): “Drowning Pool continue to produce consistently killer albums with an unmistakable sound.”

Hellelujah (2016) is unfiltered and uncompromising, representing a band free to say, play, and do what they please, thanks to the unending support of their fans. Their shared loyalty, drive, and passion resulted in what Moreno describes as a “bad attitude record,” an album that pulls no punches with inspired confrontation. Producer Jason Suecof (All That Remains, Trivium, Demon Hunter) was the perfect man to capture the blend of metallic roots and instantly memorable choruses, riffs, and wickedly upfront lyrical assaults.

Drowning Pool songs conjure emotions that deeply connect with those who persevere against the odds and sacrifice to survive, whether it’s a military soldier serving overseas, or a blue-collar family trying to make ends meet. Their music transcends boundaries of race, class and lifestyle as well, resonating with people from all walks of life who look to music to get them through life’s challenges. The band’s Texas-sized crunch and gregarious, charismatic personalities catapulted them to platinum status and hard rock royalty in the early 2000s alongside contemporaries like Disturbed, Godsmack, and Slipknot. They’ve toured with Ozzy Osbourne. They regularly perform for U.S. Troops, traveling as far as the war zones of the Middle East to the outposts of Southeast Asia. They personally encouraged then-Senator Barack Obama to push through the Lane Evans Health Act, which improved healthcare for veterans.

Big sonic slabs of muscular power with a taste of the dark melodies of post-grunge remain Drowning Pool’s stock and trade. Their music is an unapologetic celebration of life’s joy and pain, able to swiftly maneuver between defiant declarations of resistance. Each distinctive era of the band’s history is represented onstage, where the band bashes through an arsenal of anthems all delivered with precision strength. The Hellelujah songs (with more contributions from all four members than ever) pulse with the power of all that’s come before and a reinvigorated hunger for the future. Drowning Pool celebrate the past while firmly focused on the present, coalescing into a brightly lit artistic future.

Doors 6:30 PM | Opening Act 7:30 PM | Headlining Act 9 PM

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About Drop8

The high-energy hard rock/metal band Drop8 brings together 5 intense musicians with a wide spectrum of experience and ability.  Hailing from the Inland Empire, Southern California, Drop8 pulls from a multitude of influences, from classic rock and metal to the new sounds of modern metal. Drop8 represents the best of all those worlds.  Armed with support and endorsements from great companies such as Krank Amplification, Dean Guitars, Dunlop Music Accessories, Knucklehead Strings and My Star Sound, the band has shown their hard work and abilities are recognized outside their local and regional scene.
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Drop8 has been compared to the likes of Disturbed, Metallica, Godsmack, and Black Label Society. Their live show has been the band’s trademark for the last 11 years and continues to propel the group to the highest level. The full frontal assault of crushing guitar tones, a rock solid rhythm section and powerful vocals makes Drop8’s high energy stage show a must see.
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Drop8 proved to be on their game with the debut CD “Brand New Aggression (BNA).” Comprised of songs with catchy melodies, powerful lyrics, solid rhythms, hooks, screaming riffs, and an aggressive punch that makes their sound unique and distinctive, Brand New Aggression proved to be a breath of fresh air for rock and metal fans.  The CD was mixed by James Lugo (Vocal Asylum, Hollywood, CA) who has worked with major record labels such as Capitol, Sony, Lava/Atlantic, and Warner Brothers. BNA was mastered by Bill Dooley (Paramount Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA) whose intimidating resume speaks volumes, working with rock legends such as Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, and Black Label Society.
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The band released their newest EP in August of 2014 titled “The Score” . They debuted it in front of That Metal Show’s Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson, and Jim Florentine at the Whisky a Go Go for a packed house . Drop8 is just released their follow up to

“The Score”  titled “Chasing Grey”. This new batch of songs represents a new era an even wider spectrum of influences and styles in combination with the sound that Drop8 fans have grown to love. Expect to see these songs incorporated into the live shows and released sometime soon. New stuff being written and recorded as we speak for 2018 as well.
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Drop8 is truly humble and appreciative of all support they have garnered over the last 11 years.  They have a deep respect for their peers as well as a strong appreciation for the local and regional music scene that spawned them.  As the fan base of Drop8 continues to grow, so does the band’s commitment writing high level, energy driven, fist pumpin’ music that does not fall short of the expectations of their supporters, endorsers and fans. Stand by, because Drop8 will capture your mind and leave you wanting more.

Initially formed in 2002, the band began performing as Drop8 in late 2003.  Over the next 8 years, Drop8 would perform countless shows throughout Southern California building a fiercely loyal following.  In 2005, Drop8 moved from the local pubs and bars in the Inland Empire of Southern California to the larger and more prestigious venues of Hollywood and Orange County.  Performing at venues such as The Whisky a Go-Go, The Roxy, The Key Club as well as Orange County venues like The Hard Rock Café and The Galaxy Theater.
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In 2006, the bands performance schedule began to take them out of state performing in places throughout the southwest region as well as making multiple appearances in Las Vegas.  This also coincided with the release of “Brand New Aggression” through CSG Music.  This release elevated the band to a new level attracting the support of music companies such as Krank Amplification, Dean Guitars, Dunlop Music Accessories, Knucklehead Strings and My Star Sound.  After three years and 250 plus shows, the band took some time to regroup and begin the writing of their next CD.  Drop8 welcomed Max Hoagland to the fold and began writing sessions for the new release.  The current line-up, which includes the additions of Jamie McCollum on guitar and Ryan Calamusa on drums, are firing on all cylinders with shows booked in Hollywood as well as recording tracks for the their new CD.

Drop8 has performed with a wide variety of national tour acts over the years.  Metal bands like Tom Keifer, Warrant, Dokken, Last In Line,  Sevendust, Hed (pe), Mushroomhead, American Head Charge, Full Blown Chaos, Scars of Tomorrow and Powerman 5000 as well as Rock acts Hoobastank, LA Guns, Jani Lane,  Beautiful Creatures, Bang Tango and Faster Pussycat have included Drop8 on shows on multiple occasions.  The band began making appearances at The Grove of Anahiem, The Key Club, Whisky a Go Go,The Coach House, and  Socal’s newest venue The Cave. Drop8 have continued to play larger venues with many National Acts. In 2013 Drop8 was a part of Hollywood’s very own Sunset Strip Music

Festival (SSMF),where they played at the world famous Whisky a go go.

About Dianthus Band

DIANTHUS is a melodic metal act based out of Los Angeles, California. The band was formed by twin sisters, Jackie and Jessica Parry. Their music has intrigued listeners with their chaste, melodic vocal harmonies, increasingly ominous guitar tones, thunderous bass, and full-throttle attack on drums. Known for their goth-metal image, DIANTHUS evokes a sense of elegance and mystery to their live performance, as well as an acceleration of high-energy on stage. In March of 2016, DIANTHUS was selected to participate in the House of Blues’ Music Forward Foundation’s “Bringin’ Down the House” Showcase at the legendary Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The band also released their debut single titled “Within Hazel Eyes” in February of 2017 (produced by Jeremy “JINXX” Ferguson of Black Veil Brides). The band will be releasing their debut full-length album, “WORTH LIVING FOR”, (recorded at Matt Sorum’s eminent DRAC STUDIOS in Beverly Hills, produced by JINXX) on July 17, 2018.

CDM es un tributo compuesta por 5 fanáticos de Maná que quieren ofrecer la mejor experiencia de concierto de Maná. • CDM is a tribute comprised of 5 Maná fans that want deliver the ultimate Maná live experience. Celebremos la “Revolución de Amor”.

Doors 6:30 PM | Opening Act 7:30 PM | Headlining Act 9 PM

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~ About Dead Man’s Party: Tribute to Oingo Boingo ~

Doors 6:30PM | Opening Act 7:30PM | Headlining Act 9PM

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Spankshaft

Spankshaft started as a punk-ska trio in the early months of ’09, based out of Yucca Valley,California. Led by guitarist Brandon Simpson, they voyaged to every venue, dive bar, or backyard show they could afford to travel to. At the same time, they self-recorded their home demo, “Home Demo” and gave it away for free.

The bigger part of a decade later, Spankshaft is known far and wide for their signature ‘Dissonant Ska’.They have shared the stage with acts as well known as Voodoo Glow Skulls, Buck-o-nine, Fish Bone, Suburban Legends, Pepper, The Expendables, Andy Frasco, Unwritten Law, Afroman AND Snoop Dogg just to name a few. 

Back in 2013, they released ‘Great Job’, the name being a reference to Tim & Eric that nobody picked up on. It was a 6-song EP, produced by Get Right Studios, which helped put Spankshaft on the map. Only 1,000 copies were ever made but the album is still available on ITunes, Amazon and streaming on Spotify.

The band has now grown to six members :Russel Waldron/Drums, Brent Simpson/Bass, Jason Underwood/Sax, Bill Barret/Trumpet, Joel Daniel/Trombone and Brandon Simpson on guitar.

The full-album, ‘Beasts & Goddesses’, will be available later this year. Recorded by Paul Francis of Get Right Studios, the album will be a 10-song masterpiece and has taken a year and a half to make.

Rebel SoulJahz hail from the urban streets of Waipahu, Hawaii. Since the bands inception in 2006 they have arranged, written and performed several number 1 hits such as “Nothing to Hide”, “The One”, “Play me like a Fool” and “Ms. Beautiful”. They have traveled to over 18 countries with headline performances to as many as 15,000+ attendees.

Doors 6:30PM | Opening Act 7:30PM | Headliner 9PM

$25 | $35 | $45 +applicable fees

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Phil Vassar is one of a handful of musicians to have multiple hits as a songwriter AND as an artist. He has 10 Number 1s, 15 Top 10s, and 26 TOP 40s.  Top songs include Just Another Day in Paradise. Carlene, Six Pack Summer, American Child, For a Little While & My Next Thirty Years (Tim McGraw), Right on the Money (Alan Jackson), I’m All Right & Bye Bye (Jodee Messina) and many more. American Soul is Phil’s ninth album. He also recently launched “Songs from the Cellar” a wine-infused musical conversation airing across the US and Europe.

Opening Act: Daniel Bonte Band

//Bo-na Fide adj. : real or genuine LAW: made or done in an honest or sincere way//
Taking their moniker to heart, Daniel Bonte & The Bona Fide are leading the charge to bring original & organic Rock Country to Southern California. Their sound has evolved from years of solo and collaborative songwriting, live performances, jam sessions after a double-shift, late nights with Jack Daniels, heartbreak, and feel good “Moments.” It’s not your ordinary country and that’s fine by them. If you like rock & roll, soul, blues, and the stories of country music then the Bona Fide will get your stamp of approval.

The Bona Fide recently partnered with Sunlane Music Management, and released their follow up EP entitled “Easy Kind Of Livin” in June 2016. They’re currently slotted to open for Easton Corbin at Shipkicker Festival in Long Beach this month, and Kip Moore & Josh Abbott Band at Night In The Country in July. The band will be planning a Texas to Tennessee tour set to commence in late August.

Doors 6:30 PM | Opening Act 7:30 PM | Headlining Act 9 PM

$40 | $55 | $70 + applicable fees.

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The Reader’s Digest version of Mark Wills’ story makes it clear he’s an award-winning singer’s singer. His matchless phrasing, passionate and meaningful delivery and right-on-the money vocals make each and every song he performs come alive. Like a picture perfect painting, Wills’ music is a vocal work of art that walks right off the canvas and into the hearts of country music lovers alike.
Bringing the Wills’ dimension to some of the greatest songs ever written, he’s not necessarily become known for being trendy, hip or even on the cutting edge, but rather and simply as a damn good singer!

“I think I’m a good storyteller to make a son g meaningful. Whether romantic or ‘reality,’ my focus is on the music delivery to make it my own for the people who listen—so that they can make it their own.”

And the people listen…

His list of accolades is his testament. Mark Wills is a multi-platinum selling country music star with eight top 10 hits to his name including “19 Something,” “Wish You Were Here” and “Don’t Laugh At Me;” all of which received nominations for Single, Song and Video of the Year by the Country Music Association. Wills won the Academy of Country Music ‘s award for Top New Male Vocalist in 1998. In 2002, his single “19 Something” spent six consecutive weeks at No. 1, was Billboard‘s top country hit of the year and was the second most-played song of the decade in 2009.

…and that’s just a chapter in Mark Wills’ life story.

Since garnering his Top New Male Vocalist recognition in 1998, Wills has become a staple in country music, like salt and pepper on a table; the chapters may have changed, but the story continues. The father of two daughters, a husband and the head of household, Mark’s role in life and music are one in the same.

“I think I’m at a point where I’ve seen all sides of me! I’ve become more aware of who I am not only as an artist, but as a father, a husband and a friend…and as a dad, I want to put out music my children can listen to; all in all, I take more ownership in it.”

His ownership is made evident in his newest collection of recordings on the CD entitled LOOKING FOR AMERICA; an assortment of tunes Mark describes as different, yet the same.

LOOKING FOR AMERICA is a project with no ‘sacrifices.’ With titles like “Smoking Gun,” “Where Did I Lose You,” “A Whole World” and “Rocking The Country,” the tracks are not just about a rhyme and a hook, they’re a menagerie of people-stories–a musical exhibition of heart-heavy, romantic, comedic all-American existence with apple pie flavor. Describing the hue of the music, Wills colors his music “dark blue.”

Opening Act: Shari Rowe

Shari Rowe brings her love of faith, family and the great outdoors wherever her music flows, making herself known on music charts around the world. Whether she’s telling the twisted tale of a deceitful southern belle with “Southern Spells,” or inviting you into her home with “Family Gathering,” Rowe’s magnetism is undeniable. From front porch performances to concerts on the big stage, Rowe has played with artists like Wynonna Judd, Three Dog Night, Aaron Carter, and Diamond Rio. Combining classic country and bluegrass elements with a stellar lineup of Nashville players, Rowe is changing the pace of modern country music.  It is no wonder the song is climbing country radio charts, and playing across the world. Shari is also a Celebrity Ambassador of the Red Note Foundation.

Doors 6:30PM | Opening Act 7:30PM | Headlining Act 9PM

$30 | $40 | $50 + applicable fees.

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Doors 6:30PM | Opening Act 7:30PM | Headlining Act 9PM

$10+ applicable fees.

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~ About Bee Gees Gold ~

John Acosta as Barry Gibb has performed in Bee Gees Tributes all over the world. His portrayal of lead singer Barry Gibb is with a zest for detail, like no other. From the look to the falsetto you will close your eyes and say its Barry! John Acosta’s Bee Gees Gold tribute Is the ultimate salute, and experience of seeing the Bee Gees in their prime, LIVE ONCE AGAIN! With the detailed vocal stylings of John Acosta (Barry) , Daryll Borges (Robin) , Jeff Celentano (Maurice) as the brothers Gibb, there is a sensation that will make you blurt out , Wow.. I just seen and heard the Bee Gees! Backed by a live band, the Vegas Bee Gees tribute recreates the look and sound of the Bee Gees from the 60’s to the late 70’s, with their unique falsettos that made them legends.

Performing such early hits as Massachusetts , I started a Joke , to the later Disco classics , Stayin’ Alive , You should be dancing etc.

California Theatre of the Performing Arts – San Bernardino, CA – Sat, May 4, 2013

Posted 05/07/2013
by lulu1000 This Fan’s Reviews

They sounded and acted like the Bee Gees and gave a very convincing performance. A great selection of the Bee Gees songs was represented with the singing talents of this group.

The Dallas Events Center at Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel – North Las Vegas, NV

Posted 04/21/2013
by NoBaggage This Fan’s Reviews

These guys nailed it!
These musicians were the next best thing to the real thing. I closed my eyes several times and thought they were the real Bee Gees. They sounded and looked so similar it is a fabulous tribute the Bee Gees. I hope the real Bee Gees family appreciates this great perpetuation of their fabulous legacy. AWESOME !!!! WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN HERE IN LAS VEGAS!!!! BOOK MORE SHOWS GUYS!

OC Fair & Event Center – Costa Mesa, CA – Thu, Aug 9, 2012

Posted 08/11/2012
by Anonymous

Excellent show! It’s nice to see a show, tribute or not, where the performers can actually sing.

Resorts Atlantic City – Atlantic City, NJ – Sat, Dec 31, 2011

Posted 01/04/2012
by luckydog2012 This Fan’s Reviews

What an amazing group. I have seen the Bee Gees live and these guys were as entertaining..

Resorts Atlantic City – Atlantic City, NJ – Sat, Dec 31, 2011

The band was incredible. I can’t believe how closely they sound like the real thing. ……The pre-purchase contact person in AC let me to believe the concert would continue after NYE. Oh well.
Favorite moment: Touching “Barry Gibbs” hand!

Doors 6:30PM | Opening Act 7:30PM | Headlining Act 9PM

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About the Rocky Horror Picture Show

In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O’Brien). Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”

Doors 8 PM

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About Mr. Crowley: The Music of Ozzy Osbourne

Mr. Crowley was born back in 1999, a time when there weren’t any Ozzy or Black Sabbath tribute acts around yet.

After almost two decades of paying tribute to The Prince Of Darkness, the passion for performing these incredible works burns stronger than ever in every one of the members…

Through the last 19 years, the band has gone through countless members and incarnations, many whom have gone on to join up with larger than life acts making Mr. Crawley somewhat of a breeding ground.

Recently their guitar player Mark Knapp was features on AXS-TV’s World Greatest Tribute Band series, and in 2013 Mr. Crowley set the Guinness Book of World Records for the Largest Air Guitar Ensemble during KCAL’s Rock N Roll Bingo Event at San Manuel Casino.

Seeing Mr. Crowley live is somewhat of a surreal adventure for the avid Ozzy fan as they truly are the most authentic sounding and looking Ozzy band in America. Contrary to a fairly common belief, the band uses no backing tracks EVER!

What you’re seeing and hearing live is being done the old fashion way. Live and in real time.

Mr. Crowley does more than just cover the songs that made Ozzy Osbourne famous, they truly tribute the man and his work, playing all of the songs of Ozzy’s entire catalog, including both Black Sabbath as well as his solo career.

Other Acts: Maiden USA | Big City Nights | Dirty Deeds

Doors 6:30PM | Opening Act 7:30PM | Headlining Act 9PM

$15 + applicable fees.

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Dokken exploded out of the boiling hard rock/heavy metal scene in Los Angeles in the early 1980s. 1983’s “Breaking the Chains” with its catchy title track, set the stage for Dokken becoming the most dominant creative and commercial force in the world of Melodic Hard Rock for the following years. Such classic albums as “Tooth and Nail”, “Under Lock and Key” and “Back for the Attack” all became Multi-Platinum selling smashes and the live “Beast from the East” went gold in Europe and Japan. Songs like “Alone Again”, “Just Got Lucky”, “Into the Fire”, “In My Dreams”, “Unchain the Night”, “Dream Warriors”, “Burning like a Flame” and “Heaven Sent” are still nowadays regarded among the genre’s finest.

Dokken has shared the stage with AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith, Judas Priest, Van Halen, Kiss, Scorpions, as well as Bon Jovi, just to name a few. The band hit stadium status in 1988, playing in front of over a million fans in just five weeks. It seemed Dokken was on the verge of superstardom. But like so many other bands that have come before and after them, Dokken broke up his group in 1989.

In 1994, the legendary A&R man John Kalodner offered Dokken a recording contract on the condition the group had to be original members. The band released the appropriately titled “Dysfunctional” in 1995 selling 450,000 copies, which by the mid ’90s was considered by industry standards very respectable. But just as they were on the verge of releasing a second single, filming a video, starting a world tour and “taking it all the way”, as Don Dokken puts it, the baggage from their past reared its ugly head, and again the group began to unravel. Soon after guitarist George Lynch left the group, he was replaced by Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake).

They released “Erase the Slate” in 1999 Followed by their DVD “Live from the Sun” in 2000. In 2001, Beach was replaced by John Norum (Europe) and released the album “Long Way Home”. By 2003 guitarist Jon Levin came on board with the subsequent release of the albums “Hell to pay”. Lightening strikes Again’ and ‘Broken Bones’ and has remained with the group for over 20 years now. All 3 CD’s have been aclamained as a true and definite return to there classic sound.

In October 2016, the original members of Dokken reunited for a brief Sold-Out tour of Japan, playing in several Arenas as well as co-Headlining the Loud Park Festival with the Scorpions. But as Don says, “It was fun to play with the original members again, but my current line-up of Dokken will remain so.”

DOKKEN is now Don Dokken (vocals), Mick Brown (drums), Jon Levin (guitar) and Chris McCarvill (bass).

Dokken has survived and kept their loyal fans in a time when people’s tastes change as fast as Britney Spears’ wardrobe, they have been embraced by a whole new generation of rock fans. They recently played at ‘The Bang Your Head Festival’ in Germany as well as ‘Rambling Man’ in England receiving rave reviews. The group is now currently back in the U S wrapping up there 2017 world tour! The group plans on a new record release in 2018.

They say a cat has nine lives and it seems Dokken is enjoying more than a few as well!

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One of the most eloquently emotive country vocalists of modern times is launching her first new solo album in five years.

Lorrie Morgan, the first woman in her genre to begin her career with three consecutive Platinum albums, re-emerges on Shanachie Entertainment with Letting Go….Slow. It is a collection that showcases a rainbow of emotions, from darkest heartache to bright, shiny humor.

“Where I am in my life right now, I’m not afraid to express what I feel, or what I don’t feel,” she comments about the collection’s varied moods. “I’m not afraid to express my views on anything, especially on being a woman.

“I have been a daughter, a bride, a mother, a divorcee, a widow, a single mother, a breadwinner and, ultimately, a survivor. In many ways, I am a living, breathing country song, and I know what I sing.

“I didn’t want this to be just another album. I wanted it to be something that really moved me. When I listened to songs for it, I’d think, ‘No, not that one. I’m not going to be able to sing that one, because I’m not going to be able to feel it.’ It was very important to me for this album to reflect the things that I am feeling today.”

Morgan has long been the envy of her peers for her lustrous vocal phrasing and the down-to-earth believability of her torchy performances. On records such as “A Picture of Me Without You” and “I Guess You Had to Be There,” she ached with pain. She was feisty and sassy in “Watch Me,” “What Part of No” “Five Minutes” and “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength.” She has kicked up her stiletto heels in fun on her hits “Except for Monday” and “Go Away.” On her epic “Something in Red” she was an anguished, struggling everywoman.

Her performances on Letting Go….Slow can match any of her earlier efforts, for they are among the most vibrant of her career. The collection is divided equally between new songs and her reinventions of country classics.

This peerless song interpreter brings a soprano lilt and a cha-cha retro tempo to the Patsy Cline favorite “Strange.” Bobbie Gentry’s Southern-gothic saga “Ode to Billie Jo” is taken at a slow, swampy pace with Morgan dipping into her deep alto register. She brings enormous tenderness to Vern Gosdin’s “Is It Raining at Your House.”

On Bob Dylan’s “Lay, Lady Lay,” Morgan is pert and jaunty, riding a reggae groove. She resonates sadness in her version of Larry Gatlin’s “I’ve Done Enough Dying Today,” but rises resiliently in her reworking of Earl Thomas Conley’s “What I’d Say.”

Each of the new songs she has chosen for Letting Go…Slow is a small revelation. “Something About Trains” is a highly inventive arrangement and a contemplative lyric, both of which fit this singing stylist like fine couture. “Slow” is a power ballad that she gives a torrid, emotional undertow. “Jesus and Hairspray is “one for the girls,” a humorous, upbeat and highly entertaining ditty incorporating the old aphorism, “the higher the hair, the closer to heaven.”

Morgan co-wrote “How Does It Feel” in response to her divorce from singer Sammy Kershaw several years ago. The sublimely country “Lonely Whiskey” is the penultimate barroom weeper. The stunning “Spilt Milk,” on the other hand, finds the singer exploring a jazzier tone as she adopts an after-hours cabaret mood.

To record this remarkable return to disc, Lorrie Morgan reunited with producer Richard Landis. He has helped craft many of her prior hits, as well as acclaimed recordings for Vince Gill, Neil Diamond, Ronnie Milsap, Juice Newton, Eddie Rabbitt, Poco, Kenny Rogers, Dionne Warwick, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and dozens more.

“Richard is so creative,” says Morgan. “It sounds like a cliche, but he really is a musical genius. And he believes in what he produces so passionately that it scares people. He’s very intense. We feed off of each other in the studio. We push each other to be better. He has a way of making me try harder.

“We recorded in a former church that has been turned into a recording studio on Music Row. It had a great vibe. We had all the musicians in there with me. I wanted it to sound like me and the guys just sitting and playing. It’s a very warm sounding record, with the steel, the harmonica and the dobro ‘answering’ my vocals. I like to sing ‘live’ with the musicians. A lot of the vocals on this album were done in one take, because I feed off the musicians. And Richard encourages that.

“I have been living with some of these songs for more than a year. ‘I’ve Done Enough Dyring Today’ and ‘Is It Raining at Your House’ are songs I have wanted to record for 10 years. I sang ‘Ode to Billie Jo’ in my live shows for a long time.”

“Slow” is co-written by Ashlee Hewitt, who is Lorrie Morgan’s daughter-in-law and former backup singer. Hewitt now performs in the up-and-coming Nashville trio Post Monroe. “How Does It Feel” is even closer to home, since Morgan co-wrote it herself.

“I have always written songs, and I do love to write,” she comments. “But I don’t like to pair up with a lot of people. It’s more of a personal thing with me. It usually bothers me to co-write, and I don’t like appointment writing, at all. Plus, I’m not one of those people who says, ‘If I didn’t write it, I’m not going to record it.’ If somebody else’s song is better, I’m going to record it and not mine.”

Lorrie Morgan has been around great songs all her life. She is a Nashville native who is the daughter of Country Music Hall of Fame member George Morgan. She made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage at age 13, singing “Paper Roses.” Her father died suddenly of a heart attack at age 51. She was l6 at the time and just beginning her musical career. Lorrie Morgan began making records shortly thereafter. She was honored with induction into the Opry cast when she was just 24.

Morgan married fellow country singer Keith Whitley in 1986. She was signed to RCA Records in 1987, and her onslaught of hits began the following year. Whitley’s tragic death of an alcohol overdose in 1989 left her a widowed working mother. Their duet “Til a Tear Becomes a Rose” earned her a 1990 CMA award.

Her first three albums, Leave the Light On (1989), Something in Red (1991) and Watch Me (1992), all earned Platinum Record awards. Her Greatest Hits collection (1999) is also Platinum. War Paint (1994), Greater Need (1996) and Shakin’ Things Up (1997) are all Gold Record winners.

She sang “The Sad Cafe“ on Common Threads: Songs of the Eagles, which was named the CMA Album of the Year in 1994. Country fans voted Lorrie Morgan their TNN/Music City News Female Vocalist of the Year in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1998.

Lorrie Morgan maintained her recording pace in the new millennium, releasing collections in 2002, 2004, 2009 and 2010. In 2012 and 2013, Morgan starred and sparkled in the lavish Enchanted Christmas productions at the opulent Opryland Resort in Nashville. She took that show on the road in 2014.

In 2013, she teamed with fellow Opry star Pam Tillis for the duet CD Dos Divas. The two hit makers then embarked on a two-year joint tour that sold out every appearance.

“We had a blast,” says Morgan with a chuckle. “It wasn’t until the Grits & Glamor tour that we really connected. We connected as working mothers, as businesswomen, as second-generation performers.” Pam is the daughter of Country Music Hall of Fame member Mel Tillis, who co-wrote “Strange” on Morgan’s new CD. Both women also share a finely honed sense of humor.

“I pride myself on my humor. My dad used to say, ‘You should never take yourself too seriously,’ and I got my sense of humor from my dad. I love to have fun. I’ve reached the age where I feel that I deserve good company around me, people who can make me laugh, who love music and who love to have a good time.

“On the outside, I’m very lighthearted. But on the inside, I have a lot of pain that I deal with. Singing is my therapy, and that is what this album is all about. ‘Lonely Whiskey’ says it all. Like I said, I’m at the point where I’m not afraid to sing about what I want to sing and to be creative. And this record gave me that chance.

“I didn’t want to record just another nice little album that gets put away on a shelf. I wanted to record a Grammy Award winning album. That was my goal.

“But no matter what happens, I think these recording sessions were just magical. It was the most fun I’ve ever had doing an album.”

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~ About Led Zepagain: Tribute to Led Zeppelin ~

Led Zepagain (stylized Led ZepAgain) is an American hard rock tribute band to Led Zeppelin, formed in Ventura, California in 1988. The current band consists of vocalist/harmonica player Swan Montgomery (“Robert Plant”), Guitar/ Mandolin Anthony David (“Jimmy Page”), bassist/keyboardist/mandolinist Jim Wootten (“John Paul Jones”) and drummer/percussionist Derek Smith (“John Bonham”).

Having formed in 1988, Sony recording artists Led Zepagain have become highly regarded as the most accurate and authentic replication of Led Zeppelin in the world today. With well over a million downloads on iTunes to their credit, Led Zepagain’s popularity has also seeped into pop culture by having been mentioned on the network TV shows “The Gilmore Girls”, “Chicago Fire” and “Bad Judge” !

In January of 2004, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page himself attended a Led Zepagain show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. He was absolutely astonished at the bands accuracy stating “It’s amazing how much you sound like us. You must have grown up on this because you were inside the music, and you paid attention to detail in your presentation…I can tell you guys really love our music!”

This encounter led to the members of Led Zepagain attending Led Zeppelin’s 2007 Reunion Concert at London’s O2 Arena by invitation of Mr. Page as well as a surprise visit from Jason Bonham in March of 2009 as he sat in with the band on their encore performance of the song “Rock and Roll”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w6noToYSqQ

Led Zepagain was honored to have been featured on AXS TV’s “World’s Greatest Tribute Bands” in 2014, and were asked to come back for an encore performance in March of 2017 to perform the iconic Led Zeppelin lV album in it’s entirety.

Having played nationally and internationally in such places as Japan, Russia, Ireland, Alaska, Germany, Bosnia, Peru, Canada, Kosovo, Mexico City Guam, Brazil, Panama, Chile, Argentina, Uraqury, and Paraqury, Led Zepagain regularly performs to packed houses all over the world. We guarantee that from the sound and the look, to the vintage equipment and costuming, Led Zepagain will be the closest thing that you will ever see to a live Led Zeppelin performance! Come on out and see what Jimmy Page was talking about.

Led Zepagain will prove that although the band members may be different, The Song Remains The Same.

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“Some people are impressionists. These guys leave an impression”.  Says Bill Miller, owner of Johnny Cash.com about Cash’d Out (Douglas Benson vocals, George Bernardo drums, John Heussenstamm guitar, Nate Lefranchi bass), a San Diego based band that channels Johnny Cash in about as close a manner to the real thing as it gets.

After thirteen years, traveling hundreds of thousands of miles on the road and winning over as many fans, fans who still continually tell the group how grateful they are that Cash’d Out so rightously carries the torch of the Johnny Cash Show.

Besides music critics anointing Cash’d Out as “the next best thing to Johnny Cash”, their highlights have been many:

W.S. Holland, Johnny Cash’s longtime drummer, has sat in with Cash’d Out;  front man, Douglas Benson, has played Johnny’s cherry sunburst Guild guitar (courtesy of Mr. Miller);  “Cindy Cash came to a show and was moved to give me a glass locket that was her father’s,” explains Benson;  Longtime Johnny Cash manager Lou Robin has also been to several Cash’d Out shows and claimed that if he closed his eyes it was as if “going back in time.”;  And most recently, an unforgettable evening performing the music of Johnny Cash with the San Diego Symphony as a special event for their Summer Pops Series.

The band’s live shows respectfully reference the late, great Man in Black’s Sun Records and early Columbia era sound, combined with the energy of the classic multi-platinum live recordings from Folsom Prison and San Quentin. The group’s genuine love (and authentic recreation) of Johnny Cash’s music and its universal appeal fans of all ages and of virtually all musical genres makes each Cash’d Out show a must-see event.

Or as Bill Miller says, “Some people are impressionists. These guys leave an impression.”

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~ About Los Lonely Boys ~

AUSTIN, Texas—“We decided to call this album Revelation because we want to make music that reveals something to people about their lives and their world,” says Jojo Garza. He’s talking about the new release by Los Lonely Boys, the close-knit Texas trio that the bassist/vocalist shares with his brothers Henry (vocals, guitar) and Ringo (drums, vocals). “As musicians and artists, we’re here to connect with people, and to share our view of things.”

Revelation — to be released on the band’s own LonelyTone imprint Jan. 21, 2014, in association with the respected Austin-based indie Playing in Traffic — is a landmark release for the siblings. While maintaining the infectiously melodic mix of bluesy rock ’n’ roll and rootsy brown-eyed soul that’s long endeared Los Lonely Boys to its fiercely loyal fan base, Revelation adds an expansive range of new sonic elements, e.g. the conjunto touches of “Blame It On Love,” the reggae groove of “Give A Little More,” the rustic acoustic textures of “It’s Just My Heart Talkin’ and the baroque pop elements of “There’s Always Tomorrow.”

“We’re always trying to broaden our horizons and advance musically, and that’s something that we were very conscious of in making this record,” Jojo states. “We’re always looking for new ways to communicate and reach people, so we experimented with a lot of different sounds and production approaches.”

Toward that end, the brothers also collaborated with an eclectic cast of co-writers in assembling the dozen new original songs that comprise Revelation, including alt-country icon Radney Foster, in-demand pop tunesmiths Matthew Gerrard and David Quiñones, Black-Eyed Peas collaborators George Pajon Jr. and Keith Harris, and Raul Pacheco of Ozomatli.

Revelation also marks Los Lonely Boys’ first recording work since Henry Garza sustained serious injuries in a fall from the stage during a February 2013 performance in Los Angeles, necessitating a lengthy and ongoing recovery period.

“We nearly lost Henry, man, and that was a big change for us,” Jojo acknowledges. “The whole experience was a wake-up call for us. It made us rethink every aspect of our lives and our careers, and it reminded us of what’s really important to us.”

The abiding sense of family unity and creative rapport that allowed the band to weather such a potentially devastating event has been built into Los Lonely Boys from the beginning. Indeed, Henry, Jojo and Ringo have been making music together for their entire lives. Their father, Ringo Garza Sr., was a member of another sibling band, the Falcones, which played throughout southern Texas in the ’70s and ’80s. When that group disbanded, Ringo Sr. went solo, and recruited his three young sons to back him. The family relocated to Nashville in the ’90s, and soon Henry, Jojo and Ringo Jr. began writing and performing their own material as a trio.

After moving back to Texas, the brothers recorded their eponymous debut album in 2003 at Willie Nelson’s Pedernales studio in Austin, with Willie himself guesting on the sessions. Although originally released on small Or Music label, Epic Records picked up Los Lonely Boys for major-label distribution in early 2004. The album quickly won the band a large national audience. Its lead single “Heaven” became a Top 20 pop hit, reached the #1 spot on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, and eventually won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

After a prominent guest appearance on the 2005 Santana album All That I Am, Los Lonely Boys solidified their success with 2006’s Sacred, which brought two more Grammy nominations, and 2008’s Forgiven, as well as the holiday-themed Christmas Spirit. Meanwhile, the band continued to build its reputation as a singularly powerful live act.

In early 2009, Los Lonely Boys made their LonelyTone/Playing in Traffic debut with the all-covers EP 1969, followed by the unplugged Keep On Giving: Acoustic Live! Those releases set the stage for the band’s acclaimed 2011 album Rockpango, and for the creative leap forward that Revelation represents.

“We want to make music that brings people together, not music that divides people,” Jojo states. “We’re all about having a good time, but we also make an effort to write about things that really matter. A lot of people write songs about superficial things, like how you look and what kind of car you drive and how much money you have, but we’re not interested in that. We want to create music that’s about the love and the energy and the spirit that we all carry as people.”

“We’re very thankful that God blessed our family with a drummer, a guitar player and a bass player, and that the three of us get to make music together,” Jojo concludes. “There’s been a few bumps in the road here and there, but that happens in any family and in any band. The main thing is that we stick together, and that we’re trying to pass on that feeling of brotherhood, of familia, in the music that we make.”

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~ About Jonny Lang ~

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About Ignite

“A War Against You” is the sound of IGNITE taking a stand and delivering a record without borders or boundaries. The much-anticipated follow-up to the Southern California band’s 2006 watershed moment, “Our Darkest Days”, “A War Against You” affirms that IGNITE is still rooted in the energy and melodicism of hardcore’s salad days, while proving themselves not merely a great punk or hardcore band, but a great band in their own right.

Formed in 1993 in the suburbs of Orange County during the height of Seattle Grunge and the Epitaph Records punk revival, IGNITE have made a career defying convention with against the grain music and thought provoking, politically charged lyricism. From prior efforts including “Call On My Brothers” (1995), “Past Our Means” (1996) and “A Place Called Home” (2000), the band’s records have distinguished themselves with complex arrangements, triumphant hooks and IGNITE’s calling card: frontman Zoli Teglas’ unmistakable, soaring vocals.

Not only have IGNITE become an international touring force, headlining sold-out venues and festivals across the world, but recent history also found the band members individually exploring new creative avenues that have only served to galvanize IGNITE itself. Most notably, Teglas took up vocal duties for Cali punk mainstays, Pennywise, whom he fronted on their critically well-received 2012 album “All Or Nothing”. “From the outside, it may have looked like we took our time between records, but it was probably the busiest time of our lives,” Brett Rasmussen (Bass) says. “Zoli played in Pennywise. Craig [Anderson Drums] was playing in Strife. Brian [Balchack – Guitar] was writing and recording with Into Another. I was touring with Nations Afire. But through it all, IGNITE continued to tour and grow.”

“Playing in Pennywise was amazing but playing in IGNITE I can focus just as much on the message as well as the music,” says Teglas, recounting his time outside of the IGNITE fold. “For 20 years, Pennywise had a message that their other singer [Jim Lindberg] wrote. I appreciate both bands and what they each have to say. I’m thankful for the time I had in Pennywise, but in IGNITE I can speak my mind about social issues. My calling has always been to play music to make a change. I still have that calling. As clichéd as it sounds, I still have that fire that burns inside of me.”

Cut to early 2014. IGNITE found themselves reenergized, rededicated and back in the studio with longtime producer, Cameron Webb (Motörhead). “This is the third record we’ve worked on with Cameron,” says Zoli. “He understands us as people and as a band better than almost anyone.” The sessions became a collective soul-searching for the band; who spent the better part of a year and a half writing songs for “A War Against You”. “When we started writing the album, we were kind of trying to force the record be a certain thing,” states Rasmussen. “Once we finally let go and let the songs happen like they were supposed to happen, the songs took their own direction.”

“IGNITE is in a different place from when they made ‘Our Darkest Days’,” says producer, Webb. “I think after being a band for a long time, it was healthy for them to go off and play in other bands and then bring those experiences back to make this record. They found out that Ignite is where their passion really lies.”

From the album’s strident opener, “Begin Again”, the inspirational “Where I’m From” to the driving “Nothing Can Stop Me”, which was written about a friend of the band’s battling cancer, “A War Against You” not only sums up the classic IGNITE sound but expands on it, proving the veteran band a musical force to be reckoned with. In fact, IGNITE have long distinguished themselves beyond the punk and hardcore sects, playing packed acoustic performances in Europe and Southern California. Recent years have even found the band sharing European festival stages with the likes of Twisted Sister and Rise Against, amongst countless others, and winning over the most varied of crowds every time.

“We’ve always tried to play to the most diverse crowds we can,” says Brett. “We’ve gone out on the road with punk and hardcore mainstays like Bad Religion, Misfits and Suicidal Tendencies but we have also ventured out with bands like Goldfinger, Sevendust, and of course, in Europe we play with tons of metal bands like Machine Head, In Flames and Motörhead.” In fact, Machine Head themselves, recently covered IGNITE’s classic “Our Darkest Days/Bleeding” on a recent release to critical and fan acclaim.

In true IGNITE fashion; “A War Against You” speaks volumes from both personal and political perspectives.

Teglas’ lyrics remain as positive and upbeat as ever, yet tempered with age and experience. “A lot of this album is an ode to my family, an ode to the immigrant struggle,” says the frontman, who has long written about his own Hungarian heritage in IGNITE’s lyrics; a topic that surfaces on the track, “Alive,” as well as the album’s haunting closing track, “Work.”

Current events including the Syrian refugee crisis in Europe as well as man’s ruination of the environment (which comes to the fore on the track, “The Suffering”) echoes throughout “A War Against You”. IGNITE has long been a band with a message and the new album broadcasts that news from the front in no uncertain terms. For example. “Oh No Not Again,” a massively anthemic track on the album, provides a stirring snapshot of life during the everyday wartime. On the meaning of the album’s title, “A War Against You”: “It’s about humanity and the sadness that war has always brought and how hard it is to be a bystander, a displaced person, an immigrant,” the frontman states. “That is ultimately all of us. The war-mongers make a ton of money and everyone else gets to pay to the price.”

“One of the first songs I ever wrote said; ‘Education without action does nothing’,” remarks Teglas, who is actively involved with Sea Shepherd as well as his own Pelican Rescue Team, which has rescued untold numbers of injured and endangered seabirds. For IGNITE’s frontman, this has always been a “more than music” proposition. “My calling has always been to play music to make a change,” says Teglas. “If I’m not going to do that then I shouldn’t be onstage.”

Two decades in, IGNITE are still screaming for change and here are the postcards from the war against you.

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More than just a “tribute” to Lynyrd Skynyrd a tribute to the man that defined it. Artimus Pyle has said ” If it wasn’t for Ronnie, no one would know my name.” Since his departure from Skynyrd in 1991 , Artimus Pyle’s career has led him down an amazing path of solo records and projects culminating into one the finest tributes to southern rock royalty. The Artimus Pyle Band is a high energy, true to the music, and true to the era rock group. One of the few that is on the road today. Artimus Pyle, Brad Durden, Jerry Lyda, Dave Fowler, and Scott Raines are not only a group of friends and contemporaries but a group with some of the most seasoned musician in the southeast.

APB delivers hit after hit after hit, night after night after night. From Freebird to Sweet Home Alabama, APB gives fans the best of Skynyrd with one of men who made it!

Artimus Pyle – Drums 2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee

Long considered the “wild man” of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Artimus Pyle’s powerful and distinctive double bass drumming helped define the legendary Skynyrd sound.

Artimus got his first real break at the Charlie Daniels band’s Volunteer Jam. His first recording lists — Artimus Pyle, percussion. Then with other work for the Marshall Tucker Band, Artimus became known as a powerful session drummer.

Using his connections with Charlie Daniels and Marshall Tucker, both acts that toured often with Skynyrd, Artimus met with Ronnie VanZant and Ed King at Studio One in Doraville, Georgia. The results of that meeting — Saturday Night Special — greatly impressed Ronnie. Artimus’ live debut with the band took place in Jacksonville’s Sgt Pepper’s Club in October 1974. The gig, a show to raise money and awareness for Jacksonville’s food bank, was hot Everyone remembers the band walking through the front door and into a crush of people that doubled the legal occupancy of the club. Playing under the hot lights in an over-packed club with an underpowered air conditioner made for a memorable night When Bob Burns left the band permanently following Skynyrd’s first European tour in December 1974, Artimus quickly got the nod as Skynyrd’s new drummer.

The years Artimus played with Skynyrd were the years that solidified the legend behind the band. Quickly developing into one of the nation’s top touring draws with a grueling schedule of 300 shows a year, the constant work and touring paid off. By October 20, 1977, Skynyrds songs had become radio staples.

Brad Durden – Vocals/Keys “I try to mix a lot of different styles into my own”

Brad Durden grew up in the small town of Twin City, GA. He started playing with bands at the age of 15 and has toured with various groups since 1986. In 1991, Brad joined the Southern rock band Copperhead and signed a deal with Mercury Records in 1992. Copperhead toured from 1992-1994, sharing the stage with such acts as Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special, The Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, The Kentucky Headhunters, as well as Night Ranger, Foreigner, Survivor, and Quiet Riot. He also got the chance to work with the legendary producer Tom Dowd (Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, Aretha Franklin, just to name a few) and Rodney Mills (.38 Special, the Doobie Brothers). Brad also had a short stint in country music, sharing the stage with such acts as Kenny Chesney and the Dixie Chicks. His influences range from Billy Poweii (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Elton John and Jon Lord (Deep Purple) to “really anyone who has played piano, Hammond B-3 or keyboards in general”. Brad is also a songwriter and does studio sessions when time permits.

Scott Raines – Guitar “Scott knows skynyrd in and out.”

Scott Raines grew up in Slocomb, AL. He started playing guitar at the age of 9, learning by ear the music of Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers and the like. He has performed with bands, played studio sessions and performed solo acoustic/vocal gigs ever since.

Though his roots are in classic rock and roll, Scott’s vast experience has given him the ability to easily cross genres. He loves to jam with everyone, declaring that music is conversation with many dialects. “I learn something from everyone”, he declares. Scott is also a songwriter. He enjoys collaboration and admits that music and arranging is where his strength lies.

Scott married his wife, Michelle in 2000 and they have 2 daughters, Jordan and Chloe.

Scott also enjoys investing (real estate & stock market), commercial real estate brokerage, running, biking and outdoor activities. He is an active Rotarian and prioritizes community service as well as serving abroad, volunteering for mission trips when opportunities arise.

Jerry Lyda – Guitar “Forget the ego because I promise you don’t have to go far to find players that are better.”

Jerry Lyda started out playing in rock cover bands in the early 80’s touring the Southeast club circuit. Late 80’s formed a country band called The Colts again touring the Southeast US opening shows for Kenny Chesney, Johnny Paycheck, John Anderson, Wade Hayes and many others.

Jerry owns and operates Music City Asheville, the leading music store in western North Carolina. Jerry’s versatile guitar sytle and the raw power of his Les Paul add the perfect compliment to Scott’s rich strat sound. This dynamic makes THE sound fans of the band expect. “Playing with Artimus has been a complete pleasure and continues to be. To be able to play that music with the man that helped create it is pretty special.”

When asked about why Skynyrds music has stood the test of time: “When things are real people tend to relate much better. If you listen to any of the Skynyrd stuff that Ronnie wrote you can almost see yourself in the situation he’s writing about because it’s about normal everyday life.”

Dave Fowler – Bass

Since age 13 Dave has played bass guitar for many top tier Nashville based acts among them Lorrie Morgan, John Michael Montgomery, Ronnie Milsap, Tracy Lawrence, Dottie West and he has also tour managed acts such as Dr John and Dolly Parton. He grew up in Asheville, NC where he honed his “bass skills” playing southern gospel music as a teen ager. As he developed as a bassist his love for all music grew to great proportions especially southern based music .. ala Lynyrd Skynyrd among many other bands from the 70’s and 80’s. He counts it a real honor to have been asked to join The Artimus Pyle Band in 2016. The guys welcomed me and made me feel comfortable right from the start Dave says.. it’s a real blessing to get to do something you love with all your heart and make a living at it. You can only appreciate The APB when you see us live .. we really strive to honor the music that has stood on it’s on from day 1. We hope to see you at a show near you soon!! Dave is proudly endorsed by Ampeg amps, Pig Hog Cables, Comfort Straps, Curt Mangan Strings, Fender and Spector basses.

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Doors 6:30PM | Opening Act 7:30PM | Headlining Act 9PM

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Orleans is best known as the 70s Pop/Rock band that brought you the iconic hits “Still the One”, “Dance With Me” and “Love Takes Time”. Now entering it’s 41st year of live performances, Orleans has produced a body of work spanning 16 albums and several DVDs. The band continues to be in great demand domestically and internationally for live shows, as they have been for four decades.

In the summer of 2012, Orleans experienced a tragedy in the sudden passing of co-founder Larry Hoppen. While there is no replacing Larry, the decision was made to somehow continue to perform the remaining shows of the year’s calendar. Co-founder/brother Lance Hoppen, along with long-standing members Lane Hoppen, Fly Amero and Charlie Morgan were rejoined by co-founder John Hall (who had been on sabbatical as a US Congressman) in order to finish with dignity and integrity what had been started 40 years prior.

With more than a dozen successful shows under their belt, the band finds that they are more than ready, willing and able to forge ahead into year 41.

Doors 6:30PM | Opening Act 7:30PM | Headlining Act 9PM

$28 | $38 | $48+ applicable fees.

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