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STEEL PANTHER @ TOAD’S PLACE WITH SMALL TOWN TITANS

STEEL PANTHER @ TOAD’S PLACE WITH SMALL TOWN TITANS

  I planned on attending this Steel Panther gig, had tickets for a couple of months. I told everyone I was watching an important NFL game (Bengals vs Chiefs) and didn’t want to leave for the show until the game was over. When my photographer, the amazingly talented Holly Roy Borden, messaged me that we had to cover the opening band – I let out a heavy sigh. Thankfully I found out Bengals won before […]

VRSTY LIVE AT THE WEBSTER UNDERGROUND

VRSTY LIVE AT THE WEBSTER UNDERGROUND

The NYC quartet known as VRSTY (pronounced Var-Si-Ty) added the Webster Underground to their grueling list of tour dates. A small but loyal group of fans were met with the news that the show got pushed back an hour and were stuck outside during storm Nicole. I saw the singer, Joey Varela, at the merch booth & shouted out puns on their song titles. “We’re stuck out here in a “Massive” storm!” “We’re going “Colorblind” […]

SHINEDOWN – THE PRETTY RECKLESS – DIAMANTE

SHINEDOWN – THE PRETTY RECKLESS – DIAMANTE

The party started early for this one! 7.5 hours before Shinedown took the stage they were awarded a star on Mohegan Sun’s Walk Of Fame. Hundreds of fans gathered to watch Brent Smith (vocals), Zach Myers (guitar), Eric Bass (bass, production), and Barry Kerch (drums) get inducted in an exceptionally quick ceremony. Some diehard SD fans got in line for the show immediately afterward. This gig was Shinedown’s sixth performance, its fifth sold-out, at Mohegan […]