Wednesday, September 30, 2009

September 30

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
Bill Rieflin of R.E.M. is 49; Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls is 45;

ON THIS DATE
1942 Dewey Martin of Buffalo Springfield was born in Chesterville, Ontario, Canada. Martin died earlier this year at the age of 68
1948 Marc Bolan of T. Rex was born in Hackney, East London, England. Bolan died in 1977
1988 John Lennon receives a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

IN CONCERT
Thursday, Rocktober 1 POP EVIL Club Firestone Orlando

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

September 9

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 29
Jerry Lee Lewis is 74; Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad is 61; Mike Pinera, who briefly was a member of Iron Butterfly from 1969-1971 is 61; John Payne of Asia is 51; Brad Smith of Blind Melon is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Mickey Hart joins the Grateful Dead
1976 At his 41st birthday celebration Jerry Lee Lewis shoots his bass players Norman Owens in the chest. Lewis is charged with discharging a firearm within city limits. Owens later sues Lewis after he recovers
2003 David Lee Roth injures himself on stage, forcing the cancellation of his tour

Monday, September 28, 2009

New Rock Releases


September 29
New Releases
ALICE IN CHAINS...Black Gives Way To Blue and Vinyl
LYNYRD SKYNYRD...God And Guns
FOREIGNER...Can't Slow Down
ELVIS COSTELLO...The Costello Show: Live at the El Mocambo
MADNESS...The Liberty of Norton Folgate
LEADBELLY...Leadbelly Meets Blind Lemon Jefferson
WILLIE DIXON/MUDDY WATERS...Python-Snake Bite 3 (Import)
BREAKING BENJAMIN...Dear Agony
STEVE VAI...Where the Wild Things Are (DVD)
STEVE VAI...Where the Wild Things Are
MARK KNOPFLER...Get Lucky (vinyl release of new album)
BUCKCHERRY...Live And Loud 2009

BoX Sets, Greatest Hits, Remastered
GENESIS...Genesis Live 1973-2007 (8 CD/3 DVD Box Set)
ROD STEWART...The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998 (Box Set)
BILLY JOEL...The Collection: Billy Joel (Piano Man/52nd Street/Kohuept: Live in Leningrad) (Box Set)
JOURNEY...The Collection:Journey (Escape/Frontiers/Infinity) (Box Set)
AEROSMITH...The Collection: Aerosmith (Aerosmith/Get Your Wings/Toys in the Attic) (Box Set)
KORN...The Music Of Korn (Box Set)
JUDAS PRIEST...Collections (Import)
EUROPE...Collections (Import)
ELVIS PRESLEY...The Music of Elvis Presley: The 1950s (Box Set)
ELVIS PRESLEY...The Collection:Elvis Presley (Elvis Presley/Elvis/Loving You) (Import)
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN...The Collection:Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble (Texas Flood/Couldn't Stand the Weather/Soul to Soul) (Box Set)
EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER...Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never End (Remastered)
BOB DYLAN...The Collection:Bob Dylan (Another Side of Bob Dylan/Bringing It All Back Home/Highway 61 Revisited)
ALICE COOPER...Collections (Import)
TED NUGENT...The Music of Ted Nugent (Box Set)

Rocktober 6
New Releases
KISS...Sonic Boom
POWERMAN 5000...Somewhere On The Otherside Of Nowhere
JANE'S ADDICTION...The Lowdown Unauthorized
RUSTY ANDERSON...Born On Earth
Various Artist...Oh Happy Day
LITA FORD...Wicked Wonderland
JOE PERRY...Have Guitar Will Travel
JACK BRUCE/ROBIN TROWER...Seven Moons Live (DVD)
JOE COCKER...Live At Woodstock

Remasters, Greatest Hits
SANTANA...Marathon (30th Anniversary Edition, Remastered)
TOTO...Fahrenheit (Remastered)
SCORPIONS...Pure Instinct (Remastered)
URIAH HEEP...The Early Years

Rocktober 20
New Releases
ZZ TOP...Double Down Live (DVD)
TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT...Expando

Rocktober 27
New Releases
R.E.M. ...R.E.M. Live at the Olympia

Reissues
FRANK MARINO AND MAHOGANY RUSH...Live/Tales of the Unexpected/What's Next

Remasters
U2...The Unforgettable Fire

November 3
Reissues, Greatest Hits
FOO FIGHTERS...Foo Fighters Greatest Hits
NIRVANA...Bleach (remastered)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 28
Nick St. Nicholas formerly with Steppenwolf is 66; Danny Weis formerly with Iron Butterfly is 61; George Lynch of Dokken is 55;

ON THIS DATE
1968 It is announced that Janis Joplin has left Big Brother And The Holding Company
1976 A&M Records files suit against George Harrison for his new album being late. That album turns out to be 33 1/3
2005 Jerome Dillon of Nine Inch Nails is admitted into the hospital in Sacramento, California after a show there due to a heart condition
2006 Tom Morello of Audioslave is arrested along with around 400 other people for unlawful assembly, blocking the main entrance road to the Los Angeles International Airport. The protest takes place during a march to raise awareness about the rights of immigrant hotel workers

IN CONCERT
Tuesday, September 29 RICHARD MARX Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista

Sunday, September 27, 2009

September 27

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 27
Randy Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive and the Guess Who is 66; Meat Loaf is 62; Greg Ham of Men At Work is 56; Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down is 31;

ON THIS DATE
1973 It is announced that Carlos Santana has changed his name to Devadip
1979 Jimmy McCulloch formerly with Wings dies at the age of 26 of a heroin overdose
1986 Cliff Burton of Metallica dies in a bus accident as the band were traveling to Copenhagen. Burton was 24
2004 A court In los Angeles rules that The Doors Of The 21st Century may continue to use that name. John Densmore of the Doors had filed suit trying to stop them. That same day Phil Spector is officially indicted for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson who died in his home nearly two years earlier. Spector claims Clarkson committed suicide but a grand jury doesn’t buy it

IN CONCERT
Monday, September 28 RICHARD MARX Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista

Saturday, September 26, 2009

September 26

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 26
Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos is 55; Craig Chaquico of Jefferson Airplane is 55; Al Pitrelli of Megadeth and Blue Oyster Cult is 47;

ON THIS DATE
1968 Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones is fined for marijuana possession
2007 Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler declares a mistrial in the Phil Spector murder case. The legendary producer is accused of shooting an actress at his L.A. home. The deadlocked jury can not reach a unanimous verdict

Friday, September 25, 2009

September 25

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 25
Mike Luce of Drowning Pool is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1980 John Bonham of Led Zeppelin dies at the age of 32
1989 Billy Joel sues his former manager for $90 million but ended up onl;y winning $2 million
2003 Robert Palmer dies of a heart attack at the age of 54
2008 After a 43-year wait, Paul McCartney performed his first concert in Israel, saying he was on a mission of peace for Israel and the Palestinians

IN CONERT
Friday, Rocktober 23 LITTLE FEAT The Plaza Theatre Orlando

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week


TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(Enter)1. MEGADETH...Endgame
(Enter)2. MARK KNOPFLER...Get Lucky
(2)3. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(Enter)4. ACE FREHLEY...Anomaly
(4)5. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(3)6. CHEVELLE...Sci-Fi Crimes
(5)7. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND...Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King
(7)8. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
(10)9. GREEN DAY...21st Century Breakdown
(Re-enter)10. Various Artist...Twilight soundtrack

ON THIS DATE
1942 Linda McCartney of Wings is born. McCartney died in 1998
1993 Steven Adler formerly with Guns 'N' Roses reaches a $2.5 million settlement with his former bandmates. He alleges they forced him to use heroin then booted him out of the band when he couldn`t kick the habit
2007 Wes Scantlin of Puddle Of Mudd is banned for life from Graceland after he jumps into a private pool and is escorted off the estate by security

IN CONCERT
Friday, Rocktober 16 BONHAM State Theatre St. Petersburg
Friday, November 13 RATT Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Saturday, January 16 RICHIE HAVENS Capital Theatre Clearwater

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - #112. Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes (1968)


Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes

Label – Polydor
Producer – Manoel Barenbein
Art Direction – Pedroy
Nationality – Brazil
Running Time – 35:59

Track Listing (standout tracks listed in bold)

1. Panis Et Circensis
2. A Minha Menina
3. O Relogio
4. Adeus Maria Fulo
5. Baby
6. Senhor F
7. Bat Macumba
8. Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour
9. Trem Fantasma
10. Tempo Perdido (Once Was A Time I Thought)
11. Ave Genghis Khan

So I have read that this – Os Mutantes debut album, is far and away their best. If that is the case, I don’t EVER want to hear any of their other works. Os Mutantes were at the forefront of Brazilian music at the time and their music is described as “a wildly inventive trip that assimilates orchestral pop, whimsical psychedelia, musique concrète, found-sound environments” it’s actually best described as just dreadful. To be fair, I know little to nothing about Brazilian music and I’m sure this is just not my cup of tea as well and pop/rock music listeners are sure to have a hard time finding the hooks in the songs because of the big emphasis on rhythm that is put onto the tracks through Samba drums.
There's just a lot of weirdness going on and it’s just not very well done. There is also the element of weirdness for the non-Portuguese Speaking audience, because I can't understand the lyrics at all. My understanding is that they actually are little more than drug-addled phrases used primarily for their sound than any actual meaning. .
Although they met with limited success during their own time, many contemporary underground or independent bands in the United States and Europe cite Os Mutantes as a major influence. Kurt Cobain publicly requested a reunion tour from the trio in 1993. Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has worked to publish and promote the group's back catalog through his own Luaka Bop label.
This debut record appears at number 9 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 greatest Brazilian albums of all time- but it is however not recommended.



ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 23
Bruce Springsteen is 60; Lita Ford is 51;

ON THIS DATE
1969 The rumour that Paul McCartney is dead begins as the Illinois University newspaper The Northern Star publishes "Clues Hint At Beatle Death."
1977 Love You Live by the Rolling Stones is released

IN CONCERT
Thursday, September 24 CHEVELLE/HALESTORM House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, Rocktober 4 MEAT PUPPETS Universal Studios Orlando
Saturday, Rocktober 31 SEVENDUST Guavaween Festival Downtown Tampa
Friday, February 5 B.B. KING/BUDDY GUY Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, April 16 NELSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, April 17 NELSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, April 18 NELSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

September 22

David Coverdale
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 22
David Coverdale of Deep Purple and Whitesnake is 58; Joan Jett is 51;

ON THIS DATE
1965 Roger Daltrey punches out Keith Moon, both of the Who, while the band is on tour in Scandanavia
1980 John Lennon signs with Geffen Records

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, September 23 JOURNEY and NIGHT RANGER Amway Arena Orlando

Monday, September 21, 2009

Quick Bits (Mini Reviews Of New Releases)



Ace Frehley – Anomoly
Ace Frehley took 20 years to finish "Anomaly," his fourth solo studio album and first since 1989's "Trouble Walkin' " It was worth the wait. With rockers like “Foxy And Free," and "Outer Space" opening the record you know your in for a wild ride. There is a cover of Sweet's 1970s hit "Fox On The Run" that just doesn’t hit it’s mark, but other then that the record is a strong one from start to finish. "Space Bear," is just a beast of a track and is one of three instrumentals on the disc along with another part of the “Fractured” series on instrumentals. "Anomaly" clearly shows why Ace Frehley is considered one of the most influential guitarists in rock and roll history. Standout tracks: Foxy And Free, Space Bear, Outer Space.

KISS – Sonic Boom
Sonic Boom is the album KISS fans have been waiting for all these years. Its no-frills production, fist-in-the-air rock anthems, it is an album as raw and vital as the best of KISS' back catalog. The thing that sets this record from KISS' later studio efforts is that it has a band identity. No pop songs from slick outside writers, and no outside musicians other then the members of KISS. This was written and performed by the members of KISS. It has all of the hallmarks of a classic KISS record; heavy guitar riffs, powerful rock drumming, strong bass lines, and lyrical, well-crafted guitar solos. "Yes I Know" and "Hot And Cold" and especially “I’m An Animal” contain some of Gene Simmons' best work in decades. As for Tommy Thayer, his stylings, tone and phrasing will have some fans wondering what year it is. Paul Stanley and Eric Singer round out the album's classic performances with contributions that are perfectly suited to each track. KISS is shamelessly pandering to a particular demographic base by tailor-making a record to fit its needs. More bands should bother to make great records that their fans will actually like and I can't imagine any KISS fan not liking Sonic Boom. Standout tracks: I’m An Animal; Yes I Know; Stand

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - #111. Ravi Shankar - The Sounds Of India


Ravi Shankar - The Sounds Of India

Label – Columbia
Producer – Uncredited
Art Direction – Uncredited
Nationality – India
Running Time – 53:40

Track Listing (standout tracks listed in bold)

1. Introduction to Indian Music
2. Dâdrâ
3. Maru Bihag
4. Bhimpalasi
5. Sindhi-Bhairavi

An interesting record to say the least . It is one of Ravi Shankar’s earliest works and was created specifically for the “West”. The record is an attempt to teach those that were curious “western listeners” about the beauty – if not the complexity - of Indian music and basically tried to tell the listener what is going on!
There are four ‘ragas’ performed, Maru-Bihag, Bhimpalasi, Sindhi-Bhairavi, and Pancham-se-Gara, which is played during the piece titled "Dadra," which is actually a ‘tala’. Confused? Well, throughout the album there are short lessons in the forms and techniques given by Shankar himself before the various pieces are then performed. If you are looking for a pure Indian music record, you should then perhaps pass no this one. This is more of a historical document of both Shankar's amazing abilities, as well as his love of spreading the word for his music and teaching others. If you were thinking of delving into some of Ravi’s other works – this may be the best place to start just to help you understand what is going on in the music. This music is popular in the “West” mainly because Ravi Shankar taught George Harrison and, mainly through the Beatles, brought Indian Music to the West. And by all accounts Shankar is definitely the master of ragas, his technical prowess and improvisational capacity is astounding.
The first track is composed of Ravi Shankar explaining the music, and at the beggining of each track he gives a little introduction of what each track is and how it is structured. Not terribly entertaining, but educational. For that reason alone it is recommended.

Central Florida Concert Datebook

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK

Sunday, Rocktober 4 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Sunday, Rocktober 4 COLD House Of Blues Orlando
Sunday, Rocktober 4 MEAT PUPPETS Universal Studios Orlando
Monday, Rocktober 5 CAGE THE ELEPHANT State Theater St. Petersburg
Monday, Rocktober 5 ALICE COOPER Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach
Wednesday, Rocktober 7 BETTER THAN EZRA Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Wednesday, Rocktober 7 THE BLACK CROWES Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, Rocktober 8 BETTER THAN EZRA Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 8 JOHNNY WINTER State Theater St. Petersburg
Friday, Rocktober 9 U2 Raymond James Stadium Tampa
Friday, Rocktober 9 THE BLACK CROWES House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 9, 2009 MOLLY HATCHET Fort Mellon Park Sanford
Saturday, Rocktober 10 BETTER THAN EZRA Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, Rocktober 11 BETTER THAN EZRA Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, Rocktober 11 SEVENDUST House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Wednesday, Rocktober 14 JOHNNY WINTER Polk Theatre Lakeland
Thursday, Rocktober 15 JOHNNY WINTER The Plaza Theater Orlando
Thursday, Rocktober 15 BONHAM House Of Blues Otlando
Friday, Rocktober 16 ROBIN TROWER Ritz Theater Ybor City
Friday, Rocktober 16 BONHAM State Theatre St. Petersburg
Saturday, Rocktober 17 FOGHAT Broken Spoke Saloon Ormond Beach
Saturday, Rocktober 17 DR. JOHN Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center Daytona Beach
Saturday, Rocktober 17 ROBIN TROWER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 SHINEDOWN/SICK PUPPIES House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 KISS/BUCKCHERRY St. Pete's Times Forum Tampa
Thursday, Rocktober 22 BONNIE RAITT Ruth Eckerd Clearwater
Friday, Rocktober 23 BLUES TRAVELER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 23 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD and ATREYU Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Friday, Rocktober 23 LITTLE FEAT The Plaza Theatre Orlando
Saturday, Rocktober 24 STRYPER Jannus Landing Courtyard St. Petersburg
Wednesday, Rocktober 28 STRYPER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 29 JOHN WAITE Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 30 JOHN WAITE Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 30, 2009 REO SPEEDWAGON/STYX/NIGHT RANGER Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Saturday, Rocktober 31 JOHN WAITE Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, Rocktober 31 SEVENDUST Guavaween Festival Downtown Tampa
Sunday, November 1 NIGHT RANGER Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Monday, November 2 NIGHT RANGER Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Tuesday, November 3 BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Plaza Theater Orlando
Thursday, November 5 DR. JOHN Tampa Theatre Tampa
Friday, November 6 LOS LOBOS Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, November 7 LOS LOBOS Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, November 8 LOS LOBOS Disney World
Sunday, November 8 ALL THAT REMAINS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 13 RATT Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Saturday, November 14 GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS Vinoy Wasterfront Park St. Petersburg
Saturday, November 14 THE CULT Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Sunday, November 15 STEVE MILLER BAND/GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS UCF Arena Orlando
Tuesday, November 17 JACKSON BROWNE Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, November 18 STEVE MILLER BAND Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Wednesday, November 18 JACKSON BROWNE Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Sarasota
Thursday, November 19 AC/DC Amway Arena Orlando
Friday, November 20 JACKSON BROWNE Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, November 20 RATT House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 20 HALESTORM The Ritz Tampa
Wednesday, November 25 ROGER DALTREY House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 27 SEVEN MARY THREE House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 27 MEGADETH Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Monday, November 30 ROGER DALTREY Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, December 12 CHRIS ISAAK Universal Studios Orlando
Saturday, January 16 RICHIE HAVENS Capital Theatre Clearwater
Saturday, January 23 RICHIE HAVENS Mt. Dora Community Center Mt. Dora
Friday, February 5 B.B. KING/BUDDY GUY Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, April 16 NELSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, April 17 NELSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, April 18 NELSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista

New Rock Releases


September 22
New
THREE DAYS GRACE...Life Starts Now
STEPHEN STILLS AND MANASSAS...Pieces
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH...War Is The Answer (Deluxe Edition) and 2 LP's with bonus CD and a clean version
YOKO ONO...Between My Head and the Sky and vinyl
JIMI HENDRIX/OTIS REDDING...Jimi Plays Monterey & Shake! Otis At Monterey- Criterion Collection (blu-ray)
LITTLE FEAT...Skin It Back (DVD)
BAD COMPANY...Live In Concert (DVD)
STEVE MARRIOTT...All or Nothing: Live in Germany (DVD)
PAUL KANTER AND WOODEN SHIPS...Ft. Lauderdale Dec 1992
RICHARD MARX...Emotional Remains

Remastered, Reissues, Box Sets
TEARS FOR FEARS...Raoul and the Kings of Spain (Remastered, Import)
GREEN DAY...Shenanigans (vinyl)
DURAN DURAN...Rio (vinyl, Remastered, Import)
URIAH HEEP...Celebration (Deluxe Edition)
NAZARETH...Nazareth/Exercises (Import)
Various Artist...Vol. 2-Rockfest Four-Pack (Import)
Various Artist...Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 (Box Set)
GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS...One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer: Essential Recordings

September 29
New Releases
ALICE IN CHAINS...Black Gives Way To Blue and Vinyl
LYNYRD SKYNYRD...God And Guns
FOREIGNER...Can't Slow Down
ELVIS COSTELLO...The Costello Show: Live at the El Mocambo
MADNESS...The Liberty of Norton Folgate
LEADBELLY...Leadbelly Meets Blind Lemon Jefferson
WILLIE DIXON/MUDDY WATERS...Python-Snake Bite 3 (Import)
BREAKING BENJAMIN...Dear Agony
STEVE VAI...Where the Wild Things Are (DVD)
STEVE VAI...Where the Wild Things Are
MARK KNOPFLER...Get Lucky (vinyl release of new album)
BUCKCHERRY...Live And Loud 2009

BoX Sets, Greatest Hits, Remastered
GENESIS...Genesis Live 1973-2007 (8 CD/3 DVD Box Set)
ROD STEWART...The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998 (Box Set)
BILLY JOEL...The Collection: Billy Joel (Piano Man/52nd Street/Kohuept: Live in Leningrad) (Box Set)
JOURNEY...The Collection:Journey (Escape/Frontiers/Infinity) (Box Set)
AEROSMITH...The Collection: Aerosmith (Aerosmith/Get Your Wings/Toys in the Attic) (Box Set)
KORN...The Music Of Korn (Box Set)
JUDAS PRIEST...Collections (Import)
EUROPE...Collections (Import)
ELVIS PRESLEY...The Music of Elvis Presley: The 1950s (Box Set)
ELVIS PRESLEY...The Collection:Elvis Presley (Elvis Presley/Elvis/Loving You) (Import)
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN...The Collection:Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble (Texas Flood/Couldn't Stand the Weather/Soul to Soul) (Box Set)
EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER...Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never End (Remastered)
BOB DYLAN...The Collection:Bob Dylan (Another Side of Bob Dylan/Bringing It All Back Home/Highway 61 Revisited)
ALICE COOPER...Collections (Import)
TED NUGENT...The Music of Ted Nugent (Box Set)

Rocktober 6
New Releases
KISS...Sonic Boom

Rocktober 20
New Releases
ZZ TOP...Double Down Live (DVD)
TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT...Expando

Rocktober 27
New Releases
R.E.M. ...R.E.M. Live at the Olympia

Remasters
U2...The Unforgettable Fire

November 3
Reissues, Greatest Hits
FOO FIGHTERS...Foo Fighters Greatest Hits
NIRVANA...Bleach (remastered)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 21
Don Felder formerly with the Eagles is 62; Liam Gallagher of Oasis is 37; David Silveria formerly with KoRn is 37;

ON THIS DATE
2004 Mark Lanegan of the Screaming Trees and Queens Of The Stone Age is injured in an auto accident forcing the cancellation of several solo concerts
2005 Billy Joel receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
2006 Axl Rose is sued for $1.15 million by an art broker who alleges the Guns N’ Roses frontman reneged on a deal to purchase a painting of John Lennon by the late Andy Warhol. The firm claims that Rose had agreed to pay $2.36 million to a New York gallery for the portrait, but only forked over $1.21 million. That same day Raymond "Boz" Burrell of Bad Company died at the age of 60 in Spain

Sunday, September 20, 2009

September 20

Chuck Panozzo
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 20, 2009
Chuck Panozzo Of Styx IS 62; Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme is 43; Matthew Nelson and Gunnar Nelson of Nelson are 42; Ben Shepherd of Soundgarden is 41; Rick Woolstenhulme of Lifehouse is 30;

ON THIS DATE
1970 Jim Morrison of the Doors is found guilty of indecent exposure and profanity from an incident at a concert in Miami in 1969. The conviction is appealed but Morrison died before that went to court
1972 Paul McCartney is arrested for cannabis found on his farm

IN CONCERT
Sunday, Rocktober 4 COLD House Of Blues Orlando
Thursday, Rocktober 15 BONHAM House Of Blues Otlando

Saturday, September 19, 2009

September 19

Lol Creme
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 19
Lol Creme of 10cc is 62; A. Jay Popoff of Lit is 36;

ON THIS DATE
1973 Gram Parsons of the Byrds died at the age of 32 in Joshua Tree, California.

IN CONCERT
Saturday, November 14 THE CULT Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Friday, November 27 Megadeth Hard Rock Cafe Orlando

Friday, September 18, 2009

September 18

Kerry Livgren
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 18
Kerry Livgren of Kansas is 60;

ON THIS DATE
1970 Jimi Hendrix died in London at age 27
1978 Each member of Kiss release a solo album
1983 Kiss appears on MTV reveasling themselves 'Unmasked", in other words without makeup

IN CONCERT
Saturday, September 19 GREAT WHITE Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week


TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(Enter)1. THE BEATLES...The Beatles In Stereo
(3)2. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(1)3. CHEVELLE...Sci-Fi Crimes
(5)4. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(7)5. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND...Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King
(Enter)6. THE BEATLES...The Beatles In Mono
(6)7. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
(Enter)8. JOHN FOGERTY...AThe Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
(2)9. THE BLACK CROWES...Before The Frost...Until The Frost
(8)10. GREEN DAY...21st Century Breakdown

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 17
Fee Waybill of The Tubes is 59;

ON THIS DATE
1967 The Doors appear on the Ed Sullivan Show. Jim Morrison was asked not to sing the line “Girl, we couldn’t get much higher" in Light My Fire but he sings it anyway. The band is then banned from the show. On that same day the Who appear on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. An explosion rigged to go off in Keith Moon's drum damages Pete Townshend's hearing
2007 Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi checks into a rehab center in Sundance, Utah
2008 Metallica's album Death Magnetic enters the Billboard Album Charts at number 1. That makes them the only artist to have 5 albums debut at number 1. The Beatles, U2 and the Dave Matthews Band each have 4

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

September 16


B.B. King

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 16
B.B. King is 84; Kenney Jones formerly with the Small Faces, the Faces and The Who is 61; Ron Blair from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch is 61; Richard Marx is 46;

ON THIS DATE
1966 Pete Quaife quits the Kinks and is replaced by John Dalton
1977 Marc Bolan from T. Rex is killed in an auto accident two weeks before his thirtieth birthday

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

September 15

Lee Dorman
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 15
Lee Dorman of Iron Butterfly is 64; Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger is 57;

ON THIS DATE
1964 In Cleveland, Ohio a police officer grabs John Lennon's microphone while he is still singing and halts the Beatles concert for 15 minutes until the crowd settles down
1969 Allen Shellenberger of Lit was born. Shellenberger died last month at the age of 39
1974 Gary Thain of Uriah Heep is shocked while on stage in Dallas
2008 Richard Wright, a founding member of Pink Floyd, died at age 65

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, September 16 MOTORHEAD House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Monday, September 14, 2009

New Rock Releases


NEW ROCK RELEASES
September 15
New Releases
ACE FREHLEY...Anomaly (CD or Vinyl)
LIVING COLOUR...The Chair In The Doorway
MARK KNOPFLER...Get Lucky
BRUCE HORNSBY...Levitate
JOHN MAYALL...Tough
IRON BUTTERFLY...In-A-Gada-Da=Vida (DVD)
MEGADETH...Endgame
ALTER BRIDGE...Live In Amsterdam (DVD)
RINGO STARR...Soundstage: Ringo Starr and the Roundheads - Live (DVD)
LESLIE WEST...Big Phat Ass Guitar (DVD release)
ERIC WOOLFSON...Edgar Allan Poe: A Musical By Eric Woolfson (Import)
CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH...Demos (180 gram vinyl)

Reissues, Greatest Hits, Compilations
THE DOORS...The Doors (180 gram vinyl)
THE DOORS...L.A. Woman (180 gram vinyl)
THE DOORS...Strange Days (180 gram vinyl)
THE DOORS...Waiting For The Sun (180 gram vinyl)
THE DOORS...The Soft Parade (180 gram vinyl)
THE DOORS...Morrison Hotel (180 gram vinyl)
THE CLASH...Essential Tin Box (Import)
Various Artist...The Roots Of Kings Of Leon
Various Artist...The Roots Of Captain Beefheart
SANTANA...Supernatural (Legacy Edition)
EUROPE...Collections
Various Artist...Bruce Springsteen's Jukebox
TOAD THE WET SPROCKET...Playlist: The Very Best of Toad the Wet Sprocket
BOB DYLAN...Essential-Tin Box
MEN AT WORK...Playlist: The Very Best of Men at Work
THE ZOMBIES...New World (Import, Remastered)
TOTO...Essential-Tin Box (Import)
ALICE COOPER...Collections
SANTANA...Essential-Tin Box
BUDDY HOLLY...Buddy Holly & the Crickets (Import)
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE...Playlist: The Very Best of Jefferson Airplane
EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER...Works 1 & 2 (Import, Remastered)

September 20
New Releases
PEARL JAM...Backspacer

September 22
New
THREE DAYS GRACE...Life Starts Now
STEPHEN STILLS AND MANASSAS...Pieces
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH...War Is The Answer (Deluxe Edition) and 2 LP's with bonus CD and a clean version
YOKO ONO...Between My Head and the Sky and vinyl
JIMI HENDRIX/OTIS REDDING...Jimi Plays Monterey & Shake! Otis At Monterey- Criterion Collection (blu-ray)
LITTLE FEAT...Skin It Back (DVD)
BAD COMPANY...Live In Concert (DVD)
STEVE MARRIOTT...All or Nothing: Live in Germany (DVD)
PAUL KANTER AND WOODEN SHIPS...Ft. Lauderdale Dec 1992
RICHARD MARX...Emotional Remains

Remastered, Reissues, Box Sets
TEARS FOR FEARS...Raoul and the Kings of Spain (Remastered, Import)
GREEN DAY...Shenanigans (vinyl)
DURAN DURAN...Rio (vinyl, Remastered, Import)
URIAH HEEP...Celebration (Deluxe Edition)
NAZARETH...Nazareth/Exercises (Import)
Various Artist...Vol. 2-Rockfest Four-Pack (Import)
Various Artist...Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 (Box Set)
GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS...One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer: Essential Recordings

September 29
New Releases
ALICE IN CHAINS...Black Gives Way To Blue
LYNYRD SKYNYRD...God And Guns
FOREIGNER...Can't Slow Down

Rocktober 6
New Releases
KISS...Sonic Boom

Rocktober 20
New Releases
ZZ TOP...Double Down Live (DVD)
TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT...Expando

Rocktober 27
New Releases
R.E.M. ...R.E.M. Live at the Olympia

Remasters
U2...The Unforgettable Fire

November 3
Reissues, Greatest Hits
FOO FIGHTERS...Foo Fighters Greatest Hits
NIRVANA...Bleach (remastered)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 14
Ed King formerly with Lynyrd Skynyrd is 60; Steve Berlin of Los Lobos is 54;

ON THIS DATE
1949 Notice that Ed King has a birthday today. Another Skynyrd member was born on the very same day, Steve Gaines. Gaines died in 1977

IN CONCERT
Tuesday, September 15 CREED and STAIND Amway Arena Orlando
Tuesday, September 15 MOTORHEAD Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Tuesday, September 15 LIVING COLOUR House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Sunday, September 13, 2009

September 13

Zak Starkey

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 13
Dave Mustaine Of Megadeth is 48; Zak Starkey is 44; Steve Perkins of Jane's Addiction is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1959 Elvis Presley first met his future wife, 14-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu, while stationed in West Germany with the U.S. Army. (They married in 1967, but divorced in 1973.)

Saturday, September 12, 2009

September 12

Neil Peart
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 12
Gerry Beckley of America is 57; Neil Peart of Rush is 57; Larry LaLonde of Primus is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1966 The Monkees TV show premieres

Friday, September 11, 2009

September 11

Mickey Hart

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 11
Mickey Hart of The Grateful Dead and The Dead is 66; Tommy Shaw of Styx and the Damn Yankees is 56; Jeremy Popoff of Lit is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1962 Producer George Martin has a session musician Andy White sit in on the drums at the Beatles first recording session, putting Ringo Starr on the tamborine
1964 George Harrison starts his own publishing company, Harrisongs. Turns out to be an extremely smart move as the Michael Jackson Estate does not own George's Beatle compositions
1996 Michael Hutchence of INXS pleads guilty to hitting a photographer.

IN CONCERT
Saturday, September 12 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week


TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(Enter)1. CHEVELLE...Sci-Fi Crimes
(Enter)2. THE BLACK CROWES...Before The Frost...Until The Freeze
(1)3. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(Enter)4. JOHN FOGERTY...The Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again
(4)5. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(5)6. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
(6)7. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND...Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King
(7)8. GREEN DAY...21st Century Breakdown
(8)9. Various Artist...Twilight soundtrack
(9)10. THEORY OF A DEADMAN...Scars And Souvenirs

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 10
Joe Perry OF Aerosmith is 59; David Lowery of Cracker is 49; Stevie D. of Buckcherry is 43; Robin Goodridge of Bush is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1983 The Clash announce that Mick Jones has been fired from the band
2007 Steven Tyler of Aerosmith has a herniated eye, therefore the concert scheduled for Chicago IS cancelled

IN CONCERT
Friday, November 20 HALESTORM The Ritz Tampa

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

September 9

Doug Ingle

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 9
Doug Ingle formerly with Iron Butterfly is 63; Dave Stewart formerly with the Eurythmics is 57; Paul Durham of Black Lab is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1956 Elvis Presley made the first of three appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
1971 David Bowie signs with RCA Records for North America
1996 Jane Petty files for divorce from Tom Petty ending 22 years of marriage
2007 Kid Rock gets into a fight with Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee at the MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas. The former spouses of 'actress' Pamela Anderson exchange words before Rock throws a punch (according to witnesses) sending Lee to the turf. That same day Hughie Thomasson of the Outlaws and Lynyrd Skynyrd dies of a heart attack at the age of 55 in Brooksville, Florida
2009 The Beatles: Rock Band video game is out on Wii, Xbox and PlayStation 3 game systems. All of their CD's are availsble remastered as well

IN CONCERT
Thursday, September 10 L.A. GUNS Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Thursday, November 5 DR. JOHN Tampa Theatre Tampa

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

September 8

ON THIS DATE
1945 Kelly Groucutt of E.L.O. was born in Coseley, Staffordshire, England. Groucott died earlier this year. That same day Ron "Pigpen" McKernan of the Grateful Dead was born in San Bruno, California. McKernan died in 1973 at the age of 27
1947 Benjamin Orr of the Cars was born in Lakewood, Ohio. Orr died in 2000 at the age of 53
1956 Eddie Cochran signed with Liberty Records
1977 Jimmy McCulloch leaves Paul McCartney's band Wings

Monday, September 7, 2009

New Releases

September 8
New Releases
KURT COBAIN/COURTNEY LOVE...Kurt & Courtney (DVD)
Various Artist...Theme Time Radio Hour: Season 2 - With Your Host Bob Dylan
APRIL WINE...Live In London (Import)
EUROPE...Last Look at Eden
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN...The Interview Sessions
JACK BRUCE/ROBIN TROWER...Seven Moons Live

Reissues, Compilations
SLIPKNOT...Slipknot (10th Anniversary Edition CD/DVD)
THE STONE ROSES...The Stone Roses (20th Anniversary 2CD/1 DVD Deluxe Edition with Extra Tracks). A Box Set is also available as is a vinyl release with a 7 inch single included.
T-BONE WALKER...Essence of T-Bone Walker (Import)
Various Artist...Definitive Blues Anthology (Import)
Various Artist...Cobra: Snakebite, Vol. 2 (Import)
RAINBOW...Anthology (Import)
QUIET RIOT...Live & Rare/Rehab (Import)
FRANK MARINO AND MAHOGANY RUSH...Live/Tales of the Unexpected/What's Next (Remastered, Import)
DEEP PURPLE...Introducing Deep Purple: Earmusic Legends (Import)

September 9
Remasters, Reissues, Box Sets
THE BEATLES...Please Please Me (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...Yellow Submarine (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...Abbey Road (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...With The Beatles (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...Help! (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...Beatles For Sale (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...Magical Mystery Tour (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...Let It Be (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...Rubber Soul (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...Past Masters (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...The Beatles (White Album) (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...A Hard Day's Night (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...Revolver (Remastered)
THE BEATLES...The Beatles Mono Box Set


September 15
New Releases
ACE FREHLEY...Anomaly (CD or Vinyl)
LIVING COLOUR...The Chair In The Doorway
MARK KNOPFLER...Get Lucky
BRUCE HORNSBY...Levitate
JOHN MAYALL...Tough
IRON BUTTERFLY...In-A-Gada-Da=Vida (DVD)
MEGADETH...Endgame
ALTER BRIDGE...Live In Amsterdam (DVD)
RINGO STARR...Soundstage: Ringo Starr and the Roundheads - Live (DVD)
LESLIE WEST...Big Phat Ass Guitar (DVD release)
ERIC WOOLFSON...Edgar Allan Poe: A Musical By Eric Woolfson (Import)
CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH...Demos (180 gram vinyl)

Reissues, Greatest Hits, Compilations
THE DOORS...The Doors (180 gram vinyl)
THE DOORS...L.A. Woman (180 gram vinyl)
THE DOORS...Strange Days (180 gram vinyl)
THE DOORS...Waiting For The Sun (180 gram vinyl)
THE DOORS...The Soft Parade (180 gram vinyl)
THE DOORS...Morrison Hotel (180 gram vinyl)
THE CLASH...Essential Tin Box (Import)
Various Artist...The Roots Of Kings Of Leon
Various Artist...The Roots Of Captain Beefheart
SANTANA...Supernatural (Legacy Edition)
EUROPE...Collections
Various Artist...Bruce Springsteen's Jukebox
TOAD THE WET SPROCKET...Playlist: The Very Best of Toad the Wet Sprocket
BOB DYLAN...Essential-Tin Box
MEN AT WORK...Playlist: The Very Best of Men at Work
THE ZOMBIES...New World (Import, Remastered)
TOTO...Essential-Tin Box (Import)
ALICE COOPER...Collections
SANTANA...Essential-Tin Box
BUDDY HOLLY...Buddy Holly & the Crickets (Import)
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE...Playlist: The Very Best of Jefferson Airplane
EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER...Works 1 & 2 (Import, Remastered)

September 20
New Releases
PEARL JAM...Backspacer

September 29
New Releases
ALICE IN CHAINS...Black Gives Way To Blue
LYNYRD SKYNYRD...God And Guns
FOREIGNER...Can't Slow Down

Rocktober 6
New Releases
KISS...Sonic Boom

Rocktober 20
New Releases
ZZ TOP...Double Down Live (DVD)

Rocktober 27
New Releases
R.E.M. ...R.E.M. Live at the Olympia

November 3
Reissues, Greatest Hits
FOO FIGHTERS...Foo Fighters Greatest Hits
NIRVANA...Bleach (remastered)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 7
Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders is 58; Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is 56;

ON THIS DATE
1936 Buddy Holly was born in Lubbock, Texas. Holly died in 1959
1961 LeRoi Moore of the Dave Matthews Band is born in Dunn, North carolina. Moore died in 2008
1978 Keith Moon of the Who dies at the age of 32
1985 Ringo Starr is the first Beatles grandfather when Tatia Jayne Starkey is born
1986 Michael Nesmith performs with the Monkees, the first time since they broke up
2003 Warren Zevon dies at the age of 56 due to lung cancer
2006 Buckcherry is sued by a 16 yeart old girl who claims she was coerced into appearing naked in the video for 'Crazy Bitch' by the bands record label, while the label claims she presented a false I.D. to appear in the video

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Central Florida Concert Datebook

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK

Wednesday, September 23 JOURNEY and NIGHT RANGER Amway Arena Orlando
Thursday, September 24 CHEVELLE/HALESTORM House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Monday, September 28 RICHARD MARX Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Tuesday, Sewptember 29 RICHARD MARX Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 1 POP EVIL Club Firestone Orlando
Friday, Rocktober 2 ALICE COOPER Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, Rocktober 3 METALLICA St. Pete Times Forum Tampa
Sunday, Rocktober 4 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Sunday, Rocktober 4 COLD House Of Blues Orlando
Monday, Rocktober 5 CAGE THE ELEPHANT State Theater St. Petersburg
Monday, Rocktober 5 ALICE COOPER Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach
Wednesday, Rocktober 7 BETTER THAN EZRA Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Wednesday, Rocktober 7 THE BLACK CROWES Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, Rocktober 8 BETTER THAN EZRA Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 8 JOHNNY WINTER State Theater St. Petersburg
Friday, Rocktober 9 U2 Raymond James Stadium Tampa
Friday, Rocktober 9 THE BLACK CROWES House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 9, 2009 MOLLY HATCHET Fort Mellon Park Sanford
Saturday, Rocktober 10 BETTER THAN EZRA Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, Rocktober 11 BETTER THAN EZRA Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, Rocktober 11 SEVENDUST House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Wednesday, Rocktober 14 JOHNNY WINTER Polk Theatre Lakeland
Thursday, Rocktober 15 JOHNNY WINTER The Plaza Theater Orlando
Thursday, Rocktober 15 BONHAM House Of Blues Otlando
Friday, Rocktober 16 ROBIN TROWER Ritz Theater Ybor City
Saturday, Rocktober 17 FOGHAT Broken Spoke Saloon Ormond Beach
Saturday, Rocktober 17 DR. JOHN Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center Daytona Beach
Saturday, Rocktober 17 ROBIN TROWER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 SHINEDOWN/SICK PUPPIES House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 KISS/BUCKCHERRY St. Pete's Times Forum Tampa
Thursday, Rocktober 22 BONNIE RAITT Ruth Eckerd Clearwater
Friday, Rocktober 23 BLUES TRAVELER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 23 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD and ATREYU Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Saturday, Rocktober 24 STRYPER Jannus Landing Courtyard St. Petersburg
Wednesday, Rocktober 28 STRYPER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 29 JOHN WAITE Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 30 JOHN WAITE Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 30, 2009 REO SPEEDWAGON/STYX/NIGHT RANGER Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Saturday, Rocktober 31 JOHN WAITE Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, November 1 NIGHT RANGER Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Monday, November 2 NIGHT RANGER Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Tuesday, November 3 BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Plaza Theater Orlando
Thursday, November 5 DR. JOHN Tampa Theatre Tampa
Friday, November 6 LOS LOBOS Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, November 7 LOS LOBOS Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, November 8 LOS LOBOS Disney World
Sunday, November 8 ALL THAT REMAINS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, November 14 GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS Vinoy Wasterfront Park St. Petersburg
Saturday, November 14 THE CULT Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Sunday, November 15 STEVE MILLER BAND/GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THGE DESTROYERS UCF Arena Orlando
Tuesday, November 17 JACKSON BROWNE Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, November 18 STEVE MILLER BAND Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Wednesday, November 18 JACKSON BROWNE Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Sarasota
Thursday, November 19 AC/DC Amway Arena Orlando
Friday, November 20 JACKSON BROWNE Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, November 20 RATT House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 20 HALESTORM The Ritz Tampa
Wednesday, November 25 ROGER DALTREY House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 27 SEVEN MARY THREE House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 27 Megadeth Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Monday, November 30 ROGER DALTREY Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, December 12 CHRIS ISAAK Universal Studios Orlando
Saturday, January 23 RICHIE HAVENS Mt. Dora Community Center Mt. Dora

September 6


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 6
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd is 66; Scott Travis of Judas Priest is 48; Kevin Miller formerly with Fuel is 47;

ON THIS DATE
1970 Jimi Hendrix performs his last concert at the "Love And Peace Festival" at Fehmarn, Germany
1990 Tom Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival dies at the age of 48
2005 Brian Johnson of AC/DC joins Velvet Revolver onstage in Orlando, Florida to sing Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll."

IN CONCERT
Friday, November 20 RATT House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Saturday, September 5, 2009

September 5

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 5
Brad Wilk of Audioslave is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1946 Freddie Mercury (Forok Bulsara) of Queen is born in Zanzabar. Mercury died in 1991
1946 Buddy Miles, drummer for Jimi Hendrix, is born in Omaha, Nebraska. Miles died in 2008
1990 B.B. King gets a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
2006 It is announced that Marc Ford has left the Black Crowes

Friday, September 4, 2009

September 4

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 4
Martin Chambers of The Pretenders is 58; Kim Thayil of Soundgarden is 49;

ON THIS DATE
1962 The Beatles have their first recording session at EMI
1965 The Who’s equipment truck is stolen while a guard dog is being purchased
1986 Gregg Allman is arrested for drunk driving in Florida
2008 An electric guitar torched by Jimi Hendrix during a ‘67 concert in London goes for nearly $495,000 at a memorabilia auction

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week


TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(1)1. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(Enter)2. COLLECTIVE SOUL...Collective Soul
(Enter)3. JET...Shaka Rock
(2)4. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(3)5. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
(7)6. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND...Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King
(4)7. GREEN DAY...21st Century Breakdown
(8)8. Various Artist...Twilight soundtrack
(9)9. THEORY OF A DEADMAN...Scars And Souvenirs
(Re-enter)10. HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD...Swan Songs

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 3
George Biondi formerly with Steppenwolf is 64; Eric Bell formerly with Thin Lizzy and Them is 62; Donald Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad is 61; Todd Lewis of the Toadies is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1994 Brian Setzer marries Christine Schmidt

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

September 2

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 2
Mik Kaminski formerly with ELO is 58; Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit is 32;

ON THIS DATE
1971 Grateful Dead's ex-manager Lenny Hart is arrested for stealing $70,000 from the band. On that same day the Rolling Stones filed a suit against Andrew Loog Oldham and Eric Easton claiming the group was cheated out of royalties from their contact with Decca Records
1989 Ozzy Osbourne is charged with threatening to kill his wife Sharon Osbourne, but the charges are dropped after they reconcile
2008 Great White offers $1 million to victims and survivors of the 2003 club fire at The Station in Rhode Island

IN CONCERT
Tuesday, November 17 JACKSON BROWNE Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, November 18 JACKSON BROWNE Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Sarasota
Friday, November 20 JACKSON BROWNE Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

September 1

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 1
J.D. Fortune formerly with INXS is 36;

ON THIS DATE
1989 Adam Clayton of U2 is convicted of marijuana possession and is required to make a $40,000 donation to the Dublin Woman’s Aid and Refuge Centre
2004 Joe Elliott of Def Leppard marries his girlfriend Kristin
Today, 2009 Kurt Cobain is a character in the newly released Guitar Hero 5 performing Smells Like Teen Spirit and Lithium