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Article and Photos By Roc Boyum Mike Portnoy, one of the founding members of Dream Theater makes his triumphant return to the band in 2024 to join in creating new music, tour the world and bring back the sound of some of the band’s most iconic material as only Mike Portnoy can!!! When Mike Portnoy made his departure from Dream […]
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Neal Morse Band Concert Review-Combs Performing Arts Center 02/24/22 The Neal Morse Band made the last stop of their 2022 winter tour in the USA at the gorgeous and all new Combs Performing Arts Center in the San Tan Valley of Arizona; a new intimate venue that was opened in 2019. The NMB band is a group of virtuoso musicians consisting […]
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Richie Kotzen Announces, New Music Coming Down The Pike With Touring Off The Table Multi talented singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist, Richie Kotzen, known for his incredible solo LP’s as well as his works with the Winery Dogs and Mr. Big to name a few has announced via a video from his Facebook page, that touring for 2021 with his solo project […]
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Neil Peart Voted The Greatest Prog Musician Of All Time! Prog Magazine recently comprised a shortlist of the top prog musicians of all time and encouraged readers/fans to vote online to determine who is the greatest prog musician of all time. Although there were undoubtedly many musicians who could have won this award, there can only be one winner. […]
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Jeff Scott Soto of Sons Of Apollo talks To Allie Jorgensen and LA Metal Media. In this very powerful and in-depth Interview Jeff Scott Soto talks about the new release from Sons Of Apollo, MMXX (2020), the songwriting process, Goodbye Divinity, their Tribute to Neil Peart and Rush and so much more! Special thanks to Jeff Scott Soto […]
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Richie Kotzen talks to Allie Jorgensen and LA Metal Media about his new Release “50 For 50” a Masterpiece of 50 songs on three separate CD’s he put together to celebrate his 50th Birthday. Richie talks about the process of going through all the songs and putting the CD’s together, as well as the songwriting process, the song […]
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Sons of Apollo Concert Review Roxy Theater 1-25-20 Written: Roc Boyum Edited: Allie Jorgensen Sons of Apollo blew the roof off the Roxy Theater in West Hollywood on 1/25/20 with their first sold out show of this MMXX tour. The Roxy Theater in West Hollywood, CA was jammed beyond capacity with the eager crowd waiting in anticipation at this standing […]
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Metal Allegiance Concert Review HOB Anaheim 1-16-20 Written: Roc Boyum Edited: Allie Jorgensen Metal Allegiance, are an alliance of many of today’s top metal musicians that come together to play some of the best metal music ever recorded and assault each audience with a super charged metal performance; but don’t call them a “Super Group.” The Metal Allegiance line-up for […]
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RUSH SAYS FAREWELL WITH A SOLD OUT SHOW AT THE LOS ANGELES FORUM By Roc Boyum RUSH, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart, ignite the City of Los Angeles with the final stop of their R40 tour at The Los Angeles Forum on August 1, 2015. The City of Angels came out in full force to celebrate their musical […]
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Winery Dogs Saban Theater Concert Review 5-31-19 Who Let The Dogs Out As the Los Angeles crowd waited in anticipation at the Saban Theater for The Winery Dogs to take the stage, the venue suddenly went dark and the speakers began blasting the hit song by the Baha Men,” WHO LET THE DOGS OUT” which is also the name […]
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