Articles By: Travis Failey

An “Operation” at the Capitol Theatre

An “Operation” at the Capitol Theatre

Geoff Tate’s Queensryche played the Capitol Theatre on a brisk winter night in Florida. Yes, brisk in Florida, but once you got inside the beautifully remodeled Capitol Theater in Clearwater, things heated up very quickly. Geoff Tate and a star studded veteran supporting group were touring in support of the 25th Anniversary of Queensryche’s epic […]

A Stone Sour Sold Out Start

A Stone Sour Sold Out Start

What a way to kick off the 2014 New Year for Hard Rock fans. Stolen Babies, Pop Evil & Stone Sour started their state-wide tour at the House of Blues in Orlando this past Tuesday and if this is an example of what’s in store for the rest of the year, we will continue to […]

Blood, Sweat & Megadeth

Blood, Sweat & Megadeth

December 8th will live in infamy if you are a music fan. This is the day when both John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell Abbot were murdered in cold blood by their “fans.”  Lennon was shot by a man after earlier in the day providing him with an autograph, and Dimebag was shot in cold blood […]

Playing Ball

Playing Ball

  There are a lot of new bands in the rock/hard rock genre, but there are only a few that are establishing themselves as contenders with staying power. Pop Evil is one of these few. Non-stop recording and touring for the last ten years, Pop Evil has been playing all the latest rock festivals and […]

Reigning Metal at the Amway in Orlando

Reigning Metal at the Amway in Orlando

Move over Magic! The Deftones and Avenged Sevenfold rock the Amway Center in Orlando, article and photos by Travis Failey

Smiling With Satriani

Smiling With Satriani

  Clearwater, Fla. — Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and his bandmates played to a packed crowd at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater on Wednesday September 11th in support of his “Unstoppable Momentum” release and gave the crowd everything they could have hoped for. Not only was Joe Satriani touring on “Unstoppable Momentum” but it’s also […]

Butcher Babies & Evan Seinfeld at The RockStar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in Tampa

Butcher Babies & Evan Seinfeld at The RockStar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in Tampa

Mayhem Festival Tampa – Travis Failey chats with Carla Harvey of the Butcher Babies and Evan Seinfeld

Jacksonville Remains – Rockville, Florida Day 2

Jacksonville Remains – Rockville, Florida Day 2

Shinedown, Saliva, Filter, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steel Panther rocked ROCKVILLE on Sunday

Welcome to Rockville, Florida

Welcome to Rockville, Florida

Monster Energy and over 40 bands took over downtown Jacksonville this past weekend, April 27th and 28th.

Fort Rock Takes Over Fort Myers

Fort Rock Takes Over Fort Myers

Veteran rockers and upcoming new bands came to the inaugural Fort Rock Festival in Fort Myers on Sunday April 14. This was 2013’s largest hard rock festival in Southwest Florida, brought to us by 99X, AEG Live & Monster Energy, and from the looks of the attendance and crowd reaction, it was a huge success. […]