Articles By: Travis Failey

Globetrotters bring Shananigans to Town and Fans Rule

Globetrotters bring Shananigans to Town and Fans Rule

The Harlem Globetrotters bounced their way into the USF Sun Dome on Friday night to crowd of all ages.   I haven’t seen the Globetrotters since I was a young boy and I thought that they might just go through the motions and move on to the next city.  Thankfully for all in attendance, this was […]

Waiting on a Monster

Waiting on a Monster

Monster Energy’s fourth Annual “Welcome to Rockville” Festival will take place on Saturday, April 26th and Sunday, April 27th in Jacksonville, Florida.  Welcome to Rockville boasts a lineup that includes artists that are sure to please all the members of the Hard Rock/ Heavy Metal family.  Metropolitan Park will be the place to be in […]

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