CAIN’S BALLROOM GETS DUSTED! Atlanta based rockers Sevendust stormed the stage and shook the foundations of the historic Cain’s Ballroom, ramping up the heart rates of young and old fans alike. A diverse crowd of fans welcomed the band back to Tulsa for a night of head-banging, fist-pumping, raging rock and roll. Sevendust’s line-up includes [...]
Sep 03, 2014 | Categories: CONCERT REVIEWS | Tags: aaron nordstrom, black out the sun, cains ballroom, clint lowery, concert, decay, john connolly, lajon witherspoon, michael ervin photography, midwest music scene, morgan rose, photos, pictures, review, rob crupper, sevendust, sevendust photos, splinter, tulsa, vincent hornsby | Leave A Comment »
STARDUSTING THE CAIN’S BALLROOM photos by Michael Ervin CHECK OUT OUR PREVIOUS INTERVIEWS WITH AARON NORDSTROM! www.geminisyndrome.com
Aug 28, 2014 | Categories: CONCERT PHOTOS | Tags: aaron nordstrom, cains ballroom, concert, gemini syndrome, gemini syndrome interview, gemini syndrome photos, gemini syndrome video, midwest music scene, photos, pictures, stardust, tulsa, video | Leave A Comment »
THE CROWD SURF AMERICA TOUR! The historic Cain’s Ballroom was packed with young fans who came out to see Bless The Fall & Chiodos when they brought their Crowd Surf America Tour to Tulsa. Openers Capture The Crown & I Killed The Prom Queen gave performances worthy of headliners with Capture The Crown’s Jeffrey Wellfare [...]
Aug 24, 2014 | Categories: CONCERT REVIEWS | Tags: beau bokan, bless the fall, bless the fall concert review, bless the fall tour, cains ballroom, concert, crowd surf america tour, crowd surfers, fans, front row, hollow bodies, midwest music scene, photos, pictures, review, tulsa, video | Leave A Comment »
TESLA ROCKS THE GRAND NATIONALS! Tesla recently played a rockin’ headline set at the 20th Anniversary Grand Nationals TT Motorcycle race weekend in Peoria, Illinois. After a full day of motorcycle parades, stunt bike demonstrations, music, swap meets and of course food and beverages, everyone was tired of hearing about potential thunderstorms and 2-3 inches [...]
Aug 23, 2014 | Categories: CONCERT REVIEWS | Tags: album, concert, frank hannon, grand nationals motorcycle race, jeff keith, midwest music scene, mp3, new, peoria, photos, pictures, review, simplicity, tesla, video | Leave A Comment »
Lita Ford, the queen of metal, recently played the Stir Cove Concert Series in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lita has been touring relentlessly the last couple of years promoting her killer comeback album “Living Like A Runaway” which I highly recommend. The new album contains a rockin’ remake of the Elton John classic “The Bitch Is [...]
Aug 21, 2014 | Categories: CONCERT REVIEWS | Tags: autobiography, bobby rock, book, cherry bomb, concert, council bluffs, iowa, lita ford, lita ford tour 2015, living like a runaway, marty obrien, michael ervin photography, midwest music scene, mitch perry, photos, pictures, review, stir cove, stir cove 2015, the bitch is back, video | Leave A Comment »
ALICE COOPER ROCKS THE BOK CENTER! photos by Michael Ervin Alice Cooper, the original horror show MASTER! Alice still has it, no other way to put it. Opening for Motley Crue’s Final Tour his show was less of an opening set and more of a shortened headlining set complete with a 10 foot Frankenstein, real [...]
Aug 11, 2014 | Categories: CONCERT REVIEWS | Tags: alice cooper, bok center, concert, concert photography, feed my frankenstein, final tour, hello hooray, im eighteen, live, michael ervin photography, midwest music scene, motley crue, no more mr nice guy, photos, pictures, review, schools out, tour, tulsa | Leave A Comment »
CHEVELLE ROCKS A SOLD OUT SHOW AT BRADY THEATER! by Rob Crupper, photos by Michael Ervin A sweltering summer night in Tulsa got even hotter inside the legendary Brady Theater in Tulsa as modern rock band Chevelle laid down their darkly sensual sounds on a capacity crowd who soaked up all the heat and [...]
Aug 10, 2014 | Categories: CONCERT REVIEWS | Tags: album, brady theater, chevelle, concert, crowd, fans, highly suspect, kmod, la gargola, michael ervin photography, midwest music scene, mosh, new, pete loeffler, photos, pictures, review, sold out, take out the gunman, the clincher, tour, tulsa, twinge, video, vitamin r, z1045 | Leave A Comment »
MINDSET EVOLUTION ROCKING THE KEWANEE STOCK FESTIVAL 2014! photos by Michael McMillen www.mindsetevolution.com
Aug 02, 2014 | Categories: CONCERT PHOTOS | Tags: 2014, burn it down, festival, kewanee illinois, kewanee stock, michael mcmillen photography, midwest music scene, mindset evolution, photos, pictures, the change, video, we are the stars | Leave A Comment »
POP EVIL ROCKS KEWANEE STOCK! photos by Michael McMillen Saturday, under threats of severe storms ruining the whole thing, was the 2nd annual Kewanee Stock festival in Kewanee Illinois. This years event was made up of local bands Brushville, Mindset Evolution, 3 Years Hollow and Sick Puppies with Grand Rapids, Michigan rockers Pop Evil headlining. [...]
Jul 27, 2014 | Categories: CONCERT REVIEWS | Tags: 2014, concert, illinois, kewanee stock, leigh kakaty, midwest music scene, photos, pictures, pop evil, review, tour, uproar festival | Leave A Comment »
BOSTON ROCKS THE JOINT! photos by Michael Ervin It’s more than a feeling, it’s 38 years of incredible rock ‘n roll music! Boston brought their Heaven On Earth Tour to the Joint at the Tulsa Hard Rock Casino for a SOLD OUT show. The venue was packed with young and old who came to hear [...]
Jul 22, 2014 | Categories: CONCERT REVIEWS | Tags: amanda, american idol, boston, concert, hard rock casino, heaven on earth tour, life love & hope, long time, midwest music scene, photos, pictures, review, siobhan magnus, sold out, the joint, tom scholz, tommy decarlo, tulsa, walk on | Leave A Comment »
Pyrotechnics, fireworks, drum rollercoasters, dancing girls, expletives and a hit after hit set list. All of the ingredients were there in Tulsa at the BOK Center as Motley Crue took the stage for their final tour, but more on that later! First let’s talk about the beginning of the night and opener Mr. Alice Cooper! [...]
Jul 18, 2014 | Categories: CONCERT REVIEWS | Tags: alice cooper, all bad things must come to an end, bok center, concert, dr feelgood, drum rollercoaster, final tour, kickstart my heart, live, mick mars, midwest music scene, motley crue, nikki sixx, on with the show, photos, pictures, review, shout at the devil, tommy lee, tour, tulsa, video, vince neil, wild side | Leave A Comment »
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE ROCKS THE MAIN STAGE! photos by Michael Ervin MOTIONLESS IN WHITE NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!!!
Jul 08, 2014 | Categories: WARPED TOUR '14 | Tags: cerulli, chris motionless, contemptress, dallas, death march, devils night, devin ghost sola, everybody sells cocaine, festival, generation lost, michael ervin photography, midwest music scene, motionless in white, motionless in white new album, motionless in white photos, motionless in white tour 2015, motionless in white video, photos, pictures, puppets 3, reincarnate, ricky horror, ryan sitkowski, warped tour | Leave A Comment »
CROWN THE EMPIRE KILLING IT AT WARPED TOUR! photos by Michael Ervin www.facebook.com/crowntheempire
Jul 07, 2014 | Categories: WARPED TOUR '14 | Tags: 2014, andy leo, ben suede, bloodline, brandon hoover, brent taddie, concert, crown the empire, crown the empire 2015, crown the empire concert, crown the empire photos, crown the empire tour, david escamilla, hayden tree, intitiation, michael ervin photography, midwest music scene, photos, pictures, review, rise of the runaways, the resistance, vans, video, warped tour, warped tour 2015 | Leave A Comment »
ALIEN ANT FARM ROCKS THE CASTLE! Alternative rockers Alien Ant Farm recently brought their show to the Castle Theatre in Bloomington, Illinois. All four original members are still rocking the band who are on tour in support of their newly released album “Always and Forever”. Lead vocalist Dryden Mitchell seemed like he was very happy [...]
Jul 06, 2014 | Categories: CONCERT REVIEWS | Tags: alien ant farm, attitude, bloomington, castle theatre, concert, dryden mitchell, midwest music scene, photos, pictures, review, smooth criminal, tour | Leave A Comment »
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA KILLING IT AT WARPED TOUR! photos by Michael Ervin
Jul 01, 2014 | Categories: WARPED TOUR '14 | Tags: 2014, concert, festival, first sight, gallery, michael ervin photography, midwest music scene, photos, pictures, sailors prayer, the devil wears prada, tour, vans, video, warped tour | Leave A Comment »
EVERY TIME I DIE KILLING IT AT WARPED TOUR! photos by Michael Ervin EVERY TIME I DIE OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Jun 30, 2014 | Categories: WARPED TOUR '14 | Tags: 2014, every time i die, gallery, guitarist, members, midwest music scene, photos, pictures, revival mode, underwater bimbos from outer space, vans, video, warped tour | Leave A Comment »
BORN OF OSIRIS KILLING IT ON THE MAIN STAGE! photos by Michael Ervin
Jun 26, 2014 | Categories: WARPED TOUR '14 | Tags: 2014, born of osiris, concert, cribs, crowd, dallas, david da rocha, divergency, fans, follow the signs, illusionist, imaginary condition, joe buras, kia, lee mckinney, machine, main stage, midwest music scene, mosh, photos, pictures, recreate, sumerian records, surf, surfing, vengeance, warped tour | Leave A Comment »
BREATHE CAROLINA ROCKING THE MAIN STAGE! photos by Michael Ervin
Jun 25, 2014 | Categories: WARPED TOUR '14 | Tags: 2014, bang it out, blackout, breathe carolina, concert, crowd, dallas, fans, hit and run, idgaf, midwest music scene, photos, pictures, tour, video, warped tour | Leave A Comment »
KILLER PERFORMANCE BY SCARE DON’T FEAR! photos by Michael Ervin CHECK OUT OUR INTERVIEW WITH SCARE DON’T FEAR! CHECK OUT SCARE DON’T FEAR ON FACEBOOK!
Jun 24, 2014 | Categories: WARPED TOUR '14 | Tags: chris jungles, dallas, destroy, frankie screamz, heavy collision, interview, midwest music scene, photos, pictures, scare dont fear, the stick up, vanish, video, warped tour | Leave A Comment »
Nothing More is a hard rock band from Texas looking to prove that there is still hope for rock music and they do JUST THAT with their new self titled release. Kicking things off is the very ambient “Ocean Floor” with some cool electronics and vocals leading into the killer riff that begins the amazing [...]
Jun 23, 2014 | Categories: ALBUM REVIEWS | Tags: album, christ copyright, eleven seven, first punch, friendly fire, god went north, heres to heartache, ill be ok, interview, jenny, jonny hawkins, midwest music scene, mr mtv, music, nothing more, ocean floor, photos, pictures, release, review, rocklahoma, surface flames, take a bullet, the matthew effect, this is the time ballast, tour | Leave A Comment »
AWESOME PERFORMANCE BY THE BUTCHER BABIES ON THE HARD ROCK STAGE! THE BAND HAD THE MOST CROWD SURFERS OF THE WEEKEND. photos by Michael Ervin
Jun 14, 2014 | Categories: ROCKLAHOMA 2014 | Tags: butcher babies, butcher babies rocklahoma, concert, crowd, fans, festival, live, michael ervin photography, midwest music scene, photos, pictures, rocklahoma, rocklahoma 2015, surf, surfers, surfing, tour | Leave A Comment »
