Ronnie Montrose To Be Remembered at NAMM 2025


Iconic American rock guitarist, Ronnie Montrose, will be saluted at the Ronnie Montrose Remembered (RMR) event by NAMM, featuring his greatest hits from Montrose, Edgar Winter, Van Morrison, Gamma and more. The celebratory concert will include a rock star line-up whose own careers were influenced by the legendary and powerful Montrose sound. Find out more below.

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Tesla Book US Tour Dates Including a Return to House Of Blues Las Vegas


Legendary rock band, Tesla, have announced their return to House of Blues Las Vegas in 2024, with their Tesla: The Las Vegas Takeover. Shows will be held on April 5, 6, 10, 12 and 13, beginning at 8:30 p.m. They have also booked an extensive run of dates across the US, the Keepin’ It Real Tour. Head into the article below for the full live listings, and more about Tesla’s special Nevada shows.

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Hellyeah Premieres New Song “333”, New Album Coming In June


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Hellyeah is streaming their brand new song right now! Starting at 8 AM today, jam out to ‘333’ all day on SiriusXM Octane and SiriusXM Liquid Metal. Their new album releases on June 28th from Eleven Seven Music Group. This will be the final Hellyeah album with Vinnie Paul Abbott who passed away last summer. The band filmed the video for ‘333’ music video on March 1 at Duff’s Alcohol Abuse Center, the most famous metal bar in Brooklyn, New York a few weeks back. ‘333’ is a tribute to both Vinnie and his brother Dimebag Darrell, who played together in Pantera and Damageplan. Hellyeah will celebrate Vinnie Paul’s life with a special performance on May 11 at the House Of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada.Continue reading


Between The Buried And Me – The Deer Hunter – Leprous Live At House Of Blues Anaheim


Norwegian hipster operatic metal: Got your attention?

Leprous, the opening act at the House of Blues, Anaheim, sure had mine with lead singer and keyboardist Einar Solberg’s crowd wooing; his Iron Maiden/Radiohead-esque harmonic vocals emanating from the stage. It felt like the band was performing a personal score to the movie of my life.Continue reading


Metal Allegiance Returns To Anaheim For Annual Metal Assault


Metal Allegiance has announced that they’ll be returning to their second home of Anaheim, California at the House Of Blues on Thursday, January 25th for their annual January metal assault.Continue reading


Killswitch Engage To Perform Live In Virtual Reality


Now this is cool! Killswitch Engage has teamed up with NextVR and Live Nation to broadcast their show on April 17th at the House of Blues in Houston live in virtual reality. Continue reading


The Darkness – Jennie Vee: Live at The House of Blues, Boston


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Sunday Funday turned into Girls Night Out over the weekend when one of my best friends and I ventured into Boston to catch The Darkness. Everyone knows that you can’t have a real GNO without British men in tight pants…Or British men in no pants, as we would soon discover.

Jenny Vee, by Matt Lambert

Jenny Vee, by Matt Lambert

The only opening band was Jennie Vee. They sounded like something that you would hear in a coming of age teen movie. It would probably star Ellen Page or something. It was your typical pop rock, nothing groundbreaking or shocking. There was no way that they were going to be able to compare to the energy of The Darkness. Someone else might more interested in them than I was, their music just didn’t move me.

 The Darkness, by Matt Lambert

The Darkness, by Matt Lambert

I had not seen The Darkness since the Hot Cakes (Wind-Up) tour, where they played a small venue called The Paradise. That show had been absolutely insane and I had mixed feelings about them playing the House of Blues; I was glad that there was such a demand for them but I am also very selfish and like keeping bands to myself in tiny venues. Mine! Anyway, the boys opened their set with ‘Barbarian’ off of their latest record, The Last of Our Kind (Canary Dwarf Limited), before switching gears with one of my personal favorites; ‘Growing on Me’. You can bet I sang every word. Three other tracks off the new album appeared in the set, including; ‘Mudslide,’ ‘Roaring Waters,’ and ‘Open Fire’.

 The Darkness, by Matt Lambert

The Darkness, by Matt Lambert

I got lucky with a few other favorites of mine in ‘Every Inch of You’ and an extra long version ‘Love on the Rocks with No Ice’ complete with crowd interaction and another round of Justin-Rides-a-Fan in which Justin Hawkins plays guitar atop a tall crowd member as they make their way through the audience. Always amusing. Speaking of amusing, shout out to whoever kept demanding that Justin take his pants off because he definitely did. Go you, anonymous audience member!

 

 

 The Darkness, by Matt Lambert

The Darkness, by Matt Lambert

 

 

 The Darkness, by Matt Lambert

The Darkness, by Matt Lambert

So, there you have it, British men in tight pants, British men in no pants, it was a party. Listen, I might live and die by stoner rock and the 90’s, but I love the big hair and men in tight pants that come with glam rock. I will never apologize for that (much to my editor’s dismay).

 

WORDS BY ALEIDA LA LLAVE

PHOTOS BY MATT LAMBERT


Warbringer Banned From Performing At Upcoming House Of Blues Anaheim Gig


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Apparently in the fine tradition the Disney owned House of Blues has maintained, Warbringer has joined the list of bands who have been banned from playing there.

“So a special announcement from the folks at Disney Inc,
Warbringer has been banned from the show with Meshuggah on April 13th at the House of Blues Anaheim.
The show will proceed but we won’t be on it. Our band name/image/lyrical content are somehow objectionable to proper Disney image and family values. We are not told of specifically why.
We will still appear the following day at the San Diego House of Blues as Disney has nothing to do with that one.
As the person who wrote all our lyrics, I’m not sure how anything I’ve written is worse than:
-the goose-stepping Nazi hyenas from Scar’s song in the lion king
-the racist crows in Dumbo
-Bambi in general (“Mom! Nooo!)
Remember everyone, censorship blows. Hope to see you guys’ support at the Whisky April 30th.
-Kevill“

So a special announcement from the folks at Disney Inc,Warbringer has been banned from the show with Meshuggah on April…

Posted by Warbringer on Friday, April 3, 2015


letlive. Removed From Upcoming House of Blues Show in Lake Buena Vista, FL


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Los Angeles post hardcore/rock outfit letlive. has been removed from their April 3rd show with Taking Back Sunday and The Menzingers at House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

The band issued the following statement:

Ladies and Gentlemen that were planning on attending the Lake Buena Vista, Florida date at the House Of Blues on the upcoming tour with Taking Back Sunday and The Menzingers and expecting to see ll.- due to reasons we cannot control, we will not be permitted to play said date. We have just been notified by the people at Disney Orlando/HOB that we have been pulled from the event. We cannot offer any details as to why since we were given none ourselves. Rumor has it that Goofy, Pluto, and most of Toontown were in protest against the decision, but Chairman Mouse exercised veto powers and struck down the proposition in the end. In the meantime, we will be trying to set up a one off at another venue in place of the this. Thank you so much for the unwavering support. It’s moments like these we deeply appreciate it/you.

Yours,
ll.