Welcome to Rockville Day 1
Jacksonville, FL was the kickoff to concert festivals this year, featuring some of the biggest acts in rock, including hometown favorites Limp Bizkit, Shinedown and Lynyrd Skynyrd. With perfect weather for this event, it kicked off on Saturday with a new band from England, Young Guns. They closed out their set with the hit, Single...
R5
R5 presents… the Loud Tour at the House of Blues in Chicago. Hundreds of teenage girls sold out the House of Blues for an afternoon show and showed their love and support, no matter the time of day. The show kicked off with Alex Aiono – his R&B sound really got the crowd going. He...
Emblem 3
Emblem 3 Playing 2 sold-out shows at the House of Blues in Chicago in addition to recently coming off the TV show X-Factor where they proved they had more than good looks, but also phenomenal vocals skills. It was the show you did not want to miss. Local, Kate Diaz opened up the show. She...
Flyleaf
Flyleaf in Chicago at the House of Blues On a rainy Sunday evening, the House of Blues hosted Stars in Stereo, Drowning Pool and Flyleaf. Unfortunately, HOB posted a start time of 6:30 but ended up starting at 5:30 which left many fans, including myself, missing Stars in Stereo. Talking with the fans, I was...
Shinedown
Shinedown bring the Sound of Madness to the Midwest The 2nd night of this powerhouse tour in Madison, WI featured P.O.D., Three Days Grace, and Shinedown. Opening the show was P.O.D., who are riding a wave of success from their last album, Murdered Love. Always bringing a high energy to their live shows and singer,...
Three Doors Down
Three Doors Down at Akoo Theatre in Chicago, IL As Three Doors Down end their tour for 2012 with Daughtry & P.O.D., they made a stop in Chicago. As co-headliners, they have been taking turns with Daughtry to close out the show with each city. Tonight was 3DD turn to end the night, with a...
Daughtry
Daughtry & Three Doors Down with special guest P.O.D. Akoo Theatre can sit 4,400 people with an intimate concert setting. This lent itself well to the performers. With there being no barricade, fans with seats up front where able to reach out to bands as they connected with each other. All three bands have a...
In This Moment
In This Moment featuring Halestorm & Eve to Adam Whenever you have two powerhouse female, (Maria Brink & Lzzy Hale) front bands on tour together, you know you are going to be in for a treat. This happens to be Halestorm, who is being nominated for a Grammy award, as it was announced on stage....
Nonpoint
Austins Fuel Room presents Nonpoint and special guest, Throw the Fight, Arcane Framework If Nonpoint was a sports team I would compare them to the New York Yankees, through their history they lose team members but still keep coming back strong. Music Tour Reviews got a chance to talk with lead singer Elias Soriano about...
Hinder
Hinder with special guest Aranda Abby Pub in Chicago, IL presented what Hinder called their Live & Unplugged Bare Bones tour. With an upcoming album, Welcome to the Freakshow, out on December 4th, the guys in the band decided to do a small tour with their music stripped down. Earlier in the day, I was...
Seether
House of Blues presents Seether with Sick Puppies, Kyng, and Young Guns. Opening up the second night on the Triple Threat Tour, Chicago was in for a treat. Chicago was loaded with many concerts going on in the city like Jason Maraz, Rush and others, but at the sold out House of Blues, they were...
Tremonti
Mark Tremonti at the Bottom Lounge Mark Tremonti from Creed and Alter Bridge can now add the band, Tremonti to his resume. Tremonti features: Mark Tremonti – Vocals, Lead Guitar Eric Friedman – Rhythm Guitar Garret Whitlock – Drums Wolfgang Van Halen – Bass MTR sat down with Mark and Garret to talk about the...
