MESA, AZ – It was a magical moment. At the end of Alice Cooper’s outdoor CoopStock show this spring, the iconic rocker was joined on stage by a group of other artists including Rob Halford of Judas Priest, as well as Corey Glover and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick, to perform his hit classic “School’s […]
MULHOUSE, FRANCE – Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist, Pablo Picaso once advised. Wise words from a creative genius. Kelian Sevrée and the team at Concept K embrace that concept, and they proved its merit in stunning fashion at the 2025 Dystopia festivals, held in two separate […]
NEW YORK – When you think about it, fingerprints are an everyday miracle. There are over 8.2 billion people in the world. All of them have fingerprints, but no two sets are exactly alike, a tribute, no doubt, to our wonderful uniqueness. The same is true of good music. As the great mother of all […]
LONDON – An expansive, large, communal celebration of life… That is how composer David Malloy describes War and Peace. But, as is so often the case with all things Tolstoy, there is another side to the story as well. And so, Malloy has also talked about how he admires the great novel for how it […]
AVONDALE, AZ – When most of us hear the word “ballroom,” our minds immediately run to large, elegant spaces with polished floors glittering under the warm lights of a chandelier. But the truth is, a ballroom can pop up anywhere you find people dancing, even within the oval track of the Phoenix Raceway. After all […]
LONDON – Sure, fortune is fickle, but sometimes lady luck has a way of quietly handing out subtle, unexpected treasures, especially to those with an eye for such elusive opportunities. Widely acclaimed lighting designer, Ed Warren certainly falls into that category. He noticed the way light hit a mirror ball over his video wall and […]
NEWARK – Ok, so bigger isn’t necessarily better every time, but there are those occasions when a massive rig can transform a stage in unimaginable ways, especially when it’s designed and controlled with the artistry and precision that designer Jimmy Yeret demonstrated recently at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Working for his client, the […]
LOS ANGELES – Jelly Roll, Katy Perry, Billie Eilish, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Mayer, Gracie Abrams, Pink and more… the stars came out in force for Live Nation’s Fire Aid benefit concert. But behind the scenes there was also an array of talent that made this spectacular and very worthy event (it raised […]
MELBOURNE – “A thousand years of torment in three minutes!” Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke shouted that out to the sold-out crowd at Rod Laver Arena on March 14 right before the metalcore monsters from Las Vegas went into a fiery rendition of their hit “Watch the World Burn.” And oh, and what a […]
ALBERTVILLE, FRANCE – The words you speak become the house you live in. So wrote the ancient sage Hafez. The wisdom of this dictum echoes clearly through the halls of Le Dôme Théâtre, a beautiful Italianate building in the heart of the Savoyard town. Since its opening, this multi-purpose facility has built a vibrant theatrical […]
MESA, AZ – The multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Christian metal rock band Skillet, is said to have gotten their name from the pastor at their Tennessee church, who said they blended together so many musical backgrounds and influences that it was like mixing ingredients in a southern friend skillet dish. The pastor knew whereof he spoke. Fans […]
NASHVILLE – Somewhere between EDM and the Grateful Dead? Sounds like some sort of chimerical space residing in the deepest recesses of a very wild dream! But such a spot really does exist, right smack dab in the middle of a Billy Strings show. That’s how Matthieu Larivée describes it. He ought to know too. […]