If you live in or around the Destin, Florida area, you know the venue that brings the live music to you is Club LA… and you also know it is a true experience for the concert goer. Why? The club is a mid-sized club that offers an intimate, up close view of the band(s). There … Read more
When you think of awesome cities & venues that host great bands, from rock & metal to rap & orchestras, Pensacola, Florida may not come to mind. I have lived a lot of places: Wisconsin, Cali, Texas, Iowa and Florida. At the moment Wes & I live in Iowa, but it’s January when I’m writing … Read more
It’s always interesting for us to see a band for the first time that has been generating a lot of buzz within the music scene. Management/publicists/labels are all paid to create hype for their clients (the band), so we often take what we hear about a band with a grain of salt until we’ve had … Read more
Our last interview with the Helsinki, Finland based hard rockin’ glam band Santa Cruz was way back in 2015 in Columbus, Ohio at the Rock on the Range festival. Fast forward to late September 2019, when we finally caught up with band founder and lead vocalist Archie Cruz at Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, KY again, along with … Read more
TOOTHGRINDER. and specifically, lead vocalist Justin Matthews, have made some life-altering changes the past 18 months that heavily influenced the writing of their new album ‘I AM‘ (out October 11th). Justin talks at length with #MischievousMel on camera at Gas Monkey Live in Dallas (while on tour with All That Remains and Lacuna Coil) about … Read more