August 1, 2026
By Alex Lloyd Gross With so many events going on that restrict people from bringing in cameras with detachable lenses, like the NFL Draft and presidential visits, it’s refreshing for everyday people to attend an event where they can bring photo equipment and be able to experiment with exposures and ISO ratings. It makes taking…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross This cannot be a fair review of the Joe Lynn Turner show last night, May 7 2017 at the Sellersville Theater. Having personally known Joe for 31 years, it was good to catch up on old times, and hear some great songs from back in the day. Turner, is a true…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Most bands today view KISS as their mentors and dream of playing in the band or maybe even opening for them. In fact 1998’s Detroit Rock City featured a fictional band Mystery who wanted to open for KISS. That movie was fantasy. The reality is that one local , lucky band…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Classic rock fans will remember seeing The Kinks at the Tower Theater, the Spectrum and even at JFK Stadium on June 19 1982. By that time, they were huge and playing for about 50,000 people with other acts. Most people were far away from the stage and baked in the afternoon…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Dave Davies from the Kinks will be in town next week, on a Monday night. He’s on tour and he has his sights set at Havana New Hope. Monday, April 17, 2017. “The tour, it’s going well, the show is well received. We play some new songs and some old songs,”…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Was there ever a rock show you wanted to see no matter what? This was one not to be missed. UFO with Saxon.The fact is , this tour is not coming anywhere near the Philly area. That is the only thing that sucked about this tour. One of the last shows…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Three local radio stations, that have the same ownership came together yesterday, March 25 2017 to host the 2017 Be Beautiful Expo at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The event was a ticketed event but otherwise open to the public. And the public showed up in force. With lines down the hall…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross Do you have an affinity for horror movies? Then you must get to the Crowne Pointe Hotel in Cherry Hill NJ for Monster Mania. It’s a convention where horror fans will converge and meet each other, buy memorabilia and maybe meet a few actors that appeared in their favorite movies. The…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross UDO Dirkschieder.the one time front man of German rock heavyweights, Accept closed his solo tour last night, February 4, 2017 in Philly, at the Trocadero. This is the last time he will be playing all Accept songs. Udo showed the estimated 1000 fans in attendance just why he is a force…
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By Alex Lloyd Gross, Liberty Devito, the drummer that rose to fame playing hits that helped make Billy Joel what he is today is going to play those songs with Russel Javors and Richie Cannata this Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Havana New Hope. The Lords of 52nd Street. The last show they played at…
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