December 5, 2001 Rob Zombie Rolling Stone Records – Norridge IL When I found out Rob Zombie and band were doing an in-store near me for “The Sinister Urge” I couldn’t have been happier. You see, in 1998, Rob did an in-store for “Hellbilly Deluxe” but I was going to…
October 5, 2001 Tantric, Oleander, Beautiful Creatures, Transmatic The Rave – Milwaukee, WI I couldn’t wait for this show! I was ready to be rocked again by Beautiful Creatures! We got there later than I wanted (it rained the whole way) so I jumped out of the car when we…
October 3, 2001 Tantric, Oleander, Beautiful Creatures House of Blues – Chicago IL Let me start off by saying, for my b-day, a friend of mine gave me a Beautiful Creatures CD. I never heard of this band, but after listening to the first couple of seconds of the first…
October 20, 2001 Ozzy Osbourne Rolling Stone Records – Norridge IL Who would have thunk it…Ozzy freakin’ Osbourne was going to do an in-store for his new album Down to Earth. The only catch, you had to be one of 1,000 to get a wristband a few days before the…
August 14, 2001 Buckcherry Double Door – Chicago IL When my friend, Kim told me about this show I just couldn’t pass it up! Even more awesome, she bought me the ticket for my birthday. Yes, this show was ON my birthday! We lucked out and were front row…
July 2, 2001 Slash’s Snakepit The Eddie Butts Band, 7th Heaven Summerfest Ground Stages ~ Milwaukee, WI Today was my friend Kim’s b-day and we celebrated at Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI with her friend Pam and a couple of great bands. 7th Heaven was the first band we saw and…
February 21, 2001 Tesla RePlugged Reunion The Rave – Milwaukee, WI I have been a fan of Tesla since their first album, Mechanical Resonance, and kept up with all of their releases through the years. However, I didn’t see them live until 1995 when they opened for Lynyrd Skynyrd at…
January 27, 2001 Samantha 7 Penny Road Pub – Barrington, IL When you’re a fan of a particular band, in this case Poison, you tend to hear about side projects. CC DeVille was going to play Penny Road Pub with his new band, Samantha 7? Sign me up! He released…
January 20, 2001 Bar 7 Brat Stop – Kenosha WI This was my second Bar 7 show and I knew what to expect. Well, I got that and more!! I bought their new CD at the first show back in 2000 and immediately loved it. But now, to hear those…