Concert Reviews

Jelly Roll: Backroad Baptism Tour Jiffy Lube Live Show Review

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1 year ago

August 13, 2023

Ron

Jellyroll brought a sold-out crowd to JiffyLube Live with over 23k in attendance. Jelly is uniting the people.

I’ve seen Jelly Roll at BlueRidge the last 2 years, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen him at a non-festival since back in the days when he was rapping in underground clubs. This time, he brought Struggle Jennings and Ashley McBryde with him to round out the bill.

This was my first time seeing Struggle Jennings perform live, but the name isn’t one that’s unfamiliar to me; I’ve seen Grandad Waylon and even his uncle Shooter Jennings before. Struggle is fronting a killer band that brings a mix of country and rap. The whole vibe was amazing, and the band did their job of getting the crowd excited.

Ashley McBryde was up next. Ashley puts a good spin on country, rock, and pop with her signature voice. With her new album, The Devil I Know, Ashley had all the women in the crowd hooting and getting rowdy.

The reason why JiffyLube was packed with 23k fans was because of Jelly Roll. Jelly Roll is really the real deal; not only is he a down-to-earth guy, but he is also such a great entertainer. With his latest album, Whitsitt Chapel, killing it on the charts and winning Jelly some CMT awards, it’s a prime example of how perseverance and hard work can help you achieve your goals. Life threw a hard left Jab at Jelly, but his intuition slipped that and knocked that mother right out.

You can just see the pure joy of watching Jelly and the other bandmates. It shows on stage that not only do they enjoy being with each other but also enjoy making the fans feel right at home. There were so many hats and joints thrown up on the stage that I thought it was some kind of Cheech and Chong hat trick..

Oh, and if the weather wasn’t already hot enough, Jelly Roll brought the fire, and when I say brought the fire, I truly mean it. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many songs in a set have pyro, and I’ve watched Rammstein. Overall, it was a great night of music, and even though I would have loved to have had Three Six Mafia (who’s also on stops during the tour with Yelawolf and a few others), I had a great night, and I’m proud of the guy I’ve seen play shows for 30 or fewer people to selling out huge venues.

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Ron

Ron has keen eye for new talent, a love for the underground, and a tremendous passion for music of any genera. You’ll probably bump into him at a horror convention or some seedy club checking out the next need-to-know band.

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King Diamond brought the Halloween party to Silver Spring MD

Published

3 days ago

November 2, 2024

Ron

King Diamond who’s on tour now with Overkill and Night Demon.

Overkill always puts on a great show and shows that face pace thrash metal is still kick ass. Led by NJ’s Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth Overkill has that distinctive sound with Bobby’s high pitched and raspy vocals. With songs like “Scorched”, “ Rotten to the Core” and “Hello From the Gutter”, Overkill got the crowd into a frenzy and warmed up the stage before the king.

You know it’s gonna be a good night when it’s 3 days before Halloween and you get to see a kick ass set from King Diamond. King Diamond who’s 68 right now still commands that stage and sounds amazing with his insanely falsettos. The stage show at a King Diamond show is always such a great sight to see. With a multilayer setup of stairs and little pieces of elaborate set all over it’s such a great view and perfect setting to watch a King Diamond set.

The set list was amazing too we got to hear songs from such a great career like “A Mansion in the Darkness”, “Halloween “, “Spider Lilly”, “Welcome Home”, and “Eye of the Witch” and of course ending the night with “Abagail”.

If you’re a fan of King Diamond or just a fan of great music that adds that Halloween haunted asylum themed stage performances then you need to go out and check this tour now. King Diamond never disappoints and always puts on one hell of a show.

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ITS TIME TO GET YOUR BODY BEAT AND LET THE BLOOD FLOW

Published

7 days ago

October 29, 2024

Ron

Combichrist came into Lovedrafts in Mechanicsburg with an old school electronic set and the return of PA’s own DeathMaschine.

Combichrist took the dark stage armed with Eric on the synths/sampler and Andy on Vocals and an open stage to rampage on. I got to hear some killer kick ass songs I haven’t heard in a while like “Today I woke to the rain of blood”, “This is My Rifle” and This shit will fuck you up”.

The crowd were super excited to watch the set and everyone was having a good time, dancing to the beats, and singing all the songs and having an amazing time. I’ve been wanting to see Combichrist do these old school sets and have always loved that era of the band. We also got to hear “Like to Thank My Buddies” and “Shut up and Swallow”. We also got a super rare treat for an encore Andy went back even further in his musically roots and pulled out an Icon of Coil song “Dead Enough For Life”, which got the crowd in a frenzy.

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LUDACRIS : THE HALL AT LIVE

Published

2 weeks ago

October 21, 2024

Ron

ATL IS IN THE HOUSE.

Ludacris came into Maryland at the Hall in Live Casino and brought with him the masses that were ready for a good time, good fun and good tunes.

Ludacris said it’s been a long time since he’s been back to Maryland and DC area. I loved that he just came out with his dj and his hype man and himself nothing else was needed when you entertain like Ludacris does. Whether you’re a fan from back in the day or a fan of his movies, Ludacris made everyone happy and made sure they were fully entertained.

Of course Ludacris played some of his hits songs like “Act a Fool”, “Move Bitch”, “What’s your fantasy”, “Get Back” and “Area Codes” but he also played some old school tracks and a few covers like “Holiday Inn” and “Yeah”. The crowd was hitting that good weed as well and threw some blunts up to the stage during “BlueBerry Yum Yum”.

Ludacris made a statement that his first album came out in 2000 and this next year is the 25th anniversary of the album. It was a great night and a great time, Ludacris knows how to keep the fans engaged and entertained all night. He’s very fan friendly and charismatic which makes sense that he’s also a great actor.