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Jimmies Chicken Shack Pittsburgh Show Review

Published

6 years ago

November 11, 2018

Mushcup

On 11/01/18 I had the pleasure of checking out the always fun Jimmies Chicken Shack of Annapolis Maryland at the Crafthouse in Pittsburgh, PA. Celebrating 25 years as a band they set out for a small grouping of regional dates in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

The night started off with some local support from a band featuring some kids, that it sounds like it was unfortunate that I missed out on but more on them later. Followed up by a healthy dose of 90s friendly radio rock by Sour Wine Cult.

Next up was Beaver County/Pittsburgh PA music veterans Mushcup continuing their tradition of periodic reunion appearances. With their palm muted crunchy guitar grooves and soulful singing accented by the scratching of their turn tables and a bit of screaming to give it a bit of an edge. They sweated through their set catching some ears and bobbing heads along the way. Powering through their set, which included their take on the 1993 JCS Classic “Return to Sender” and the 1992 EnVogue hit “FreeYourMind” which seemed to go over well with the audience amongst songs from the various parts of their catalogue they jammed their way through.

Mushcup

Following Mushcup was a band that if im remembering correctly stated that they had only been together for a couple of months. Named SaVenger from Gibsonia PA, outside of Pittsburgh.

Mushcup

Impressively tight. A solid, straightforward modern rock band. With guitars that are heavily driven by skillful drums keeping things moving forward and smooth.

Then finally returning to Pittsburgh after several years was the headliner for the evening, Jimmies Chicken Shack. Performing a set that mostly consisted of songs from the two albums “Pushing the Salmonella Envelope” and “Bring Your own Stereo” they proved, as they have time and time again, that they are a band that commands their stage. Not taking themselves too seriously either, they focus on playing their songs and having fun.

The crowd effortlessly singing along with old favorites like “Dropping Anchor”, “This is not Hell”, “Lazy Boy Dash”, and “High” amongst others. The crowd continuously was yelling out some of their own requests. Some of which were granted. They continued on through their set with their unique brand of riffing and funky bass lines and drum beats. With some of my favorite lyrics and their unique approach to songwriting.

Jimi Haha – Jimmies Chicken Shack

A couple of familiar gags were done, keeping the crowd laughing as front man, Jimi Haha directly engages the audience members and teases fellow band members. They all have to wear the “wig of shame” if they screw up on any parts of a song. This night, Jimi himself was the only one who had to wear the wig. The other being his performance of the greatest guitar lick of all time which you’ll have to catch live, to believe it since the

Island Styles – Jimmies Chicken Shack

picture didn’t make the cut for this article.

Jimi towards the end of their set engaged the children I spoke of earlier in this article. Joking about how great they were and picking on them for not having a name and eventually he pulled them all on stage to sing “High” with him. Consistently working to keeping the crowd engaged and having fun all while rocking their way through their signature post grunge/funk sound with their unique riffing style and funky bass parts. Extended versions of songs with jam sessions seamlessly worked in all came together for a show that is always rocking and entertaining. If you get a chance to catch them do yourself a favor. You wont be disappointed. It’s just a fun rock show.

You can find all the bands on Facebook, check there for upcoming dates where you can check them out, and if you’re in the Pittsburgh area on 11/17/18 You can catch Mushcup on another reunion gig at Kendrews Lounge in Aliquippa , PA

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Jimmies Chicken Shack “Another Day”

Jimmies Chicken Shack “Dropping Anchor”

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JJ Ulizio

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W.A.S.P. Album One Alive 2024 US Tour

Published

4 months ago

August 21, 2024

Josh Drespling

Hollywood, CA (August 20, 2024) — It is 2024, and W.A.S.P. is celebrating 1984! 40 years ago, the landmark debut album from W.A.S.P. was released on August 17, 1984, and the metal world was knocked on their ass!

The W.A.S.P. “Album ONE Alive” Tour celebrates the debut album by playing the album in its entirety, from start to finish.

To give the fans something every week to celebrate W.A.S.P. is giving away…

• 10 pairs of tickets a week for the length of the US tour.

• Silver Award – Blackie is also giving away each week of the tour two personal meet and greets in his dressing room. In HIS dressing room!

• Gold Award – One lucky fan will win Blackie’s personal certified RIAA award for the debut album.

• Platinum Award – And the Grand Prize, one fan and a guest will be provided airfare and a luxury Hollywood hotel to the final show in Los Angeles, meet the band and stay for the after show, end of tour party.

W.A.S.P. can only celebrate 1984 once and they want to do it big!

To enter all you have to do is visit and enter your email address:
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It was recently announced that Armored Saint will be replacing Death Angel on the tour. W.A.S.P. issued the following statement: “W.A.S.P. is pleased to announce that Armored Saint will now be joining the “Album One Alive” Fall 2024 U.S. Tour. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Death Angel will no longer be able to be a part of this tour. We all wish them the best going forward.”

Tickets and VIP packages available at WASPnati on.com/tour

THE ALBUM ONE ALIVE WORLD TOUR 2024 DATES:

10/26/24 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater*

10/28/24 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

10/29/24 Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre

10/30/24 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

11/01/24 Calgary, AB The Palace Theatre

11/02/24 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory

11/03/24 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory

11/04/24 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot

11/05/24 Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre

11/07/24 Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore

11/08/24 St Charles, IL @ The Arcada Theatre

11/09/24 St Charles, IL @ The Arcada Theatre

11/10/24 Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre

11/11/24 Toronto, ON @ History

11/13/24 Montreal, QC @ MTELUS

11/14/24 Quebec City, QC @ Theatre Capitole

11/15/24 Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre

11/16/24 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom At Manhattan Center

11/17/24 Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall

11/19/24 Cleveland, OH @ The Agora Theater

11/20/24 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

11/21/24 Stroudsburg, PA @ The Sherman Theater

11/22/24 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore

11/23/24 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore

11/24/24 Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live

11/26/24 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium

11/27/24 Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern

11/29/24 Houston, TX @ House Of Blues

11/30/24 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre

12/01/24 Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum

12/03/24 Little Rock, AR @ The Hall

12/04/24 Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion

12/06/24 Albuquerque, NM @ REVEL

12/07/24 Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee Theatre

12/09/24 Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto Theatre

12/10/24 San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues

12/11/24 Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort and Casino

12/12/24 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl

12/13/24 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

12/14/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium

* No support acts.

About W.A.S.P.

Few bands in the history of rock n roll have ever incited the love, the hate, and the raw emotional effect this band has had on the world. From the very beginning, in the small venues of Los Angeles, California, and later to the numerous countries worldwide that banned these Winged Assassins from performing live, the band’s unique style of shock and rock caused religious organizations, local city councils, parliaments, and the Washington D.C. Senate to hold hearings in an effort to bar this group from selling records and trashing stages everywhere they played.

The band’s founding member, frontman Blackie Lawless, has led the group as its lead vocalist and primary songwriter since its beginning. His unique brand of visual, social, and political comment took the group to worldwide heights and sold millions of records alongside a legacy of sold-out shows across the globe for 4 decades.

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CD Reviews

Them Damn Kings “Shown With A Fist”

Published

7 months ago

May 20, 2024

Ron

Them Damn Kings from NJ just released a new single “Shown With a Fist”.
If you like your music in your face with a touch of old school rock and roll this is the band for you. It’s got gritty vocals and pounding drums adding in some killer guitar shreds.
It’s a song that you listen to when you want to get into a bar fight or want to drive your car really fast down the highway.
It’s worth a listen, check out the lyric video below with a little bonus guitar mortal kombat shred off.

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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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CD Reviews

Ashes to Omens “Feed Me More”

Published

8 months ago

May 8, 2024

Ron

Ashes To Omens are a band from Georgia who’s latest single “Feed Me More” has a great sound to it. It reminds me of bands around the mid to late 2000s. They have a good mixture of sound. The song is a perfect blend of hard rock and metal with the vocals very crisp and delivered with passion.

The song “Feed Me More” has a great melody and works well with the bands style and genre of music. It also is a great title to a song because after listening to it I wanted more of the band.

Some will say that it’s very radio rock/metal and sometimes I do have issues with that but I felt that this song even though it does have that feel to it, isn’t just a radio rock song for the sake of being a radio rock song. I think this single is worth a listen to and could possibly be a track that might make your playlist.

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