According to a recent press release: “With society consumed by hardline opinions on opposite extremes, neither side of a conversation tends to bend an ear to the other. It sucks the oxygen out of human interaction and leaves us gasping for a healthy breath. Projected explore this social suffocation on their third full-length offering, the aptly titled […]
OZZY is back. Mark September 9 on your calendar as the release date for PATIENT NUMBER 9, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE’s new album and the first since his critically acclaimed, worldwide, chart-topping 2020 ORDINARY MAN release. The album’s self-titled first single and video have today (Friday, June 24) been released […]
Venue: The Machine Shop City: Flint, MI Dates: June 14, 2022 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) Hinder and The Machine Shop go back as far as 2005, as it was pointed out during the show. The crowd is always amazing, packed, and energetic and demands the best from the band. To kick the […]
Venue: Pine Knob Music Theatre City: Clarkston, MI Dates: June 8, 2022 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) Summer concert season is upon us, and it was no more evident than hitting Pine Knob (FINALLY get to call it that again in reviews) and catching another killer co-headlining tour from Styx and REO Speedwagon as […]
Venue: The Machine Shop City: Flint, MI Dates: June 3, 2022 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) Cradle of Filth is once again traversing the United States and as the tour winds down, they made another appearance at The Machine Shop and brought another cool band Frayle with them. The place was full of […]
According to a recent press release: “Austrian rock and metal empire Napalm Records is thrilled to announce their exciting new partnership with English extreme metal titans CRADLE OF FILTH, who have just signed a worldwide contract with the label! Positioned firmly at the top of the extreme black metal genre, CRADLE OF FILTH – led and revolutionized by iconic frontman Dani Filth – reign supreme as […]
According to a recent press release: “Multi-GRAMMY-nominated rock act NOTHING MORE will embark on a co-headlining U.S. tour with Better Noise Music labelmates Asking Alexandria from May 13 to June 19 with support from Atreyu and Eva Under Fire. On the upcoming run, NOTHING MORE will be sharing the first listen to new music from […]
Venue: Bilheimer Capitol Theatre City: Clearwater, FL Dates: May 7, 2022 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) There are artists that seem like long shots to ever see live, let alone review and photograph – Madeleine Peyroux is one of those performers. From the first time I heard her rendition of “La Vie en […]
According to a recent press release: “A lot of things inspire writing and recording experiences – good times and bad, falling in and out of love, a turn of fortune … and the threat of war. Pete Evick, who, not only has been Bret Michaels band director and lead guitarist for the better part of […]
Venue: Duke Energy Center for the Arts / Mahaffey Theater City: St Petersburg, FL Dates: April 27, 2022 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) Occasionally a tour or show is announced, and I get almost giddy anticipating attending the show. Toss in the opportunity to photograph the show and forget about it. A late April […]
Venue: Ruth Eckerd Hall City: Clearwater, FL Dates: March 25, 2022 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) Don’t need any drawn-out explanation or reason to cover this show… it’s F*cking SLASH! What else need be said about one of the guitar heroes to pop out of the late 80’s and 90’s during and after […]
Venue: Bilheimer Capitol Theatre City: Clearwater, FL Dates: March 22, 2022 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) There are artists I love to listen to and there is no mistaking who they are if you know me or have since my obsession with KISS starting in 1976 and moving into the 80’s rock and […]
Venue: Crowbar City: Tampa, FL Dates: March 16, 2022 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) With tours ramping back up and bands getting out to be with the fans, it was inevitable Baroness would relaunch their Your Baroness Tour, and luckily, I was in Florida to catch one of the first shows back when […]
Venue: Ruth Eckerd Hall City: Clearwater, FL Dates: March 14, 2022 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) Foreigner is out on their Greatest Hits tour, and they are delivering the hits the way we all remember them. Without any more fanfare than a “Clearwater, would you please welcome Foreigner” the band took the stage […]
According to a recent press release: “FOREIGNER is pleased to join multi-platinum award-winning American rock ’n roll icon, Kid Rock, as a special guest for a run of shows across America this summer. With 10 multi-platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits, FOREIGNER is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world with […]
According to a recent press release: “Norfolk, Virginia-based, multi-instrumentalist, indie-rock musician Ivy Ryann is set to release her new album, A Nonaggressive Extreme Violation of Boundaries, on March 4, 2022. Ryann is poised to blow the doors open on what is deemed acceptable or taboo material through her new, highly anticipated debut album, which was recorded in Nashville and produced by […]
Venue: Ruth Eckerd Hall City: Clearwater, FL Dates: February 26, 2022 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) Benefit and charity shows can go one of two ways, but when you match up Bret Michaels, Warrant, Hulk Hogan, Noah Galloway, and 50 Legs, you can bet you are in for one kick ass event and […]
According to a recent press release: “The Kentucky Headhunters are riding high with their latest album, That’s a Fact, Jack!, which is released on their own label, Practice House Records. It’s their usual heady mix of Southern-fried rock with a dash of blues and a bit of country. Greg Martin is one of the co-foundering members and is the lead guitarist […]
Venue: Duke Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater City: St. Petersburg, FL Dates: February 25, 2022 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) With the world coming out of COVID related lockdowns and pandemic pauses in travel, gathering, and entertainment there are a lot of bands and performers getting out there and bringing […]
Venue: Seminole Hard Rock Event Center City: Tampa, FL Dates: February 24, 2022 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) There are songs that will forever be a part of your musical repertoire as a music lover and legends Foghat have contributed one of those tracks (as well as a bunch of others) with […]
