Hellyeah, Avatar and Kyng at 20 Monroe Live

Hellyeah

Avatar

Kyng

At

20 Monroe Live

Grand Rapids, Michigan

07/19/17

Wednesday night 20 Monroe Live hosted the bands Hellyeah, Avatar and Kyng.  The weather couldn’t be more pleasant to wait in line to get in.  The temperature was about 89 degrees out.

It was a relaxed atmosphere waiting in line and checking through security to get in.  The first band in the show was Kyng which we covered in 2012 at the Orbit Room.  We both remember how great of a show they did and knew they would wake the crowd up and get them going.

Scum Scunge 2016

Scum Scunge 2016

album review

This is the second album by the band Scum Scunge 2016, the album cd is of high quality packaging and presentation.  The band’s sound quality was great in clarity very professionally done all the way around.  This album is appealing to hard rock and metalheads from all age groups.

This album itself is made up of a multiple collaboration of musicians giving the listener a sonic buffet to choose from.  If a metalhead wants great metal growls and metal chugging guitar you would pick a song with Johnny O in the song.  The songs titled “My Grain”, “Break Me Down”, “Rebel”, “Nothing”, “Twisted Glass”, “Let It Go” and “Hard To Breathe”.

Shinedown

With

Wayland

And

Greta Van Fleet

At

20 Monroe Live

Grand Rapids, Michigan

20 Monroe Live hosted Shinedown, Wayland and Greta Van Fleet which was the venue's first sold out show on Saturday, February 4th.  20 Monroe Live is a brand new venue that just had their grand opening February 1st.  The rock fans endured the cold windchills waiting in line that ran from the 20 Monroe Live doors and spiraled around The Bob and down roughly 3 city blocks long.

Make America Rock Again Tour

Make America Rock Again

With

Saliva,Trapt,Saving Abel,

Alien Ant Farm, Crazy Town, Tantric, 12 Stones

At Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan

On September 11th the Kalamazoo Wings Event Center was a host to seven well known bands all of the bands could be the headline.  The title of the bands on tour is Make America Rock Again starring Saliva, Trapt, Saving Abel, Alien Ant Farm, Crazy Town, Tantric and 12 Stones.  It’s been awhile since I’ve been to a concert at the Wings Event Center the last show I went to was White Zombie in 1995.  Thanks to tunespeak.com and the band Trapt we won tickets.

Hellyeah abstract/photos

Alter Bridge with Bled Life and Coldville at The Intersection

Alter Bridge, Bled Life and Coldville

at The Intersection

Grand Rapids, Michigan

The Intersection played host to Alter Bridge; opening for them were two well known bands: Bled Life and Coldville on Friday the 15th of July. Last Friday had perfect weather for waiting in line, not too hot but in the lower 70's without rain. The only thing to worry about was the estimated 4,000 pokemon hunters taking up the parking spaces.

This was all worth the struggle of finding a parking spot to see Alter Bridge.  The Intersection is like a home away from home being very hospitable to their customers and security keeps the peace so everyone can have a great time.  My assistant/metal son and I were very much interested in seeing Alter Bridge,Bled Life, and Coldville. Experiencing Alter Bridge live is a check mark off my bucket list alongside seeing Ozzy Osbourne at Ozzfest in 2007.

My assistant had the honor of covering Slash with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators at The Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2012 for concert photos magazine. I enjoyed watching at the side of the stage while my assistant/son took some amazing pictures.

DevilDriver photos 5-11-16