Month of Festivals

List of all the rock festivals that will be going on in the month of May!

May 15-17

(Photo from roadrunnerrecords.com)

The link shows is a great representation of what is to come if you have never attend Rock On The Range! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii586UtZs9s

May 22-24

Multiple festivals will be going on this weekend since it's a holiday weekend, you can't go wrong with either choice!

(Photo from rocklahoma.com)

Will be going on all Memorial Weekend single-day or weekend passes are still available for purchase! http://rocklahoma.com/

(Photo from 1057thepoint.com)

Compared to Rocklahoma, Pointfest is a much smaller venue and it's only a ONE day event. http://www.1057thepoint.com/blogs/pointfest/main

May 30th

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Rockfest is the closest out of all the events to the Topeka area, tickets are still up for grabs better jump at them while you still can! This is a recap video of last year's event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=53&v=okwOw6kAk64

Rocklahoma

May is upon us my friends that means it's time for rock festivals! These festivals are some of the largest events in America, the crowds at these concerts are enormous and so full of energy that I can't even describe the feeling. The concert I'd like to focus in this post is one of the largest 3 day music festivals in the entire nation, that's right I'm talking about...

                                                          (Photo from rocklahoma.com)

Going into their 8th year of this event they are hitting it in full stride with about 50 bands performing over Memorial weekend, the estimated attendance over the recent years have been near 100,000 people insane right? This is a great road trip for people who want to get out over the holiday, it's definitely worth the money spent whether it's just one day or the entire weekend! Below are some the household bands that will be performing throughout the weekend.

Friday May 22

• Slayer
• Godsmack
• Papa Roach
• Apocolyptica 
• In This Moment

Saturday May 23

• Linkin Park
• Volbeat
• Halestorm
• The Pretty Reckless
• Anthrax

Sunday May 24

• Tesla
• Breaking Benjamin
• Otherwise
• Of Mice & Men
• Aranda

Wanna know more about Rocklahoma? Just click the link at the bottom of the page to view their full site. I highly recommend this event for people who are looking for an escape over the holiday weekend finals should be coming to an end for most students around this time. 

That means everyone will be able to relax and enjoy themselves while listening to some great rock n' roll! http://rocklahoma.com/index.html

Girls Are on The Rise

          We all remember the 80's bands with a woman as lead-vocal like Heart, and Pat Benatar, they've set the tone for aspiring girl rock musicians. Over the past 15 years there just hasn't been many other bands that can come close to compare. But there are a few now that are starting to hear some rumble about. I wanted to dedicate this post to all the girl musicians that know how to hang with the big boys!

HALESTORM 

(Photo by: Rick Diamond/ WireImage.com)

          Lead by front woman Lizzy Hale, Halestorm has only been around for a short period of time and they have already accomplished some incredible achievements. In 2013 Halestorm's single Love Bites (So do I) was nominated for the Grammy Best Hard Rock Metal/ Performance, they not only were nominated but THEY WON! The band has only been relevant since 2009 but are making huge strides. The best part is this is only the beginning for them, Halestorm hasn't even come close to hitting their peak yet. I'm AMPED for the release of their 3rd studio album "Into the Wild Life" on April 14th and they will hitting the road promoting this album next month and they are even performing in Kansas City, Missouri on May 30th at Liberty Memorial. Halestorm will blow you away!

THE PRETTY RECKLESS 

( Photo From Wikipedia.org)

         The Pretty Reckless is down same path Halestorm took to stardom. Fun Fact: the lead singer Taylor Momsen most of have seen her before. She is not only a musician but she was a child actor as well. Remember the move The Grinch Staring Jim Carrey? Taylor played Cindy Lou Who! Who would've ever guessed that Cindy Lou Who loved to melt faces with her music in her spare time. But more power to her, The Pretty Reckless are making a name for themselves quickly! They have only been together since 2010 and only 2 studio albums, the only way for this band to go is up. They created a huge buzz in the rock genre as a whole and continue to set themselves apart from the rest. They will be performing with Halestorm at Liberty Memorial, everybody should go check them out they are definitely worth the money! 

A Rang of Rock

Since we all are getting spring fever I wanted to share a few posts on some excellent festivals that are gonna be happening in the near future. The one largest weekend festival of bands in the United States, with a range of music not just rock. And it's called.......


                               ( Photo by rockontherange.com)

ROCK ON THE RANGE

3 day music festival with 50 bands headlined each night from groups like Judas Priest, Linkin Park, Rise Against, and Godsmack and many more. All 4 bands definitely deserve their credit but it's the middle bands of the lineup that makes this concert great I highly suggest to check it out! The event is based in Columbia Ohio at the Mapfre stadium, 3 stages non-stop music ALL WEEKEND sounds like right way to kick off concert season! If this sounds like something you'd like to attended the link to the site is above. What do you guys think? Does this sound like a concert you'd attend? Is there any band you're curious to see? Comment below

A Different Era

Whats up everyone, I'm Justin Bauer welcome to my blog!

We all know those crazy hair bands of the 70's & 80's our parents still listen to on car trips, right?
Myself included are one those kids who was exposed to it on a regular basis. My blog is about difference between two eras. Being apart of the Millennial generation I've noticed shifts in pop-culture from the Rock genre of our elders to the cultural shift towards Pop, Hip-Hop, and Rap music. Not many people my age (college students) are familiar with up and coming bands because interest in rock n' roll just isn't the same as it use to be.

My goal for this blog is to share some insight on talented bands that are on the rise and those timeless bands you just can never get enough of! I also want to compare and contrast the different eras of rock music, I feel it's important to compare the different generations of rock bands to see what similarity there still are, how it has evolved, and where this genre of music is heading.

More detail is to come in my future posts, I'm looking forward to anyone's feedback and thoughts on the changes in pop culture. We all have different preferences of music and I welcome anybody's input!

                                                                 Eddie Van Halen
                                                   Photo by Larry Marano, Getty Images