Daytona Beach, Florida was the site of Main Street Live Original Music and Arts Festival on February 9, 2019. MNPR Magazine was on the scene with Mark Horan of MarkHoran.Pictures LLC, their Florida correspondent. The festival aligned Main Street starting at The Boot Hill Saloon, stretching a mile and terminating …
Read More »2019 Grammy Noms Bring Me The Horizon, Fever 333, Chicago
2019 Grammy Nominated bands Bring Me The Horizon (BMTH) and Fever 333, as well as Thrice, played Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom at a LiveNation event this week. In the space resembling a Spanish ballroom, Fever 333 brought their demonstration to the audience of the Aragon Ballroom. Frontman, Jason Aalon Butler, walked …
Read More »The Dangerous Tour lands in Destin, FL
August Burns Red set out on The Dangerous Tour with Crystal Lake, Fit for a King, and Miss May I. In other words: August Burns Reds created the recipe for the metal show of a lifetime. Destin, Florida isn’t a huge city and doesn’t see as many shows as others …
Read More »Disturbed/Three Days Grace Brought Fire To the Ice In Peoria
Despite their initial performance date being canceled due to the Polar Vortex extreme colds, Disturbed and Three Days Grace rescheduled for the following day to help thaw out Peoria, Illinois. While the audience was a bit smaller than usual for a show of this caliber, many still showed to rock with …
Read More »Gig Review: Mumford and Sons, Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia
Mumford and Sons’ Melbourne tour continued at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl amongst thousands of fans on a beautiful summer’s night in the city. Local musician Greta Ray got the music rolling with her tender vocals and sweet melodies. The growing crowd were treated to a selection of her current …
Read More »Gig Review: Red Hot Summer, Mornington Racecourse, Victoria Australia
What a day! What a superb line-up! The Red Hot Summer continued its domination in day festivals and yesterday its was Victoria’s turn to host in the beautiful bayside town of Mornington. Invading the racecourse for the day, were 10,000 punters donning hats, sunscreen and plenty of smiles. The Merchandise …
Read More »Umphrey’s McGee at the Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio 1/18/2019
I had the opportunity to see Umphrey’s McGee live for the first time last January when they came to Cincinnati. My son Zack is an avid fan and spends much of his time travelling all around the United States to see them. Knowing very well how much I love live …
Read More »Billy Joel Escapes Winter in Central Florida at The Amway Center January 11, 2019
Billy Joel came to Orlando, Florida to escape the cold and snow of the Northeast by his own accord. He even mentioned taking his family to Walt Disney World. MNPRmagazine.com headed him off by sending their Florida correspondent Mark Horan of MarkHoran.Pictures LLC to cover the show. Mark reports on …
Read More »Gig Review: Screaming Jets -The Corner Hotel – Melbourne – Australia – December 2018
There is one thing about Aussie Rock. It sets memories. Those Aussie classics become songs in the soundtrack to our lives. It is pure memory making good old hard rock ‘n roll. The first time I saw Screaming Jets, I was about 20 years old, and I was in a …
Read More »LIKE A HURRICANE: Nikki Hill Rocks San Antonio
Nikki Hill, the queen of deep-fried R&B whose voice is infused with punk, gritty rock and roll and vintage soul, recently blew the walls off south Texas’ Paper Tiger. Hill is touring to promote the release of her third album “Feline Roots” through her own label, Deep Fryed Records. Continuing …
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