2015 HardDrive Live Tour The Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 9/9/15 The Culture Room is a great venue that’s large enough to hold a decent sized crowd but intimate enough where you feel like you’re part of the show. Wilson opened the concert with a mix of heavy riffs and …
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One half of online bloggers The Girls with Glasses, and season seven American Idol alumni, Brooke White is giving back on her latest album release Never Grow Up.The whole L.P. is about the innocence of childhood, as White explained to her fans via Instagram. “It’s the everlasting hope, the …
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Edgy pop punk meets… the 50’s? When you mix lead singer Andrew Conroy’s voice with some heavy guitar and catchy “ooh la la’s” you get Rain City Rockers! Somehow this mystery band managed to convince members of Sum41, Goldfinger, Die Mannequin, and Gob to help them record their new album …
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