Before establishing himself as a purveyor of muscular American roots music, Tupelo, Mississippi's Paul Thorn lived several other lives. The son of a Pentecostal preacher, he was a champion prizefighter in the 1980s who fought Roberto Duran, a professional skydiver, and a factory worker. Since releasing 1997's Hammer & Nail for A&M, Thorn has balanced blues, […]

August 17 will see the ‘Labeled Fest‘ tour come to Reno. The Tooth & Nail Records/Solid State Records backed trek will see performances from Norma Jean, Emery, Underoath drummer/vocalist Aaron Gillespie (performing his debut solo album “Southern Weather“), Watashi Wa, & Idle Threat. Norma Jean is an American metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, a suburb […]

Arriving in the late '90s during the dying days of dour post-grunge and the rise of aggro nu-metal, Buckcherry proudly kept the torch of hard rock sleaze burning. The band styled themselves as deliberate throwbacks to the glory days of the '80s Sunset Strip, acting as if their peers were instead of . For a […]

Road to Blue Ridge TOUR KICK OFF starring A SKYLIT DRIVE and PREACHER with special guests... Perk Productions Presents... The Road to Blue Ridge Tour KICK OFF DATE starring: A SKYLIT DRIVE AND PREACHER and featuring: AVIAN, THE LATEST FASHION, JUSTUS and headlining the Denim Stage: SPLIT PERSONA A Skylit Drive is an American post-hardcore […]

Hinder began crafting cocky, raucous post-grunge in the early 2000s, when Oklahoma City residents and drummer found Austin Winkler singing cover songs at a college party. The three formed the nucleus of Hinder, and the group started landing local gigs opening for such bands as . Lineup changes brought guitarist Mark King and bassist Mike […]