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Posted on 11/22/2013
With the tornadoes storming through the mid-west on Sunday November 17, 2013, classic rockers Styx, REO Speedwagon, and friends decided to pitch in a helping hand with a “Rock To The Rescue” benefit concert to help offset some of the expenses that came with this disaster. This fundraiser concert will be held at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Indiana on December 4, 2013 with tickets on sale Saturday November 23rd 2013. Continue reading for the official press release.
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Posted on 8/1/2011
Written by Mike Arnold
My wife Sandra and I were married in 1979 and lived in Madison, TN, a suburb of Nashville. In those days cable television weren’t available in our area, although if it were, we couldn’t afford it anyway. Heck, we didn’t even have a telephone during most of the first year of our marriage and we definitely didn’t go out to eat. There were times we would save up $15 or $20 to go to a concert (yes that was the price for two tickets in those days). Our entertainment mainly consisted of walking to the little league baseball field behind our apartment to watch the kids play (and the parents scream!) or visit friends to play board games and play music. TV really wasn’t our main source of entertainment and you could tell it by the 13 inch black and white television we owned.
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POSTED 2/10/2011
Written by Mike Arnold
While the concert-touring season has slowed down for the winter, I thought it would be nice to show our listening audiences what we went through in 2010. I created multiple videos of our experiences with a month by month journey of our adventures.
Here’s Part 5 of our 2010 Concert Blast Posts. This video takes you through our experiences in Memphis, TN with REO Speedwagon and Pat Benatar, in Nashville, TN at the Bridgstone Arena with the Scorpions and Ratt, Paul McCartney, as well as Crosby, Stills, and Nash with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. There was the Heart Concert at the Ryman, the Michael Bolton concert at the Wildhorse Saloon as well Hard Rockers Cinderella also at the Wildhorse Saloon. We also covered the Americana Music Festival shows from the Cannery which was a lot of fun!
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Posted 8/24/2010
Written by James Downing
Going to see a Pat Benatar concert is like putting a quarter in a classic rock juke box. She performs hit after hit and her voice still sounds great! By adding to that wonderful voice, Pat’s husband Neil Giraldo and his screaming guitar licks, you have one of the best shows on the classic rock circuit today.
Pat Benatar In Concert - Neil Giraldo
Pat Benatar In Concert
Pat didn’t have a new album out to promote this summer but she does have a book out called “Between A Heart And A Hard Place.” Each city tour stop became an appearance at a local bookstore to sign copies of the book and to meet her fans. She was going to be at the Davis Kidd Book Store in Memphis at 12:30pm on the day of the show, so I packed up my bags and took off early that morning so that I could meet up with my friend Julie, who lives in Memphis, and go meet Pat.
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REO Speedwagon
Written by James Downing
Summer means one thing for fans of rock and roll music. That is the time when your favorite rockers are likely to load up on the bus and hit the road. They might have a new album to promote or they might not. But one thing is for sure and that a lot of bands will be playing outside venues. For the past 10 years The Memphis Botanic Garden has hosted a summer concert series called, “Live At The Garden.” The series has hosted a wide range of bands from The Moody Blues to Diana Ross to Train just to name a few. This year two of my favorites were co-headlining a tour that made a stop at The Garden. That is Pat Benatar and REO Speedwagon. Continue Reading…
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Mike Arnold of Concert Blast received a phone call on his cell phone. He didn’t recognize the number that displayed on his phone. The voice on the other end was none other than the lead singer of REO Speedwagon, Kevin Cronin. Kevin asked Mike if he would like to interview the band that night before their Wildhorse Saloon Concert. Of course Mike agreed and before the night was over, Brian, Tom, and Mike spoke to the whole band backstage.
Click Below to Enjoy the REO Speedwagon Interview
http://www.concertblast.com/Interview_REO_Speedwagon.mp3
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TIME FOR ANOTHER MUSIC DISCUSSION
While we took a break from our concert reviews, Brian got the idea to create a Music Discussion with songs of TIME. If you think about it, there are several. I know, I know, we will definitely forget the obvious songs. In fact, the songs on the intro are some we forgot.
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