Friday, April 29, 2016

Ghost Rocks Emo's

The Swedish heavy metal band Ghost stopped by Emo's in Austin, Texas on April 25, 2016 for a show. The band released their third studio album, Meliora, in 2015 and its lead single, "Cirice" earned them a 2016 Grammy award for Best Metal Performance.

Papa Emeritus of Ghost

Nameless Ghoul of Ghost





The band consists of lead vocalist Papa Emeritus III and five instrumentalists known as the Nameless Ghouls.


Nameless Ghoul
Papa Emeritus





Setlist for Ghost:
Misere mei, Desu (from tape)
Masked Ball (from tape)
Spirit
From The Pinnacle To The Pit
Stand By Him
Con Clavi Con Dio
Per Aspera ad Inferi
Body and Blood
Devil church
Cirice
Year Zero
Spoksonat (from tape)
He Is
Absolution
Mummy Dust
If You Have Ghosts (Roky Erickson cover)
Ghuleh/Zombie Queen
Ritual
Monstrance Clock
The Host of Seraphin (From tape - Dead Can Dance song)



Nameless Ghouls




Tribulation
Opening for Ghost was Tribulation. Tribulation is a Swedish death metal band whose members are Johannes Andersson- vocals/bass, Adam Zaars- guitar, Jonathan Hulten- guitar, and Jakob Ljungberg- drums.












Thursday, April 28, 2016

Enchanted Rock Fest At The HEB Center At Cedar Park

The newly crowned HEB Center at Cedar Park, located just up the road from Austin in Cedar Park, Texas, welcomed some great rock acts on April 24, 2016, as the Enchanted Rock Fest took to the stage. The sponsor for the fest and namesake of the event was Enchanted Rock Ultra-Premium Texas Vodka. The fest was headlined by Bret Michaels of Poison and included SteelHeart, Jack Russell's Great White, FireHouse, Warrant, and RATT.


Steelheart

Rev Jones and Miljenko Matijevic of Steelheart

Rev Jones and Uros Raskovski of SteelHeart

Miljenko Matijevic, Mike Humbert, and Uros Raskovski of SteelHeart




Jack Russell's Great White

Jack Russell of Jack Russell's Great White

Jack Russell and Robby Lochner of Jack Russell's Great White

Dan McNay, Tony Montana, Robby Lochner and Jack Russell of Jack Russell's Great White




FireHouse

Bill Leverty of FireHouse

Bill Leverty, C J Snare and Allen McKenzie of FireHouse

Allen McKenzie of FireHouse




Warrant

Robert Mason of Warrant

Joey Allen of Warrant

Eric Turner of Warrant

Jerry Dixon, Robert Mason, and Joey Allen of Warrant

Robert Mason, Jerry Dixon and Eric Turner of Warrant





RATT

Bobby Boltzer of RATT

Blaze of RATT

Doc Ellis of RATT

Josh Alan and Blaze of RATT

Josh Alan of RATT





Bret Michaels Band


Bret Michaels

Pete Evick of Bret Michaels Band

Bret Michaels

Bret Michaels

Bart Harris of Bret Michaels Band

Bret Michaels

Bret Michaels

Bret Michaels

Monday, April 25, 2016

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats at Stubb's

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats stopped by Stubb's BBQ Waller Creek Amphitheater on April 21, 2016. They are touring in support of their first self-titled album.

Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats


Nathaniel Rateliff


The Night Sweats include bassist Joseph Pope III, drummer Patrick Meese, guitarist Luke Mossman, keyboardist Mark Shusterman, trumpeter Wesley Watkins, and saxophonist Andy Wild.

Joseph Pope III

Luke Mossman

Patrick Meese

Mark Shusterman

Andy Wild

Wesley Watkins

Known for his folk-based writing, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats formed their soulful R&B combo in 2013.

Nathaniel Rateliff

Nathaniel Rateliff

Nathaniel Rateliff

Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats


Israel Nash

Opening for Rateliff was American singer, songwriter and guitarist Israel Nash.