FIFTY YEARS A HERO – A chat with LOU GRAMM
By John Johnson This Saturday, April 18, Foreigner return to The BayCare Sound, featuring a special appearance by original lead singer Lou Gramm, with very…
Author: John Johnson
John is a Tampa native and an immensely passionate music lover. He’s currently the Creative Director for PDQ Chicken, and in the past worked as lead designer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, receiving a 2002 Super Bowl ring. As Art Director for Big 3 Records, he created art for Cheap Trick (Rockford and Sargent Peppers album covers), Stryper and Jon Secada among others. With his two children in college, he has more time to attend concerts with his wife of 30 years. His love for his hometown of Tampa, is only surpassed by his admiration of a diverse range of musical styles.
STILL A YOUTH GONE WILD, AT 58 – AN INTERVIEW WITH SEBASTIAN BACH
By John Johnson If you’re over 35 and even the slightest bit into rock music than you know who Sebastian Bach is. Whether it’s because…
CHEAP TRICK AND STYX AT THE SOUND. WET AND WORTH IT
By John Johnson. photos by Chaz Dykes of Chaz D Photography The bay area weather lately has been extremely pleasant, brisk and unseasonably cool. And…
A CHAT WITH THE ELECTRIC JEFF KEITH – FRONTMAN FOR TESLA (THE BAND)
By John Johnson March 7th, 7pm- Bret Michaels with special guest TESLA @Baycare Sound Tickets: https://www.rutheckerdhall.com/ In 1986, rock bands from California owned stock in…
JOHN WAITE, AND GREG BILLINGS, FILL THE CAP WITH VOCAL VORACITY
Then the lights dropped and John Waite walked out with his four-piece band, all in black, looking cool and locked in. He didn’t ease us into it either—he slammed straight into “Midnight Rendezvous,” and suddenly we were off.
TRANS-SIBERIAN DELIVER HARD ROCK HOLIDAY CHEER FOR THEIR HOMETOWN
TRANS-SIBERIAN DELIVER HARD ROCK HOLIDAY CHEER FOR THEIR HOMETOWN
NINETIES NOSTALGIC TRIFECTA AT THE CAP
by John Johnson, photos by Chaz Dykes of Chaz D Photography The beautiful Capital Theater, this past Thursday October 8th, was ground zero for an…
BLUES ROCK GRIT AND GLAM FILLED THEATRICS AT JANNUS WITH DIRTY HONEY AND THE STRUTS
by John Johnson, Photos by Chaz Dykes of Chaz D Photography Having covered Jerry Cantrell the night before, I needed something special to get me…
JERRY CANTRELL BROUGHT MORE HEAT TO ST. PETE
by John Johnson, Photos by Chaz Dykes of Chaz D Photography On a sweltering Tuesday night in downtown St. Pete, Jannus Live provided the perfect…