Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Rocklahoma and So. Texas - This Weekend



Adler's Appetite is back to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Appetite for Destruction having recently been joined at The Key Club show by Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin. They're set to tour all over the world this year and are playing Saturday night at the South Texas Rock Fest.

The ever-growing lineup for So. Texas includes:

Queensryche
Dokken
Skid Row
BulletBoys
Adler's Appetite
Tesla
UFO
Y&T
Stephen Pearcy of Ratt
Faster Pussycat
Bang Tango
L.A. Guns
XYZ
Drivin' Rain
Snake Skin Prison
Jackyl
Firehouse
Helix

South Texas Rock Fest is being held at the Javelina Harley Davidson grounds in West Boerne, Texas on July 11-13.



Black 'N Blue has launched a reunion in featuring 4 original members. Jaime St. James (vocals), Jef "Woop" Warner (guitar), Pete Holmes (drums), and Patrick Young (Bass).

They are are joined by second guitarist, Shawn Sonnenschein, who has been in the fold since 2003 when the band had played a few dates. Sonnenschein is the replacement for original guitarist, Thommy Thayer, who is currently in Kiss.

The band was reactivated earlier this year after St. James departure from Warrant. "My 4 years in Warrant were awesome. I made some lifetime friends and will always cherish that time in my life. That being said, it feels so good to sing the great Black 'N Blue tunes again," St. James says.

The band is scheduled to play this year's Rocklahoma Festival on Saturday, July 12. In addition, the band has also been added to the main stage at the Rock the Bayou Festival in Houston on Labor Day Weekend where they are scheduled to perform on Sunday, August 31.

Rocklahoma is being held in Wagoner, Oklahoma from July 9-13.

An abbreviated lineup follows:

Ratt
Jackyl
Firehouse
Bret Michaels
Sebastian Bach
Dokken
LA Guns
Enuf Znuff
Triumph
Extreme
Night Ranger
Living Colour
Kingdom Come
Armored Saint
XYZ
Warrant
Lita Ford
KIX
Lynch Mob
Trixter
Black N Blue
Tora Tora
Queensryche
Tesla
Ace Frehley
Steelheart
UFO
Zebra

Have fun, Kids!



South Texas Rock Fest
Rocklahoma

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