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Features, Giveaways

Win A Ticket To Mr. Big @ Sony Hall on 2/6/2024

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The 2024 Year in Live Music is already off to a good start and this continues into February with some solid shows like the upcoming Sony Hall gig by the legendary Mr. Big who are out on their “Big Finish” tour.

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The Details: Mr. Big was truly a powerhouse of a band when they first came onto the scene in 1988. The combined musical prowess of singer Eric Martin, guitarist Paul Gilbert, bassist Billy Sheehan and the drumming of the late Pat Torpey, there were far too many amazing tracks to choose from. While the band returned after a hiatus in 2009 and have continued on with recordings and live music. The sad passing of Torpey in 2018 finds the band employing the talents of Nick D’Virgilio on their farewell tour with the banner “The Big Finish”. Thanks to the marketing team of the Blue Note Entertainment Group, PiercingMetal is going to be putting a few of their readers into the Sony Hall show.

When and Where: Tuesday, February 6th at Sony Hall (235 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036) at 7:30PM.
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Events, Reviews

Michael Schenker Group @ Sony Hall (10/22/2022)

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The music scene of many cities is finally getting back to more of a normal sense of business in this post-pandemic world and while the scourge that is/was COVID-19 is still very much a thing, there is more safety thanks to vaccines and precautions. This let’s artists that have sat at home get back to work and the venues that house their performances get back to business. Sony Hall in Hell’s Kitchen off of Times Square has been bringing in some cool acts and it was fantastic to find that the Michael Schenker Group was one of the artists making a visit. I was in attendance at this much anticipated show which found the lead off band of Images of Eden starting off the night but traffic into the city was horrendous due to a nearby street festival. When I walked into the venue the band was closing it up with a cover of the Triumph classic “Fight The Good Fight”. It’s a great number and perhaps the way we should all be living nowadays as we strive for normal once again. I will hopefully catch them at some other time.

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Features, Tours and Festivals

Michael Schenker Group Announces 50th Anniversary “Universal” World Tour

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The Press Release:
Few rock guitarists on this planet have had such a lasting influence on so many renowned musicians as MICHAEL SCHENKER. With his outstandingly fluid style, inexhaustible wealth of ideas, and instinctive feel for hooks and melodies, MICHAEL SCHENKER is a living legend who, despite his longstanding and distinguished history, still impresses with his unflagging energy and drive. The blond stringsman from Sarstedt, Germany (near Hanover) began his international career in the early 1970s with the Scorpions, achieved worldwide fame after joining British rock group U.F.O., and then seamlessly continued his exceptional global success story under his own name, as well as with acts such as MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (otherwise known as MSG), Temple Of Rock, and MICHAEL SCHENKER Fest. SCHENKER and his career, which has spanned more than five decades, are absolute exceptions in the otherwise short-lived music industry.

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