WJRR 2023 Earthday Birthday Lineup Announced!
In Central Florida, we have a yearly traditional rock festival of our own (Aside from Welcome To Rockville of course) [read more]
Articles by Sebastian Chaviano
Alter Bridge and Company Begin Their Pawns & Kings Journey in Tampa, FL
January 25th, 2023: Alter bridge and company kicked off their Pawns & Kings Tour in sunny side Tampa, Florida! Opening [read more]
Sonic Temple Announces 2023 Lineup, Foo Fighters Return
The last time Sonic Temple was held was back in 2019. Between the pandemic and other challenges, Sonic Temple is [read more]
Welcome To Rockville 2023 Lineup Fully Announced!
The DWP Marketing Team deserves a raise after the teasers they provided leading up to the full lineup announcement. Posting [read more]
Metallica Announce New Tour, New album, and Release New Single!
It has been an eventful week, but the highlight of it all is when Lars Ulrich came onto the Howard [read more]
Gorillaz make Orlando, FL Feel Good!
Venue: Amway Center October 21st, 2022: It’s Friday night in a city where you can go to a Theme Park, [read more]
Trivium plays to a SOLD OUT hometown show in Orlando
Venue: House Of Blues Orlando October 16th, 2022: Florida is known for many things, one being the obvious “Florida Man”. [read more]
Album Review: Lamb Of God is back With a Vengeance in latest album “Omens”
Seems like yesterday Lamb of God just dropped their self titled album. Now they’re back with their follow up album, [read more]
Gorillaz release new single “New Gold” Ft. Tame Impala & Bootie Brown
Gorillaz has recently surprised us with a new single “New Gold”. “New Gold” is the latest single off the upcoming [read more]
Rammstein Brings Pyro And German Metal To Chicago!
Venue: Soldier Field September 3rd, 2022: After a 2-year delay (and what felt like forever) due to the Pandemic, Rammstein [read more]
Album Review: MISS MAY I – Curse Of Existence: A Balance Between Harmony And Heavy.
MISS MAY I is back with another album, Curse Of Existence. This album marks the follow up to their 2017 [read more]
Santana/Earth Wind & Fire Played The Classics To A Sold-Out Tampa show!
Venue: MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds August 27th, 2022: In traditional Florida format, the show was [read more]
Rob Zombie And Company Bring Tampa Back To 1999!
Venue: MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds July 26th, 2022: With this lineup, you would think we [read more]
Slipknot Unleash New Song “The Dying Song (Time To Sing)”/Announces New Album
Following up to their 2019 album We Are Not Your Kind, Slipknot is back with a new album slated for [read more]
Trivium Announces US/Canada “Deadmen & Dragons” Tour
After being a part of the Metal Tour of the Year for over 2 years, Trivium has finally announced their [read more]
The Rain Couldn’t Stop Coheed and Cambria From Rocking The House in Tampa!
Venue: MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds July 13th, 2022: For a moment there we were a [read more]
Movie Review – Thor: Love and Thunder….and underwhelming (SPOILER FREE)
Prior to watching this movie, I had high hopes and expectations for it considering it was based off Jason Aaron’s [read more]
Album Review, Shinedown – Planet Zero: A Journey Worth Embarking On
After months and years of updates from the band via their socials, livestreams, and concerts, delays in production due to [read more]
Megadeth Announces New Album/Releases New Single “We’ll Be Back”
The Thrash Metal Legends are back! After months of teasing of the new album, hearing small snippets from Dave Mustaines’ Cameo videos, we finally get a new single and a release date for their upcoming album “The Sick, The Dying….And The Dead!”
Shinedown Announces Planet Zero Release Day Performance/Veeps Global Livestream
Shinedown has announced that they will be playing an intimate acoustic show at Daddy Kool Records in St.Petersburg, FL on July 1st to celebrate the release of the newly anticipated album Planet Zero.
Tampa Is Head Over Heels For Tears For Fears
Tears For Fears performed songs from their latest album, The Tipping Point, as well as classics like “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and “Shout” on their latest concert stop in Tampa, FL.
Lamb Of God Announce New Album+US Fall Tour
Lamb Of God just announced a new album, along with a Fall 2022 US Tour in support of the new album!
Gorillaz Announce Fall 2022 U.S Tour
Gorillaz have announced a Fall, North America Tour for this year. This will be Gorillaz first full North America tour since 2018.
Shinedown Sheds Light With New Single “Daylight”
Shinedown has released a new single titled “Daylight”. “Daylight” has been performed by the band on their Revolution Live Tour earlier this year and it is now available as a single on all major streaming platforms.
Welcome To Rockville Review and Recap – Day 4
Major thunder/lightning storms caused some cancellations to occur on Friday and Saturday. However, on the final day of Welcome To Rockville, Mother Nature went back to her hot and humid ways!
Welcome To Rockville Review and Recap – Day 3
Mother Nature took full control of the day at Welcome to Rockville, causing multiple code red (weather) evacuations. However, for the bands that were able to perform, they were playing at full force!
Welcome To Rockville Review and Recap – Day 2
From doors open till about 5:30 PM, the festival was firing on all cylinders, with performances from bands such as As You Were, Archetypes, Diamante, DED, Blacktop Mojo, Sevendust, Baroness, Ministry, RED, Seether, We Came As Romans, Whitechapel, and Tyler Brant & The Shakedown!
Welcome To Rockville Review and Recap – Day 1
Seems just like yesterday I was at Welcome To Rockville 2021, fast forward 6 months later and Welcome To Rockville 2022 is back! Below is a Recap of the epic 4-day weekend!
Welcome To Rockville Band Spotlight: Fuel
Fuel is back! Featuring original members, Carl Bell (Guitar), Kevin Miller (Drums), and introducing their newest member, John Corsale (vocals), Fuel is hitting the stage once again to promote their latest album: ‘ÅNOMÅLY’. If you are attending Welcome To Rockville, be sure to check out Fuel on Thursday, May 19th at 3:55 pm on the Space Zebra Stage.
Ghost Announces North America Tour W/Mastodon
After Touring the West Coast of North America in the beginning of this year, Ghost is finally showing some love to the North and East parts of North America (Along with Canada). They will be co-headlining with Mastodon and have special guest Spiritbox as well.
Full Riot Fest 2022 Lineup Officially Announced!
The moment we have all been waiting for is finally here. This years Riot Fest lineup has been released and it is stacked with a variety of bands and artist! Though Riot Fest had already announced The Misfits and My Chemical Romance as headliners for 2022 last year, some more notable bands have been added to the lineup such as Nine Inch Nails, Alkaline Trio, Portugal The Man, Bad Religion, Ice Cube, Jimmy Eat World, and the return of YellowCard!
Welcome To Rockville Band Spotlight: Widow7
In just one year since the birth of Widow7 the band has already made its way to performing at 3 major festivals with 3 more scheduled for this year (Including Welcome To Rockville and Inkcarceration Festival).
Movie Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Review – Sam Raimi Redeems Himself…sort of (SPOILER FREE)
The new Doctor Strange movie gives a more in depth look in the Marvel Multiverse in compared to Spider-Man No Way Home, introducing more characters from the iconic Marvel comics while also hosting some returning characters from the MCU.
Grey Daze Debut New Song “Saturation (Strange Love)”
Grey Daze just released a new track titled “Saturation (Strange Love)”. Grey Daze consist of the late Chester Bennington (Vocals), along with Surviving members, Sean Dowdell (Drums), Mace Beyers (Bass), and Jason Barnes (Guitar).
101. 1 WJRR 28th Annual Earthday Birthday Starts April 23rd
Orlando, Florida’s’ very own rock station 101.1 WJRR will be hosting their 28th annual Earthday Birthday on Saturday, April 23rd, [read more]
Review: Shinedown Brings The Saints Of Violence And Innuendo
As we are inching closer to the release of the Planet Zero album, Shinedown has recently released a new single [read more]
Shinedown To Embark On Planet Zero Fall 2022 Tour
The first official Shinedown Planet Zero U.S Tour kicks off on September 3rd in Kansas City, MO. While Shinedown does [read more]
Rob Zombie announces Summer Tour W/Mudvayne, Static-X, and Powerman5000
Just when you thought Rob Zombie was going to be busy filming the remake of “The Munsters” TV Show, he [read more]
Concert Review – Trivium Brings The Noise In Sold-Out Home State Show!
Floridas’ very own Trivium performed an excellent 90-minute set at Coppertail Brewing in Tampa, Florida on Friday, March 11th, 2022. [read more]
The Music Festival Guide – Tips and Tricks On How To Survive A Music Festival
As we enter spring and as festivals at full capacity become a thing again, I have decided to write out [read more]
Movie Review: “I’m Vengeance” The Batman is here! (SPOILER FREE)
After months of delay due to the pandemic and other production challenges, Robert Pattison starred movie “The Batman” is finally [read more]
Premiere – Shinedown have landed on “Planet Zero”
On Thursday, March 3rd, 2022, Shinedown debuted their music video of their title track single “Planet Zero”. In the video, [read more]
17 Years Later, Tears For Fears Are Back With New Album: The Tipping Point
Originally formed in 1981 and creating hits such as “Shout”, “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” and “Head Over Heels”, [read more]
Welcome To Rockville To Go Another Lap Around Daytona Beach This Spring!
Following the success of Welcome To Rockville in Fall of 2021 (Which consisted of 4 days including 2 nights of [read more]
Journey Kicks Off The Freedom Tour
Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame alumni Journey have kicked off their U.S/Canada “Freedom” tour February 22nd in Pittsburgh, PA. [read more]
The Smashing Pumpkins are set to Invade the U.S in the Spring.
Originally slated for 2020 but postponed due to the pandemic, The Smashing Pumpkins are finally kicking off their Rock Invasion [read more]
Concert Review – Tool Makes Orlando And Tampa Feel Invincible
“Tales told of battles won”, I believe we all felt that way once concerts started to make a comeback. Tool [read more]
