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Same night Lamb of God was tearing up Springfield, Hank III was leveling Cain’s Ballroom. Country first set.  Assjack second set.  Two completely different worlds in one room. We had done Hank before at the Will Rogers in Oklahoma City, but we kept telling him about Cain’s. Telling him about the history. The ghosts in the walls. The legends on the stage. That night it happened. DCF, Doc Rock, and...

Twenty years ago they were climbing. Now they’re headlining with a different kind of conversation happening around them. Godsmack has publicly hinted that this may be the final major run. Fewer tours. More one-offs. Possibly no more records. That’s a shift. So what’s next? The casino model. We’ve seen it before. Aerosmith  Mötley Crüe  Def Leppard  Poison  Joan Jett Residencies. Multi-night casino...

Sometimes rock videos crossed the line on purpose. This one definitely did. Shotgun Rebellion filmed the video for Devil’s Daughter inside a church. Dark setting. Controversial concept. And somehow Max ends up co-starring alongside Jesse Jane. That’s when the realization hit. “Wait… I’m filming a music video in a church with a porn star?” And not just any adult star. Jesse Jane was one of the bigg...

Here’s what made that lineup even crazier. It wasn’t just stacked. Every band on that stage was booked by the same agent — Tim Borror. One agent. One package. Multiple subgenres. Total domination. When that happens, everything runs smoother. Routing makes sense. Negotiations are streamlined. Relationships are tight. It’s strategic. And look at what that package covered: Lamb of God – modern Americ...

Band Canceled Max Put TM's Cell # On Venue Door This was the Killswitch show that never happened. Somewhere along the way they got hung up — Wichita Falls, Texas, if memory serves. Didn’t make it. No show. And the kids? They were furious. You’d brought that band through four or five times. Built a real fan base. Sold tickets. Packed the room. So when the cancellation hit, the blame didn’t go...

Hank was my guy. And one night at Cain’s stands out more than most. Before the doors ever opened, he was just walking the room. No crowd. No noise. Just him studying the walls. If you’ve ever been inside Cain’s, you know it’s a museum of American music history. Photos everywhere. Legends in frames. The moment that stuck? Him standing under the painting of his grandfather, Hank Williams. That wasn’...

July 10, 2005. One day. One ticket. Absolute chaos. Lamb of God  Clutch  Opeth  Unearth  From Autumn to Ashes  Norma Jean  Poison the Well  Every Time I Die  Chimaira  Throwdown  Madball  High on Fire  All That Remains  Strapping Young Lad  DevilDriver  GWAR All on the same bill. Under twenty bucks. That lineup today would cost you a mortgage payment in festival passes. This was the era right afte...

When you start talking about 90s grunge in casino rooms, the first tier is obvious. Pearl Jam  Alice in Chains  Foo Fighters Those bands aren’t playing casinos. They’re still arena and festival headliners. The real casino conversation starts with the second tier. Soul Asylum  Everclear  Sponge  Gin Blossoms  The Nixons These are the bands that can absolutely sell out the right casino room. The 90s...

What most people don’t realize is you just added a whole new chapter to the “back in my day” stories. Because before that hill became a park… it was a grass parking lot. And that parking lot? It was a massive tailgate party before the gates ever opened. Back then, fans didn’t line up down the road with wristbands and phones out. They stayed at their cars. Trucks backed in. Tailgates down. Coolers...

The first time casino merch sales really hit different was in Durant. Smart move. When you bring a legacy act like KISS into a smaller market and print that city name on the shirt, it changes everything. Miami. Durant. Towns that had never seen their name on an official tour tee before. That’s not just merchandise. That’s validation. And in those markets, people buy heavy. KISS down in Durant? Cle...

2004 was stacked. Hilary Duff rolled through on the Most Wanted Tour at the Lloyd Noble Center. AEG Live and DCF Concerts. No cameras. No recording. Tight security. At that moment, she was a massive pop act. That was peak teen-tour era. Big production. Big rules. Big money. Same stretch of dates, totally different vibe. August 27th at the Diamond Ballroom  Headroom.  414 people.  $10 ticket. That’...

When you’ve got 60 stagehands, loaders, riggers, and production crew flaring up in the heat, you better have a park nearby. That’s why that space mattered. Safety meetings were daily. OSHA approved. Hard hats, steel toes, paperwork, radio checks. Everyone likes to talk about the party, but the show doesn’t happen without structure. Still, sometimes a “safety meeting” meant cooling off and catching...

In the 80s you saw W.A.S.P. in arenas. By 2022, they were playing clubs. And it didn’t matter to Blackie Lawless. His rider didn’t care what size the room was. You filled it. Or you had a problem. Some shows you book to win. Some shows you book because you love rock and roll. W.A.S.P. at Amplified Live was one of those. And it ended up being the one that shut the place down. After that run, Amplif...

Sixteen-dollar tickets. Different eras. Same idea. Neil Young went through that stretch where he’d split the show in half. First set mellow. Deep cuts. Acoustic tones. Then he’d flip the switch. Hard, noisy, almost industrial energy. Think Trans. Think Ark and Weld. Think Crazy Horse pushing it into heavier territory. That was him testing the crowd. Changing lanes mid-show. Then you jump forward....

Family Day at the Zoo  Ten-dollar ticket. Los Tigres del Norte headlining with four or five other regional Mexican acts traveling together. Caravan-style lineup. Full cultural event. And it sold out. Ten thousand people. Carnival set up in the back. Food vendors. Families everywhere. The Zoo right next door offering free admission with a concert ticket. So what happened? Half the crowd would drift...

Mid-August 2004 was stacked. First up, ZZ Top at the Zoo. The opener? Cardboard Vampires, a project fronted by Jerry Cantrell. That wasn’t a long-running act. Limited appearances. That night, they opened for ZZ Top and that was the band assigned to work with. Not a bad shift. Then August 19. Soulfly and El Niño at Diamond Ballroom. 486 tickets. $23. Heavy package. Solid bill. But 486 in that room...

March 2005. One week. Four major artists. Zero downtime. It starts with Robert Plant at Southside Education Center in Tulsa. Friday, March 11. From there, drive him down Route 66 to Oklahoma City for March 13 at Bricktown Events Center. Full escort mode. Shopping stops. Meals. Hosting duties. Rock royalty riding shotgun on Route 66. Three days off. Then back at it. Wednesday at Cain's Ballroo...

Mid-2004 was stacked. Canadian rock rolling through town. Finger Eleven. Thornley, fronted by Ian Thornley, who previously led Big Wreck. Multiple rooms. Cain’s. Bricktown Live. The Rockwell. Then August 11. Zoo Amphitheatre. Evanescence. Seether. Three Days Grace. That was a strong bill. Post–“Bring Me to Life” era. Radio heavy. Big turnout. Three days later, August 14. ZZ Top at the Zoo. But beh...

April 17. Back in Oklahoma City. Local H at Bricktown Live. Ten bucks. Short and Sweet, Andy, and Ballista on the bill. Ballista was local. Tight scene. Downtown Bricktown energy. That room was loud, sweaty, and perfect for a band like Local H. And yes, being thanked in the liner notes hits different. That’s a permanent receipt. Two days later? Sum 41, Unwritten Law, and Hawthorne Heights at Brick...

Nine dollars and forty-seven cents. That was the ticket. Radio show. The Buzz Presents. No mystery fees stacking up at checkout. If you bought it at the door, you paid $9.47. Box office counted clean at the end of the night. No service charge surprise hiding in the drawer. That’s how it worked back then. And this wasn’t some random booking. The Killers ran through Oklahoma rooms on their way up. B...

One night it’s Styx inside Buffalo Run Casino. Next night it’s 15 bands, two stages, and organized chaos. That’s the range. Styx at Buffalo Run was inside. Clean production. National act. Tight schedule.  Professional room. Solid crowd. Then you flip the calendar to the 16th and it’s Disjointed, Trip C, Wither, Makeshift, Midnight  to 12, Severance, Waiting on Juliet, None Were Found, Welcome the...

Blackie Lawless. Bricktown Live. 2004. A band that once opened for KISS. Shared bills with Iron Maiden. Played Donington. Headlined arenas. Now standing in a 300-cap room in Oklahoma City. That’s the reality of rock cycles. W.A.S.P. came through more than once. Still touring hard. Still carrying that massive mic stand. Still performing like it was 1986. The stage presence didn’t shrink just becaus...

Springfield to Miami runs. Bricktown Live metal nights. Ford Center arena shows. That stretch of 2005 had everything. Same night at Bricktown Live you had God Forbid, Caliban, It Dies Today, and Full Blown Chaos. Pure heavy lineup. No radio singles. No crossover push. Just straight metal. Years later, Doc Coyle from God Forbid ends up in Bad Wolves, but back then they were grinding it out. Then Ap...

August 2004 was loaded. August 5. Funk Junkies at The Rockwell.  August 7. Rasputina at Bricktown Live. Three women, stand-up bass, cello-driven chaos. Twelve-dollar ticket. Two days later it explodes. August 9, 2004. Lamb of God, Atreyu, Every Time I Die, and Unearth at Cain's Ballroom. Sixteen bucks. That was a violent lineup for $16. Packed floor. No bad sightlines. Hard tickets sold at St...

Riders tell you everything about a tour. Sometimes it’s normal. Towels. Drinks. Snacks. Sometimes it’s Sammy Kershaw wanting an 8x10 framed photo of Bugs Bunny in his dressing room. Not a joke. In a frame. Then came the monkey requests. One band kicked off the legendary M&M era of rider stories, but the “monkey in the dressing room” request had everyone scrambling. No idea what to do. So Max g...