Episode – Rock At Night

Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. discusses the early days of the Sunset Strip (and how he was there the night Van Halen signed their record deal), the censorship movement of the Eighties, and teaming up with another legend in K.K. Downing of Judas Priest. [...]

UK band Formal Sppeedwear sit down with Rock At Night to discuss the deep roots of Stoke-on-Trent and Northern Soul, the parental musical influences that shaped them, and how composing music during the COVID lockdowns ultimately kick-started the band. We also dive into how their multi-instrumental backgrounds drive their unique composition process, and look ahead to their packed schedule of future gigs—including upcoming festivals, an appearance on BBC Radio 6, and a potential run at SXSW. [...]

In this interview Taxi Girls discuss the creation of their latest album, Static, how the four ladies found each other in the Montreal scene, and just HOW personal are those songs for the members of the band. [...]

Chris Barnes of the Australian Pink Floyd discussed the appeal of tribute bands, what goes into delivering the best performance in tribute to a legendary act, and what keeps it fresh. [...]

Melladonna, the singer for The Fixer, and guitarist/songwriter Vic Sin, tell us about the difference between being an independent artist and one signed with a label and what we can expect for the rest of 2026 from the band.  [...]

A member of one of the biggest rock bands in Canadian history, drummer/vocalist/songwriter Gil Moore has been a part of Triumph since its inception in the Seventies. Now, with the reunited band ready to take off on its 50th Anniversary Tour, Gil sat down with Rock At Night to talk about the history of the band, how this tour is a REAL Triumph tour (and not what you might have heard online), and how important the fans are to the band. Check it out! [...]

Identity Crisis discuss their influences, living in Austin, their upcoming tour with Return to Dust, and hear their new single, "Starve." [...]

Ryan Roxie has been "in the trenches" of the rock and roll wars for four decades, playing alongside such legends as Alice Cooper and Slash from Guns N' Roses. "Tampa" Earl with Rock At Night had the chance to sit down to talk with Ryan about how Alice treats his "hired guns" like family, Ryan's System-12 Guitar Method for teaching guitar, his "In The Trenches" podcast, and his latest song "Fight Another Day" which is out now. [...]

Steve Hackett discusses his upcoming North and South America tours performing Genesis classics and his own solo work, traveling with guitars and gear overseas, guitar amps "going up to 11," working with Hungarian jazz fusion band Djabe, favorite Genesis tracks, his musical influence from his father and early years learning guitar, and Fernandes guitars and other gear. [...]

Danny Martin of the band WICKED discusses being a part of the Gasparilla parade, and their latest single "Obsession" from their upcoming album Go Rebel. Rock at Night also got the scoop on Wicked's activities for the remainder of 2026, including a journey west for the band to attend the Metal Hall of Fame ceremonies for 2026 and breaking the news of their upcoming tour with Vicious Rumors. Check it out! [...]

Aussie alt-pop singer Chez discusses how her first American tour is going, her latest release "Reaper," and the difficulties of being a foreign artist coming to the States." [...]

By Jason Michaelsen, Tampa Correspondent Venue: Sacred Grounds, Tampa–August 4, 2015 Every band wants to be famous. The Stolen, coming out of Old Bridge, New Jersy, is no exception. They are well-known throughout the northeast [...]

By Chyrisse Tabone and Jason Michaelsen, Tampa Correspondents Venue: Epic Problem, Tampa, Florida–Sudden Suspension Sudden Suspension: Brandon Stasi (vocals/guitar), Griffin Taylor (drums), Tyler Albertson (guitar) and Brandon ‘Blake’ Blakeley (bass). On a muggy Wednesday evening, [...]

By Chyrisse Tabone, Tampa Correspondent Interviews: Chyrisse Tabone and Anita Stewart While fresh on their cross-country tour in connection with the release of  “Witches” on March 24th, Rock At Night had the utmost pleasure of [...]

By Chyrisse Tabone, Journalist, Tampa, and Scott Whiteman, Photographer, Detroit BAND OF THE MONTH–ROLLING BLUE, Detroit Rock At Night is always on a quest to discover new music with a retro feel instead of the [...]

By Chyrisse Tabone BAND OF THE MONTH—Kougaran–Detroit Rock At Night is always in search of fresh music and introducing the world to “must-hear” bands. Our “Band of the Month” this month is Kougaran, a foursome [...]

By Anita Stewart for Rock at Night and The G Clef Report It was a wild and crazy night at the Cuban Club in downtown Tampa’s Ybor City on Janary 17th, 2015. A Wilhelm Scream, [...]

By Chyrisse Tabone   I have had the pleasure of attending numerous concerts and workshops held by Marc Revenson aka “Li’l Rev” who is probably known not only as a ukulele master but also a [...]

By Anita Stewart   Rock at Night was glad to be on hand in beautiful downtown Orlando’s, The Social to check out this show on Friday, December 26th, 2014. The vibes were awesome and the [...]

By Chyrisse Tabone The first time I met Bermudian Mike Hind aka “Uncle Elvis” was when he performed as an emcee for the Tampa Bay Ukulele Society’s convention in Clearwater, Florida, in November 2013.  He [...]

By Chyrisse Tabone Each month Rock At Night features a “Band of the Month.” This month’s in-depth interview is with The Applebutter Express hailing from Tampa Bay, Florida. I have been in the ukulele cult [...]