“I grew up in one of those towns Mellencamp sang about, I love it now but spent a lot of time just trying to get out.” — Pete Evick LOS ANGELES – Pete Evick, longtime guitarist for Bret Michaels of Poison fame, has a new solo single, “Your Last One,” a catchy Americana-style song that would not feel lost on a Kid Rock album. It’s not over-the-top glam-rock like Poison, but the song has the[…]
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“Bobby is a lot to deal with. Bobby Blotzer is a lot to deal with” — Pete Evick / Bret Michaels Band Metal Sludge — Pete Evick of the Bret Michaels Band was recently a guest on the Chuck Shute Podcast. Evick has plenty to say and it’s not a shock that the same guy who took Sebastian Bach to task, isn’t mincing words when he brings up former Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer. Evick takes[…]
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“Usually when people my age want to listen to this type of stuff, it’s all music that’s 40 years old,” Evick says. “And that’s the music I love, too – those bands and songs are my influences. But I want to make music for people my age. I’m trying to fill that void that I feel is missing from modern rock.” — Gavin Evick Metal Sludge — Does the apple fall from the tree, or[…]
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“No matter where I was and no matter what I was doing, I knew that in the summer of 1984 – at 4:00pm – the “Panama” video was going to play and I had to be in front of the TV to see it. That’s what “MTV famous” means in this book. I wanted to make someone feel the way I felt when I rushed home to see the “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” video,[…]
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Metal Sludge — What was that song by Eddie Murphy called, “Party All The Time?”… well that should be in the set for Poison frontman Bret Michaels. Michaels, 59, who is the consummate rock n’ roll party host has just announced that he is heading out in the summer of 2023 on his first ever ‘Parti-Gras’ solo tour with Night Ranger and Jefferson Starship. Michaels is without a doubt one of the premiere acts for[…]
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Metal Sludge — Have you ever wished to yourself, “Gee, I wish Pete Evick and Chad Stewart would team up and do an Acoustic tour right before Christmas?” What’s that, you haven’t ever wished for that? Well, me neither… but they’re doing it anyway. That’s right… they’re coming to a saloon, corner watering hole or bar & grill near you soon. Of course our readers know Pete Evick as the lead guitarist from the Bret[…]
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Metal Sludge — In a rock n’ roll world that is full of, well… rock n’ roll, heavy metal and hard rock, sometimes a change is good. That change today, is a pop rock cover by a rock n’ roll guy, of the 80’s MTV hit song “99 Luft Balloons”, or as the English version sings, “99 Red Balloons.” Pete Evick is a name that has been floating around the last 20 years or so[…]
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Metal Sludge — The Bret Michaels Band has just announced exclusively to Metal Sludge that their newest touring member will be ‘Stormin’ Norman Voss. Voss will replace the band’s bassist Eric Brittingham (Cinderella) who is taking a leave of absence for what is perceived to be the rest of 2021. The band’s long-time guitarist and music director Pete Evick, has reached out to Metal Sludge directly with their official announcement. Brittingham has been playing with[…]
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PASO ROBLES, Calif. – One of the marquee shows at this year’s California Mid-State Fair has been canceled. Fair organizers announced Monday that singer/songwriter Bret Michaels will not perform as previously planned. According to the Mid-State Fair, members of Michaels’ “touring entourage” have possibly been exposed to COVID-19. “Of course we are terribly saddened by the news, but the health and safety of the Bret Michaels’ band, our staff and crew, and concert ticket holders[…]
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Metal Sludge — It’s 2021 and the year is already getting chirpy even with 2020 in the rear view mirror.Bret Michaels Band lead guitarist Pete Evick has unleashed on rock singer Sebastian Bach. Bach has continued to be outspoken and as anti-Trump as you can get including a plethora of recent Tweets regarding the recent happenings at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.. In the recent days the former Skid Row singer went off on[…]
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