Pete Evick

January 20, 2026

SHOTS FIRED > Bret Michaels guitarist Pete Evick speaks on Poison Drama: “Why would Bret want to Play with a Guy who on Multiple Occasions has Publicly Tried to Make Him the Enemy.”

“Poison tried it without Bret, No one cared. However Bret as a solo artist is playing and packing the same exact venues that Poison plays as a headliner.” — Pete Evick / Bret Michaels Band MANASSAS, Virginia — In the on-going drama in and out of the Poison camp, there has been more fuel added to the feud! This time, it’s Bret Michaels Band guitarist Pete Evick who has thrown a gallon of gasoline onto[…]

November 13, 2025

EVERY BAND HAS ITS THORN ….. Rikki Rockett says 3/4 of Poison have agreed to a Live Nation offer/contract for 2026 adding: “Bret Wants More Than The Lion’s Share!”

“The reason that this contract has not gone through, is because, ahh… Bret wants more than the lion’s share. He wants… the amount of money he wants, would make it where it’s pretty much impossible to run the production of the band.” — Rikki Rockett LOS ANGELES, California — In a brand new interview Rikki Rockett has opened up on the drama surrounding recent events that have put Poison in the headlines. Rockett was a[…]

November 11, 2025

TALK SLUDGY TO ME … Rikki Rockett: “If Pete Evick thinks that the BMB is carrying the Poison torch then Pete must be a Bic lighter”

“Keep practicing CC‘s solos , Pete!“ — Rikki Rockett / Poison LOS ANGELES, California — Shots fired is a fitting way to open this article, and we’re guessing these will not be the last. Poison drummer Rikki Rockett just lit up (no pun intended) Pete Evick of the Bret Michaels Band. Rockett took to social media this morning and simply wrote: “If Pete Evick thinks that the BMB is carrying the Poison torch, then Pete[…]

October 24, 2025

SHAKE ME … The Gavin Evick Band returns with their new single/video “REDLINE” featuring Eric Brittingham of Cinderella

“”Redline” is about living life to the fullest, like an engine when you push it too hard and it redlines. It’s about that adrenaline rush of pushing your life to the max.” — Gavin Evick BRAND NEW MUSIC — Any Sammy Hagar fans out there… or should we ask, who remembers the song “I Can’t Drive 55”? Well, it’s 2025 and the latest drive your car until it redlines song is…. “Redline” by The Gavin[…]

September 1, 2025

UPDATED AGAIN … Monsters of Rock Cruise have added new acts including Mac Sabbath to the ‘Rock The Nations’ Cruise sailing April 12th-17th 2026

UPDATED: September 1st 2025 The annual Monsters of Rock Cruise have just added 3 more acts to their 2026 edition of their annual water festival. On Monday September 1st, the fine folks at the Monsters of Rock Cruise have just added Mac Sabbath (A tribute to Black Sabbath), The Southern River Band (from Australia) and The Ultimate Acoustic Rock Show (featuring Pete Evick of Bret Michaels Band and Chad Stewart of Faster Pussycat). We have[…]

August 1, 2025

BENEFIT ….. ROCK FOR HOPE will be Live in Green Bay at EPIC Event Center on August 11th 2025 feat: members of Cinderella, Winger, Dokken and Trixter

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — ROCK FOR HOPE will be putting on a Live Event on Monday August 11th 2025 at EPIC Event Center in Green Bay Wisconsin. The event will feature several guests including; Eric Brittingham (Cinderella), George Lynch (Dokken), Reb Beach (Winger), Pete Evick (Bret Michaels Band), Chad Stewart (Faster Pussycat) and the band Trixter among others. There will be both acoustic and electric sets of music throughout the evening. In addition to the[…]

January 18, 2025

HE TALKS A LOT … METAL SLUDGE catches up with Bret Michaels guitarist PETE EVICK

“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[…]

June 19, 2024

YOUNGER GUNS … The Gavin Evick Band releases “Young, Wild & Free” debut single and video

“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[…]

July 18, 2023

BRET’S SIDE-MAN … Pete Evick releases ‘MTV Famous’ a Book about his 30 Year Journey from High School Talent Shows to playing with Poison frontman Bret Michaels

“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,[…]

November 29, 2022

PARTY ALL THE TIME … Bret Michaels announces ‘Parti-Gras’, his Summer Festival Solo Tour with Night Ranger and Jefferson Starship for 2023

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[…]