CHRIS BRADSHAW

• Springsteen wows crowd in a high-energy Tampa concert Published 03/26/2012 at midnight

  The Boss, Bruce Springsteen, came as close as Tampa last weekend, in his only Florida show -- but what a show.

• PHOTOS: Guns N' Roses rocks South Beach into the wee hours Published 03/08/2012 at 11 a.m.

  The cozy Fillmore Miami Beach was the homestretch of the national run for the Guns N' Roses "Up Close and Personal Tour," a brief string of dates in small theaters and clubs. The tour is an ingenious albeit contrasting endeavor ...

• Zac Brown Band serves it up big and satisfies Published 01/30/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Zac Brown brought earthy fun and good music to a packed house at Germain Arena Friday night.

• Seger rocks BankAtlantic Center with rapture and rasp Published 01/13/2012 at 3:46 p.m.

  "Alright Florida, let's go to Hollywood!" Bob Seger yelled before launching into "Hollywood Nights," the second of four encore songs at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise Thursday night. The crowd roared back. By then, even those in the last row had ...

• Loud and fiery X-mas Ball delivers the rock Published 11/25/2011 at 4:35 p.m.

  Thousands turned out to Germain Arena last Wednesday night for alt-rock station 99X's X-mas Ball. It was a four-and-a-half hour high decibel blast featuring glam rockers Black Veil Brides, the British metalcore Asking Alexandria, the unhinged area-favorites Hollywood Undead and ...

• Avenged Sevenfold, Hollywood Undead to lead X-mas Ball '11 Published 11/16/2011 at 5 p.m.

  On the night before Thanksgiving, local alt-rock station 99X will host the ultimate hard rock party at Germain Arena, headlined by multi-platinum metal ambassadors, Avenged Sevenfold.

• Ailing Josh Groban still offers a gem of a concert Published 10/29/2011 at 4 a.m.

  Josh Groban came to Sunrise to sing -- and to talk with fans who texted questions to him.

• REVIEW: Basked in blues, Steve Miller rocks Germain Published 10/07/2011 at 3:14 p.m.

  To a backdrop of a spiral infinity of guitars, legendary blues-rock musician Steve Miller liberated his masterful guitar licks and affecting lyrics at Germain Arena on Thursday night. From the opening “Jet Airliner” to the closing “The Joker,” Miller took ...

• Rising Tide: Band’s second disc blends their passions Published 09/20/2011 at 6 a.m.

  In September of 2007, four teenaged metalheads drove over from Miami to perform at Fort Myers’ Ricochet night club. Black Tide, already signed to Interscope Records and having recorded its debut record, was an unannounced opener for the hard-rocking, platinum-selling ...

• Shannon Larkin of Godsmack talks tour, gore and more Published 08/09/2011 at 6 a.m.

  Multi-platinum hard rock band Godsmack is co-headlining the Rockstar Mayhem Festival: a headbanger’s bliss featuring three stages and more than 10 heavy-hitting bands including Megadeath, Disturbed and Machine Head.The tour will be in Tampa on Aug. 13 and West Palm ...

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