Rock the Locks Day 3: Red Spoons, Rock ‘n’ Roll and One Hell of a Finale
By the third and final day of Rock the Locks, the festival had settled into its rhythm. Three days of rock. Two stages. A revolving cast of musicians. A few …
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Rock The Locks Day 2: Sunshine, Singalongs and a Circle Pit
If Day 1 of Rock The Locks was a battle against the wind, Day 2 felt like the festival had finally been given permission to breathe. The relentless gusts that …
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Rock the Locks Day 1: A Little Breezy, a Lot Rock and Roll
The wind arrived early at Rock the Locks, and it clearly had no intention of leaving. For the fourth annual installment of the Umatilla, Oregon, rock festival, Mother Nature brought …
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Killswitch Engage Brings the Chaos Home to Portland
The frenzy started before Killswitch Engage even hit the stage. By the time the lights dropped at Portland’s Roseland Theater, the room was already a human pressure cooker. Then the …
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Freaks on Parade Delivers a Night of Spectacle at Cascades Amphitheater
The Freaks on Parade tour rolled into Cascades Amphitheater in Ridgefield, Washington, for a night built around theatricality, heavy riffs, and larger-than-life performances. Although Orgy was unable to perform, the …
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Five Finger Death Punch in Ridgefield
Welcoming in fall is usually done by sitting back with a cup of tea or coffee and watching the leaves fall, but the metal community isn’t usual, we like to …
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Eihwar Turns the Wonder Ballroom Into a Ritual
I arrived at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom with no particular expectations for Eihwar. It was my first time seeing the band, and I had deliberately avoided building up an idea of …
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Alex Warren Delivers Heartfelt Performance in Portland
While anticipation buzzed through every corner of the Moda Center, Alex Warren proved why his meteoric rise from social media personality to chart-topping singer-songwriter is more than just “internet hype”. …
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2026 Rock The Locks Music Festival Lineup
Rock the Locks Music Festival Artist Announcement September 25 – 27, 2026 Godsmack, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Simple Plan set to perform at the biggest multi-day Rock Festival in the Pacific …
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Lamb Of God brings Into Oblivion tour to Portland’s Theater of the Clouds at the Moda Center
Nothing says spring in Portland more than a few cherry blossoms on the waterfront, and tours beginning to make their way through town. Lamb of God came through and played …
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