festapalooza

We just can't get enough of Baltimore's Charm City Devils here in the 'Port City, so we thought it only fitting that they play this year's Smith & Forge Hard Cider Festapalooza II! And we're glad they did! Halfway through the Fest, John Allen and crew made sure the crowd were jacked-up enough to make it through the 11 hour day...

I think the biggest surprise of Festapalooza was Kevin Martin and his band of merry men which include Adam Kury of Candlebox, Island Styles of Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Walker Gibson and Dave Krusen from Pearl Jam. I don't think anybody really knew what to expect from Kevin, but what we got was one of the best rock shows to hit Shreveport/Bossier in a LONG time! Kevin did some Candlebox stuff, some

One of the most...let's just say disputed performance of the weekend came from the legendary Scott Weiland and his new band the Wildabouts. Opinions on his set are varied. Some folks loved it, some hated it, and some just wanted Jon Stephenson to punch the guitar player in the face to take over (I'm was a part of option number 3). Here are some shots from Scott's set. Photos by JC Designs. Read Mo

There were a lot of great bands that played at this year's Smith & Forge Festapalooza, but I think the one that really just blew everyone away was Downfall Rising. They were at the Warehouse once and we just thought they'd be kinda cool to have on the line-up since they are a bunch of kids from East Texas/South Louisiana. They just blew us away with their awesome set! Hopefully, we'll be seein

This year, we started off Festapalooza with a 99X favorite, Caroline's Spine. It's always great to have Jimmy on stage performing. Check out some pics of Spine's set here (Photos by JC Designs):

One of the undisputed best bands of the day Saturday was Avatar. If you missed the set, it sucks to be you because they just straight killed it. Check out some photos from the Swedish Metalers here (Photos by JC Designs):

Backstage a Festapalooza? Here are all the pictures from the meet and greets and backstage area. Photos from JMor Photography.

I don't know about you, but we are STILL recovering from the Smith & Forge Hard Cider Festapalooza II. Thanks to each and every one of you who showed up in the heat and rocked out with us all day. Not everything was pretty and went according to plan, but, hey, that's rock and roll. We are loading up all the photos and video and stuff that we took, in the mean time, check out some of the GREAT

The Smith & Forge Festapalooza II is officially underway! Still plenty of time to get to Festival Plaza and check out some great bands: Caroline's Spine, Downfall Rising, Fozzy (with Chris Jericho), Charm City Devils, Avatar, Fuel, Kevin Martin of Candlebox & Friends, and Scott Weiland (of STP and Velvet Revolver) & the Wildabouts! $35 at the...

We are just mere hours away from the BIGGEST party of the year, the Smith & Forge Hard Cider 99X Festapalooza II! Over the past few weeks, we've received tons of calls, texts, and emails asking lots of questions about the event. So, here is pretty much everything you need to know about Saturday.

Saturday is the big day! Festapalooza II is almost here! And a lot of people have been asking what time everyone is playing. Well, below are the scheduled time for everyone. As always, things are subject to change. It's gonna be a great day full of kick ass rock. It's suppose to be sunny and 85. So, get your tickets and get ready for the BIGGEST party of the year.

Festapalooza is right around the corner. We are 12 days and counting till Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts, Kevin Martin of Candlebox & Friends, Fuel, Avatar, Charm City Devils, Fozzy, Downfall Rising, and Caroline's Spine melt our faces off! And we are getting the party started a week early at Scot's Cycles in Bossier this Saturday (September 13th) from 3-6pm.