ACE FREHLEY

Join us for another FREE Friday night concert on the river with Ace Frehley!

The only thing more recognizable than Ace Frehley’s signature “Spaceman” makeup is his guitar playing… 
 
Those thundering riffs and singable solos have enshrined him as one of the most influential, inspiring, and impactful musicians of all-time. Simply put, rock ‘n’ roll and heavy metal wouldn’t sound, look, or feel the same without him. Among hundreds of accolades, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® inducted him in 2014 as a Co-founder and the original lead guitarist of Kiss. Guitar World named him in the Top 15 of its “100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time” and plugged the lead from “Shock Me” on the “50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time.” Magnifying the imprint of his catalog as a solo artist, Foo Fighters cut a fan favorite cover of “Ozone,” and he even jammed out “New York Groove” alongside The Roots on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The late Dimebag Darrell of Pantera proudly sported a tattoo of Frehley on his chest, while Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine celebrated him on X/Twitter as “My first guitar hero.” Embedded in popular culture, he also, penned the New York Times bestselling memoir No Regrets, and packed venues everywhere on tour for decades. 

In the end, Frehley doesn’t need any makeup, because there’s nothing but uncontainable electricity at the heart of 10,000 Volts. As it turns out, the man who once sang “Shock Me” is as much of a livewire as ever in 2024 and beyond.

TRUCK STOP

TRUCKSTOP formed in 2020 during the pandemic in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Jerry Larew, Justin Ewing and Nash Morris had already been playing music together, but decided to create something with more thrash-based roots. Larew had a backpack full of material he brought to the table, and since they were roommates, they could all continue to write while they were stuck inside. They began practicing with Austin Erb via Zoom, and Facetime, and when the restrictions lifted they were able to finalize their debut album “Bloodwitch”, which will be released during Summer of 2022.

“Bloodwitch” is being Produced by Dave Hillis at The Vault Recording Studio and The Meat Locker Recording Studio. Hillis has an impressive resume and has worked with Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Temple of the Dog, Blind Melon and more. He also played guitar for MACE, a killer 80s thrash cross-over band. With influences like Metallica, Overkill, The Misfits, My Chemical Romance, and Avenged Sevenfold the guys knew they wanted to create a thrash-based sound with more clean vocals.