Limelight Magazine/JKB Entertainment Group

07/12/2024

Checking in at #14 on Limelight Magazine's top albums of 2024 list is Collective Soul's "Here To Eternity."

07/12/2024

If you are looking for something to do before our Van Hagar with Without Warning show tonight at The Vault in New Bedford, MA, stop by the Durfee Craft Fair in Fall River, MA. JKB co-owner Katie Botelho has some homemade gifts for sale through her other business Cozy Cat Creations. Hours of the fair are 10 to 4 p.m. (The same hours are also tomorrow).

We’ve got tons of unique gifts available this weekend at Durfee High School!

06/12/2024

It's time to start counting down Limelight Magazine's top 15 albums of 2013. As we did the past two years, we treated this list as a Facebook music challenge with “no explanations, no reviews, just covers.” Checking in at #15 is Focus' "Focus 12."

06/12/2024

This is just a reminder that Van Hagar's concert at The Vault in New Bedford, MA, with special guest Without Warning: The Ultimate Tribute to Dokken is tomorrow night (Saturday, Dec. 7). Van Hagar will perform Van Halen's "5150" in its entirety and other Sammy Hagar era Van Halen songs. This concert is present by JKB Entertainment Group/Limelight Magazine. General Admission tickets are on-sale through Eventbrite.

06/12/2024

Twenty-five years ago today, I was seeing Queensryche at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence. It was two days after I saw them at Orpheum Theatre in Boston. Any friends on this page attend this show? Anyone also do both shows?

05/12/2024

It’s THROWBACK THURSDAY! Today's "Cassette Chronicles” spotlights Great White's self-titled release (1984). This Limelight Magazine series by Jay Roberts consists of mini-reviews and reflections on albums from the 1980’s and 1990's. Check it out at this link: https://limelightmagazine.com/2024/12/05/cassettechronicles258greatwhite5/

05/12/2024

When I saw Goblin in 2017, one member was missing from the lineup. Tonight, I'll be seeing Claudio Simonetti's Goblin at The Coolidge Corner Theatre. It's my first time seeing his version of the band.

04/12/2024

Twenty years ago today, I was seeing Godsmack at Providence Performing Arts Center. Any friends on this page attend this acoustic show?

04/12/2024

It's that time of year to post our Spotify Wrapped lists. In 2024, I listened to 19,288 minutes on the steaming service. By comparison, I listened to 17,384 minutes in 2023 and 14,386 minutes in 2022.

My top 5 artists were.
1. Saga
2. Lucifer
3. Nektar
4. Scorpions
5. Modern English

My top 5 songs were:
1. "Midnight Phantom" (Lucifer)
2. "Crazy Lovers" (Modern English)
3. "Eyes Wide Open" (Kittie)
4. "Leather Demon" (Lucifer)
5. "Amnesia" (Saga)

04/12/2024

Twenty-five years ago today, I was seeing Queensryche with Caroline's Spine at Orpheum Theatre in Boston. Any friends on this page attend this show?

01/12/2024

Starting today (Sunday, December 1) from 11 AM to 5 PM, is the 2nd Annual Aloha Christmas Pub Crawl to benefit Christmas Wishes: New Bedford and surrounding areas. Tickets can be purchased online through Eventbrite until 3 PM (even if you cannot attend and would like to make a donation). There will be music at each stop - > Pour Farm, New Beige, Cultivator Shoals, Play Arcade and closing out at The Vault with Route 18!

30/11/2024

JKB Entertainment Group/Limelight Magazine's concert with Van Hagar at The Vault in New Bedford, MA, is one week away on Saturday, December 7. Without Warning: The Ultimate Tribute to Dokken will open the show. Van Hagar will perform Van Halen's "5150" in its entirety and other Sammy Hagar era Van Halen songs. Tickets are on-sale through Eventbrite. Only regular General Admission tickets remain. Read about the show below.

If you are a fan of Van Halen, you know that their first studio album with Sammy Hagar, 5150, sold six million copies and is a favorite among Hagar-era fans. With hits such as “Why Can’t This Be Lo…

30/11/2024

Celebrate Small Business Saturday by snagging tickets to some of JKB Entertainment Group/Limelight Magazine's upcoming events at the independently owned or non-profit venues we present our shows at. Even if you are not interested in our shows, check out their websites because tickets make great holiday gifts.

Narrows Center for the Arts
*Vanilla Fudge (2-28-25)
*Garrion Keillor Tonight (5-3-25)
*Atlanta Rhythm Section (9-20-25)

Vault Music Hall
*L.A. Guns with All Sinners (4-26-25)

30/11/2024

SATURDAY SUMMARY - Some highlights of the albums Limelight Magazine listened to this past week included The Fierce & The Dead's "News From The Invisible World," Frost*'s "Milliontown," The Pineapple Thief's "Last To Run" and "Versions Of The Truth."

28/11/2024

We received word from L.A. GUNS management that Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns selected All Sinners to open JKB Entertainment Group/Limelight Magazine's show with them at The Vault in New Bedford, MA, on Saturday, April 26. Tickets are available through Eventbrite. Physical tickets for General Admission will be available at Purchase Street Records in New Bedford starting tomorrow, Black Friday.

28/11/2024

The co-owners and staff of JKB Entertainment Group/Limelight Magazine would like to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving Day! ~ Jay, Katie, Gorette & Suthida

28/11/2024

This Sunday, December 1, from 11 AM to 5 PM, is the 2nd Annual Aloha Christmas Pub Crawl to benefit Christmas Wishes: New Bedford and surrounding areas. Tickets can be purchased online through Eventbrite. There will be music at each stop - > Pour Farm, New Beige, Cultivator Shoals, Play Arcade and wrapping up at The Vault with Route 18!

25/11/2024

JKB Entertainment Group/Limelight Magazine has two additional shows confirmed for 2025. They will take place on April 10th and August 31st. Hopefully, we can announce them within the next two weeks.