Ken Rojas

San Diego based writer; The Pit: Sports and Entertainment kenrojas@thepit-se.com
  • “Songs From the Basement” acoustic tour announced

    3 Doors Down has announced a stripped down, acoustic tour entitled "Songs from the Basement."...
  • In closing…what do you have to say?

    So I’ve already done a couple of articles listing great spots to catch live music in different cities around the country; and I thought to myself instead of doing one last piece naming places you can probably just google, why not find out what our readers have experienced?...
  • Hey, you! Those places were cool. What else ya got?

    A couple of weeks ago I began taking a look at some great music venues in different cities around the country and today I’d like to continue what I started. I don’t claim to speak for everybody, but when I visit a new city one of the first things...
  • Throttle Fest 2013 to invade Chicago

    The Throttle Fest Chicago music festival is coming to the Windy City and going on at Toyota Park starting Thursday the 20th and raging through the weekend....
  • Hey, you! Yeah, you! Where can I find some good music ’round here?

    One of the hardest things for music fans to do when visiting new cities is finding the best spots to catch great live music. Heck, some people don’t even know the best spots in their own cities. ...
  • 2014: A Year of Landmark Events and Anniversaries

    Next year is a significant year when it comes to major events and anniversaries in music. Whether you know it or not, there is some seriously important stuff going down. Let’s start with the past and work our way to the present......
  • Where is the Music?

    What is happening to the music in the United States? Is it going away or just moving around? Where are all the great music scenes and performance hubs? There are so many great annual festivals around the country; Chicago is known for Lollapalooza; there’s Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee and...
  • Nineteen years and the loss is still with us

    The news of his death shocked the world and the loss was felt immediately. The world lost a music icon and the voice of a generation was gone....
  • Think You Can Make it in New York?

    I often get asked what part of California I live in and I always respond that I don’t live in California. Not at the moment at least. I lived in San Diego for a while not too long ago and I have family and friends in Oakland, Los Angeles...