Where most hard-rock bands play rote, fixed performances of their repertories, Living Colour strives to make its music new every night.

Mr. Rose is the only original member left in this quintessential 80's hard-rock band, and this has been the case since 1997.

About two years ago, Matt Hazard and three of his buddies got together to form a new, hard-rock band in Minneapolis.

She is a leader and a composer for her Los Angeles based hard-rock band "Duda Did It" with an independent album released in 2008.

And as with most hard-rock bands, hair - long, tossed around and frequently brushed - was a theme throughout the show, both on stage and in the audience.

The professor has a good eye for the cliches used by many hard-rock bands.

Actually, it's a hard-rock band that allows itself some melodic stretches between howls of complaint.

Wild Kingdom's message is similar to that of many hard-rock bands -have fun, be yourself - but without the pretensions.

The day's first set was by Drain S.T.H., a female hard-rock band from Stockholm.