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Somewhere between the freeways and the freight trains, tucked along Main Street in Frisco, a pair of towering silos stands guard over a patch of turf where the music you grew up with refuses to die. This is Rollertown Beerworks, a 1,300-capacity outdoor venue where the beer is fresh, the sky is enormous and the songs are all ones you know by heart.
Here’s the beautiful little secret the suburbs have been keeping: your favorite band’s best performance may not be from your favorite band at all. Tribute acts are booming, and it’s easy to see why. The originals tour less, cost more or have long since packed up their amps for good. Tribute bands keep their anthems alive, note for glorious note, at a price that won’t require a second mortgage. Nostalgia, affordability and a room full of strangers screaming the same chorus? That’s a perfect formula older than rock itself…