Jul. 22—AUTHOR'S NOTE — I recently wrote about the Rock-afire Explosion and long-defunct '80s eatery Showbiz Pizza for the food issue of Mud and Magnolias magazine, which inspired me to ...

Around 2004 or so, Generation X’s nostalgia for the Rock-afire Explosion kicked in. YouTube videos of rescued robots operating in basements, sheds, and one-off restaurants popped up.

Rather than simply lip synching to Shakira, for this one Fetcher got the original Rock-afire Explosion gang back together to record their own version like they did in the Showbiz Pizza days.

Kansas City's new Martini Corner bar, Rock-afire at 334 E. 31st St., features retro pinball machines and arcade games. Plus: The Rock-afire Explosion animatronic robot band from ShowBiz Pizza, a ...

"The Rock-afire Explosion," a documentary about the animatronic Showbiz Pizza house band's comeback, screens Sunday 2/28 at The Nightingale.

Rock-afire Explosion 1 Articles Experimental Gases, Danger, And The Rock-afire Explosion February 2, 2016 by Adam Fabio 98 Comments ...

For those who’d like to relive the excitement of a Showbiz Pizza party in their own living room and now at age 25+, the Rock-Afire Explosion Band is for sale on eBay. The animatronic band is ...

The band was known as The Rock-afire Explosion. The band and Showbiz burned brightly for a quick moment, but faded quickly as the chain expanded too quickly and the video game craze went away.

The Rock-afire Explosion was the animatronic band of critters that “performed” original tunes and dazzled and occasionally “weirded out” kids who came to see them.

The Rock-afire Explosion was the animatronic band of critters that “performed” original tunes and dazzled and occasionally “weirded out” kids who came to see them.

Whitcomb soon began shooting a documentary, The Rock-afire Explosion (set to hit the film festival circuit this fall), exploring the band’s rise and fall and its fervent underground following.