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THE FAIM with Stand Atlantic Once Ballroom Somerville, Massachusetts September 28, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche The Faim and Stand Atlantic rolled into Somerville, Massachusetts at the Once Ballroom Saturday night with quite a variety of global rock. The ballroom was packed with a new generation of adoring fans, dressed in houndstooth and checkered attire for the headlining band. HOLD CLOSE Photo Gallery First up was a band called Hold Close which as smooth, polished rock, and the other opening act as WSTR, the complete opposite a hard punk rock band from the UK. Both were great and helped get the party started.Read More →

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ADAM ANT Fox Theater Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut September 21, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy On this night I was at the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The agenda… to catch up with an up and coming band, the Glam Skanks and most importantly, to photograph and review the latest Adam Ant tour performing in the U.S.A. This time around Adam Ant would be performing the entire Friend or Foe album, his first true solo album that was released in 1982. Personally, I got this album after watching the video for the first single off of this album, a catchy lil dittyRead More →

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GLAM SKANKS Opening for Adam Ant Fox Theater Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, Connecticut September 21, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy September 21st for the last 12 years, is usually a very somber and reflective day for me. Not one I normally go out and do happy things on, but sit in the dark with a bottle of Southern Comfort and a couple packs of smokes and wallow in self pity and cry. Not this year. This year, one of my favorite younger bands, the Glam Skanks were coming back to New England, and not just New England but specifically Connecticut with one of myRead More →

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JETHRO TULL 50th Anniversary Tour Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut September 15, 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc A celebration of legendary Jethro Tull music was held at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. A night of musical storytelling of 50 years of Jethro Tull, as told by Ian Anderson. There are few bands that have been able to reach that 50 year benchmark. And those that do, have built a musical legacy, Jethro Tull has inspired many musicians of the past fifty years and along the way has entertained generations of music followers. This night was the last night of United StatesRead More →

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS WITH CAMP HOWARD Fox Theater at Foxwoods Casino Resort Mashantucket, Connecticut September 8, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy It had been quite a week, with the Demons and Wizards tour on the 4th and then Stone Temple Pilots on the 8th. Something I am still recovering from it. This is the third time I have ever been to the Fox Theater. I brought my son here once back 2002 I think, for an Alice Cooper show. He still talks about that show to this day and I have taken him to A LOT since then. It is a nice theaterRead More →

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KAMELOT w/ Battle Beast and Sonata Arctica The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts September 13, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche Worcester was thoroughly rocked on a full moon Friday the 13th night at the vaunted Palladium with KAMELOT with special guest Lauren Hart headlining a killer power metal lineup including Battle Beast and Sonata Arctica. First up was Noora Louhimo and Battle Beast of Finland. I am beginning to think all the good music lately comes from Scandinavia… Battle Beast’s brand of viking infused power metal is upbeat and full of good energy. The music is extremely contagious and the live production was great. EveryRead More →

BabyMetal

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BABYMETAL WITH AVATAR House of Blues Boston Boston, Massachusetts September 11, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche Coming back to Boston was the Japanese kawaii metal band BABYMETAL to a packed House of Blues. They have an extremely loyal and fervent following of devotees. Opening for BABYMETAL was Swedish export AVATAR. Lead singer Johannes Eckerström crooned, looking like the Joker, leading a 4 ring circus of melodic heavy metal. The band is no stranger to entertaining, kicking out smooth metal for the past 15 years. They filled the hall with songs like “Hail the Apocalypse”, “A Statue of the King”, “Paint Me Red, BloodyRead More →

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DEMONS AND WIZARDS | LIZZY BORDEN with Tyr Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts September 4, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy Now this was a rare night at The Palladium, only three bands on stage this time. But the pedigree is amazing and actually gave all three bands on the bill a chance to do more then just a 20-minute set. How often do you get to see the opening band do more then 20 minutes? Well if you were here this evening, you would’ve been exposed to some very interesting metal. Personally, I had never heard of Tyr, but my normal partner in crime, myRead More →

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SEBASTIAN BACH 30th Anniversary Tour The Palace Theatre Stafford Springs, Connecticut September 8, 2019 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus Legendary 80’s Heavy Metal vocalist Sebastian Bach brought his 30th Anniversary tour to the completely SOLD OUT, “The Palace Theater” in Stafford Springs, Connecticut on September 6th. This tour was to celebrate the release of Skid Row’s first LP, which went 5X platinum in the USA, 5X platinum in Canada, Platinum in Australia and Gold in Mexico. Although Sebastian Bach announced an open invite for any of the former members of Skid Row to come and perform, he had not heard back from any ofRead More →

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AMBROSIA Mohegan Sun Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut August 29, 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc Some call it Yacht Rock. Others might call it the music that bridged two decades in popular music. In the 21st century, it is referred to as Yacht Rock. Regardless, between 1975 and 1980 Ambrosia was a mainstay on radio and popular music and five Top 40 singles to their name at that time, along with five Grammy nominations. “Yacht Rock” has become a thing over the past several years and Ambrosia is one of those bands that keeps the yacht afloat, with their popularity in that category. JustRead More →