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TESLA Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, New Hampshire April 19, 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc TESLA was out on the road on a headlining tour in support of their latest album release, SHOCK. This was the third New England area show that week, having previously rocked Boston and Maine. Tesla is no stranger to the Casino Ballroom, they have played numerous sold out shows over the years. It had been a couple years in between as Tesla had been out on the road touring with Def Leppard. This time it was Tesla’s turn to be back touring the country in a headlining capacity. TeslaRead More →

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L.A. GUNS The Vault at Greasy Luck New Bedford, Massachusetts April 13, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy The Vault is fast becoming my favorite place to see a show. Tight and intimate, with a small (very small (did I say small?)) photo pit. Not only great music, but just a few doors down is what has become a regular stop for many fans and bands coming thru, Purchase Street Records and as luck would have it, that day was also Record Store Day, but I already had my copy of L.A. Guns latest, “Devil You Know”, on vinyl. That night I was thereRead More →

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CHILDREN OF BODOM The Royale Boston, Massachusetts April 17, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche The Children of Bodom, an extreme metal band, hailing from Finland arrived in Boston Wednesday night. The “Hexed” tour included several other metal bands including Summoner’s Circle, Wolfheart and Swallow the Sun. The Royale club in Boston’s Theatre District played host to the event, which is actually a great venue for a metal show with a large stage, extravagant lighting and great sound. SUMMONER’S CIRCLE First band due up was Summoner’s Circle, a theatrical metal band that is a mashup of black, doom and death metal. Appropriately, an audienceRead More →

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KIX Mohegan Sun – Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut April 5, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy Spending an evening at a casino on (or pretty damn close to) my birthday has become somewhat of a tradition for my wife and me. For the last 10 years (I think but could be wrong) KIX has played Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den in April, and 90% of the time it is the week not only of our anniversary but my birthday, and they are actually one of the bands from the 80’s that she loves seeing live. What a birthday celebration it was, not only were weRead More →

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BILLY IDOL AND STEVE STEVENS Lynn Memorial Auditorium Lynn, Massachusetts April 3, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche The city by the shore, Lynn, Massachusetts played host to rock legend Billy Idol and his longtime guitarist Steve Stevens. The tour has been going now for a couple months and is nearing its end, and the show was smooth and effortless. It was fascinating in that is was a hybrid of large amounts of storytelling interludes between some of the greatest rock songs that Billy was a part of or that Billy was inspired by. The stage was simple, two stools, one for Steve onRead More →

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JAKE E. LEE’S RED DRAGON CARTEL The Vault Music Hall & Pub at Greasy Luck New Bedford, Massachusetts March 31, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy March as the saying goes, comes in like a Lion and goes out like a Lamb, unless you were in New Bedford, MA on this night. March went out like a Dragon, A Red Dragon. I made the long drive to one of my favorite spots to see a show, The Vault at Greasy Luck. If you live on the East Coast and are willing to drive a bit,there are so many great venues in the New EnglandRead More →

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THE YARDBIRDS City Winery Boston, Massachusetts March 20, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche The legendary Yardbirds arrived in Boston Wednesday night almost blowing out the windows of the posh City Winery dinner hall and concert venue. The Yardbirds are on a tour of the states with their ever evolving lineup of expert rock and blues musicians anchored by Jim McCarty on the drum kit, stylish Brooklyn bass player Kenny Aaronson, longtime vocalist and guitarist John Idan, new lead guitarist Godfrey Townsend, Myke Scavone on harmonica. Jann Klose, born in Germany, but calling South Africa home, kicked off the set with a solo acousticRead More →

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JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURS With Dead Girls Academy and Jared James Nichols The Chance Theater Poughkeepsie, New York March 14, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy Another night at The Chance! That makes four times in just under four weeks for me. Surely this place is a hot spot for some great music coming through town. This time though, I am here to review the tour for the latest album of guitarist extraordinaire John 5. On a short break from between Rob Zombie albums and tours, John has put together an interesting line up. Kicking the night off is an LA Band, DeadRead More →

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LORDS OF ACID Brighton Music Hall Allston, Massachusetts March 13, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche The sold out Brighton Music Hall Wednesday night was was the scene where a sea of fans in fishnet, leather, and viny throbbed to the pulsing rhythms of the industrial metal scene. The Lords of Acid plus other bands on the “Pretty in Kink” tour were performing their well known hits along with some new ones. GABRIEL AND THE APOCALYPSE Wearing 9-inch platform boots, Lindy Gabriel of Gabriel and the Apocalypse literally kicked off the festivities performing the best of their industrial infusion of goth hard rock. LittleRead More →

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THE CRINGE The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts March 10, 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc Plus, new album Everywhere You’ve Never Been, set to release March 15, 2019 The Cringe was the opening band on a night of great music before the packed crowd at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Cringe set off a series of music events for a night that followed with Fates Warning and Queensryche, on The Verdict Tour. THE CRINGE – Photo Gallery | Photos by Dan Wenc The Cringe is a high energy rock band fronted by singer/guitarist, John Cusimano. The band also features on guitar James Rotondi, JohnnyRead More →