The Veer Union

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THE VEER UNION Concert Photos and Interview with Crispin Earl The Middle East Cambridge, Massachusetts May 14, 2019 Photos, Interview & Article by Michael LaFleche I had the opportunity to have dinner with the Vancouver band The Veer Union before their show at the vaunted Middle East in Cambridge Massachusetts on a Tuesday night. By the way the band put on a great set for the tightly packed upstairs room in the club. It was an action packed night with several bands including the hip and rockstar upstarts Gold Star Blvd., Cross The Divide, Saved By Skarlet and Never Wake. Here is the transcript ofRead More →

The Tubes at Boston, MA

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THE TUBES The Wilbur Theatre Boston, Massachusetts May 15, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche The Tubes arrived in Boston to encounter a packed Wilbur Theatre Wednesday night. Opening for The Tubes was local great Charlie Farren well known for his work with Farrenheight and of course the Joe Perry Project. Charlie was engaging as a one man act on his guitar singing away and in between songs mixing it up with interludes of real life. After a short break, the Tubes with John “Fee Waybill” appeared onstage, it was as if we were transported to another dimension. Wearing an all white tuxedo, JohnRead More →

Killswitch Engage 2019

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE with Parkway Drive College Street Music Hall New Haven, Connecticut May 10, 2019 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus Killswitch Engage and Parkway Drive rolled it’s co-headlining “Collapse the World” tour to a SOLD OUT College street Music Hall in New Haven, Connecticut. on May 10th 2019. Supporting act for the tour is After the Burial, from Minneapolis, Minnesota. After the Burial started the night off promptly at 6:45, opening their set with “Lost in the static” from their 2016 release “Dig Deeper. They played two new songs, “Behold the Crown” & “Exit Exist” from their new album “Evergreen” which was released AprilRead More →

Warrant M3 Rock Festival

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M3 ROCK FESTIVAL – DAY 2 ADLERS APPETITE – AUTOGRAPH – DANGER DANGER – FIREHO– USE – KINGDOM COME – STEVE RILEY’S L.A. GUNS – TORA TORA – WARRANT – WHITESNAKE Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, Maryland May 4, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy Thousands had already flocked to the Merriweather Post Pavilion for the start of M3 and even more would arrive on this day, day 2. The day started earlier with the gates opening at 11am and the first band hitting the stage at noon, much to the chagrin of those that drank just a little to much at the brand newRead More →

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M3 ROCK FESTIVAL 2019 Day 1 – Kip Winger – Enuff Z’Nuff – Black N’ Blue – KIX Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, Maryland May 3, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy It is a long drive from Connecticut to Columbia Maryland, but a drive that I have done now four times over the last five years. I am sure your asking yourself, “Why?”. Well, at the end of April or the beginning of May, there is a migration of musicians and music fans that flock to the Merriweather Post Pavilion. This was the first day of one of the premiere 80’s Rock events onRead More →

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THE WINERY DOGS Tupelo Music Hall Derry, New Hampshire April 30, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche The Winery Dogs kicked off the first date their “Who Let the Dogs Out 2019” tour at the Tupelo in Derry, New Hampshire. The Dogs last played a couple years back at the Whisky-a-go-go and it was great to see this fantastic supergroup back together on stage. The Winery Dogs are extremely well bred musicians. Richie Kotzen is on the mic, lead guitar and piano. If you close your eyes he sounds like Robert Plant when he sings. But amazingly, he is also playing the guitar andRead More →

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COMBICHRIST with Silver Snakes Willy’s Pub Hampton Beach, New Hampshire April 27, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche Saturday night in Hampton Beach at Willy’s, hardcore industrial band Combichrist led by Andy LaPlegua rolled into town. The venue was part biker crowd to part goth / punk crowd, enjoying the pulsing beats with Combicrist’s double drummers and electronically backed jams. Silver Snakes is on tour with Combicrist. I enjoyed their electronically laced post-industrial vibe. It felt like Joy Division meets a Ministry at a full moon ritual. Silver Snakes are Alex Estrada, Michael Trujillo, and finally on guitar, Mike Woods. In fact they threwRead More →

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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 →