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WHITESNAKE Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, New Hampshire June 23, 2016 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc It may actually be impossible to go to a Whitesnake show and be disappointed. Especially on a “Greatest Hits” tour. David Coverdale and company brought the fans at the Hampton Beach back to a time where music was great and Whitesnake ruled MTV, radio and our cassette players. It was a virtual sing along all night long, with fans singing all the words to their Whitesnake favorites. They just don’t make music like that anymore. First it was Whitford / St. Holmes who got the night rolling for anRead More →

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WHITFORD / ST. HOLMES Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, New Hampshire June 23, 2016 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc Music legends Brad Whitford of Aerosmith and Derek St. Holmes of Ted Nugent, have sold tens of millions of records around the world with their traditional bands. Brad Whitford and Derek St. Holmes have reunited for their second record and tour. Whitford/St.Holmes self titled debut received strong radio play and as well as critical reviews followed by a very successful run of US dates. Whitford St. Holmes played to a sold out crowd at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire in supportRead More →

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PETER FRAMPTON Twin River Casino Event Center Lincoln, Rhode Island June 17, 2016 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE IN RHODE ISLAND | 40th ANNIVERSARY Peter Frampton’s music has spanned the course of well over four decades, generations of music fans have grown up enjoying his music since the 1970’s. Even going back into the 1960’s when Frampton ws with Humble Pie and The Herd. Frampton’s songs still are in regular airplay on rock stations throughout the country. Everyone has that Frampton song that stays in their head. Rock n’ Roll royalty was in the house that night. Frampton fans filled theRead More →

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STRYPER MIXX 360 Nightlife Malden, Massachusetts June 10, 2016 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc Reason #777 why rock is not dead, STRYPER. The Yellow and Black Attack provided the SOLD OUT crowd full of die hard fans with a spectacular show that night at MIXX 360 Nightlife in Malden, Massachusetts. It really is something amazing when you head out to a rock show to see a legendary band from one of the greatest eras of rock n’ roll, the 80’s, and they continue to sound as amazing as they did thirty years ago. That night was the second stop for STRYPER as part ofRead More →

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MASS Club Mixx 360 Malden, Massachusetts June 10, 2016 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc MASS took the stage to open for STRYPER in front of a SOLD OUT crowd at MIXX 360 Nightlife in Malden, Massachusetts. MASS is no stranger to sharing the stage with the big names of the 80’s. In fact, MASS has been around since mid 80’s. In 1988, MASS released their fourth record, Voices in the Night, on Enigma. Michael Sweet of STRYPER was the producer. MASS has had many area performances with many bands of the 80’s rock era. MASS performed a great thirteen song set filled with aRead More →

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LACUNA COIL May 26, 2016 Mohegan Sun Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut delirium [dih-leer-ee-uh m] noun, plural deliriums, deliria [dih-leer-ee-uh] 1. Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc. 2. a state of violent excitement or emotion. 3. Lacuna Coil’s 8th studio album released May 27th 2016 on Century Media May 26th, one day before the release of their latest studio album, Lacuna Coil was paying Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den a visit and for free!!! Something that had a crowd of rabid fans in a delirium, enough soRead More →

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THE DARKNESS May 4, 2016 Paradise Music Hall Boston, Massachusetts Back in 2003, I heard a song on the radio that really caught my ear and when I finally saw the video for “I Believe In A Thing Called Love”. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. A band that got it, really got it. 13 years later and I jet early from work to drive to Boston to a place called The Paradise Music Hall, to see the band that has brought me a smile listening to their music and watching their videos, over the last 13 years. The band consists of Justin HawkinsRead More →

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AUTOGRAPH March 26, 2016 Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den Uncasville, CT Back in 1984, I was a young buck of 16. My tastes in music just starting to harden in my head. I didn’t have much back then, was living in the middle of nowhere Southern Illinois where the cable company didn’t even have Mtv yet. I did have a radio though and when I could, the radio station of choice was a long way off in St. Louis, a rock station with the call letters of KSHE. That is when I first heard of a band called Autograph, and just like so many other kidsRead More →

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GABBIE RAE April 7, 2016 Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut If you didn’t know it already, I am a fan of 80s Metal and Rock. At any given time, my playlist will be blaring out songs by Girlschool, Rock Goddess, Def Leppard, Aldo Nova, Autograph, Kix, Anthrax or WASP just to name a few. Social media has brought a lot of us together to discuss the bands of this era, share news of the bands or just be able to read reviews of shows and see pictures from those shows. Over the last year and half or so in a lot of those circlesRead More →

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THE CULT Foxwoods Casino – Fox Theatre Ledyard, Connecticut April 3, 2016 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc The Cult is one of many legendary bands to rise out of the 80’s rock era. On April 3rd they took to the stage at the Fox Theatre at Foxwoods in Connecticut for the Alive in the Hidden City Tour. The Cult has always had a very unique sound that set them apart from other bands from that era. From Sonic Temple to Hidden City, they continue to be a strong band making new music. Ian Astbury with his unique and distinct vocal styling and the hardRead More →