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Photos & Review by Frank Piercy August 15, 2015 Last week, I attended a stag on Friday night and then just after midnight, I left for the five hour drive to Mechanic Falls, Maine to attend The Party in the Pasture Rockfest. This was going to be historic, marking the return of Jack Russell’s Great White to New England since the tragic Station Fire in Rhode Island a dozen or so years ago. There were two other highlights of the evening, a band called DMK, featuring Scotty Dunbar, a survivor of that night and Steelheart. With a half dozen other local metal bands opening. GatesRead More →

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Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival: Hartford, CT – July 19, 2015 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy Mayhem… That is the best way to describe this event every year and the press leading up to this festival this year. Founders and bands blaming each other for low ticket sales and supposed weak line up. This year I actually enjoyed the fact they had only one other stage then the main stage. A lot less running around or making decisions about who to see or miss because of overlapping stage times. The day started when the gates opened at 1pm and the first band of the day hit theRead More →

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Photos & review by Frank Piercy The Loft at The Chance Poughkeepsie NY July 17th 2015 Another trip into New York, another show in Poughkeepsie, another place I have never shot at before. Shooting bands I have never shot before, but at least I have seen Sister Sin before. A few years back I saw them opening for either Motorhead or Otep at the Webster, I don’t remember more than a great sounding band with a female lead singer. The night started off with a local band performing their first ever gig. I don’t remember their name. Which I think is a good thing, becauseRead More →

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Photos & Review by Frank Piercy The Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield CT July 17, 2015 Back in the 80s I had a friend who was big into the punk scene and one of the bands he introduced me to was a band called X. A bit different then a lot of the other bands he was listening to at the time. When I saw they were going to be playing The Ridgefield playhouse, I had to go and see them. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a small venue in a small postcard type town here in Connecticut,a far cry from the venues I had been to inRead More →

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Photos & Review by Frank Piercy July 18, 2015 This was show number 3 in as many days, with a 3 hour drive ahead of me, I was eager to get to the Jewel. It was going to be a long night and a long drive home and The Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival to shoot the next day. When I hit traffic and it took me over an hour to go 15 miles or so on I-91 north I should’ve known what was in store for me for the next week or so. This one was just a little confusing, originally it was going toRead More →

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Photos & review by Frank Piercy July 18, 2015 There were people there who thought LA Guns were going to be playing. There were people who thought Tracii Guns was playing, there were people who thought Tracii Guns version of LA Guns were playing. They were all wrong. It was GUNZO! Gunzo consists of Tracii Guns on Guitar, Rudy Sarzo on Bass, Keith St. John on vocals and Shane Fitzgibbons on drums. Your talking guys who have played with LA Guns, Quiet Riot, Ozzy, Dio, Montrose, Whitesnake. They were fantastic! How often do you get to hear the whole audience sing a whole set listRead More →

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Photos & Review by Frank Piercy July 18, 2015 I have never seen the Bulletboys live until this night. Granted Marq Torien is the only original member, they still sounded great and really worked the stage pushing their new album “Elefante”. Marq has a boundless energy that had him dancing all over the stage. Backing him up are Nick Rozz on rhythm guitar; Chad MacDonald on bass; Shawn Duncan on drums. All I could say was wow! They put one great show, the energy was exciting and made me want to get up and jump around. They sounded tight and played all the crowd favorites,Read More →

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WHITESNAKE – THE PURPLE TOUR July 22, 2015 Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, NH Much has changed since the days of the summer of 1987 when Whitesnake’s self titled album that was released that year and was one of my most worn out cassette tapes of that time. Fast forward to 2015, Whitesnake is still out there making and performing some great music. One thing that has not changed since then is the musical talents of David Coverdale and Whitesnake in the summer of 2015 as part of The Purple Album tour. The Casino Ballroom at Hampton Beach is an amazing place to take in aRead More →

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Photos & Review by Frank Piercy July 3, 2015 Friday afternoon, I am sitting at home wondering what to do. Heart is playing at Foxwoods, Broadside is playing in Hamden, Living Colour is playing at the Wolf Den. Decisions, decisions, decisions… I went with the no brainer, go see a band you haven’t seen live before, at a venue that is free, if I get there in time.  Leaving my house at five with a drive of just over an hour there was no guarantee I would get into the Den. The drive down to Uncasville was unbelievably quiet and smooth. I should’ve known something wasRead More →

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Photos & Review by Frank Piercy July 1, 2015 Imagine my surprise when I was asked if I would be interested in shooting a Punk Pop band called Broadside, a new group out of Richmond Virginia that Alternative Press recently named one of the 100 need to know bands of 2015. Broadside was playing at a place called My Pizza Place. It has been years since I have seen a scene like this, amps and drums and poor lighting set up in a pizza place. It brought back memories of some of the places I visited some 25 years ago. The age difference was definitelyRead More →