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BAD COMPANY Twin River Casino & Event Center Lincoln, Rhode Island August 23, 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc A night of Bad Company was on tap at the Twin River Casino Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. First up, was a short performance by Steve Rodgers, son of Bad Company front man, Paul Rodgers. Steve Rodgers opened the night with a light, acoustic set of his original songs, setting the musical mood for the night. Steve said that ever since he was  little he had always wanted to go on the road with his father and Bad Company. For his last number, heRead More →

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SQUEEZE Songbook Tour The Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, Connecticut August 23, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy There are many places I have been to in Connecticut to see a concert, from The Klein in Bridgeport, to palaces in Stamford, Waterbury and Stafford Springs and this is one place I have enjoyed but have only been to once. Comparable in size to the places I just mentioned, seating is just under 2,000. As I set up for the evening at the soundboard, I watched a very eclectic crowd filling up the theater. Young kids, (well younger than me at least) toRead More →

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SANTANA | THE DOOBIE BROTHERS Supernatural Now Tour Xfinity Center Mansfield, Massachusetts August 20, 2019 Photos  & Review by Dan Wenc It was 50 years ago, almost to the week, that the Ten Time Grammy® Award Winning, Carlos Santana performed at Woodstock. The Doobie Brothers appeared soon thereafter in 1970. It was the dawn of a new musical era, one that has sustained to this day. These two artists embarked on decades of music which would be termed this day, as Classic Rock. Nearly fifty years later the two rock legends were out on the road performing on a U.S Tour. The continued turnout at showsRead More →

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GOO GOO DOLLS | TRAIN With Special Guest Allen Stone Xfinity Center Mansfield, Massachusetts August 17, 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc A very excited crowd gathered to take in the Goo Goo Dolls and Train on their last night of their summer amphitheater tour together. A beautiful summer night for an outdoor concert. Two great bands all in one place that night. The Goo Goo Dolls had broken through the top of the popular music scene by 1995 with the A Boy Named Goo album, pushing them further into the spotlight.  Albeit the band formed in 1986 and had already had four studioRead More →

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JUNKYARD The Vault Music Hall & Pub at Greasy Luck New Bedford, Massachusetts August 4, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy Playing at Greasy this evening is another band from the 80s LA Scene, JUNKYARD. Heavily overshadowed by Guns N Roses (but at point in the 80s, who wasn’t?) Junkyard is definitely one of the more under rated bands to come out of LA during that era, with a unique sound that is the illegitimate child of AC/DC and Lynyrd Skynyrd who ended up rebelling against their parents and started their own garage punk band. As the crowd slowly filtered into The Vault atRead More →

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GODSMACK Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut July 26, 2019 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus GODSMACK came to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on July 26th 2019. New Years Day got the night started with a high energy performance. Godsmack’s stage set up was much more scaled down from the last time I saw them in Hartford. Drummer Shanon Larkin was positioned in the middle of the stage on a very low drum riser between the bass and guitar amplifiers. Godsmack hit the stage at 9:15pm opening up with “When Legends Rise”. And the whole band was full of energy and ready forRead More →

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BREAKING BENJAMIN THREE DAYS GRACE Xfinity Theatre Hartford, Connecticut August 2, 2019 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus Breaking Benjamin brought their tour to the Xfinity theater in Hartford, Connecticut on August 2nd 2019 in support of their recent album release “Ember.” I missed the opening band Dorothy due to access issues. Three Days Grace started their energy filled 50 minute set at 8:40PM. They opened up with “The Mountain” from their newest studio release. They followed that up with “Home”, “The Good Life” and “Pain”. They continued with more songs from their first and second studio releases before closing with “Riot.” THREE DAYS GRACERead More →

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VOYAGE Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, New Hampshire August 2, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche The historic Hampton Beach Casino was packed full of people looking for the feel-good hard driving rock and smooth ballads of Journey. They came to the right place with the band Voyage taking responsibility for doling out hit after hit to the swooning sold out house. The resemblance of this band to Journey is unmistakable, with lead singer Hugo Valenti being a dead ringer for Steve Perry both in appearance, demeanor and most importantly, the incredible vocal pipes. The entire band is made of of great musicians with theirRead More →

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MESSER Interview & Show Photos Blue Ocean Music Hall Salisbury, Massachusetts July 24, 2019 Photos & Interview by Michael LaFleche After enjoying my interview with the guys from Weapons of Anew, I had the privilege of hanging out with Dereak and Maddox Messer from the exciting band Messer. They had just performed an acoustic set as a VIP experience for some fans so I started off asking them about this… D&M (Dereak and Maddox): We just got off of a VIP visit with fans, in our home (The RV), with old fans and new VIP acoustic in the trailer. One fan in search of newRead More →

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WEAPONS OF ANEW Interview & Show Photos Blue Ocean Music Hall Salisbury, Massachusetts July 24, 2019 Photos & Interview by Michael LaFleche I had the chance to sit down with the guys from Weapons of Anew at the Blue Ocean Ballroom at Salisbury Beach in Massachusetts. The band was out on the road with Scott Stapp. Here is the interview with Michael LaFleche of Northeast Rock Review and Weapons of Anew. Mike: What is a day like on the road for you guys? Do you have a regiment? WOA: Sleep, Drive, ect… We do the best we can in the small space in the RV.Read More →