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TORA TORA SIGNS WITH FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL FOR NEW STUDIO ALBUM January 9, 2018 From the band that brought you the “Walkin’ Shoes” and “Wild America” in the early 1990’s, Tora tora has signed on with a music label who is helping to bring out new music from the old bands that every child of the 80’s rock era enjoyed. Another band added to the Frontiers Music SRL label. Frontiers Music Srl is thrilled to welcome Memphis’ very own Tora Tora to their family! The band will commence recording a new studio album in 2018 for a tentative release in early 2019! Tora Tora’s mixtureRead More →

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SONS OF APOLLO ANNOUNCES FIRST STRING OF U.S. SHOWS AS PART OF WORLDWIDE TOUR IN SUPPORT OF #1 ‘PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY’ ALBUM November 29, 2017 Sons of Apollo features former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force)—will be hitting the road in 2018 for their first-ever highly anticipated worldwide tour, which kicks off in Tampa, FL on February 3 as part of the “Cruise To The Edge,” which will be sailing to Belize and Costa Maya. Once the cruise concludes,Read More →

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EVANESCENCE Foxwoods Grand Theater Mashantucket, Connecticut November 3, 2017 It’s hard to believe that I have only been to Foxwoods two or three times over the years to see a concert, especially since I have started doing the concert photography and show review thing. A band originally out of Little Rock Arkansas made me make the 90 minute drive to a casino I haven’t been to in a couple of years. Evanescence is on tour with an orchestra backing them up. This was a must see. The night started with the orchestra playing instead of the usual opening band. They played six songs to aRead More →

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GWAR Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticut October 27, 2017 Gwar was in New Haven again, and with it being the Friday before Halloween, I just had to be at this show. The thought of all the costumes at the show and the college kids walking the streets would be well worth the visit. I was not disappointed as Alex from A Clockwork Orange walked by me. A few zombies, a few other odds and ends also shuffled by or got in line to get into Toads. The first band up that night was a band from Richmond Virginia, U.S. Bastards. A Heavy Metal trio thatRead More →

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SAXON Announce New Album “Thunderbolt” Set for Release on February 2nd, 2018 via Militia Guard (Silver Lining Music) Thunderbolt Tour Part 1 UK & European Dates Announced November 7, 2017 SAXON isn’t wasting any time in 2018. Following the critically acclaimed release of Battering Ram in 2015, the heavy metal giants are set to release their latest studio album, Thunderbolt, on February 2, 2018 via the Militia Guard label (Silver Lining Music). The new album Thunderbolt will feature original artwork by long time SAXON collaborator Paul Raymond Gregory. “This is album 22 and it’s called Thunderbolt.  It’s a storming, smashing, thundering collection of tracks we’ve beenRead More →

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Northeast Rock Review Q & A with Up and Coming Rocker Jacob Cade November 6, 2017 Every once in a while, a young, up and coming musical artist surfaces who captures the essence of 80’s style rock, brought about in a modern way. An artist that we can see is capable of keeping up the tradition of Rock & Roll into the next generation. Up and coming rocker, Jacob Cade comes out with his recent video for the first single “What’s Your Problem?!” off of his EP, The Hunger. Recently, Northeast Rock Review got a chance to fire off a few Q & A styleRead More →

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AUTOGRAPH | VIXEN | SLAUGHTER ROCK OF THE 80’s Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut October 6, 2017 There is nothing like a night at the Casino, and unlike the night before at Hampton Beach Casino in New Hampshire, a Casino with slot machines. This was one of those rare occasions that I actually was given free tickets to a show I actually wanted to go to and get to take the wife with me. I thought what the heck, why not put in to shoot this one, I was going to be there anyways. Autograph was the first band to hit the stage. I haveRead More →

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STEEL PANTHER Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, New Hampshire October 5, 2017 Did you know that the definition of a Casino is a large room or building used for meetings or entertainment or dancing? Neither did I until I went to Hampton Beach Casino in New Hampshire hoping to hit a few slot machines before seeing the evening’s entertainment and finding not a single slot machine there. Disappointing. Except when you realize that the Casino Ballroom is all about great music and great bands. This was another first for me that night. I have never been to a show here and I have to say IRead More →

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EXTREME The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts September 23, 2017 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc It was a night of high energy and musical excitement with this Bay State based band performing in front of a hometown crowd in Worcester, Massachusetts at the Palladium. EXTREME was in the house and the crowd was fired up. The minute the band took the stage, they could have blown the roof off with the energy in the room. A night of all the EXTREME hits in Worcester. The Palladium was recently updated and cleaned up, with some fresh paint, updates and additional balcony seating. The place looked much cleanerRead More →

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Ace Frehley The Chance Theatre Poughkeepsie NY September 15, 2017 There is no better way to spend a friday night then to go and catch a rock show, and when the musician you’re going to go see is the former guitarist of “The Hottest Band In The Land” you know it is going to be loud and it is going to kick ass. Dark Sky Choir Ace Frehley was playing The Chance Theatre in Poughkeepsie NY and opening for him was another band I am a fan of, Four by Fate. You see Four By Fate is a super group, you have Rob Affuso onRead More →