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Y&T The Narrows Center Fall River, Massachusetts March 8, 2016 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc A house is built on a solid foundation. Y&T is an integral part of the foundation that the 80’s rock era of music was built upon. Y&T has been around since the early 1970’s. Y&T was at the forefront of the 80’s hard rock/hairband/arena rock era, before the inception of the other big name bands that we know today. Y&T has had five albums in the Top 100. The first Y&T album was released in 1976. Their most recent studio album, Facemelter, was released in 2010. In 2016, Y&T is still outRead More →

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VIXEN February 27, 2016 Mohegan Sun Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut There is nothing better then going to the Mohegan Sun with money in your pocket and the anticipation of spending the evening with beautiful women and great live music in the Wolf Den. One of my favorite bands from the 80s was playing the Wolf Den once again, Vixen was back in town. The evening started off with a capacity crowd in the Den and people still waiting and hoping to get in and join the party as the vivacious women of Vixen walked unto the stage. The crowd erupted into a roar as theyRead More →

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MICHAEL MONROE w/ Hardcore Superstar February 17, 2016 The Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts This was a concert I have been wanting to see, waiting to see for over 25 years.A two hour drive into Boston into rush hour traffic was not going to stop me from seeing this iconic front man. Just over 25 years ago, Michael Monroe released his second solo album, “Not Fakin It”, I missed seeing him on that tour and I have not had the chance again till now. He was hitting the Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub, an amazing array of three separate restaurants and three performance venues. FortunatelyRead More →

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MICHAEL SWEET February 4, 2016 The Cannery Music Hall Southbridge, MA February 4th is usually a day I spend listening to Alice Cooper, I mean c’mon, the birthday of the Godfather of Shock Rock should be a national holiday, but this year was different, I had a show to see and shoot; one I was very excited to be covering. One of the best voices to come out of the 80s was playing a solo acoustic show at a small intimate club in Southbridge MA, at The Cannery Music Hall. Michael Sweet the voice of Stryper was playing that night. Additionally, Massachusetts native Charlie Farren,Read More →

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QUEENSRYCHE The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts January 23, 2016 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc If you have not seen Queensryche live in a long time, you are strongly encouraged to get a out and see them while they are out on their 2016 tour. If you have seen them live recently, then you know how amazing they sound and that you had experienced a great show. Queensryche made a stop at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts as part of their “Condition Human” tour. Fortunately for Ryche fans, the band still made it up to Worcester from New Jersey where they played a show the nightRead More →

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MEYTAL The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts January 23, 2016 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc Meytal Cohen is out on the road touring the United States with her band MEYTAL along with Halcyon Way as a supporting band for Queensryche’s 2016 Condition Human tour. Unfortunately I did not make it to the show in time to catch Halcyon Way.  Despite a snowstorm that covered most of the northeast that night, fans showed up and filled the Palladium in Worcester. Meytal is a high energy band, and they sounded amazing that night. The band ripped through an amazing eight song set list that kept the crowd going theRead More →

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HINDER January 13, 2016 Toads Place New Haven, CT May of 2015 Hinder released their latest album, “When The Smoke Clears” and on Wednesday night they stopped in at Toad’s Place to play a few tunes and they brought a few friends with them. Supporting them on this tour is a band from Baltimore called Revolve, Alabama’s Within Reason and from Missouri, Shaman’s Harvest. I have to say this is one of the few times I have actually liked all the bands that were opening, all them sounded great. The lights went down and the noise from the crowd went up as Joe ‘Blower’ GarveyRead More →

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L.A. GUNS December 9, 2015 Manchester 65 West Warwick, Rhode Island One of the bands to come out of Los Angeles in the 80s was LA Guns, a hard rock band with just a twinge of sleaze to their sound and look. Not quite like a couple of other bands that were coming out of LA at that time, one of the reasons that I bought their first albums in 88, and on this night I was heading out to Rhode Island to catch these guys in concert. Like most bands from my era, yes I am old, there has been a lineup change orRead More →

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December 9, 2015 Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield, CT There are a few things that are a traditions this time of year. Houses emblazoned with festive lights, Christmas Tree vendors on every corner, Salvation Army bell ringers at every store, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on TV and Christmas music. And speaking of Christmas Music… There is a group of Progressive Rock Musicians from around here in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area that have banded together to perform their own and renderings of classic Christmas songs in a style very similar to Trans Siberian Orchestra. Wizards of Winter started as the brainchild of ScottRead More →

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QUEENSRYCHE’s highly acclaimed new album, Condition Hüman, was released on October 2, 2015 via Century Media Records and debuted at #27 on the Billboard Top 200 charts with 13,798 units sold. The disc sees LaTorre deliver the performance of a lifetime on what is now his sophomore recording effort with the band. Produced by Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed) in the band’s native Washington, Condition Hüman is a new mountain towering over many of the peaks and valleys of the hard rock landscape. “Guardian” Official Music Video: “Arrow of Time” Live From Wacken Open Air Festival: “Hellfire” Album Track: QUEENSRŸCHE has been known as one of hard rock’sRead More →