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AUTOGRAPH Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den July, 29, 2021 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus UNCASVILLE, Conn. – After nearly a year and a half since the Covid-19 lockdown, concerts and live events are starting to come back. During the pandemic many bands were doing livestreams for their fans. While that is great, nothing beats seeing a band or artist live and in the flesh. Starved for entertainment, music fans of all sorts are rushing to see their favorite bands play live and are selling out venues across the United States. With this new variant of Covid-19 looming over our heads, it is uncertain howRead More →

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Statement from Jeff LaBar’s Family Regarding His Passing July 19, 2021 Jeffrey Philip La Bar of Nashville, Tennessee passed away peacefully at the age of 58 on July 14, 2021. He was born on March 18, 1963 in Darby, Pennsylvania to June and Bob La Bar. Jeff grew up in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania and went to Upper Darby High School. Inspired by his brother Jack to pick up the guitar, he joined the local rock band Cinderella, who rose to prominence in the late 1980s with a string of platinum selling albums. The group toured the world and had numerous charting songs and videos onRead More →

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Tesla Announces Their Return to the Stage with the “Let’s Get Real!” Tour 2021 July 16, 2021 After an 18 month hiatus that the world has taken from live concerts due to the Covid-19 lockdown, America’s multi-platinum rock band TESLA is announcing their return to performing live concerts with the “LET’S GET REAL!” tour – kicking off August 5th in Grants Pass, Oregon. The tour will include shows with legendary artists Styx, Kid Rock, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, and will continue until November 2021 – hitting the continental USA and Mexico. Frank Hannon says, “We are so excited and anxious to get back to performing ‘real’Read More →

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SUMMERLAND TOUR Featuring Everclear, Living Colour, Hoobastank and Wheatus House of Blues Boston July 1, 2021 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche BOSTON – What a night to be on Lansdowne Street in Boston on Thursday night. The Red Sox had just beaten the living daylights out of their opponents across the street at Fenway Park and another high energy at the House of Blues was just starting as the bleachers emptied. This was the first show at the storied venue since I was there almost 18 months ago. Live music is back!!! Everclear was in town, along with other well known acts from theRead More →

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TIFFANY City Winery Boston June 29, 2021 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche BOSTON – Always staying with the times, the iconic Tiffany shook up the City Winery in Boston for what was my first rock concert in quite some time. What a show! Essentially, if you are thinking this was the Tiffany of the past, the teen pop sensation, you would be patently wrong. She is the same person, but with members of the L. A. Guns including Scot Coogan and Johnny Martin. The Shadows tour, a prelude to the upcoming album to be released later this year. Tiffany and the band were welcomedRead More →

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Rock Royalty – Rick Wakeman Returns to the US with a Solo Show Full of Music and Mirth June 21, 2021 Rick Wakeman kicks off his solo tour in the Northeast United States this October (2021) with a number of dates in New England, New York, New Jersey and Virginia. Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman has two reasons to celebrate. First, his outstanding career in music has just been recognized by Queen Elizabeth II, who named him a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in her recent annual Birthday Honours. And secondly, after 18 months of lockdown in the UK, he is finallyRead More →

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JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE RESCHEDULED 50 HEAVY METAL YEARS TOUR Tickets Go On Sale Starting Friday, June 11 at 10am Local Time at Ticketmaster.com June 7, 2021 One of heavy metal’s all-time greats, Judas Priest, will finally get the opportunity to celebrate their 50th anniversary this year with the launch of a North American tour this fall. The 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour will also feature Sabaton as openers and is being fueled by the highest charting album of Priest’s career, ‘Firepower,’ which peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200. Produced by Live Nation, the North American tour – which will run throughout September (kicking offRead More →

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Guitarist and Vocalist, Andy Watts to Release Supergroove January 31, 2021 In his home country of Israel, Andy Watts is widely considered to be Israel’s Ambassador of the Blues. His live shows in his home country, along with the UK and Europe, both as a solo act and along with his kick-ass band, Blues on Fire, has earned him a well-deserved reputation as a fiery, passionate blues guitarist and singer. Watts has performed with many of the modern blues greats including Joe Louis Walker, Kenny Neal, Lucky Peterson, Johnny Winter, Rick Estrin, Bernard Alison and Eliza Neals, amongst others. Watts developed such tight musical chemistryRead More →

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Saxon to Release ‘Inspirations‘ An album based on the band’s influences The first single, “Paint it Black” is out now December 18, 2020 British Heavy Metal legends Saxon will deliver a full-roar-fun-down set of covers with their latest album Inspirations, which drops a brand new 11 track release featuring some of the superb classic rock songs that influenced Biff Byford & the band. Set for release on March 19th 2021, via Silver Lining Music, Inspirations gets things rolling with the release of Saxon’s crunching take on The Rolling Stones’ ‘Paint It Black’. Biff Byford comments: “Loved this band since I first saw them and heardRead More →

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BRIAN WHEAT TELLS HIS SIDE OF THE STORY IN NEW BOOK, ‘SON OF A MILKMAN: MY CRAZY LIFE WITH TESLA’ LIVE SIGNING EVENT FOR THIS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH December 8, 2020 Tesla bassist Brian Wheat lifts the lid on living the rock ’n’ roll life while struggling with anxiety, depression, and other issues seldom discussed by musicians in his new book, ‘Son of a Milkman: My Crazy Life with Tesla,’ which will be released on December 15, 2020 via Post Hill Press (and co-penned by Chris Epting). Pre-order the book here: Before the book’s official release, there will be a live signing event on DecemberRead More →