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SOUL ASYLUM Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut December 21, 2019 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus Grammy Award winning Soul Asylum made their way to the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den in Uncasville, Connecticut on December 21st 2019. The Den was packed that evening with diehard Soul Asylum fans. Soul Asylum has been around since 1981. In that time they released 11 Studio albums and 22 singles. Since it’s inception, the band has gone through several lineup changes. The current line-up is founding member Dave Pirner (lead vocals/guitar), Winston Roye (bass), Ryan Smith (lead guitar) and Michael Bland (drums). They started their set offRead More →

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TOOL Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut November 21, 2019 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus TOOL returns to Mohegan Sun with a brand new tour, supporting a brand new album. The new album Fear Inoculum is TOOL’s fifth studio release. This is the band’s first album release in 13 years. With the release of the long awaited  album, the tour, and the album topping out on the Billboard chart, earning them a couple of Grammy nominations, this became one of the most anticipated tours to see this year. Support for this tour was Killing Joke TOOL took to the stage at approximately 9pm. Opening with the title trackRead More →

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VIXEN Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut November 10, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy This has been a year of change for Vixen.  Long time lead singer Janet Gardner had stepped away from the band to focus on family and a solo career. Lorraine Lewis of the band Femme Fatale stepped into into Janet Gardner’s spot on vocals. Ironically, it was almost a year to the day since Vixen last stepped onto the stage at the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den, the last time that Janet riled up the Vixen crowd in Uncasville, Connecticut. This night would be the second time that I haveRead More →

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ANTHRAX Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut November 15, 2019 Review & Photo by Tom Bogus In what would be the culmination of the For All Kings Tour and the final ANTHRAX show of 2019, this FREE show at the Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun Casino brought Anthrax fans from all over the Northeast to one central meeting point. A night of thrash and fun to celebrate one of the great metal bands of our time. The thrash metal pioneers and members are Joey Belladonna (vocals), Scott Ian (guitar), Frank Bello (bass), Jon Donais (guitar) and ‪Charlie Benante‬ (drums) set out to put on aRead More →

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SKID ROW Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut November 8, 2019 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus Skid Row made their way to the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den in Uncasville, Connecticut on November 8th 2019. The Den was completely packed with many old school Skid Row fans. I myself am one. The line-up for this tour was ZP Theart (lead vocals), Rachel Bolan (bass), Dave “The snake” Sabo (rhythm guitar), Scotti Hill (lead guitar) and Rob Hammersmith (drums). They started their set off with “Big Guns” from their multi platinum, self-titled studio album Skid Row. Keeping the momentum and energy up, they went rightRead More →

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UFO Last Orders – 50th Anniversary Tour Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut November 2, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy 1968 was an impressive year in music with so many great albums released, The Beatles White Album, Fleetwood Mac’s self-titled album, The Amboy Dukes’ Journey to the Center of the Mind, Iron Butterfly’s In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Deep Purple’s Shades of Deep Purple and so many more. Groups like Cream or The Yardbirds disbanding only to give birth to groups like Led Zeppelin (at the time known as The New Yardbirds), Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Free, Nazareth, Rush, YES and then the band I wasRead More →

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DEEP PURPLE Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut October 9 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc The architects of rock and roll, Deep Purple, were once again out on the road on their Long Goodbye Tour. This night was a stop at the one of the top ranked venues in the world, according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Now. Another check mark on the list legendary performers that have taken the stage at the entertainment hub of the New England area, in the Mohegan Sun Casino Arena. With a musical journey that began in 1968, Deep Purple has left a musical footprint that has spanned decades and entertained millionsRead More →

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JOYOUS WOLF Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut October 9 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc Based out of Southern California, Joyous Wolf is a name that has been gaining great buzz and popularity as a young up and coming rock band. Joyous Wolf had the honors of opening up for the legendary Deep Purple this leg of The Long Goodbye Tour. In a short time Joyous Wolf has gained musical momentum. The band was formed in 2014 by vocalist Nick Reese, guitarist Blake Allard, bassist Greg Braccio and Robert Sodaro on drums. Joyous Wolf pulls some their influence from the early classic rock, theirRead More →

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SLAUGHTER Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut October 5, 2019 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus Slaughter made their way to the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den in Uncasville, Connecticut on October 5th 2019. The casino was completely packed that evening with rock fans. Not only was Slaughter doing a concert, but Journey was performing in the Arena. As Slaughter took to the stage, I was expecting to see Blas Elias on drums, but Blas had another show to play, So Will Hunt from Evenescence filled in on drums. The line-up that evening was Mark Slaughter (lead vocals/guitar), Dana Strum (bass), Jeff “Blando” (lead guitar)Read More →

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FOREIGNER DOUBLE VISION: THEN & NOW REUNION TOUR Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut October 3, 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc The legendary Foreigner took to the stage at the Mohegan Sun Arena to kick off a short run of reunion shows which featured the current lineup and original members performing a night of timeless Foreigner classics. In usual touring status, the band consists of only one original founding member, guitarist Mick Jones. The reunion tour has become a occasional tour run that brings Mick back to his bandmates, sharing a stage once again. This night would be broken up into two parts, theRead More →