As the world is now well into the eighth month without live concerts, the best a fan can ask for is an internet live stream concert from their favorite band.  At this point, tons of bands have tried some version of the live stream show, from full production on a club stage to an acoustic … Continue reading Fozzy – Madison Studios, Atlanta, GA 11/14/20

If you’ve decoded the name of this website then you can guess that the prog-rock genre is near and dear to my heart.  Last spring, as Steve Hackett was about to release his latest solo record, At The Edge of Light, and begin his latest Genesis Revisited tour celebrating Selling England By The Pound, I … Continue reading Steve Hackett, Academy of Music, Northampton, MA 3/12/20

Few bands have fostered as loyal and dedicated a fan base as Queensryche.  When that band splintered in 2012, fans were left wondering what would happen to the music that means so much to so many people.  Both sides moved forward with new players and created new music. Since completing his trilogy of records under … Continue reading Geoff Tate, Palace Theater, Stafford Springs, CT 2/19/20

There aren’t many bands in history with the pedigree of Sons of Apollo.  Made up of powerhouse vocalist Jeff Scott Soto of Talisman, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Soto, among others, guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, formerly of Guns N’ Roses, bass god Billy Sheehan, known for his work with Talas, Winery Dogs, and Mr. Big, and former … Continue reading Sons of Apollo, Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA 2/5/20

Like most people that follow this page, I’m a huge Guns N’ Roses fan.  I’ve been lucky enough to see nearly every lineup of the band over the years.  Other than Axl Rose himself the one person that has been in the band longest is Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame keyboardist Dizzy Reed.  While … Continue reading Dizzy Reed, Mohegan Sun Wolf Den, Uncasville, CT 12/13/19

The point of music, particularly the blues, is to make you feel something.  When played by the masters, the blues can take you on an emotional journey where you just lose yourself in the music. Sadly, many of the masters of the blues have left us but one of the old guard still straps on … Continue reading Kenny Wayne Shepherd/Buddy Guy, Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT 11/17/19

Controversy has surrounded Grand Funk Railroad for the last twenty years.  These past two decades have seen a steady lineup up of original drummer/vocalist Don Brewer, original bassist Mel Schacher, vocalist/guitarist Max Carl, guitarist Bruce Kulick, and keyboard player Tim Cashion, but notably missing is founding guitarist/vocalist Mark Farner.  While certain fans refuse to acknowledge … Continue reading Grand Funk Railroad, Wolf Den, Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, CT 10/19/19

If this was goodbye, it was a hell of a way to go out.  For over 40 years Toto has been one of the most successful and misunderstood bands in the history of rock music.  Nearly everyone knows the “Big 3” – “Hold The Line”, “Rosanna” and “Africa”, but if that’s all you know then … Continue reading Toto, Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, CT – October, 18, 2019

For two days in August, the melodic rock world centered in Poor Richards, a live music bar and grill in Chicopee, MA, for the second annual New England Rock Fest.  NERF is the brainchild of Kivel Records founder John Kivel and started in 2018 as a 20th Anniversary celebration of his label and differs from … Continue reading New England Rock Fest, Day 2 August 17, Chicopee, MA

Summers are made for package tours, and very few have the muscle of the tour that pulled into Mohegan Sun Arena on August 11.  Both the Goo Goo Dolls and Train have headlined, and sold out, this very arena on their own within the past two years, so having both bands on one bill was … Continue reading Goo Goo Dolls/Train, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, August 11, 2019