Rock Show Critique

Concert Review
Dokken
Lynch Mob
Saturday October 10, 2026
The Vine Showroom
del Lago Casino Resort
Waterloo, NY
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

It was an old fashioned one-two punch on hand at The Vine Showroom at Del Lago Casino Resort Saturday evening. Dokken with special guest Lynch Mob were together once again. Both had appeared at this venue in 2023. This time around the show seemed kind of special which I will elaborate on shortly. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Twisted Sister
Featuring Sebastian Bach
Thursday October 8, 2026
OLG Stage
Fallsview Casino Resort
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

It is amazing how things work out sometimes isn’t it? Take for example Twisted Sister. In early February it was announced the band had to cancel their reunion tour plans due to vocalist Dee Snider’s health issues. They also stated the future of the band would be determined in a few weeks. At that point I said to myself that the perfect replacement would be Sebastian Bach. Little did I know that was exactly what guitarists Jay Jay French and Eddie “Fingers” Ojeda had in mind. Thursday evening the band with Bach in tow stormed the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino and ripped through a seventy minute set. They fed all the “SMF”s” the necessary elements of the Twisted Sister catalog to have them leave on cloud nine. Continue reading →

Concert Review
The Fixx
Colin Blunstone
Peter Asher
Tuesday September 29, 2026
RIT Performing Arts Center
Rochester, NY
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

What went down at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Performing Arts Center Tuesday evening was something many did not expect. It was like taking a trip back in time as the triple bill of bands The Fixx, Colin Blunstone from The Zombies and Peter Asher from Peter and Gordon gave a quite history lesson. All three were quite entertaining while dishing out the goods and never made for a dull moment. Continue reading →

Concert Review
JET
Wednesday September 23, 2026
Electric City
Buffalo, NY
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

The Australian band Jet finally made a return to Western NY after quite a lengthy absence. The band last played at the now defunct Dome Theatre in Niagara Falls way back in 2004. Thursday night a solid crowd of about 500 witnessed the return as the band ripped through a 18 song, 75-minute set at Electric City. Electric City was the perfect venue in town to hold this show because it gave everyone the look and feel of how a Jet concert should be. Whether they plowed through some of their well known songs or went into some deep cuts the crowd ate it up. They were simply starving for Jet. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Staind
Seether
Hoobastank
Hinder
Saturday September 19, 2026
Darien Lake Amphitheater
Darien Center, NY
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

It was a chilly night out at the Darien Lake Amphitheater Saturday evening. Hoodies and sweatshirts were donned by the majority of the sold out crowd as everyone gathered for the final rock concert out at the amphitheater for 2026. Staind brought the goods celebrating twenty-five years of their seven times platinum album, Break the Cycle. Along for the ride were Seether, Hoobastank and Hinder. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Breaking Benjamin
Chevelle
Starset
Kami Kehoe
Thursday September 10, 2026
Darien Lake Amphitheater
Darien Center, NY
Review: Joseph Suto

A power house package headlined by Breaking Benjamin was just what the doctor ordered for the estimated crowd of 8,500 for a midweek show out at the Darien Lake Amphitheater. Not too bad considering it was Thursday evening with school back in session. As the summer concert season wound down the music got louder and more powerful. Along for the ride were Chevelle, Starlet and Kami Kehoe. Continue reading →