Rock Show Critique

Concert Review
Chicago
July 25, 2024
CMAC PAC
Canandaigua, NY
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

Chicago is one of those bands that brings you back in time. Many can recall when they first became acquainted with the band. The bands history of playing Rochester takes it as far back to Rochester’s RIT college in 1970. The band also played here at this same spot back when it was known as the Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center. They have come full circle playing many o the area’s esteemed venues including the Rochester Auditorium Theatre and even the Kodak Center more recently. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Tom Keifer
Live & Loud 2024
Sunday July 21, 2024
The Warner Theatre
Erie, PA
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

The 2024 version of the Live & Loud Tour came through Erie, PA Sunday evening. Tom Keifer & Company brought along John Corabi as special opening guest. The summer tour kicked off a few days ago and will find the band on the road throughout August. For fans who want to hear the Cinderella classics this is the only way to see em performed live by the man who wrote and sang em’. Continue reading →

Concert Review
REO Speedwagon
Thursday July 18, 2024
Warner Theatre
Erie, PA
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

You can clearly see the difference between a casual fan and a diehard at an REO Speedwagon concert. The casual fans will stand for every hit song and sing along. The second the band dove into one of its many hidden gems they sit down leaving the true diehards remain as standing. The band set up shop in the Warner Theatre Thursday night fresh from an off night of their Summer Road Trip tour with Train. This marks one of very few headline shows the band will perform this summer. So the fans were treated to a few extra songs. Continue reading →

Ranking The Songs
The Outfield
The Top-10 Songs
Joseph Suto

We discuss and rank what are our top-10 Outfield songs!

Dexter Holland of The Offspring

Concert Review
The Offspring
Wednesday July 10, 2024
OLG Stage @ Fallsview Casino Resort
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

The Offspring, the punk rock band who help push the genre to the mainstream back in the 90’s played the OLG Stage at Fallsview Wednesday night. The short but dynamic, highly spirited 75-minute set was all that was needed to show everyone how significant this band still is. Led by vocalist Dexter Holland and guitarist Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman, they remain the sole holdovers from the band’s glory days. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Counting Crows
Tuesday July 9, 2024
Terminal B @ Outer Harbor
Buffalo, NY
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

The Counting Crows finally returned to town making their first Buffalo area appearance in nearly seven years Tuesday evening. The place to be was Buffalo’s newest outdoor venue, Terminal B at the Outer Harbor. The Counting Crows are currently on the road with Santana and were able to mix in a few headline shows on off dates with this being one of them. For those who’d like to catch Santana and The Crows together they make a stop in Syracuse later this month (July 24). Continue reading →