Rock Show Critique

Concert Review
Geoff Tate
Saturday October 18, 2025
Riviera Theatre
North Tonawanda, NY
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

The concert brought many concert goers out of the woodwork. As soon as this show was announced it brought a sense of joy to many who did not have to travel out of town to see it. No they could stay in the friendly confines of the Buffalo area and on a Saturday night no less. The Riviera Theatre was the place to be and Geoff Tate and his band put on one of the best shows this theatre has seen. The crowd was on its feet from the time the lights went out and Tate took the stage all the way through the end of “Eyes Of A Stranger”. That song was the final song from the esteemed Operation Mindcrime album which was performed in its entirety for the last time in the area. Tate will have hit 66 countries and countless cities after all is said and done with the tour. Continue reading →

Concert Review
The Cult
Death Cult
OLG Stage
@Fallsview Casino Resort
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Thursday October 9, 2025
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

It was a special night at OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino as The Cult played their first show in the area in quite some time. Led by vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, the two members that were there from the start, the band put on an electrifying performance. To top it off they went back in time and played one set as Death Cult which was an early incarnation of The Cult. Joining them on stage were drummer John Tempesta and bassist Charlie Jones. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Jefferson Starship
Thursday October 2, 2025
Bears Den
Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino
Niagara Falls, NY
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

When fans gathered inside the cozy Bear’s Den at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino Thursday night many probably were unaware they were in store for a history lesson. When a band has such a storied past like Jefferson Starship with all its connections to Jefferson Airplane and Starship as well the many incarnations of the band itself mixed in, there is a lot to digest. Continue reading →

Album Rankings
Krokus
Album By Album
October 2025

Join Sidney Cini from Slogan’s Rock & Metal Extravaganza and myself as we break down Hardware (1981) and One Vice At A Time (1982). This marks our third episode in the series.

Concert Review
Yungblud
Tuesday September 23, 2025
OLG Stage @
Fallsview Casino & Resort
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Review/Photos: Jenipher Nyari

On Tuesday night in September, the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls hosted the final North American tour stop for the UK’s current rock phenomenon, Yungblud. He delivered a performance that was nothing short of electrifying. The 5,000-seat venue sold out in under three minutes, a fact that even Harrison himself seemed shocked by. But after a 90-minute set that felt more like a punk rock exorcism than a typical concert, the crowd knew exactly why. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Garbage
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA
Tuesday September 23, 2025
Review: Joseph Suto
Photos: Joseph Suto

There are many strong words to use when describing a Garbage concert. Tense, immense, tremendous and prodigious all first come to mind. Tuesday night Garbage commanded the stage with the autocratic Shirley Manson at the helm. Stage AE was packed solid that to get a good view from the back you would have to have hung from the ceiling or be seven feet tall. Not many would have minded either to get a glimpse of the stage of the band still in their prime. Continue reading →