Rock Show Critique

Concert Review
Foreigner
Styx
John Waite
Wednesday June 12, 2024
Blossom Music Center
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

One of the hottest summer tour packages for 2024 made it through the land of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Wednesday evening. The Blossom Music Center just outside of Cleveland was the place to be and it was packed from the covered seats under the roof all the way to the large encompassing lawn. The Renegades & Juke Box Heroes tour featured the final Foreigner tour with co-headliner Styx and special guest opener the incomparable John Waite. This particular show had Foreigner closing out the evening as they will be alternating who closes nightly. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Stryper
Saturday June 8, 2024
Town Ballroom
Buffalo, NY
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

Stryper made their way to Buffalo over the weekend for their first area appearance in some ten years. This time was quite different as the appropriately titled tour To Hell With The Amps landed them at the Town Ballroom. While the turnout wasn’t quite what the venue and promoters may have wanted, those in attendance will take a rare area appearance by the band any way they can get them. While the Town Ballroom hands down is the best of the 1000 seaters in town, this was not an ideal choice for this type of show (see below). Continue reading →

Concert Aftershow
Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks
Monday June 3, 2024
Kodak Center
Rochester, NY
w/ Joseph Suto

I give our quick take on the show that took place at the Kodak Center this past Monday!

Ranking The Albums
Iron Maiden

With Chris Kiebzak
Joseph Suto

For our next album ranking we took on the task of ranking the 17-album catalog from Iron Maiden. A long storied band who released their debut in 1980. Current and best known vocalist Bruce Dickinson came aboard in 1982 and the rest as they say is history. Check it out as we rank the complete catalog all the way til the latest release Senjutsu.

Concert Review
Donnie Iris & The Cruisers
Saturday May 25, 2024
The Warner Theatre
Erie, PA
Review: Joseph Suto
Photos: Joseph Suto

Erie, PA welcomed the return of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers to the Warner Theatre this past Saturday night. Iris was diagnosed and treated for cancer in early 2023. He announced he is currently cancer free to the appreciative crowd which drew a huge applause. Iris is one of those freaks of nature even at 81 years old as he can still put on a performance better than many that are half his age. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Judas Priest
Invincible Shield Tour 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Empower Federal Credit Amphitheater
Syracuse, NY
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

The show was the band’s first in Syracuse since 2005 when they last played at The Landmark Theatre. Nineteen long years between visits and the first noticeable thing was the performance and sound of the band. While the years have added up the band is still putting on very extremely satisfying shows for the fans and have not lost a thing. Even at 72 years of age vocalist Rob Halford is still singing like he was back when he last came to town in 2005. Continue reading →