Rock Show Critique

Concert Review
Rage Against The Machine
KeyBank Center
Buffalo, NY
Monday July 25, 2022
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

Rage Against The Machine, the band known for bringing their political views to the forefront in their music finally made a Buffalo area appearance. Until this year, the band had not toured since 2011. It had been even longer that they made it to town, as going through the Buffalo concert history archives found them last playing Alumni Arena at UB in 1993. Some 29 years between shows. The tour would have hit town in 2020 but was moved to 2021 then again to 2022 due to the pandemic. Continue reading →

Ranking The Albums
Black Sabbath
Special Guest: David Hens
Host: Joseph Suto

David Hens and Joseph Suto take on the monumental task of going through the extensive Black Sabbath Catalog and rank each and every single studio album. Let us know your take on our choices.

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Concert Review
The Mixtape Tour 2022
New Kids On The Block
Salt-N-Pepa
Rick Astley
En Vogue
Sunday July 17, 2022
KeyBank Center
Buffalo, NY
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

It was all about the nostalgia for the crowd of mainly female fans Sunday evening in KeyBank Center. The one thing in common all the artists on the bill had were they were born during the mid to late eighties and achieved great mainstream success. It was good to see a variety of ages in the crowd as there were many in attendance who were not even born when these artists were in their heyday. Continue reading →

Photo Gallery
Herman’s Hermits Starring
Peter Noone
The Grass Roots
Batavia Downs
Batavia, NY
Photos: Joseph Suto

One year ago the Batavia Rockin’ the Downs concert series welcomed the Grass Roots. They returned less than one calendar year later with headliner’s Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone. It was a “Dandy” good time by all taking in all the classic songs that these two groups dished out. Heck the fans also got “double scooped” as Mark Dawson noted at one point during the show. These are they type of shows that really create a fantastic atmosphere. Make sure to catch an upcoming show at the downs!! Continue reading →

Concert Review
AM Gold Tour
Train
Jewel
Blues Traveler
Darien Lake Amphitheater
Darien Center, NY
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

It is not called the AM Gold tour for nothing. The name of Train’s first album in some five years served as the perfect title for Train’s summer shed tour. The tour also features Jewel and Blues Traveler as well as Parachute’s Will Anderson. Pat Monahan and Company pulled out all the stops Saturday evening as they took many of the fans back in time not only through their catalog but also through songs that were huge back in the day of AM radio. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Machine Gun Kelly
Avril Lavigne
iann dior
St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater
At Lakeview
Syracuse, NY
Tuesday July 5, 2022
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

Machine Gun Kelly, the flamboyant rap-punk-rock personality, brought his Mainstream Sellout tour to the packed St. Joseph’s Amphitheater on Wednesday evening. Despite rain throughout various points of the day it did not deter too many from coming out and seeing one of the most talked about artists in the music business today. Joining Kelly on the bill were Avril Lavigne and opener iann dior. Continue reading →