Rock Show Critique

Concert Photos
Jinjer
Montage Music Hall
Rochester, NY
October 10, 2019
Photos: Jenipher Nyari

In less than 10 years, the four-piece progressive groove metal wrecking machine known as JINJER have carved their very own place in the heavy metal landscape and are poised to go even further in 2019 and beyond. Hailing from Donetsk, this Ukrainian musical oddity formed in 2009 but consider the official start of the band with the addition of the incredible vocalist and femme fatale, Tatiana Shmailyuk, in 2010. Since then, JINJER have been nominated and won the Best Ukranian Metal Act award for Best Ukrainian Metal Band multiple times. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Tom Keifer Band
Bear’s Den @
Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino
Niagara Falls, NY
Friday October 18, 2019
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

The last time Tom Keifer played Niagara Falls he was being lowered from the ceiling while playing the piano for what still remains today as Cinderella’s biggest hit “Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)”. Oddly enough that was in 1989, some thirty years ago. Friday evening he finally returned to the Falls with his new band the Tom Keifer Band. I don’t know if he had any idea this is the same building he played all those years ago. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Starship
Featuring Mickey Thomas
Avalon Theatre
Fallsview Casino
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Saturday October 12, 2019
Review/Photos:Joseph Suto

There are not too many bands that have gone through changes the way Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starhip or Starship has. Despite name changes, numerous personnel changes, lawsuits and many other hurdles the band has survived and thrived. These days the Mickey Thomas led band Starship still continues to tour and put on amazing performances.Those on hand for the sold out show at the Fallsview Casino Saturday evening were treated to a plethora of hits not only from Starship but all incarnations of the band. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Shinedown
Papa Roach
Asking Alexandria
Friday September 27, 2019
KeyBank Center
Buffalo, NY
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

Shinedown played their first Buffalo area headlining show in some seven years Friday Evening. The sparse crowd of 8,000 inside KeyBank Center made up for the size with their voices as they sang along to many of the bands classic songs. The 90-minute performance was in support of the band’s latest effort Attention Attention which was released last year. Continue reading →

Concert Review
Ratt
Warrant
FireHouse
Kix
Tags Summer Stage
Big Flats, NY
Saturday September 21, 2019
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

What a fantastic way to put an exclamation point on the summer of 2019. Tags simply outdid themselves putting this one together. They put on a similar show two years ago with Cinderella’s Tom Keifer headlining. This time around Ratt, Warrant (who also appeared with Keifer on that bill from 17), FireHouse and Kix not only delivered the goods but had people already talking about who they should bring next year. Continue reading →