Rock Show Critique

Concert Review
Cheap Trick
Fallsview Casino Resort
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Friday January 18, 2019
Review/Photos: Joseph Suto

For our first show of the new year it was one for the books. The band from Rockford, Illinois Cheap Trick took over the Fallsview Casino Friday night. Take it over they did with as solid of an 80-minute set as you will find from a band from their era. Not only did Cheap Trick dazzle, they did so with the best sounding show I’ve ever heard the band play. Continue reading →

Interview
Denny Laine
Moody Blues
Electric String Band
Wings
Interviewed on December 31, 2018
By:Joseph Suto

Denny Laine has had a very long successful career in the music business. He first garnered fame as a founding member of the Moody Blues and sang on “Go Now” the bands first hit. Perhaps he is most known for being a founding member of Wings and working with Paul and Linda McCartney. Laine continues to tour and work on music to this day. He will be playing the Sportsman’s Tavern on January 16 with a show where he will play selections from the Moody Blues, Wings and some other things he is known for. We had a chance to talk with Denny and find out what he is up to before his big show here. Continue reading →

Queen/The top 25/By Joseph Suto and Dave Leary

Queen has always been held in high regard with fans, media and music lovers. Vocalist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bassist John Deacon created some of the best music in the history of rock and roll. With the release of the Bohemian Rhapsody movie it has opened up the door for many new fans or another generation of fans if you will. We decided to take a stroll through the Queen catalog and rank what are the top-25 songs the band has ever made. If your favorites didn’t make the list don’t feel bad we could have easily turned it into a top-50. Continue reading →

Commentary By Music Writer Thom Jennings

The latest slot of Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductees raised the ire of Todd Rundgren fans-like me. While I’ll be the first to admit I drank the Rock Hall Kool-Aid after TR came in third place in the “fan” voting, the Rock Hall has been transparent when it comes to the fact that the fan ballot amounts to one vote out of around 1,000. In other words, it may feel good to vote for your favorite artists, but the main purpose of the fan ballot is to collect email addresses, not influence the outcome. Continue reading →

Photo Gallery/Generation Axe/The Rapids Theatre-Niagara Falls, NY/ Saturday November 24, 2018/Photos: Jenipher Nyari

Here is a Gallery from a recent show at The Rapids featuring Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Steve Vai, Nuno Bettancourt and Tosin Abasi.  Continue reading →

Concert Review/Jewel Handmade Holiday Tour/Seneca Allegany Events Center/Saturday December 8, 2018/Review & Photos: Joseph Suto

Jewel brought her Holiday tour to Seneca Allegany Casino on Saturday. It was no ordinary show. Sure she played a healthy dose of holiday music but she also played a set of her own tunes as well. What made this show different was the fact she brought her family with her. Opening the show was her dad Atz Kilcher alongside her brothers Atz Lee and Nikos Kilcher.  After a handful of songs Jewel came out. Continue reading →