Usually around this time we’re gearing up for outdoor summer shows at The XFINITY Theatre in Hartford. But not this year. It’s a sad reality, but one thing we can count on is we can always reflect on those warm summer nights watching our favorite bands perform on the XFINITY stage and hope those good…
Listen tonight (Friday June 5th) at 6:00 for the 99.1 PLR “Mini Concert” featuring five live songs from Eric Clapton! But before we rock out to some live tracks from Slowhand, let’s look back at one of Eric’s concerts from 2008 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Eric Clapton & His Band Special Guest: Robert Randolph…
This week it was announced the big Summer Stadium Tour featuring the reunited Mötley Crüe, along with Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts is postponed and will be rescheduled to 2021. But remember when Mötley Crüe said they were done touring? It wasn’t that long ago they had “The Final Tour” and…
Today we remember the late, great Billy Powell on his birthday. The longtime keyboardist of Lynyrd Skynyrd would’ve turned 68. Today we look back to 2012 at when Lynyrd Skynyrd performed at Chaz and AJ’s Cookout at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre. Though Billy had already passed 3 years earlier, his influence and music was very…
By Drew Carrano Today both casinos in Connecticut will be reopening to the public for the first time since mid March. Only portions of both casinos will be open while others areas will remain closed for the time being. One area of Mohegan Sun that will remain closed is the 10,000 seat arena. At the…
By Drew Carrano Just like every other band in the world, COVID-19 has affected Iron Maiden’s touring plans for 2020. In fact according to the band’s manager Rod Smallwood, Iron Maiden will not play live again until June 2021. A whole year! So while we all wait for these heavy metal rockers to hit the…
By Drew Carrano Happy Birthday Sean Kinney! The drummer and co-founder of Alice In Chains turns 54 today. To celebrate, we look back at when Alice In Chains came to Mohegan Sun in 2010 on their Blackdiamondskye Tour. Alice In Chains Blackdiamondskye Tour Special Guests: Deftones and Mastodon Monday September 20, 2010 Mohegan Sun…
By Drew Carrano Last week the Milford Oyster Festival’s Board of Directors made the very difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Oyster Festival due to COVID-19. The festival was scheduled for Saturday, August 15th. Jay Pinto, President of the Milford Oyster Festival, stated the following in a press release: “The safety of our dedicated festival…
By Drew Carrano Happy Birthday to Rich Robinson! The rocker and founding member of The Black Crowes turns 51 on Sunday, May 24th. To celebrate, we look back at an intimate, acoustic concert outside Boston, right before the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring Rich and his older brother Chris Robinson going under the name “Brothers of a…
By Drew Carrano COVID-19 isn’t stopping The Rolling Stones. Though their summer stadium tour has been put on hold, The Stones are banging out new material, including their brand new single, “Living In A Ghost Town,” which you can listen to here. Today we look back at The Stones “No Filter” 2019 Tour that came…