By Drew Carrano We’re lucky to have some beautiful classic theaters here in Connecticut. The Shubert in New Haven, The Warner in Torrington, and The Kate in Old Saybrook are just a few of the great historic venues here in our state. But the theater that hosted perhaps the biggest names in rock is the…
By Drew Carrano This year Judas Priest is celebrating 50 plus years of heavy metal with a big tour that’s scheduled to come to Connecticut this September. We don’t know quite yet if their show at Foxwoods will happen or not, but one thing is for sure: Judas Priest has history of great rock shows…
By Drew Carrano Happy 4/20! What better way to commemorate the day than to look back at a concert whose fans enjoy 420: Sublime with Rome. Today’s Throwback Concert: Sublime with Rome Opening Act: The Dirty Heads Saturday August 14, 2010 Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville About The Tour: Sublime with Rome is…
By Drew Carrano Like Connecticut, New York is also going through its share of problems during this pandemic. Today we look back at much happier times in the Big Apple. When the streets were packed, lights were bright and Madison Square Garden was filled with the rafters with 20,000 screaming AC/DC fans! Today’s Throwback Concert:…
By Drew Carrano The Guns N’ Roses 2020 North American Tour is scheduled to begin in early July in Philadelphia. The summer tour will hit stadiums across the country, including Boston’s Fenway Park and New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. We’ll have to wait and see if these shows will even happen, but while we wait, let’s…
By Drew Carrano Some great bands emerged from Seattle’s grunge scene in the early to mid 1990s. Among those bands was Candlebox, who found immediate success with their self-titled debut album in 1993. Today we look back at an intimate show they did in Hartford in 2012. Today’s Throwback Concert: Candlebox Opening Acts: Sugar Red…
By Drew Carrano People! If there’s one rock band that enjoys coming to Connecticut, it’s KISS. Since the mid-1970’s KISS has played just about everywhere from The Palace Theater in Waterbury to the old New Haven Coliseum. Now as they say farewell on their “End of the Road” World Tour, which is on hiatus due…
By Drew Carrano Soundgarden never played New Haven Coliseum. Not even Toad’s Place. But on the night of November 20, 2013 New Haven music fans got the next best thing: a solo performance by Chris Cornell himself at the beautiful, historic Shubert Theater. Today’s Throwback Concert: Chris Cornell Songbook North American Acoustic Tour 2013 Wednesday…
By Drew Carrano Remember when we all enjoyed going to live concerts? Wasn’t even that long ago, but it feels like forever. While live concerts are on temporary hiatus due to the coronavirus outbreak, everyday we’ll look back at some of the great rock shows that came to our area. Today’s Throwback Concert: Queensrÿche Hear…
By Drew Carrano While Mötley Crüe is gearing up for The Stadium Tour scheduled to happen (hopefully) this summer with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, 20 years ago they were celebrating the new millennium with their own summer headlining tour with Megadeth. The show in Hartford on this tour is remembered…