• Blog,  Conventions

    My 6th Time at Scarefest Weekend Was Another Fun Time!

    I was a late bloomer to horror movies.

    Growing up, I liked some of the horror movies from the 30s-50s and in college, I became a fan of the Halloween movie franchise, but otherwise, I was not a horror fan at all.

    But a few years ago, I gave more of it a chance and found I really like it.  Not all of it, but that’s with anything.

    Anyway, I became such a fan that going to the annual horror convention in Lexington, Kentucky (located at the Central Bank Center, as part of the building where Rupp Arena is) was a fun event to go to.

    The first year I went was 2019 and that, honestly, so I could meet Dee Snider of Twisted Sister.

    That was an extremely wonderful experience, but otherwise, I still wasn’t a big horror fan yet.

    But by 2022, I was more a fan and since then, have attended Scarefest every year.

    I wish I had more money every time I attend, but I’ve done pretty well each time I’ve attended.

    This year (I went on the last day on Sunday, October 25th), I got to meet Sean S. Cunningham, who directed/co-created the first Friday The 13th movie, and produced/executive produced a bunch of the others, and has directed and produced many other features. 

    I had been wanting to meet him for some time, and when I told him that, he said “well here we are”. 

    He was quiet, but very nice. 

    He really wanted to make sure he signed my Jason X poster well.  He wasn’t satisfied with how he initially signed it and had his handler get another Jason X poster to sign. 

    I thanked him profusely for everything he has done and he appreciated that, calling me a “big fan”.  

    I also got to meet Dean Cundey, who has been the cinematographer/director of photography for sooooooooooooo much (Halloween 1-3, Rock And Roll High School, Back To The Future Trilogy, The Fog, Escape From New York, The Thing, Psycho II, Romancing The Stone, Big Trouble In Little China, Project X, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Road House, Nothing But Trouble, Hook, Death Becomes Her, Jurassic Park, The Flintstones, Casper, Apollo 13, The Parent Trap, What Women Want, a couple episodes of The Mandalorian, and so much more).

    I asked him what his favorites are, and he told me his favorite 3 are the Back To The Future Trilogy, Jurassic Park, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. 

    I also asked him what his favorite John Carpenter movies he’s worked on, and he said Halloween, I think Big Trouble In Little China, and especially Escape From New York (I had him sign a picture of him working on that movie.), due to how he had to light and shoot that movie.  

    He is a phenomenal talent and a good guy.  I’m glad I got to meet him too.

    Like I said, I never have enough money when I go to this event and conventions in general, but I did say hi to a couple of other people, including Christopher Nelson (makeup effects man for many movies, some of which include X-Men, Ali, A Beautiful Mind, The Hunted, Hulk, Kill Bill 1 and 2, Exorcist: The Beginning, Sin City, Land Of The Dead, Hostel, Star Trek from 2009, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War/Endgame, Halloween from 2018, Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends, Captain Marvel, Exorcist: Believer, Thor: Love And Thunder, Freakier Friday, Michael, Spider-Noir just to name a few), Lance Guest (Halloween II, The Last Starfighter, Jaws The Revenge), and Brett Wagner (Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 remake).

    I saw a lot of celebrities while I was walking around, including Kane Hodder (Jason in 4 Friday The 13th movies, Hatchet franchise, Death House, and so much more), R.A. Mihailoff (Leatherface in Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Death House, Hatchet 2, and more), Ana Alicia (Halloween II), Bill Johnson (Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects, Death House, Texas Chainsaw 3D, 3 From Hell, and so much more), Caroline Williams (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Hatchet III), Dick Warlock (Michael Myers in Halloween II, robot in Halloween III, Kurt Russell’s stunt double for 25 years, stunt coordinator), Eli Roth (director of Cabin Fever, Hostel, Hostel: Part II, 2018 version of Death Wish), Eugene Clark (Tekwar, Land Of The Dead, Knight Rider 2000 and a lot more), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp, Terrifier 2, Return To Sleepaway Camp, Death House), Gloria Gifford (Halloween II), Sam Raimi (Director of the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies, The Evil Dead, The Evil Dead II, Darkman, Army Of Darkness, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Quick And The Dead), Ivan Raimi (Sam’s brother and screenwriter), Jeffrey Kramer (Halloween II, Jaws 2), John Kassir (The Crypt Keeper in Tales From The Crypt), Kristi Angus (Jason X), Leo Rossi (Halloween II), Lin Shaye ( A Nightmare On Elm Street, Detroit Rock City, The Grudge, Insidious, Critters), Malcolm Danare (Christine), Michael Ironside (Scanners, Top Gun, Total Recall, Highlander 2, Starship Troopers, Terminator: Salvation, just to name a few), Nancy Stephens (Halloween 1 and 2, Halloween H20, Halloween 2018 and Halloween Kills), Pamela Susan Shoop (Halloween II, Magnum PI pilot episode), Spencer Charnas (Ice Nine Kills), Steve Nappe (Jason X, Death House, Kane Hodder’s best friend), Steven Tash (Christine), Tom Atkins (The Fog, Escape From New York, Halloween III, Night Of The Creeps, Lethal Weapon, Maniac Cop, just to name a few), Tom Morga (Halloween 4, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Friday The 13th Part V, Army Of Darkness), and William Ostrander (Christine).  

    I also went to a few panels, which included cast and crew of the highly entertaining Killer Klowns From Outer Space (Chiodo Brothers, Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, Geno Ponza, Harrod Blank, John Allen Nelson, Michael S. Siegel, Paul Haley, Mike Martinez, and Caitlin Deck), cast and crew of Evil Dead II (Sarah Berry, Kassie Depaiva, Richard Domeier, and Tom Sullivan), cast of the highly successful 2026 movie Obsession (Megan Lawless, Haley Fitzgerald, Malcolm Kenner, and Darin Toonder), and some of the panel of The People Under The Stairs (Brandon Adams, Sean Whalen, and Van Birch).

    Wow that’s a lot right?!

    Like I said, I only went to the last day, but I think I did pretty well.

    I hope to attend again in 2027 also.  I hope to get some more pictures/autographs, and see more panels.

    I highly recommend Scarefest if you are a horror movie fan.

    Even if you are not into meeting people or going to panels, there are other activities you can attend and there are lots of great vendors to check out at the event.

    Thanks to the great staff and guests at Scarefest for always giving people like myself a great experience. 

  • Blog,  Concerts

    Stanley Simmons Are Awesome!!

    I’ve known of Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons for years because their dads (Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons) are in my favorite band ever, KISS.

    I knew they were musically talented, but oh my gosh they are PHENOMENALLY talented.

    I preordered their debut album together, Dancing While The World Is Ending (album review here) after watching some of their videos and was blown away by what they were coming up with.

    And when they announced they were touring and were playing about 20 minutes from where I live, I could not resist going.

    Regardless of who their parents are, they have their own sound(s) and again, it’s PHENOMENAL.

    Their album is by far my album of the year 2026.  And seeing them live proved that to me even more.

    Like I said, they were going to play at a venue about 20 minutes from where I live called The Loud (used to be The V Club) in Huntington, WV.

    Miles Connor from Dallas, Texas (now Nashville, Tennessee) opened the show and he and his band were quite good.  Definitely check them out too.

    But the headliners, Stanley Simmons, were just off the charts.

    Their voices blend so well together.  The musicianship is great and I love it all, but the singing/songwriting is what really blows me away. 

    Lots of energy (jumping off the walls literally), really loud, tons of enthusiasm and crowd interaction (Nick gave me a few acknowledgments from the stage including when I held up their album and he is constantly working the crowd), and the songs and talent these guys and their band have are again PHENOMENAL.  I’m not going to quit saying that.

    They are very eclectic (think Crosby Stills & Nash (& Young), Tom Petty, Laurel Canyon, dare I say Steely Dan a little bit with the sophistication, Simon & Garfunkel, rock music, and much more), musically and vocally, but it all gels together.

    These guys really have something special and I hope this debut album and first tour are not one-offs.

    I was able to meet them after the show (they met everyone that wanted to meet them and signed stuff/took pictures) and I told them how great I think they are and that their debut album, again called Dancing While The World Is Ending, is my album of the year 2026.

    They were very nice and appreciative and again, I hope this is just the beginning of a long and awesome musical partnership.

    You guys are amazing and maybe I’ll see you again someday.

    Rock on!!

    Stanley Simmons Set List

    1. Dancing While The World Is Ending
    2. Running Just A Little Too Long
    3. Starve The Beast
    4. Cellophane
    5. Lilith
    6. Hollywood Hearts
    7. Cold
    8. Don’t Leave Me Here
    9. Love Real Slow
    10. All I Want For Us
    11. Body Down
    12. Dystopia Boogie
    13. Real Life

    Miles Connor Set List:

    1. Talk No More
    2. Ruin My Plans
    3. Bids On A Wire
    4. Jump
    5. Memphis
    6. Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles cover, rocking version)
    7. Hanging Around

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  • Blog,  Book Reviews

    William Shatner…And You Book Review

    William Shatner has done it all!!

    He has fans the world over.

    Regular people like me and celebrities like Ben Stiller.

    Mr. Shatner’s latest book, William Shatner…And You is about his fans.

    Co-written by Joshua Brandon, it was written with the intent of telling people’s stories as to how they became fans of Mr. Shatner’s work and how they have made their life in relation to some of his work or how he has lived his life.

    When the book was announced, fans were asked to submit their stories in a brief essay of why they are fans and a select number of them would be interviewed by Mr. Shatner for the book.

    I submitted mine but of course never heard anything, but I still got the book and it is a very good read.

    This book truly is about how people can take inspiration from someone and ultimately live a life of their own and in some cases have inspired others through their life and work or just figured out to live their life.

    Since my story wasn’t that impressive (it isn’t), I’ll just say it here:  I grew up a fan of Star Trek and also of Mr. Shatner’s show Rescue 911.  I also became a big fan of his show Tekwar and many other things he has done, including his albums and various books that he has written.

    The original Star Trek series, the animates series, and the movies (and even a few of the many Star Trek books Mr. Shatner had a hand in writing) were there for me during a very dark time in my life that I somehow survived.

    My life is still not great, quite frankly, but I’m still here and hopefully I’ll figure it out eventually.

    But anyway, I’ve always been a fan and always will be.

    I’ve been lucky enough to see Mr. Shatner in person and briefly meet him at a convention.  And courtesy of someone I respect (Professor Steve Beverly), I received a Cameo video from Mr. Shatner on my birthday in 2019.  I’ll forever cherish that.

    Thank you sir for all that you do and I’ll always love you.

  • Album Reviews,  Blog

    Anthrax Cursum Perficio Album Review

    One of my favorite bands Anthrax finally released their 12th full-length studio album, Cursum Perficio, on September 18th.

    I preordered a signed copy months ago and have been playing it a lot.

    All the songs are quite heavy but also catchy, the band sounds great, and it is all well produced and mixed.

    It fits right in with their last few albums, For All Kings and Worship Music, and dare I say even Sound Of White Noise.

    I wish it would not have taken 10 years between album releases, but oh well.  I’m just glad there is another Anthrax album and it rocks.

    Joey Belladonna (vocals), Scott Ian (guitar), Charlie Benante (drums), Frank Bello (bass), and Jon Donais (lead guitar) are still going strong and if you are a fan, especially of the last few albums, you should enjoy this new Anthrax album

    Rock on.

  • Album Reviews,  Blog

    Stanley Simmons Dancing While The World Is Ending Album Review

    Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons released their album Dancing While The World Is Ending on August 28th of this year.

    I preordered the album from their website.

    This is their first album together and it is really special.

    It covers a lot of ground and styles, but all done very well.

    Both Evan and Nick’s harmonies are phenomenal. 

    Some of it makes me think of Crosby, Stills, & Nash. 

    In fact, if David Crosby was still alive, I would recommend to him to check out some of these songs because I think he would have loved them.

    They both sing lead too and both have their own distinctive voices and they are great.

    The musicianship and songwriting is all there.

    They really have something special and I hope this is not a one-off album.

    It’s literally my album of the year.  I cannot stop listening to it.

    I’m seeing them in concert September 29th of this year and I can’t wait to see how they sound live.

    If it’s as good or better than this album, wow!

    Check out this album and go see them. 

  • Blog,  Movie Reviews

    Onslaught Movie Review

    I had heard about the movie Onslaught (released September 4th of this year) on actor Michael Biehn’s podcast Just Foolin’ About With Michael Biehn.

    Michael has a small part in it and I believe actually met or certainly got closer with the director of the movie, Adam Wingard, when he had him on the podcast.

    The plot of the movie is pretty basic, in which a trio of soldiers who died in battle but were brought back to life in an experiment (think Universal Soldier) to make them essentially super soldiers.

    These soldiers ultimately go amok and go on a killing spree, ending up in a small trailer park out in the desert and they go up against some of the occupants there.  Two of which are former soldiers themselves (Adria Arjona and Reginald VelJohnson).

    Don’t expect an Oscar winning movie here.

    It is a basic action movie, like the ones I grew up loving in the 1980s and 90s and still love today.

    It’s well shot and the music score is good (think John Carpenter, actually the font throughout is very Carpenter too).

    I’m not going to say it’s a great movie, but it’s a good action movie and I enjoyed it.

    I took some pictures of when Michael was on screen.  I couldn’t help it.

     

  • Blog,  Book Reviews

    Michael McDonald With Paul Reiser “What A Fool Belives: A Memoir” Book Review

    Singer/songwriter/musician Michael McDonald (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Solo), along with actor/comedian/writer Paul Reiser (My Two Dads, Aliens, Mad About You, Stranger, and much more) wrote Michael’s autobiography “What A Fool Belives:  A Memoir” and released it on May 21st of 2024.

    I’ve been a fan of Michael’s work since I was a teenager, but I really did not know much about him outside of his work.

    This book taught me a lot about him. 

    I honestly thought he was fairly squeaky clean, but he partied as much as many musicians have.

    Luckily, he’s been sober since the 1980s, but for a while there, he was a party guy.

    Like most autobiographies, Michael talks about growing up, getting into music, various bands he was in, ultimately joining Steely Dan by a chance encounter with a fellow musician, getting a call to join The Doobie Brothers initially as a fill-in, but ultimately stayed and helped the band attain just as much, if not more success, solo career and working with various musicians, relationships, and much more.

    Michael is a PHENOMENAL talent.

    If you are a fan, you must read this book.

    If I have one complaint, I wish he would have mentioned the time he worked with Van Halen singer David Lee Roth on what would become a big hit for them “I’ll Wait”.  But that’s OK.  I’ve read that story in Michael’s frequent producer, particularly with The Doobie Brothers, Ted Templeman’s book.

    Aside from that, Michael has a lot of stories and as a fan, it was great learning a lot more about him.

     

  • Blog,  Book Reviews

    The Time Of My Life By Patrick Swayze & Lisa Niemi Book Review

    Actor Patrick Swayze (The Outsiders, Red Dawn, North & South, Dirty Dancing, Road House, Steel Dawn, Next Of Kin, Ghost, Point Break, To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar, The Beast TV series just to name a few) and his wife, Lisa Niemi, were working on Patrick’s autobiography near the end of his life.

    It was released in September 29th of 2009, 15 days after he passed.  An abridged audio book of this was actually narrated by him.

    The book covers Swayze’s life growing up, dancing, ultimately meeting his wife Lisa and their life together, getting into acting, stories about many of his projects over the years, and about his battle with pancreatic cancer.

    The book is very well told and thoughtful, but sad, knowing what was coming.

    He was positive throughout and I soooo wish he could have made it through.

    But as the title of the book says, he and his wife, through good times and bad, had the time of their life together.

    I always was a fan of his and always will be.

    I remember even near the end of his life he went on a talk show and did one of the Dirty Dancing routines with a fan.  He looked great and I was hoping he would be OK.

    What can I say? Cancer sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    He will be forever missed and if you are not as aware of his work or are and haven’t seen any of it in a while, go check some of it out.

    And read this book.  It’s a good read.

  • Blog,  Concerts

    The Return Of The Carnival Of Sins Indeed: Motley Crue/Tesla/Extreme Concert Review

    I have been a Motley Crue fan since I was 16 (44 as I type this).

    I love almost every song they have made and own all the albums.

    After KISS and The Rolling Stones, they are probably my favorite band ever.

    After seeing them for the 8th time in 2015 on their “Final Tour” (review here), I thought maybe I was never going to see them again.

    Well, fast forward a few years and Motley were back recording new music for their movie biopic The Dirt (based on their book of the same name).

    Then, a stadium tour was announced featuring Motley, Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett & The Black Hearts., which unfortunately, got postponed for three years straight due to the pandemic.

    I bought my ticket in 2019 because I was not going to miss this show.

    2020 and 2021 came and it didn’t happen, and even though it finally happened in 2022, I kid you not I finally got the dreaded COVID-19 the day of the show so I had to stay home.  It ultimately wasn’t the end of the word (I got all my vaccines.) but that first day was not great.  Anyway, I was not able to attend.  Even though I had seen all of these bands before, I still hated missing it and I’m sure I would have had a great time.  But alas.

    Anyway, at this point, Motley were back touring (almost all farewell tours end up not being farewell, which is fine) basically every year and released some more music a few years ago (review here) and when this tour, The Return Of The Carnival Of Sins (referencing their 2005 Carnival Of Sins tour, which I saw, review here), I did not intend to miss it.  And having Tesla and Extreme on the bill was a great bonus too.

    I consider the venue the show was at, Riverbend Music Center just outside downtown Cincinnati, OH, to be like a home away from home.  I have seen many shows there, including 7 other Motley shows and I always love it.

    And I loved this show too.

    I even wore the Motley shirt I bought at the 05 show too.  I’m not as skinny as I was, but it still fits and is in good condition.

    Extreme started the show shortly before 6:30 PM and like when I saw them before in 2024 (review here) they rocked.

    The band includes 3/4 the original lineup (singer Gary Cherone, guitarist/vocalist Nuno Bettencourt, bassist Pat Badger) and their drummer since the 2000s Kevin Figueredo.

    Along with a bunch of their songs, Extreme closed their set with a medley of Ozzy Osbourne (1948-2025) songs.  Nuno played at Ozzy’s farewell concert and was one of the highlights of the day with his brilliant playing.  Great tribute to the late great Ozzy Osbourne.

    What can I say?  Extreme rock.  More Than Words is one of their biggest songs (a ballad) but there is a lot more to them than that.  They are a very rocking/funky sounding band.  If you don’t know more of their music, seek it out.  

    And yes Gary sang for Van Halen.  Many don’t like that period, but I think Gary sang great in the band, as he does in Extreme.  And he’s a very animated frontman too.

    Again, Extreme rocks.

    Now to Tesla.  This was the 3rd time I had seen them.  They are always solid and probably one of the better bands to see live because again, they are always solid.

    3/5 the original lineup (singer Jeff Keith, guitarist Frank Hannon, bassist Brian Wheat) along with longtime guitarist Dave Rude (since the 2000s) and drummer Steve Brown (brother of Dokken drummer “Wild” Mick Brown), Tesla always deliver the goods.  That’s really all I can say.  Go see Tesla!!

    Now to the main event. 

    Like I said in the beginning of this post, I have been a Motley Crue fan since I was 16 and I always will be.

    Many knock them these days, but I’m a fan thru and thru.

    I don’t like how the handling of their guitarist Mick Mars being let go a few years ago went, but at the end of the day, I love all of these guys.

    Minus Mick, the band is still 3/4 the original lineup (singer Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx, and drummer Tommy Lee) and now their guitarist is the PHENOMENAL John 5 (John Lowery).

    I’m not kidding:  John 5 can play any style on the guitar.  He has played guitar for Rob Halford, David Lee Roth, Marilyn Manson, Paul Stanley, Steve Perry, Dolly Parton, just to name  a few, as well as his own music.  Within Motley, John plays Mick’s parts note for note, but also brings some of his flavoring to the table also.

    I wish Mick was still there of course and I hope all is well with him (he released a very heavy solo album a few years back), but if they had to have another guitarist, John is perfect for them.  

    Vince seems to get the most trash talking on the internet.  Fat jokes and his singing are constantly ripped apart. 

    Frankly, the fat jokes need to stop because Vince is skinnier than me now and he’s been up and down the scale since the late 90s.  It happens people!!!  Plus, Vince had several strokes a few years ago, so it’s a miracle he can do anything at this point.  But I think he looks good.

    And I must say, of all the times I have seen Motley, him skipping words in concert has never bothered me.  It’s weird, but it’s never bothered me.  He’s always sang enough that he got away with it.

    But I also must say since Motley started back up a few  years ago, his singing has been better and judging by what I saw this night, this is the best Vince has sung in concert since at least the early 90s and definitely the best he’s sung when I’ve seen him in person.  He sings almost every word now and doesn’t skip much.  So props to Vince!!!  You rock man.  (UPDATE:  I think Vince may have been singing to a track, but oh well.  I still love Vince.)

    The whole band kicked butt as always.  Tommy still plays drums with so much force and attitude.  Nikki has always been solid and as I said, John can play anything.

    It was such a fun show.  It was cool when they did Home Sweet Home, they told the story of how the song was written, and Vince dedicated it to Dolly Parton, who sadly passed away this day.  Vince said “This one’s for you Dolly”.  Dolly actually recorded parts of the song with Motley a few years ago and Nikki and John worked with her on her last album Rockstar, which is a really good album.  Rest In Peace Dolly!!

    I don’t think they’ll ever stop having backing tracks, but for the most part, the show is really live and that’s great to see.

    In regard to the tour title, I don’t think it’s quite as extravagant as the 2005 tour, but that’s OK.  It’s still definitely designed to look like a carnival, and the visuals and stage design are cool.  They even have a carnival tent as their stage curtain and before the show starts, snippets of their songs are playing, along with carnival music.

    If you have not seen this tour and have not seen Motley for a while like me, this is a MUST SEE show.

    Since I intend to slow down, I don’t know if I’ll ever see any of these bands again, but either way, it was another fun show for the books.

    Thank you Motley, Tesla, and Extreme for rocking my world.

    And keep on rocking everyone.

    Motley Crue Set List:

    1. Red Hot
    2. Louder Than Hell
    3. Wild Side
    4. Shout At The Devil ’97
    5. Too Fast For Love
    6. Looks That Kill
    7. Too Young To Fall In Love
    8. Take Me To The Top
    9. Primal Scream
    10. Afraid
    11. Home Sweet Home
    12. Guitar Solo
    13. Smokin’ In The Boys Room
    14. Live Wire
    15. Girls, Girls, Girls
    16. Dr. Feelgood
    17. Kickstart My Heart

    Tesla Set List:

    1. Modern Cowboy
    2. Hang Tough
    3. The Way It Is
    4. Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out)
    5. Mama’s Fool
    6. Call It What You Want
    7. Love Song
    8. Little Suzi (Ph.D. cover)
    9. Signs (Five Man Electrical Band cover)

    Extreme Set List:

    1. Decadence Dance
    2. #REBEL
    3. BANSHEE
    4. We Will Rock You snippet (Queen cover)/Play With Me
    5. Hole Hearted
    6. Midnight Express
    7. More Than Words
    8. Flight Of The Wounded Bumblebee
    9. Get The Funk Out
    10. RISE
    11. Ozzy Osbourne Medley-I Don’t Know/Bark At The Moon/Crazy Train

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  • Blog,  Concerts

    I Saw Keanu Reeves’ Band Dogstar In Concert And They Are Really Good!!

    I try not to see two shows in back to back nights, but I did in this case.

    The day after I saw My Chemical Romance and Iggy Pop in concert (review here), I saw the band Dogstar too.

    The band formed in the early 1990s and were active until the early 2000s, then only did a few things here and there until COVID time when they got back together and starting making music again, and have toured quite extensively in the past few years.

    Dogstar includes Bret Domrose on vocals and guitar, Robert Mailhouse on drums, and Keanu Reeves (yes the actor from the Bill & Ted movies, Speed, Point Break, Johnny Mnemonic, The Matrix and John Wick franchises, The Replacements, Constantine, just to name a few) on bass.

    It’s awesome that Keanu plays music too, but the music has to be good, regardless of who is in a band, and this band delivers.

    Dogstar is a really good band and I cannot recommend checking them out enough.

    Opening act The Backfires were really good and recommend checking them out too.

    What can I say?  Another great show for the books.

    Next up is Motley Crue/Tesla/Extreme on Tuesday, August 25th.

    Rock on everyone.

    Dogstar Set List:

    1. Siren
    2. Lust
    3. How The Story Ends
    4. Everything Turns Around
    5. Joy
    6. Wing
    7. This Sphere
    8. Can’t Hardly Wait (The Replacements song)
    9. Glimmer
    10. Math
    11. The Whisper
    12. Shards Of Rain
    13. Exalted
    14. Runway
    15. What Is
    16. Marmalade
    17. All In Now
    18. Encore-Punch The Sky
    19. Shallow Easy
    20. Breach

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