Styx – Live at the Orleans Arena Las Vegas STYX – LIVE AT THE ORLEANS ARENA LAS VEGAS (2016) Featuring Tommy Shaw, James “JT” Young, Lawrence Gowan, Todd Sucherman, Ricky Phillips and Chuck Panozzo. Directed by Larry Jordan. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment.  132 minutes.  Not Rated. It’s all too easy to forget, thirty-some years after Styx first officially broke up at the height of their fame in 1984, that during a ten-year period from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s,

Styx playing at the American Music Theater in Lancaster, PA, September 19, 2014. Photo copyright 2014 Ally Abramson. Styx – American Music Theatre – Lancaster, PA – September 19, 2014 The middle of Lancaster, PA — right in the heart of Amish country — seems like an odd place to hold a classic rock concert. The concert was held at the American Music Theatre which is surprisingly large given it’s outer appearance. On the way to the venue there are rolling hills and farms, and y

Styx performing at American Music Theater in Lancaster, PA. Photo copyright 2014 by Ally Abramson. Styx Return of the Wanted Men by Ally Abramson Styx has been a major influence in the music world for over four decades. Over the years, they have gained a loyal fan base spanning many generations. These loyal followers come from all over and enjoy Styx on the road during their numerous tours. Since Styx began, they have produced some mega hits such as “Renegade,” “Come Sail Awa

Tommy Shaw playing at the TLA in Philadelphia TOMMY SHAW UNDER THE INFLUENCE by Jay S. Jacobs Tommy Shaw was the lead guitarist and rock-and-roll voice of STYX – one of the most popular rock bands of the 70s and 80s.  Joining the band right before it exploded, Shaw contributed the songwriting and vocal chops to some of the band’s classic tunes such as “Too Much Time on My Hands,” “Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man),” “Crystal Ball,” “(Blue Collar Man) Long Nights” and “Re