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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A local rock band has grown in ability and reputation to play the small stage at the area&#8217;s premier theater venue, and on Friday night, it showcased a sound big enough to fill any room.</p><p>Kingston-rooted quartet SUZE energized the Chandelier Lobby at F.M. Kirby Center performing two sets of mostly original music adorned with a few choice covers for nearly 100 people who delighted in their performance at the downtown theater.</p><p>The atmosphere was familial: hugs, kisses and intimate conversation were abundant in a crowd that was clearly built outward from band members&#8217; inner circles. Anticipation was palpable prior to the four-piece of Adam McKinley, Adam Gabriel, Brian Gildea and Jason Stefanski taking the stage to celebrate 10 years since McKinley founded the band.</p><p>David Fisk, of Strasburg, was on hand to take photos.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve known (McKinley) for about a year, and (the band&#8217;s) development in just the time I&#8217;ve known them is incredible,&#8221; Fisk said. &#8220;Their passion is really inspiring.&#8221;</p><p>SUZE opened its first set with a psychedelic funk intro that segued into &#8220;Who Are You?&#8221; by The Who. McKinley dug deep into his normally pure vocal register to invoke Roger Daltrey at his most gravelly.</p><p>The powerful rendition of the rock classic primed the lobby crowd.</p><p>Acquainting the audience with its original music, the band followed with &#8220;She Ain&#8217;t the Kind,&#8221; a pulsing rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll number with a proper balance of gritty edge and smooth soul. McKinley offered lead guitarist Gabriel sultry blues licks, which Gabriel returned with psychedelic shred.</p><p>Facilitator of funk Stefanski took the rhythm to an icky level on &#8220;Goob&#8217;s Doobs,&#8221; an example of how vocal strength, tasty melody, cool technical work and intelligent progressions come together in SUZE&#8217;s compositions.</p><p>Rapping the first verse, McKinley dropped into &#8220;Stick Up,&#8221; a song that draws on both &#8217;90s hip-hop and trippy soul-rock influences. Sonic technician Gabriel led a spacey walk into a dual guitar jam that pushed the envelope without losing the listener.</p><p>Stefanski and Gildea shined as a rhythm section in &#8220;Devil Woman,&#8221; playing masterfully in the pocket and flirting with its edges.</p><p>With the crowd eating out of his hand, McKinley took time to address the decade milestone but quickly turned to lauding his bass player and tubsman.</p><p>Gildea went on a low end romp of a solo that was as impressive as it was emotive and Stefanski followed with room-rattling work on the skins.</p><p>From the driving hard rock of &#8220;Another Cautionary Tale&#8221; to the thumping jam of &#8220;When the World Is Not Enough,&#8221; SUZE played with heightened feeling as the performers delivered gems from their unique catalogue.</p><p>In the only somber moment of the first set, a teary-eyed McKinley remembered a fallen friend, Garrett Piragus, and dedicated Ween&#8217;s &#8220;Roses are Free&#8221; to his lost comrade.</p><p>A good contingent of the lobby crowd on its feet, SUZE proceeded to its thick and groovy funk instrumental &#8220;Funk You,&#8221; showcasing the band&#8217;s feel for the style.</p><p>Shouting out to his &#8220;old school SUZE fans&#8221; McKinley ended the set with an explosive cover of &#8220;Godzilla&#8221; by Blue Oyster Cult, shaking the roof of the Kirby like the iconic reptilian film titan himself.</p><p>Brian Wood, of Larksville, has known McKinley since the two attended kindergarten together in the Wyoming Valley West school system.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been going to see SUZE since the beginning,&#8221; Wood said.</p><p>Watching the band grow from playing covers to doing shows comprised of &#8220;95 percent&#8221; original music, Wood said &#8220;it&#8217;s awesome&#8221; to see the current lineup play at the Kirby.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen ZZ Top here,&#8221; Wood said. &#8220;I saw Weird Al here, with (McKinley). And now I&#8217;m here to see (McKinley) play.&#8221;</p><p>The group continued playing well past press time.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">From left, Adam Gabriel, Adam McKinley, Jason Stefanski and Brian Gildea of SUZE perform at the F.M. Kirby Center on Friday night to celebrate the band&#8217;s 10-year anniversary. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/web1_Suze1-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>From left, Adam Gabriel, Adam McKinley, Jason Stefanski and Brian Gildea of SUZE perform at the F.M. Kirby Center on Friday night to celebrate the band&#8217;s 10-year anniversary. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/web1_suze11-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">SUZE frontman Adam McKinley plays a guitar solo during his band&#8217;s Friday night performance at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. McKinley started the band 10 years ago and has seen the project develop into one of the area&#8217;s premier rock bands. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/web1_suze11-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>SUZE frontman Adam McKinley plays a guitar solo during his band&#8217;s Friday night performance at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. McKinley started the band 10 years ago and has seen the project develop into one of the area&#8217;s premier rock bands. </caption1><photoCredit1>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/web1_Suze8-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Filmmaker Jared Sokirka gathers footage during SUZE&#8217;s show at the F.M. Kirby Center. Sokirka and fellow filmmaker Jon YonKondy will document the evening of music. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/web1_Suze8-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Filmmaker Jared Sokirka gathers footage during SUZE&#8217;s show at the F.M. Kirby Center. Sokirka and fellow filmmaker Jon YonKondy will document the evening of music. </caption2><photoCredit2>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Kingston band gets funky</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Matt Mattei</p><p>mmattei@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Matt Mattei at 570-991-6651 or on Twitter @TimesLeaderMatt.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Kingston band SUZE rocks Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre with funky originals