By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Kim Simmonds may not be the most famous musician in rock music, but he is definitely one of the most influential- either directly, or indirectly. The 66-year-old Welch guitarist was a British blues/rock music pioneer, starting in 1966, when he formed the band, Savoy Brown. The band relentlessly toured the... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Darien, NY - The Dead Daisies, the super group consisting of all-star musicians Richard Fortus (Guns n' Roses)- guitar, Jon Stevens (Inxs)- vocals, David Lowy- guitar, Dizzy Reed (Guns n' Roses)- Keyboards, Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy)- bass and Brian Tichy (Whitesnake)- drums, opened for the Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad... Continue Reading →
Photos/Review by Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Darien, NY- The Lynyrd Skynyrd/Bad Company co-headlining tour touched down in Darien, NY last Sunday evening. Both legendary bands are celebrating their 40th anniversaries. While they drastically differ, stylistically: Lynyrd Skynyrd are the originators of American Southern rock, and Bad Company was 2nd to Led Zeppelin as England's most... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. For nearly 40 years, the British heavy metal band, Motorhead, which features Lemmy Kilmister-vocals/bass, Phil Campbell-guitar and Mikkey Dee-drums, have been slaying audiences with their unique brand of no-frills, in-your-face rock n' roll. While the band had faced a great deal of adversity, dealing over the years with incompetent... Continue Reading →
Review/photos by Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Niagara Falls, NY - Back in the day, Johnny Winter was the most feared, bad ass, guitarist on the planet. The Texas born albino, quickly mastered the blues at an early age. He then developed a unique and blazing’ electrifying style that resulted in him signing one of the... Continue Reading →
Johnny Winter By Thomas S, Orwat Jr. The legendary blues n' rock pioneer, Johnny Winter is back! The 67 year old, multi-Grammy Award winner is currently on tour, and will be releasing an amazing new CD (Megaforce records) on September 27th, entitled - "Roots." This 11 track CD, consists of classic blues songs that inspired... Continue Reading →
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