By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Hearts & Hand Grenades is a new and exciting hard rock band from Buffalo, NY. Their debut full length record, 'Turning to Ashes' was released on January 8, 2021 (on Eclipse Records) and is receiving amazing reviews all around the world. The band consists of members: Stephanie Wlosinski - vocals... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Goth/pop, soon to be superstar, NYXX, is one of the most promising, talented and visionary new artists in music today. Her uniquely dark and heavy music style mixes elements of industrial, alternative and pop, combined with catchy chorus lines and infectious mesmerizing hooks. You can hear this on her brilliantly... Continue Reading →
Photos by Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Buffalo, NY – It was a beautiful, summer like afternoon in Buffalo, and thousands decided to enjoy the warm weather by attending the 4th annual Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival- Music Day, located on the grounds of The Buffalo History Museum. This event was established to draw awareness to the... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. The Minneapolis, MN-based Alternative hard rockers, City of the Weak, are a band unwilling to compromise and destined to make it big. Fronted by lead singer/songwriter, Stef w/ an F, along with Brent Lindblad - guitars, and Cody Hoffman - bass, this powerhouse trio is building up quite the reputation... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Buffalo, NY – Shadowside, a brilliant, power-metal band from Brazil, played its first show in the USA in over nine years last night. The band, which consists of: Dani Nolden -vocals Raphael Mattos -guitars, Magnus Rosén (formerly of Hammerfall )-bass and Fabio Buitvidas -drums, is currently on tour with Canadian... Continue Reading →
"For the longest time, people were like, 'You wear skinny ties and new wave haircuts.' It’s like, 'No, man. We wear leather jackets and we like AC/DC. We just have synthesizers.'" - Mark Brooks of Night Club describing the band's innovative, unique and heavy sound. By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Night Club is a Los... Continue Reading →
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