BY THOMAS S. ORWAT, JR. Welcome to episode #42 of the Rock Interview Series with special guest Terry Ilous vocalist and songwriter of the 80's hard rock band XYZ. During this feature, Terry discusses a new band that he is currently involved with called the Land Of Gypsies. Besides Terry, the Land Of Gypsies consists... Continue Reading →
BY THOMAS S. ORWAT, JR. Welcome to episode # 40 of the Rock Interview Series. My guest for this feature is Pete Sandberg, the dynamic lead singer, songwriter of the five-piece, hard rocking band from Sweden- Mad Invasion. In addition to Pete Sandberg, Mad Invasion also includes: all-star Swedish musicians: Bjorn Dahlberg-guitar, Hal Marabel -... Continue Reading →
Quiet Riot....Storms....The Stage By THOMAS S. ORWAT, JR. Williamsville, NY - The legendary hard rock 80's band- Quiet Riot returned to the Western New York area last Saturday night, playing to full house at The Stage in Williamsville, NY. This show was originally scheduled to take place outside at Lancaster Motor Speedway, a few miles... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Welcome to episode #28 of the Rock Interview Series. For this episode, guitarist/songwriter Stevie D. of the multi-platinum selling band Buckcherry is our guest. Buckcherry just released their 9th record, entitled "Hellbound" This 10 track record is the most solid of the band's career, and features two hard rocking singles... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Welcome to episode #25 of the Rock Interview Series! My guest for this episode is guitarist/songwriter Jeff Kollman. Jeff Kollman recently released a brand new solo record entitled, "East of Heaven." This 14 track release is brilliantly composed, pleasingly diverse and a true musical masterpiece. In addition to his solo... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Batavia, NY - After an unexpected 18 month break between reviewing concerts, I returned to see my first post pandemic show. And what a great show it was! Not only for my return back, but for many of the 1000 plus in the audience on this warm, humid, overcast evening.... Continue Reading →
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