By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Welcome to Episode #1 of our new interview feature, "Glam Metal Interview Series." During the next few months, I will be featuring interviews with some of the most influential and innovative musicians of the 80's hard rock era. Our first episode features Glam Metal icon Kelly Nickels, bassist/songwriter of L.A.... Continue Reading →
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of legendary metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio. As a tribute, the band APPICE has put together a truly powerful song/video to commemorate the life of Ronnie James Dio entitled "Monsters & Heroes." The band APPICE consists of Ronnie's former drummer in DIO, Heaven & Hell, and Black... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Niagara Falls, NY - Tom Keifer, the leader/vocalist/guitarist and songwriter behind the multi-platinum selling 80's hard-rock /glam-metal band Cinderella, has really transitioned well from Cinderella band leader to a solo artist. This was clearly evident last Friday when Keifer and his amazing band, consisting of Keifer's wife Savannah Keifer -... Continue Reading →
Rock music icons KISS provide an explosive final farewell to Western New York. Review by John Jeffrey, photos by Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Corfu, NY - Writing an unbiased review about, potentially, the last time seeing your all-time favorite band in concert, is a very daunting task. But how could I not? Seeing KISS for... Continue Reading →
Can You Play Rock Music with Cello? You may have initially perceived cello as an instrument that plays nothing but classical music. Even though the cello was born and established in that specific genre, over time, many musicians have dared and eventually succeeded to incorporate cello in various genres of music such as rock. While... Continue Reading →
Review by John Jeffrey, photos by Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Canandaigua, NY - Over the past several years that I've seen Alice Cooper perform with his various lineups, it's been Alice opening for other acts, such as Deep Purple and Motley Crue. Prior to these tours, as a support act, when "the Coop" was headlining,... Continue Reading →
Press release The highly anticipated new album by Jim Crean titled “The London Fog” will be released on Visionary Noise Records in August of 2019 on CD, Digital Download & Vinyl format and is Distributed Worldwide. “The London Fog” Album features a who’s who of Iconic Legendary All Star musicians such as Carmine Appice (Rod... Continue Reading →
The Kings of prog-rock gather at Artpark for a musical Royal Affair. Review by Thomas S. Orwat Jr. , Asia portion of review by John Jeffrey. Photos by Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. For fans of classic prog-rock, there was no place in the world to be other than Artpark in Lewiston, NY on Tuesday. ‘The... Continue Reading →
Artpark Rocks it out of the park with a grand slam season opening double bill featuring: Sammy Hagar & The Circle and Night Ranger. Review and photos by Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Lewiston, NY - Tuesdays in the Park presented by M&T Bank concert series kicked off in full party mode when Sammy Hagar's "Full... Continue Reading →
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