Review - John Jeffrey, photos - Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Rochester, NY - October 1st marked the beginning of the "Redeemer Of Souls" tour for British Heavy Metal icons, Judas Priest. Spending the better part of last week in Rochester, NY rehearsing and preparing for the tour, Priest kicked things off on Wednesday night at... Continue Reading →
Darien, NY - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers returned to Darien Lake PAC on Sunday evening for hit-filled, two hour-long performance. This was the 63-year-old, Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee's first performance at Darien Lake since his two shows in 2010. Although this show failed to sell out, possibly due to the high... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Tom Keifer, who is best known as the voice and brains behind multi-platinum, glam-metal band, Cinderella, has been actively touring during the last two decades. However, due to an ugly lawsuit that Cinderella had with a record label, Keifer had not released any material since 1994. But, early last... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Corfu NY - The chart-topping, multi-platinum, iconic band from Buffalo, NY, The Goo Goo Dolls, returned for a highly anticipated show at the Darien Lake PAC on Friday evening. For many music fans in the WNY area, the summer is not complete without seeing the Goo Goo Dolls play... Continue Reading →
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 →
Lewiston, NY - All day long, it looked as if the highly anticipated Sammy Hagar show at Artpark could be in jeopardy. It was an unseasonably cold evening, with a few massive nimbus clouds lingering above. But, the only storm that the 9,000+ faithful rockers witnessed, was the rock 'n roll thunder, provided by classic... Continue Reading →
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