By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. During his extraordinary 48 year career, legendary drummer/percussionist, Carmine Appice, has collaborated with an impressive group of A-list rock royalty. This includes the likes of Rod Stewart, Ozzy, Ted Nugent, Jeff Beck, and Michael Schenker, to name a few. Carmine's unique, hard-hitting drumming style has also influenced thousands of drummers... Continue Reading →
Review by John Jeffrey, photos by Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Tonawanda, NY - While the band Queensryche may not be on the forefront of today's popular music scene, the group had no problem packing the house last Friday, at the Riviera Theater in Tonawanda, NY. No matter how many times former Queensryche vocalist Geoff Tate... Continue Reading →
Review/photos by Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Niagara Falls, NY- 'Fantastic,' 'Outstanding,' 'Incredible,' 'The show of the year,' and 'WOW,' were all adjectives that were used to describe the performance of the Goo Goo Dolls on Saturday evening. The multi-platinum selling band from Buffalo, which consists now of just the duo, John Rzeznik and Robby Takac... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. For almost 20 years, the multi-platinum darlings of Buffalo, NY- the Goo Goo Dolls, have dominated the radio charts, and sold out concert halls all over the world. While many bands have come and gone during this period, the Goo Goo Dolls never went away. In fact, the group... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. When 80's multi-platinum selling glam-metal band Cinderella, decided to take a break from touring this year, the band's guitarist, Jeff LaBar, was determined to utilize this downtime wisely. And LaBar is doing exactly that. Currently, LaBar is involved in two exciting projects. Recently, he has joined up Nashville, TN singer/songwriter... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. In the cookie cutter world of female-fronted rock bands, it is getting very difficult to distinguish one from another. Many sound and act the same, with a porn star-looking lead singer that's more concerned with showing off her body than she is about singing. Well, if you are interested in... Continue Reading →
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