BY THOMAS S. ORWAT, JR. Batavia, NY - Last Friday night was the kickoff to the annual Batavia Downs "Rockin' the Downs Concert Series." This particular show featured Tommy DeCarlo, singer of the legendary classic rock band -BOSTON, plus opener Rudy Cardenas, who was a contestant on the American Idol TV show. DeCarlo joined BOSTON... Continue Reading →

The Best Video Game Rock Music Soundtracks Rock music and video games have long been happy partners; since the eighties, video gamers have heard the riffs of some of the most famous bands while enjoying their hobby. Journey was the first band to have one of their most iconic tracks digitized for the gaming audience,... Continue Reading →

By THOMAS S. ORWAT, JR. Welcome to episode #32 of the Rock Interview Series! FOR INTERVIEW CLICK HERE This episode features keyboardist/singer/songwriter/composer – Lawrence Gowan of the legendary band STYX. During this exclusive interview, Lawrence discusses the EPIC new STYX release: “Crash Of the Crown,” which was released on June 18th. This is the seventeenth... Continue Reading →

By Joseph Suto and Thomas S, Orwat, Jr. We are extremely saddened by the recent passing of Phil Naro. Phil was an icon in the music industry and was immensely popular in the Western, NY region as well as in southern Ontario. Phil is widely known as the lead singer for Talas from 1983-86 and... Continue Reading →