Review by John Jeffrey, Photos by Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Darien, NY - Ending the 2012 concert season at the Darien Lake PAC was the show which paired rock legends KISS and Motley Crue, with the bill being aptly named, "The Tour." It's been almost 30 years since the bands have toured together, as Motley... Continue Reading →
WEDG EdgeFest 2012 – Outer Harbor, Buffalo, NY – 09/02/2012
Review/photos by Thomas S, Orwat, Jr. Buffalo, NY - Last Sunday, WNY fans of modern rock had one last chance to enjoy an outdoor festival concert , as summer 2012 gasped it's last dying breath, but still managed to provide us with a beautiful sunny sky, with temperatures in the high 80’s. This event was... Continue Reading →
Cinderella – Braun’s Concert Cove, Akron, NY – 08/19/2012
Review/photos - Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Akron, NY - Multi-platinum, 80's glam-metal band - Cinderella returned to the WNY area for the first time in over a decade last Sunday night, and played a hit filled, high energy show to over a thousand hard rock music faithful fans in the new and awesome, outdoor Braun’s... Continue Reading →
BOSTON – Erie County Fairgrounds – Hamburg, NY – 08/14/2012
Review by John Jeffrey, Photos by Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Hamburg, NY - On Tuesday, August 14, the American rock band bearing the name of the Massachusetts city, BOSTON, played the 'feel good' concert of the summer at the Erie County Fairgrounds. Remembered by most as the band that took 7 years to complete an... Continue Reading →
Talas – The Hard Rock Cafe concert series – Niagara Falls, NY – 07-28-2012
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Niagara Falls, NY - It was a truly spectacular and some might say, a magical night, as the original line-up of Talas, the legendary band from Buffalo, NY reunited, and triumphantly performed their first concert together in ten years. They played to a jammed packed closed off street adjacent to the Hard... Continue Reading →
Yes – Artpark, Lewiston, NY – 07/17/2012
Photos/review by Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. Lewiston, NY - The legendary classic rock and prog rock originators - Yes played to a nearly sold-out audience on this brutally hot July evening. With the temperature soaring near 97 degrees, and the threat of violent thunderstorms, some Yes fans may have decided to sit this one out. ... Continue Reading →
