Review by John Jeffrey, Photos by THOMAS S. ORWAT, JR. Buffalo, NY - As Alice Cooper embarked on the fall leg of his 2022 "Detroit Muscle" tour, Buffalo's own Shea's Performing Arts Center wound up being the fourth stop of his 20-city tour. In all honesty, I can't recall another Alice Cooper tour that began... Continue Reading →
Welcome to episode # 59 of the Rock Interview Series! The guest for this feature is John Jeffrey from the Buffalo, NY award-winning KISS tribute band, KISS THIS! During this interview, John talks about how he loaned rock legend, ACE FREHLEY his smoking guitar for the ACE FREHLEY concert on AUG 13, 2022 at the... Continue Reading →
BY THOMAS S. ORWAT, JR. Niagara Falls, NY - Rock music legend and former lead guitarist of KISS, Ace Frehley dazzled a sold-out crowd at the 440-seat capacity Bears Den Theater at the Seneca Niagara Casino last Saturday evening. This was the 71-year-old, Bronx, NY native's first time performing in the WNY area since 2015,... Continue Reading →
By John Jeffrey Hmmm. I've had this release in my Haulix (which is like Dropbox for journalists) for over a month, and truthfully only gave it a couple listens through. Once I saw the track listing revealed for the album, I really wasn't overly enthused to want to hear this record. I guess my disconnect... Continue Reading →
By John Jeffrey Being a lifelong KISS fan, performing onstage with one of the members of your all-time favorite band is a dream come true for any musician. For Philip Shouse, not only did he live the dream as being a member of the Gene Simmons solo band, but lighting struck twice for Shouse, as... 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 →
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