09/21/2017 Megadeth, Unearth (Rochester, NY @ The Dome Arena)
Monday, September 25th, 2017Continuing my run of shows where I know I should see a band without being immersed in their catalog, I picked up my second of the Big 4 by seeing Megadeth. I’m not sure how Unearth got the opening gig for this – I didn’t know they were still playing out, and they didn’t do […]
09/12/2017 Overkill, Crowbar, Havok (Rochester, NY @ The German House)
Wednesday, September 13th, 2017This was the second show in a row where I barely knew any of the material, but knew as a fan of heavy music that I ought to see these bands, including the opener. I got to the German House just as Havok started their last song, but what I did catch was pretty good. […]
08/25/2017 Eyehategod, Cro-Mags, Escuela (Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall)
Monday, August 28th, 2017I’d heard about both of these bands for years and years. Cro-Mags are one of the most influential hardcore bands ever, and in terms of sludgy metal, no one seems to be more revered than Eyehategod. Between Phil Anselmo wearing their shirt in the I’m Broken video, and Randy Blythe always repping them, they’ve always […]
08/16/2017 Guns N Roses, Live (Buffalo, NY @ New Era Field)
Thursday, August 17th, 2017Not In This Lifetime indeed. Much like most of the known universe, I got hooked on GNR by seeing the Paradise City video in constant rotation on MTV when I was 8 years old. Being a bit too young to see them in their heyday, plus all of the ensuing drama, I didn’t think I’d […]
07/21/2017 Primus, Clutch (Rochester, NY @ Dome Arena)
Saturday, July 22nd, 2017Clutch in my backyard at the Dome? Yes! I got tickets to this as soon as they went on sale. And then I ended up having throat surgery scheduled for the day before… meaning I would be on voice rest. Complete voice rest. Everyone was asking, “Are you still going to go?” Uh, I didn’t […]
07/13/2017 Warped Tour – GWAR, Hatebreed, Sick Of It All, The Acacia Strain, blessthefall, Candiria, Beartooth, Emmure, CKY, Watsky, Hawthorne Heights, Alestorm, Anti-Flag, Save Ferris, Separations, After The Burial, Feeki, Silent Planet (Darien, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
Friday, July 14th, 2017Every year I check the Warped Tour lineups, and every year it’s two bands I want to see and a bunch I either don’t or have never heard of. This year there was a whole bunch of stuff that looked interesting – Hatebreed, GWAR, Candiria, Sick of it All, Save Ferris, among others. Plus Jamey […]
07/08/2017 Fuel, Unwill (Rochester, NY @ The German House)
Sunday, July 9th, 2017[American Acid was first band on, didn’t see them.] This show was early. Like, Fuel came out on stage around 8:30 on Saturday night early. I was dumbfounded, and thankfully I didn’t do my usual “put the kids to bed first” routine, or I would have missed most of it! I wonder if the lack […]
06/29/2017 Our Lady Peace, Collective Soul, Tonic (Buffalo, NY @ Albright Knox Art Gallery)
Friday, June 30th, 2017This was essentially my 20th anniversary concert – give or take 2 weeks, but seeing the same band in the same city where it all started was pretty special. My first ever show was Our Lady Peace at the Tralf in June of 1997, and the only thing that would have made this show even […]
05/30/2017 Tool, Once And Future Band (Rochester, NY @ Blue Cross Arena)
Wednesday, May 31st, 2017Imagine everyone’s surprise when Tool announced a short tour in the Spring of 2017, and Rochester got a date! Naturally I jumped on a ticket to this show as soon as it was announced, and so did everyone else – it allegedly sold out in something like 20 minutes. It had only been 15 years […]
02/28/2017 Big Wreck (Rochester, NY @ Anthology)
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017I have to admit I was baffled that Big Wreck was coming to Rochester. They were also playing Buffalo a couple days later on the tour, so why Rochester too? Not that I was complaining, far less of a drive for me! I also had not yet been to Anthology since it had been remodeled […]
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