05/18/2013 Korn, Mindset Evolution, Love and Death (Big Flats, NY @ Tag’s Summer Stage)
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013My second show at Tag’s, and my second show with Tiff’s cousins and their friends. Talk about a good time. Nu-metal heaven… Korn, and HEAD’S BACK! We tailgated through most of Love and Death (Head’s other band), and all I could think of was “these guys sound like Adema”. From the parking lot they didn’t […]
04/18/2013 Hatebreed, Every Time I Die, Terror, Job For A Cowboy (Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall)
Thursday, April 18th, 2013[This Is Hell was the first band on, but I missed them.] I walked in pretty much just as Job For A Cowboy were ending their set, so I barely saw them. Not enough to form an impression. But for the rest of the night, one word: ENERGY. I’d seen Terror once before (2007 with […]
03/04/2013 Deftones, The Contortionist (Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armory)
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013The gaps between seeing the Deftones for me unfortunately are of the long variety. Saw them twice in 1998 (the second of which was in this venue!), twice in 2000, then not until 2007, and now five and half years after that I finally got to see them again. Every show had been worth the […]
02/09/2013 Daughtry, 3 Doors Down (Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armory)
Sunday, February 10th, 2013This was one of those shows that I can just go to and have a good time, without having to dissect every little part of it, bemoaning what did and didn’t get played, etc. It’s a “grab a beer, find a decent spot, sing along and enjoy it” show. I grabbed a nice position behind […]
12/14/2012 Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Acaro (Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom)
Friday, December 14th, 2012KsE playing “Alive or Just Breathing” front to back? WITH Jesse Leach back in the band? And Shadows Fall opening? YES PLEASE. Acaro was pretty cool, they got the crowd hyped enough, even though they lost the PA during their set. They also completed the Massachusetts band trifecta. Shadows Fall never disappoints… a quick 8-song […]
11/15/2012 Theory of a Deadman, Adelita’s Way (Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall)
Friday, November 16th, 2012A good old-fashioned rock show down at Water Street. Charm City Devils were the first band on, but I didn’t arrive in time to catch them, instead walking in during the set changeover. Found a nice spot in the middle of the floor and Adelita’s Way got started. I’ve missed these guys a couple of […]
08/04/2012 Toadies, Helmet (Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall)
Sunday, August 5th, 2012A total nostalgia-fest with a co-headlining run for the two 90’s alternative mainstays. Helmet was one of those bands that I probably should have gotten into, but just never did. I couldn’t pick a song out of a lineup besides maybe In The Meantime (and I only know that because Soulfly covered it). Anyway, Page […]
07/20/2012 Big Wreck, The Balconies (Lockport, NY @ Ulrich City Centre)
Saturday, July 28th, 2012The Balconies, a three-piece out of Toronto (via Ottawa) was the first band I saw (there were two others, but I didn’t see them), and they were very impressive. If all “indie-rock” was like this, I’d probably like it a lot better. Just good catchy tunes, a lead singer that can actually sing (and she […]
03/03/2012 Matthew Good, Emily Greene (Rochester, NY @ The Club At Water Street)
Sunday, March 4th, 2012Two years removed from the last time I’d seen Matt Good, he was back to the solo acoustic shows for this tour. Emily Greene had her half-hour, and she was enjoyable for her performance. Seemed like a fairly young crowd for Matt Good. As I tweeted: 99% of us is failure. In other words, 99% […]
02/24/2012 Mike Doughty, Angelo Rose (Rochester, NY @ The German House)
Thursday, March 1st, 2012I met Matt down in the South Wedge, grabbed some John’s Tex-Mex, then wandered over to the Tap&Mallet for some pre-gaming! We were informed by our bar neighbors that even though it was a GA show, there were seats on the floor. Huh? Sadly, yes, we arrived to find rows of folding chairs on the […]
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