08/16/2007 Velvet Revolver, Alice In Chains, Kill Hannah (Darien, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
Thursday, August 16th, 2007Right out of work, through the rain, to Darien Lake for the big rock show. Thankfully the rain was over by the time I got there! I got there just as Kill Hannah was starting. I could have been later… these guys are terrible. Picture the most pedestrian, mundane, mainstream rock band, and then toss […]
08/13/2007 GWAR, Shadows Fall (Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall)
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007I rolled up to Water Street, missing the entire line, and walked right in. I found my buddy Rich, and we commenced our waiting… The Acacia Strain was supposed to be the first opener, but for whatever reason, they cancelled. So on with Shadows Fall! They sounded *much* better than they did at the Niagara […]
08/08/2007 Stone Sour, Sydonia, Dirty Little Rabbits (Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall)
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007This show was pretty good, but it could have been a lot better. Firstly, due to lower than expected ticket sales, the show was moved from the Main Street Armory to Water Street. Okay, not that big of a deal. But then, it turns out that the promoter for the show pretty much screwed Stemm […]
07/28/2007 Sevendust, Diecast, Point One (Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom)
Saturday, July 28th, 2007There’s something about going to see a band you’ve seen before, and you know you’re in for a great show. Where you know how they’re going to sound, how they’re going to play, you know all the words, so you’re less concerned about the intracies of the performance, and more concerned about getting crazy with […]
07/18/2007 Black Light Burns, HORSE The Band, Soulidium, Athera (Buffalo, NY @ The Icon)
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007I rolled in from Rochester, and missed the first local opener, As Summer Dies. I got there just as they were changing sets, and found Sara and Adrienne. I subsequently found out that Julien-K, the band with Ryan and Amir from Orgy, wouldn’t be playing this night because of Ryan’s laryngitis. Too bad too, I […]
06/28/2007 Will Hoge (Buffalo, NY @ Thursday in the Square)
Thursday, June 28th, 2007So after hearing about how great live he was from Tiff, and hearing the various live albums he’s put out, I finally got to see Will Hoge in person. And he didn’t disappoint. The singer/songwriter from Nashville brought his rock/blues/soul revue to Thursday in the Square, and pretty much rocked the place. We heard more […]
06/11/2007 Deftones, Dir En Grey, The Fall Of Troy (Niagara Falls, NY @ The Dome Theater)
Monday, June 11th, 2007So ten years of concert going brought me to the Dome for some Deftones. There weren’t a lot of people there at first, and they had the balcony closed, so the lack of people was even more pronounced at the start. The Fall Of Troy was up first, and I still don’t know what to […]
05/18/2007 Breaking Benjamin, Puddle of Mudd, Red (Rochester, NY @ RIT Gordon Fieldhouse)
Friday, May 18th, 2007I thought the Fieldhouse was an odd choice of venue for this show (too big!), and I still think I’m right. The floor was filled about halfway back, and the seats on the sides of the stage were filled, and then sparsely after that. Joined by Karl, Kelley, and Carlo, we took up residence in […]
05/11/2007 Mike Doughty (Rochester, NY @ Lilac Festival Stage)
Friday, May 11th, 2007Matt and I had wanted to check this out, and I was quite surprised that it was just him with one accompanying player. I kinda thought he’d have a full band behind him, but no matter. We got there a bit late, so I’m not sure what was played before we got there, but once […]
04/04/2007 Aaron Lewis (Buffalo, NY @ SUNY Buffalo Center For The Arts)
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007This being the 2nd time I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Aaron Lewis perform acoustically, I sort of knew what to expect this time around. It didn’t make it any less enjoyable! Carlo and I managed to score 4th row seats, off to the right of the stage. In other words, damn close! Just like […]
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