07/01/2004 Sister Hazel, JD Strumm (Pittsburgh, PA @ Hard Rock Cafe)
Thursday, July 1st, 2004This was a fun road trip adventure of sorts… We made our way down to Pittsburgh, after checking into the hotel we arrived at the Hard Rock at about 5:00… at the same time the guys in Sister Hazel arrived in the taxi! Tiff briefly said hi, and we left them alone to get ready, […]
06/27/2004 Lucky Boys Confusion, RX Bandits, Big D and the Kids Table, The Budgets (Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall)
Sunday, June 27th, 2004This was a date on the Reel Big Fish Coast to Coast tour, whom we ultimately ended up not staying for. Since Tiff is the big Lucky Boys fan, we stood in line only to be crammed into the smaller side of Water Street to watch The Budgets play first. Usual punk fare, they weren’t […]
06/10/2004 Fuel, Seven Day Faith (Buffalo, NY @ Lafeytte Square)
Thursday, June 10th, 2004The first Thursday in the Square show I’ve been to in awhile. Tiff and I got there about 7, just as Seven Day Faith was finishing up. Stood around until about a quarter to 8, when Fuel finally took to the stage. Thankfully it wasn’t too hot, wasn’t too cold, the weather was just right […]
04/14/2004 Slipknot, Fear Factory, Chimaira, Sworn Enemy (Rochester, NY @ ESL Center)
Wednesday, April 14th, 2004After getting there right at 6 when the doors were supposed to open, I walked practially the entire length of the road leading to the building to get at the end of the line. Took the better part of an hour to get in, thankfully it was a nice day out. Once inside, I milled […]
04/08/2004 Sevendust, Cold, Apartment 26, Atomship (Rochester, NY @ Harro East)
Thursday, April 8th, 2004This was way too cold of a day for April, but in any event, after standing outside for about 1/2 or so, everyone piled in and Atomship started promptly at 6:45 or so. They were pretty decent for an opener, and while a bit eclectic (as alterna-metal goes), did a good job of getting the […]
03/24/2004 Edwin McCain, Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise, Pete Riley (Buffalo, NY @ The Tralf)
Wednesday, March 24th, 2004Tiff absolutely loves Edwin McCain, so after getting a taste seeing him acoustically at the Tralf back in November, this was the full on band this time. Edwin’s guitar player, Pete Riley, opened things up with just him and an acoustic guitar. A nice way to the get the night started. Next was Robert Bradley […]
03/23/2004 Trapt, Smile Empty Soul, Finger Eleven, Strata (Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall)
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2004This one turned out to be a freebie for me, as my buddy Mike from work won tickets off the Nerve, and then couldn’t go, so he passed them off to me! This also included a meet-and-greet earlier in the day with Smile Empty Soul. The meet-and-greet happened at 3pm, and we waited out in […]
03/13/2004 Aaron Lewis (Verona, NY @ Turning Stone Casino Showroom)
Saturday, March 13th, 2004This was one show I didn’t think I’d ever see come to fruition… Aaron Lewis playing solo, acoustically, anywhere outside of the Springfield area, especially now that Staind is huge? No way… YES WAY TED! The Turning Stone Showroom is a pretty nice facility, the layout with 8 people to a table is different, I […]
01/06/2004 Sevendust, Ill Nino, Element 80 (Albany, NY @ Northern Lights)
Tuesday, January 6th, 2004I got to this show courtesy of working at the Saratoga race track on the install there. Ron and I headed down I-87 to Clifton Park to check out the show. After buying tickets at the door, we got inside and got warm, and I found Krista and Jen, who had driven up from Rhode […]
12/03/2003 Zebrahead, Lucky Boys Confusion, Plain White T’s, Supergarage (Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall)
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2003I drove back to Rochester for the day to see this show with Tiff, as Lucky Boys is one of her favorite bands. The tickets said doors at 6, so we got there about 6:15, only to still wait in line for a bit. Since this was on the club side (the smaller side), we […]
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