John Petrucci solo tour – Buffalo, NY
Grammy award winning guitarist, John Petrucci, brought his solo headline tour to the Town Ballroom on Sunday October 9th.
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Shinedown
Planet Zero World Tour came to Darien, NY
Shinedown, along with Jelly Roll and John Harvie, brought the Planet Zero World tour to Buffalo, NY on a perfect September evening. They are no strangers to the area and the crowd didn’t seem bothered that it was a Tuesday night. They showed up early and were sure to catch all three acts on the bill.
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Apocalyptica – Cell-O Tour, Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
Finland natives, Apocalyptica played the Town Ballroom on a beautiful Saturday evening in Buffalo, NY to promote their 9th release, Cell-O. Although the album was released in 2020, the tour was pushed back for the same reason all tours were. The fans came out to show their support of the ever entertaining musicians and were not left disappointed by the nearly 90 minute performance.
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Butcher Babies – Rapids Theatre, Niagara Falls, NY
Out on tour opening for Lacuna Coil, the Butcher Babies treated the crowd at the Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls, NY with a cover of Saweetie’s Best Friend, a song that will be included on their upcoming release.
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Black Anima tour – Rapids Theatre, Niagara Falls, NY
Lacuna Coil did not disappoint the crowd at the Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls, NY. Vocalists, Scabbia & Ferro treated fans to sixteen songs this evening, of which six were off their latest release, Black Anima.
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Alice Cooper feeds his Frankenstein in Buffalo, NY
What better place to witness a theatrical show than at a true theatre. Alice Cooper and his band of merry men took over Shea’s Theatre in downtown Buffalo, NY on a Tuesday evening in September.
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Boy George & Culture Club bring the party to Lewiston, NY
The British pop band was the last show of the summer season at Artpark in Lewiston, NY. The crowd was looking forward to an evening of nostalgia and the bands did not let anyone down. The air was full of fun and energy on what couldn’t have been a better summer night for an outdoors event. Culture Club is comprised of original members; George on vocals, guitarist Roy Hay and bassist Mikey Craig nowadays.
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Quiet Riot in the Streets of Niagara Falls, NY
Quiet Riot played a free show in Niagara Falls, NY at the intersection of 3rd Street and Ferry Street at an event titled Thursdays on Third. They helped close out the free shows hosted there this summer by the Craft Kitchen & Bar. This verison of Quiet Riot showcased Jizzy Pearl on vocals, Alex Grossi on guitar, Johnny Kelly on drums and Rudy Szaro on bass.
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Uncle Ted plays TWO sold out shows at the Riviera Theatre
Ted Nugent played back to back nights at the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda, selling out both Sunday and Monday night. There was much rumored and lots of whispers surrounding the events about outspoken Nugent coming to town. Both nights turned out to be full of just good ol’ American rock n roll fun. In fact, the suburb of Buffalo played host to Nugent’s 6881st & 6882th show to date, a statement pointed out by Uncle Ted himself.
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Coming Up Aces at the Seneca Casino Bear’s Den, Niagara Falls, NY
Ace Frehley brought the “best band he has played with” to Niagara Falls, NY casino on August 13 to a sold out crowd of diehard fans. He was joined by guitarists Jeremy Ashbrock and Ryan Spencer Cook, bassist Zach Throne, and drummer Matt Starr.
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