Concert Review “Reborn In Defiance Tour” Syracuse, NY

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“Reborn In Defiance Tour” Biohazard, Sworn Enemy, Ghost Ship, Caustic Method, Jonestown Date: Wednesday, February 8th 2012 Venue: Station 58, Syracuse, NY Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars Biohazard brought their brand of NY hardcore to Station 58 in Syracuse, NY on Wed. Feb. 8th and even though the turn out for the show [...]

Concert Review “Children of Bodom’s 15th Anniversary Tour” Rochester, NY

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“Children of Bodom’s 15th Anniversary Tour” Children of Bodom, Eluveite, Revocation and Threat Signal Date: Monday, January 30th 2012 Venue: Water St. Music Hall, Rochester, NY Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars January 30th ad the Water Street Music Hall in Rochester, NY played host to the third show of a 36 date tour [...]

Concert Review “Jimmy Buffett: Welcome to Fin Land Tour 2012″ Anway Center, Orlando FL

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Artist: Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band Date: February 4th, 2012 Venue: Amway Center- Orlando, FL Tour: Welcome to Fin Land Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars I have been a fan of Jimmy Buffett for at least the past 15 years or so but I am embarrassed to say that I have [...]

Concert Review “94.1 The Zone’s Presents: Rover’s Holiday Hangover”

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“94.1 The Zone’s Presents: Rover’s Holiday Hangover” Everlast, New Found Glory, Four Year Strong, Young Bloods, Velvet Elvis, Falling Forward Date: Saturday, January 21st 2012 Venue: Main St. Armory, Rochester, NY Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars January 21st saw the arrival of Rover’s Holiday Hangover featuring Everlast and New Found Glory. The concert [...]

Concert Review “Thursday Farewell Tour” Rochester, NY

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“Thursday Farewell Tour” Thursday, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Zechs Marquise, Such Gold, Endyga Date: Sunday, December 4th 2011 Venue: The Montage Music Hall, Rochester, NY Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars Thursday, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and Zechs Marquise rolled into the historic Montage Music Hall in Rochester, NY on [...]

Concert Review “Epitaph Tour 2011″ Rochester, NY

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“Epitaph Tour 2011” Judas Priest, Black Label Society, Thin Lizzy, DJ Lady Starlight Date: Wednesday, November 16th 2011 Venue: Main St. Armory, Rochester, NY Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars The Epitaph Tour headlined by Judas priest made its way to upstate New York on Nov. 16th playing to a near capacity crowd. The [...]

Concert Review: Queensryche “30th Anniversary” Tour – Orlando, FL

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Queensryche “30th Anniversary” Tour House of Blues, Orlando, FL November 12, 2011 Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars Over the course of their career since forming in 1981, Queensryche have gone from playing large arenas to support huge-selling albums like “Operation: Mindcrime”, “Empire” and “Promised Land” to playing smaller theatres and clubs to promote [...]

Concert Review “Orlando Calling 2011″

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Festival Republic Presents: Orlando Calling 2011 Citrus Bowl Park, Orlando FL November 12-13, 2011 Our Score: 2 out of 5 stars This music festival feels like they were trying to capture the look and feel of Woodstock but unfortunately failed.  This was the first year for this two-day music festival at the Citrus Bowl, it [...]

Concert Review: Korn “The Path of Totality” Tour, Orlando FL

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Korn “The Path of Totality” Tour Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL November 10th, 2011 Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars I have been listening to Korn since 1994 and I have always been a big fan.  I have seen them live twice prior to this event back in 1999 and 2003.  They are always [...]

Concert Review: Bush & Chevelle with Filter, Orlando FL

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Location: House of Blues, Orlando FL Date: October 19, 2011 Bands: Bush, Chevelle and Filter Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars Attending this concert was like heading back in time to the mid 90′s.  I was blasted back to my teens listening to Bush and Filter in the early 90′s.  Chevelle though was more [...]

Concert Review: Toby Keith’s Locked & Loaded Tour, Tampa FL

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Date: 10.14.2011 Location: 1-800-ASK GARY Amphitheater – Tampa, FL Acts: Toby Keith, Eric Church, J.T. Hodges Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars I have to start with the fact that this was my first official country music concert. I have seen Southern rock bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd dozens of times but never really experienced [...]

Concert Review: I’m Alive Tour – Rochester, NY

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I’M ALIVE TOUR Featuring: We Came As Romans, Miss May I, Of Mice And Men, Texas In July and Close To Home Date: Friday, October 14th 2011 Venue: Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, NY Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars The I’M ALIVE tour featuring We Came As Romans, Miss May I, Of Mice [...]

Concert Review: “Two of a Perfect Trio” Fairfield, CT

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“Two of a Perfect Trio” featuring King Crimson members Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto Date: Friday, September 30th, 2011 Venue: FTC’s Stage One in Fairfield, CT Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars As King Crimson’s Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto took the stage at FTC’s Stage One, a keen observer [...]

Concert Review: Foo Fighters “Wasting Light Tour 2011″

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“Wasting Light Tour 2011” Foo Fighters, Rise Against, Mariachi El Bronx Date: Sunday, September 25th 2011 Venue: First Niagara Center Buffalo, NY Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars Foo Fighters, Rise Against and Mariachi El Bronx played the newly renamed First Niagara Center (formerly HSBC Arena) in downtown Buffalo on September 25th to a [...]

Concert Review: Eddie Griffin @ The Improv Orlando

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9101 International Drive – Suite 2310 – Pointe Orlando Orlando, FL 32819 Phone: 407-480-5233 Running Time: 90 minutes Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars When you come to an Eddie Griffin show, you can easily expect your ass off. That was exactly the case with this show as well and nothing was safe relationships, [...]

Concert Review “The Big 4″ Yankee Stadium

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The Big 4 Yankee Stadium Date: Wednesday, September 13th 2011 Venue: Yankees Stadium, the Bronx, NY Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars The most anticipated concert on the east coast in quite some time took place Wednesday, September 13th in the most unlikely of places. The newly built Yankee Stadium located in The Bronx [...]

Concert Review: “Carnival of Madness 2011″ Big Flats, NY

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Date: Friday, September 9th 2011 Venue: Tag’s Summer Stage, Big Flats, NY Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars Click here to check out our interview with Alter Bridge’s Mark Tremonti Click here to check out our interview with Theory of a Deadman’s Dean Back The 2011 Carnival of Madness tour featuring Emphatic, Adelitas Way, Black [...]

Concert Review: iMatter Festival 2011

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iMatter Festival 2011 Date: Friday, September 2nd Saturday, September 3rd, Sunday, September 4th 2011 Venue: Eldridge Park, Elmira, NY Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars Check out our interviews with Texas In July, Emery and August Burns Red. iMatter Festival an event held annually for the past 2 years at Eldridge Park in Elmira, [...]

Concert Review: Kittie “I’ve Failed You Tour 2011” Syracuse, NY

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Kittie “I’ve Failed You Tour 2011” Date: Thursday, August 25th 2011 Venue: The Lost Horizon, Syracuse, NY Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars Kittie brought their growling vocals and rumbling rhythm section to the historic Lost Horizon venue in Syracuse, NY on what turned into an extremely hot night for the Canadian band. Opening [...]

Concert Review: Kiss “The Lost Cities Tour 2011” Verona, NY

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Kiss “The Lost Cities Tour 2011” Date: Thursday, July 28th 2011 Venue: Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars Kiss wrapped up their 18 date Lost Cities tour at The Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY on July 28th. A surprisingly smaller venue than what Kiss has been a custom [...]