Concert review - Alice Cooper/Marilyn Manson - Outer Harbor, Buffalo, NY - 06/14/2013

Review and photos by John Jeffrey

Alice Cooper is one of the longest-running institutions in the history of rock and roll. The self-proclaimed man who portrays the role of “Alice Cooper,” Vincent Furnier, is no stranger to them, as he was actually institutionalized for alcoholism in the late 70’s.

Since winning his battle with the bottle, “Alice Cooper” has been performing sober for decades. When performing on Friday night to a jam-packed crowd at Buffalo’s Outer Harbor, it was clear that the Alice Cooper of today is no longer the R-rated megalomaniac from the early days, but has transformed himself into a family-friendly “Captain Hook” of heavy metal. Even though Cooper’s fangs have been filed down quite a bit, his current backing band is ferocious as ever. 

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CD review - Goo Goo Dolls - "Magnetic"

By Thomas S. Orwat Jr.

The multi-platinum selling, top 40 chart dominating band, the Goo Goo Dolls, have returned with their tenth studio release, entitled "Magnetic”. This eleven track album is mature, sophisticated, and contains some of the most impressive songwriting of the band's career, proving that the GGD's are still one of the most talented and relevant bands in music today.  On “Magnetic”, band members John Rzeznik- vocals/guitar, Robby Takac- bass/vocals and Mike Malinin have practically reinvented themselves without losing their identity, or sacrificing their integrity, which is an accomplishment that not too many bands can successfully pull off.

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Music news - Alice Cooper guitarist, Ryan Roxie side band, Casablanca releases first single.

Alice Cooper guitarist, Ryan Roxie is one of the coolest rockstars that you will ever meet.  Before every concert, he does a free meet n' greet with his fans, and you can buy exclusive Ryan Roxie product directly from him.  In addition to his gig in the Alice Cooper band, Ryan is also the guitarist in a new band from Stockholm, Sweden called Casablanca. They have just released their first single. For more info, check out www.facebook.com/casablanca. And for more on his meet n' greets go to www.facebook.com/RockNRollParkingLot

Concert review - Guns N' Roses - Outer Habor, Buffalo, NY - 6/5/2013

Review by John Jeffrey

Buffalo, NY - While there still seems to be a certain amount of negativity stemming from the fact that the band touring as “Guns N Roses” only features one member from the original group, namesake vocalist/frontman Axl Rose and company did nothing but delight and entertain the well behaved, mostly middle-aged general admission crowd Wednesday night at Buffalo’s Outer Harbor concert series.

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Concert review - Billy Idol /Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown - Artpark, Lewiston, NY - June 4, 2013

 Review/photos by Thomas S. Orwat Jr.

Lewiston, NY -  The summer concert season in Western New York officially kicked off on Tuesday, June 4th when multi-platinum superstar Billy Idol, with guest opener Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, performed in front of a sold out and diverse music loving audience on a beautiful summer-like night.  This was the first of many great shows scheduled at this year's "Tuesday in Park" concert series at Artpark in Lewiston, NY.  Most importantly, this was Billy Idol’s first return back to the WNY area in eight years.

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