• If someone asked what you look for in a guitarist, what would you say? Would you emphasize the ability to tackle every style regardless of difficulty? Would you harp on the possession a universal tone capable of removing all doubt…

    Adrian Belew is always moving forward (2014)
  • Adelita’s Way sounds exactly the way you would expect a band from Las Vegas to sound.  They have an unrefined aggression to their songwriting that radiates with the type of indignation and salacity one would associate with Sin City. Just…

  • From the days of Leif Garrett singing “Da Doo Ron Ron” to Tiffany serenading malls throughout the world during the 1980s, the business of being a teen idol has been a cautionary one. On the one hand, the industry tries…

    Aaron Carter hopes that his party isn’t over yet (2013)
  • Wednesday night marked the third time in four years that Five Finger Death Punch (5FDP) injected its über-masculine strain of groove metal straight into the veins of The Rapids Theatre. If you take into account shows at both Town Ballroom…

  • 3 Doors Down catered to a sold-out Seneca Niagara Events Center last night, but I’d be willing to wager a small fortune that they could have just as easily wandered into any establishment on Third Street and assimilated without the…

  • .38 Special’s singer/guitarist Don Barnes might be the unsung hero of 2013’s summer concert season. Performing without founding member Donnie Van Zant, Barnes led the band onto the Artpark stage equipped to handle any musical challenge standing in its way.…