more by Christopher John Treacy
[ROCK] Scott Stapp’s a highly revered vocalist as the former Creed frontman, but he’s struggled to establish a solo career. After a series of high profile legal run-ins and rumored personal struggles, he revealed his bipolar disorder last spring.
[HIP HOP] Gasol hails from Niagara Falls, and he’s been rapping since the age of 9 about the city’s high rate of crime, sparing few details (Check out “Ice Cream Man”).
[PUNK] Punk and ska come together for a delish sweet-and-sour lineup of locals at Mohawk Place on Saturday, January 23 featuring the return of D.N.A. (with new tunes!) after a 10 month hiatus.
[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] This séance is what you make of it: a multimedia mélange of music and visual art to stimulate all the senses.
[POP] At 73, Bobby Rydell’s teen idol days are long over, but his health is good as new: following at double organ transplant surgery in mid 2012, resulting in a new liver and kidneys, he’s performing like a kid again.
[ROCK] Local punk-poppers Meet Me in March have gone quiet the last few years, but they’re back on Sunday night with what’s rumored to be the original lineup for a gig upstairs at the Studio at the Waiting Room.
[HIP HOP] Inspired by Eminem and Ludacris, among others, Jamestown native Maxwell Barba got bitten by the hip hop bug at an early age, and he began rapping at the age of 10.
[PUNK] For many Buffalonians, Erie is just a rest stop on the highway with clean bathrooms. But for Aggrohippie, it’s home.
[EMO] Celebrating the release of a new split four-song EP, local emo duo/trio Alleys and Minneapolis trio Pierre will co-headline the Studio at the Waiting