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A lesson in blues
By MELAINE BOCZARSKI | Feb. 7, 2007In the realm of the art, few styles of music reach deeper into the slimy soul of America than the blues.
MELAINE BOCZARSKI
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A lesson in blues
By MELAINE BOCZARSKI | Feb. 7, 2007In the realm of the art, few styles of music reach deeper into the slimy soul of America than the blues.
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Sugarcult turns off the lights
By MELAINE BOCZARSKI | Oct. 20, 2006Saccharine rock with tantalizing lyrics is the only way to describe Sugarcult's latest release. With their fourth album, "Lights Out," the group showcases their talent for pounding out high quality punk-pop.The songs are up-tempo and loaded with meaningful lyrics.
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Rock keeps kids off the street
By MELAINE BOCZARSKI | Oct. 4, 2006If it weren't for the strobe lights and amps, the American Legion Post 264 could have been mistaken for a daycare.
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A bug's life
By MELAINE BOCZARSKI | Sep. 29, 2006Everyone has had nightmares, but not many can claim to have awakened and found themselves actually living in one.
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Folklore for moshers
By MELAINE BOCZARSKI | Sep. 13, 2006Using grinding guitars and abrasive vocals to tell tales about fairies and werewolves isn't welcome in a classroom of preschoolers, but it certainly goes over well in a mosh pit.Mastodon made their place in metal history in 2003 on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball," and has continued to receive praise from metal fans since 1999.Released Tuesday by Warner Brothers, "Blood Mountain" is their first album with a major record label, a noteworthy follow up to the innovative "Leviathan" which was released in 2004.This extraordinary array of tales is told through Mastodon's evocative vocals and energetic instrumentals.
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Peas never seemed so appetizing
By MELAINE BOCZARSKI | Sep. 11, 2006There was a combination of midriffs, hoodies and cowboy hats as fans of all ages shook their groove thangs to the vibe of two of the hottest musical groups today.The Black Eyed Peas and Pussycat Dolls played to a packed audience at the Six Flags Darien Lake Performing Arts Center this past Friday night.
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Korn rebirths The Family Values Tour
By MELAINE BOCZARSKI | Sep. 1, 2006This week, rainbow haired rockers clad in black assembled at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Center, N.Y.
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Woke up in Nashville
By MELAINE BOCZARSKI | May 1, 2006The Queen City is by no means fertile ground for musicians. Chris Nathan knows this, that's why he's saying goodbye to Buffalo and hello to Nashville, Tenn."I have a publisher, Susan Burger, with 'Third Tier Music,' and she's going to make me a star, hopefully," said Nathan, the former lead singer of Woke Up in Vegas, in an interview with The Spectrum.Nathan will be playing his final Buffalo show on May 13 at the Palace Theatre in Lockport.The move to Nashville is the next phase in Nathan's musical career.
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These boots were made for draggin'
By MELAINE BOCZARSKI | Apr. 28, 2006"Kinky Boots" is not quite the latest update on "The Full Monty," nor is it another English film about sexuality, but it is a movie about people that push the limits of acceptability.
