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NU announces spring 2008 Live Music Series Lewiston Porter Sentinel, December 8, 2007 Niagara University closes out its 2007-08 Live Music Series with seven
high-quality shows. Each will run from 8-11 p.m. in the “Under the Taps”
Club, nestled in Lower Level Gallagher Center. Admission is $5 at the
door and includes pizza and wings. Chronix Formed in early 2005, Chronix is a local, three-piece hard rock cover band. Playing a wide range of music from all genres (classic, punk, Canadian, modern, metal, progressive) Chronix is a union of talented and seasoned musicians with more than 70 years of combined stage and studio experience. The band features Stan Pavelites (lead guitar, vocals), Vinnie Andalora (drums, vocals) and Bruce Irwin (bass, vocals). BeatleMagic BeatleMagic returns to Niagara University for its annual show. Booker Fred Heuer, NU’s assistant vice president for marketing, says, “The group is, without a doubt, the most musically satisfying Beatles tribute band on the scene today. Boasting the high visibility of strong vocals, music and a commitment to the accurate reproduction of the Beatles, this is the band to see if you want to know what it might have been like had the Beatles toured today.” The show presents various phases of the Beatles career. Stone Row Inspired by cultural diversity and a deep artistic passion, Stone Row weaves a rich tapestry of Celtic and World music by creating a seamless fusion of traditional and contemporary genres and presenting it in the band’s own style. SIRSY and Innocent Bystanders
Heuer says, “This show combines two of the best up-and-coming bands on one bill.” The charismatic Melanie Krahmer fronts SIRSY. She is described as having, “a stunning voice capable of a lion’s roar and a floaty whisper. She plays Ian Anderson-esque flute solos and drums like a rock star, standing up.” Sharing the stage is co-writer, Rich Libutti, a dynamo on both guitar and bass. The band has shared the stage with Cheap Trick, Maroon 5, Lifehouse and Blues Traveler. Innocent Bystanders makes a triumphant return to Niagara University after selling out its September show on campus. The group features Kevin Sampson (guitar, piano) Brandon Adler (guitar, piano, organ), Chris Nanula (bass) and Scott Bernard (drums). The band, likewise, is up-and-coming, and hails from Buffalo. The threesome recently signed with Amherst Records. Their first single, “Under Wraps,” has received extensive airplay on radio stations across the U.S. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=37255321 Aqueous and Treatment Nine This show features two popular local bands, both of which have made quite a name for themselves in the Buffalo music scene. North Tonawanda’s Aqueous won NU’s 2007 High School Rock Band Showcase. Throughout its two years together, the band has undergone great transformations. Aqueous began by learning tons of covers from favorite bands like Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. With time, the band’s style began to change from straight rock to a more contemporary jam style. Treatment Nine is a band based in Niagara County. The group is made up of five members that play a variety of instruments, including guitar, drums, saxophone, trumpet and keyboard. Primarily rooted in rock, Treatment Nine performs long instrumentals in its live shows showcasing lots of different genres. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=16787477 The Rivalry plus A Thousand Shades of Cold Long Island’s The Rivalry returns to Niagara to headline a night of rock music. The band is described as “A dual-guitar/bass/drum assault of angular riffs and abrupt rhythmic shifts that burst into skyscraping choruses. They’re loud, they’re aggressive, but they’re also melodic and dynamic; their music is visceral and passionate, but also sensitive and honest. Their sound is the natural confluence of each members diverse interests and tastes, and it’s that continuous internal conflict that fuels The Rivalry.” A Thousand Shades of Cold is from Rochester. The group is a hard rock band with a metal edge forged around a melodic core. Strong vocals in the forefront and a wall of heavy music reinforce every note. Formed in late 2004, and picked up by Amherst Records at the beginning of 2006, the band released its first, full-length album in the summer of 2006. It was recorded at It’ll Do Studios in Niagara Falls. The band prides its self on its energetic and intense live show and now ventures to spread its music to the world (members have the ambition to achieve nothing less.) www.myspace.com/athousanshadesofcold 3rd annual High School Rock Band Showcase – Sponsored by Generations
Music Niagara University hosts its third annual High School Rock Band Showcase on Friday, April 4. Western New York’s premier high school bands will compete for a $300 gift certificate from Generations Music at The Summit mall in Wheatfield plus free studio recording time at GB Audio. Interested bands should e-mail Fred Heuer at fjh@niagara.edu for consideration. Applicants should include band member names, high school and phone number. Bands should also submit mp3’s of their songs, if available. The event runs from 8 to 11 p.m. in the Lower Level Gallagher Center’s “Under the Taps” student lounge. |
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