http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:07:09 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:57:06 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Lynyrd-Skynyrd-Rocks-the-Wellmont-Theater?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd played in Montclair, NJ last night, filling the newly restored venue with hoards of fans both old and young. The current incarnation of Skynyrd, with guitarist Gary Rossington as the only full-time original m... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:57:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Lynyrd-Skynyrd-Rocks-the-Wellmont-Theater?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Metallica-Reloads-At-Madison-Square-Garden?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner For the second night in a row, and a staggering fifth time in the 2009 calendar year, world-renown heavy metal icons Metallica blasted through a two hour set in New York last night, this time at the famed Madison Square Garden. Virginia metal ac... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:50:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Metallica-Reloads-At-Madison-Square-Garden?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Machine-Head-Packs-The-Crazy-Donkey-for-Only-Headlining-Show-of-2009?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner  San Franciso metallers Machine Head played in Farmingdale, Long Island on Thursday night, packing the tiny venue with hundreds of die hard fans.  The show, originally scheduled for the previous week, was a one-stop headlining performance a... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:30:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Machine-Head-Packs-The-Crazy-Donkey-for-Only-Headlining-Show-of-2009?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Epic-Heavy-Metal-Weekend-Approaches-as-Lamb-of-God-and-Metallica-Prepare-to-Blast-into-Madison-Squar?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner Over a year of touring has done nothing to slow down metal juggernaughts Metallica, and the group often cited as the leaders of the new wave of American heavy metal, Lamb of God. The two bands, along with Gojira and Volbeat, will be playing two sold ... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:32:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Epic-Heavy-Metal-Weekend-Approaches-as-Lamb-of-God-and-Metallica-Prepare-to-Blast-into-Madison-Squar?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Three-Minutes-With-Zakk-Wylde-of-Black-Label-Society?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner Completing the Gibson and Monster-sponsored Halloween Hellfire Bash event of this past weekend, Zakk Wylde and his Black Label Society played a private concert at the Hard Rock Café for selected contest winners. Prior to the concert, Zakk... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:50:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Three-Minutes-With-Zakk-Wylde-of-Black-Label-Society?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Cypress-Hill-Goes-Insane-Has-No-Brain-At-Nokia-Theater?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner For the 10th straight year, Los Angeles based rap group Cypress Hill played a pre-Halloween show at the Nokia Theater on Friday night. The sold-out show, aptly named Haunted Hill, was filled with rock and rap fans of all ages. Cypress Hill ... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:05:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Cypress-Hill-Goes-Insane-Has-No-Brain-At-Nokia-Theater?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Black-Label-Society-In-Destruction-Overdrive-At-Hard-Rock-Cafe-Halloween-Show?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner It was the Hellfire Halloween Bash in the Times Square Hard Rock Café last night, where Zakk Wylde and his Black Label Society played a crushing hour and a half show for an audience of lucky contest winners and VIPs. Zakk Wylde, best know... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:52:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Black-Label-Society-In-Destruction-Overdrive-At-Hard-Rock-Cafe-Halloween-Show?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Zakk-Wylde-Greets-New-York-Fans-To-Launch-New-Guitar-Models?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner Legendary heavy metal guitarist Zakk Wylde arrived at the Sam Ash music stores on 48th Street tonight, greeting fans and signing autographs to promote the upcoming debut of two new signature guitar models. New Yorkers began lining up outside Sam Ash ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:26:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Zakk-Wylde-Greets-New-York-Fans-To-Launch-New-Guitar-Models?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Lynyrd-Skynyrd-Plays-a-Sunday-Night-Special-in-Long-Island?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner  Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd played the Capital One Theater in Westbury, Long Island last night, filling virtually every seat in the house with fans of all ages. Plowing through the supporting tour for new album God & Guns, the s... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:22:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Lynyrd-Skynyrd-Plays-a-Sunday-Night-Special-in-Long-Island?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Lynyrd-Skynyrd-Plays-Fox-News?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner Following their early show in Westbury, Long Island last night, Lynyrd Skynyrd played on the Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friend show this morning, performing in and out of commercial breaks for the entire three hour program. The band is promot... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:17:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Lynyrd-Skynyrd-Plays-Fox-News?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d15-NY-Hard-Rock-Examiner-Gets-You-5-Off-Of-Ticket-Purchases?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner As previously examined here in the guide to buying concert tickets, the New York Hard Rock Examiner feels very strongly about the ticket broker business, an industry which is often responsible for driving up prices for what should otherwise be afford... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:59:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d15-NY-Hard-Rock-Examiner-Gets-You-5-Off-Of-Ticket-Purchases?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Five-Finger-Death-Punch-Unleashes-Shock-and-Raw-On-Starland-Ballroom?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner Up and coming metal superstar act Five Finger Death Punch headlined a four hour show of brutal heavy metal music at Sayerville, NJ’s Starland Ballroom last night. Even the final moments of the Yankees ADLS game couldn’t stop fans fro... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:46:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Five-Finger-Death-Punch-Unleashes-Shock-and-Raw-On-Starland-Ballroom?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Hard-Rock-Examiner-Exclusive-Interview-Five-Finger-Death-Punch?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner Chart-topping heavy metal act Five Finger Death Punch played at the Starland Ballroom in Sayerville, NJ on Sunday night. Hours before their crushing performance for a packed house, vocalist Ivan Moody and drummer Jeremy Spencer were nice enough ... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:34:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Hard-Rock-Examiner-Exclusive-Interview-Five-Finger-Death-Punch?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Kiss-Rocks-and-Rolls-All-Night-At-Nassau-Coliseum?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner The Kiss Army was out in full force in Long Island last night, just weeks after Kiss was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band’s long and storied career is clearly far from over, as they fill arenas around the country on their ... Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:11:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Kiss-Rocks-and-Rolls-All-Night-At-Nassau-Coliseum?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Lynyrd-Skynyrd-Brings-The-Southern-Rock-To-The-Upper-West-Side?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner  Rock legends and Hall Of Famers Lynyrd Skynyrd played the Beacon Theater last night, bringing out southern rock fans from all over the New York metro area for what is just the first of three local headlining shows in the next two months. F... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:58:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Lynyrd-Skynyrd-Brings-The-Southern-Rock-To-The-Upper-West-Side?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Buckethead-Shreds-The-Beach-At-Governors-Island?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner  One of the world’s wildest and wackiest guitarists took the stage on Governor’s Island on Saturday night, playing his unique style of heavy metal in a light rain for hundreds of fanatical fans. Buckethead, legally named Br... Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:13:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Buckethead-Shreds-The-Beach-At-Governors-Island?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Alice-Cooper-Brings-His-Theatre-Of-Death-To-The-Bergen-Performing-Arts-Center?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner It was like a class of ’73 baby boomer reunion at the Bergen Performing Arts Center last night, as fans of all ages (but mostly middle age) filled the normally docile streets of Englewood, NJ.  Alice Cooper, the original heavy metal s... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:39:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Alice-Cooper-Brings-His-Theatre-Of-Death-To-The-Bergen-Performing-Arts-Center?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Three-and-a-half-minutes-with-Oderus-Urungus-of-GWAR?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner I was privileged enough to sit down with Oderus Urungus of GWAR shortly before he took the stage at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ. Watch the video below for Oderus’s thoughts on crack cocaine, New York City, Kanye West, and the Fox... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:55:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Three-and-a-half-minutes-with-Oderus-Urungus-of-GWAR?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Lamb-of-God-and-GWAR-Pulverize-the-Wellmont-Theater?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner Montclair, New Jersey. The picturesque, tree-lined, cozy suburban everytown, home to the recently opened Wellmont Theater, was overrun last night as the tattooed, black t-shirt clad hordes of heavy metal marched through cobblestone streets and o... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:21:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Lamb-of-God-and-GWAR-Pulverize-the-Wellmont-Theater?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Down-Brings-New-Orleans-Metal-To-The-Nokia-Theater?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner  Times Square was filled with the black t-shirt clad hordes of New York City metal fans on Friday afternoon, as supergroup Down headlined a four act show at the Nokia Theater, almost filling the underground venue to capacity. Desp... Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:33:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1854-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Down-Brings-New-Orleans-Metal-To-The-Nokia-Theater?cid=exrss-NY-Hard-Rock-Music-Examiner