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I have worked in the IT/Internet industry for 20 years. I live in the culturally rich and flower laden Park Ave neighborhood in Rochester NY with my son. In the past few years I have written for several music based publications and run a fan blog for the Buffalo based band Aqueous. (@unclephilsblog). Also I like long walks on the beach....

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Dead 50 Public On-Sale Date Update

Darren Kemp
Due to an overwhelming amount of mail order requests the on-sale date for Dead 50 - the Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary celebration at Chicago's Soldier Field (Home of Da Bears - appropriate!) has been changed to Feb 28th. According to an…
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Aqueous Announce Winter Tour 2014-15

Darren Kemp
Buffalo's Aqueous have played 100+ shows for two straight years now up and down the east coast and throughout the mid west. That trend will continue this winter as the band continues to reinforce their fan base throughout the mid and…
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Fiery Dopapod Show Ends in Actual Fire

Darren Kemp
Dopapod got a heck of a scare Friday night as their first set was ended prematurely by fire. Reports say that the fire started in one of the speaker cabinets and the venue was promptly evacuated. Thankfully it was quickly contained and no…
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Bush Tour Hits Rochester and NYC in 2015

Darren Kemp
London's Bush took the grunge world by storm in 1994 with the wildly successful Sixteen Stone and it's successor Razorblade Suitcase which debuted at number one on Billboard. After an extended break up between 2002 and 2010 Bush came back…
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LivePhish Releases Darien Lake 8/7/93

Darren Kemp
Upstate Phishheads can rejoice today as one of the most memorable shows the foursome has ever played in Western New York is released by LivePhish with beautiful sounding board quality from Darien Lake on August 7, 1993. 1993 was a time of…
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