Posts Tagged: buffalo

INTERVIEW: Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik Is Writing New Music

In addition to a new live album that’s currently in production and slated for release later this year, Goo Goo Dolls lead singer John Rzeznik revealed to me that the band is also currently writing new music. “You got to keep it going,” he told me inside Hackensack Meridian Health Stage 17. “You’ve got to… Read more »

PHOTOS: My Calorie-Packed, Family-Filled Holiday Break

The holidays went well, thanks, but they were different. For the first time in a few years, I decided to spend an entire week at home around Christmas. This wasn’t my first option but it ended up as the most practical for a couple of reasons. First off, I was heading in to the first… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Marc Scibilia On His First Headlining Tour And Performing On The Train Cruise

After setting sail with Train on its cruise and performing with Pat Monahan, my buddy Marc Scibilia dropped a new music video for his single “Summer Clothes.” He wrote the song back in our hometown of Buffalo. The video pays homage to old Americana and Western New York using stock footage and home videos from… Read more »

I Told A Few Of My Favorite Stories To A Website Back In Buffalo

A few weeks ago while I was in Los Angeles for The GRAMMYs, I received a Facebook message from Mary Friona. She is from my hometown of Niagara Falls and was a reporter at the NBC affiliate in Buffalo, WGRZ. Mary now runs a website called “Totally Buffalo” which features people, places and events throughout… Read more »

PHOTOS: A Perfectly-Timed Trip Home For The Holidays

Took me what, almost 10 years? But I finally figured it out. When I return home to visit family in Western New York for Christmas, I should stick around for about four nights. Here was my issue in years past: I would only visit my parents back in Niagara Falls about three times a year…. Read more »

PHOTOS: Planes, Trains, Automobiles And Turkey

The week of Thanksgiving has turned in to one of my favorite times of the year. It starts in Los Angeles, covering the American Music Awards. A trip to In-N-Out Burger and red-eye flight later, I’m back east and for the next two days, my show airs at its normal time. Then Thursday morning, I’m… Read more »

PHOTOS: Labor-less Day Weekend

Labor Day weekend has become a weekend that I really, really look forward to. I’ve always enjoyed the holiday because it serves as a nice bridge between a hot-and-humid summer and a busy fall. Autumn is usually the most hectic time of year for me; ratings are most important this time of year, many artists… Read more »

PHOTOS: A Weekend In Buffalo Instead Of Vegas

On a normal year I spend the first weekend of the NCAA Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas. I traditionally travel alone but upon landing west, am greeted by a group of guys that I grew up with in Niagara Falls, NY. Now what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but specifics withheld, the three days… Read more »