MUSIC: Jennings to review concerts for US&J

Local News

June 22, 2009

Staff Reports The Lockport Union-Sun %26 Journal Mon Jun 22, 2009, 03:01 PM EDT

STAFF REPORTS

On Nov. 9, 1979 the lights went down in the Rochester War Memorial, filled with smoke and concertgoers holding cigarette lighters in the air. The general admission crowd was there to see the arena rock band Styx in concert.

In the audience was a long-haired 14-year-old from Brighton, N.Y. who marveled at the showmanship of the band and the event itself. That 14-year-old was Thom Jennings, and from that moment on he was hooked on live music.

This year as part of the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal’s coverage of the Molson Canal Concert series, Jennings will be writing reviews for the Sunday edition. Jennings combines his love of writing with his love of music for this assignment. He currently writes a column for our sister paper, the Journal-Register out of Medina.

Jennings is a social studies teacher in Rochester and lives in Albion. Recently one of his students asked him what bands he had seen in concert and Thom filled the white board with the names of over one hundred artists ranging from AC/DC to Loretta Lynn. He has seen Todd Rundgren in concert over 75 times.

This year’s concert series includes bands that Jennings has seen in the 1980s as well as bands that he has listened to for years during the 17 years he was a mobile disc jockey. Look for Jennings at the concerts and feel free to tell him what you think of the show.

Text Only

Local News

Paying Respect
May 28, 2012 4 Photos
Sense of resignation escorts AES tax pact
May 24, 2012
Town considering WNYLC's request
May 23, 2012
Palace, Hartland get Greenway funding
The Historic Palace Theatre and the Town of Hartland both were cleared Tuesday to receive Niagara River Greenway funding for improvement projects.

The eight-member Host Communities Standing Committee voted unanimously to approve funding requests of $151,000 for the Palace and $244,000 for Hartland, which is planning a multi-phase town park enhancement project.

May 22, 2012
Erie Canal photo contest underway
The seventh annual Erie Canalway photo contest is under way.

Entries are being accepted now through Sept. 7. Winning photos will be published in the 2013 Erie Canalway calendar.

May 22, 2012
Jobless totals drop slightly
Unemployment in the Lockport area decreased slightly last month, but it wasn't because more people are going back to work.

The New York State Department of Labor reported Tuesday about 1,000 city residents were without a job in April, the fifth straight month with over 1,000 unemployed. That was down from the 1,100 it reported in March, however, the number of employed stayed the same at about 9,700 people.

May 22, 2012 4 Stories
Fishing for 'Ultimate' perks
Olcott teaming up with Ontario town in running for Canadian equivalent.

May 22, 2012 2 Photos
Sprinkler work coming
Piping in high school fire sprinkler system will be addressed in July.

May 22, 2012
Willow Street victim identified
The victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Willow Street on Saturday was identified by Lockport Police as Richard Boye, 46.

May 22, 2012
Cutting the travel time
For the most part, there is a lot of planning that goes into traveling. Some like to handle the details on their own, making arrangements on the phone or using travel websites to book hotels, planes, vehicles and so on.

But lately, working with a travel agent is becoming more popular.

May 21, 2012 1 Photo
More Local News Headlines

Local News

Search Results

MUSIC: Jennings to review concerts for US&J

Site Map

Contact Us