Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Alice Cooper at Rochester War Memorial — April 23, 1972

Alice Cooper — On This Day

Alice Cooper was at the peak of shock-rock notoriety on the Killer Tour — boa constrictor, gallows, fake blood, and baby-doll dismemberment. The setlist included “I’m Eighteen,” “Under My Wheels,” “Be My Lover,” and “Dead Babies,” plus a preview of “School’s Out” months before the single would hit No. 7 in the U.S. that summer. […]

Johnny Cash at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium — April 22, 1972

Johnny Cash — On This Day

Cash was riding high in 1972, fresh off the cultural impact of The Johnny Cash Show on ABC, which had made him a household name before its cancellation in the “rural purge.” His album A Thing Called Love was released that year, with the Jerry Reed-penned title track reaching No. 2 on the country charts. […]