Music is Art Presents: Fran Cosmo (former singer of Boston) featuring Anthony Cosmo (former guitarist of Boston) With Special Guest Derek St. Holmes (formerly of the Ted Nugent Band) with The Queen City All Stars with Openers The Pillagers and The Brass Monkeez Nov-07-2010 5:00PM
Presented by Back II Back Entertainment And Music Is Art
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ROCKERS TO THE RESCUE AS THE BILLS ABANDON BUFFALO FOR TORONTO ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7th!!
NIAGARA FALLS, U.S.A. --The RAPIDS THEATRE in conjunction with the Back II Back Entertainment Group are proud to Partner with ROBBY TAKAC’S MUSIC IS ART to bring Former BOSTON Vocalist FRAN COSMO & Former BOSTON Guitarist ANTHONY COSMO to the newly renovated State of the Art RAPIDS THEATRE on Main Street in Niagara Falls, NY on Sunday November 7th, 2010.
Joining COSMO will by Very Special Guest Guitarist DEREK ST. HOLMES the Voice of the TED NUGENT Bands Classic Rock Hits “JustWhat the Dr. Ordered”, “Hey Baby”, “Stranglehold”, “Cat ScratchFever” & many more which will be performed on this Special Evening.
ST. HOLMES will join forces with the QUEEN CITY ALL-STARS led by Buffalo Music Hall of Fame Inductees Guitarist MICHAEL HUND (Widow Maker) & Bassist GUY NICHOLS (Hit ‘n’ Run). Joining the Jam for this Very Special One Time Performance will be HEADSTONES Drummer DALE HARRISON along with MIKE McQUIRE (Wunderland),The Voice of Legendary LED ZEPPELIN Tribute Band Coda.
Opening the Benefit Concert will be the Pride of Niagara THE BRASS MONKEEZ winner of this Years RAPIDS THEATRE Battle of the Bands Competition.
Don’t be MiA on Sunday November 7th for an Unforgettable Evening of Classic Rock to Benefit MUSIC IS ART as these Artists give back to the struggling Programs that helped each of them realize their Dreams as Aspiring Musicians.
Doors Open at 4pm tickets are only $20 dollars with portions of the proceeds being donated to MUSIC IS ART. Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, Wal-Mart & the RAPIDS THEATRE Box Office.
Please Be Sure to Visit:
Musicisart.org
Rapidstheatre.com
Biibent.com
For More Information Contact:
RAPIDS THEATRE
1711 Main Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
716-205-8925
FRAN COSMO BIO
Currently - 2008
Fran Cosmo the former lead singer of the band Boston is touring and performing with Anthony Cosmo, former guitarist and songwriter of the band Boston, performing all the greatest hits as well as the New Hits from the 2006 Frontiers records release, "Alien", which garnered high acclaim throughout Europe and Asia and was Voted one of the top records of the year by Melodic Rock.com. Night after night show rooms and festivals are packed with standing room only crowds. With ticket sales in the tens of thousands Fran Cosmo is a MUST SEE in the world of live Rock and Roll shows. Fran is also writing and recording new material for the upcoming Fran Cosmo world wide release.
2007-
Fran played to audiences too numerous to count, preparing for the world wide performances to take place in the 2008 tour.
2006-
Fran Cosmo recorded and released "Alien" under the Frontiers Records Label.
2004-
Fran Cosmo's band concept began following the Boston tour of 2004, With Fran and Anthony Cosmo teaming up for what ultimately became the 2006 world wide release of the record "Alien" under the Frontiers record label.
1991-
Tom Scholz, the mastermind behind the band Boston, after creating 3 successful albums, was ready to begin recording release number four - "Walk On." Boston vocalist Brad Delp was busy with his side project RTZ. So when the call from Tom Scholz came, Fran took the next step in his musical evolution and accepted the invitation to become the new lead vocalist for Boston (Walk On). What followed was Brad Delp rejoining Boston, with both Fran and Brad singing side by side, sharing vocal duties on two Boston albums and international LIVE tours. Fran sang on Boston's "Corporate America" album and helped produce three of the songs on that same album. Fran was also featured on Boston's "Greatest Hits" album. All of this has allowed Fran Cosmo to bring his vocal talents to millions world wide.
1984-
A young rock vocalist named Fran Cosmo joined forces with Barry Goudreau, guitarist for a group which became one of the cornerstones of the American "classic rock" genre - Boston. Not only was this a major evolutionary step in the rock-n-roll career of Fran, but also the formation of a musical wormhole, extending toward the future. Orion the Hunter, as the new group would name themselves, produced their self titled album and hit single "So You Ran" (written by Fran Cosmo and Barry Goudreau). The song became an instant AOR radio hit & popular video on the then fledgling MTV, Friday Night Videos and various other music video programs.
Shortly thereafter Fran's band was invited on a US tour with the critically acclaimed band Aerosmith for the "Back in the Saddle" Tour.
* It should also be noted that in between Orion The Hunter and Boston, guitarist Michael Schenker saw Fran on MTV and on tour with Orion the Hunter, he then contacted Fran to write new material with the intentions of forming a new group with Fran as the lead vocalist. Unfortunately, due to other obligations, this line up disbanded after approximately seven months.
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