Convention Centre gets ready to groove

From the Niagara Falls Review: DJ Steve Aoki is fine with reality shows on MTV instead of music. He welcomes more American Idol knockoffs. As far as he’s concerned, they’re great for his industry because they’re forcing people to seek out good music more than ever. When they find something that wasn’t manufactured by a…

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Preparing to Drop The Guitar in The Falls!

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): The scaffolding is being set up, the stage will soon be in place, and the thousands will soon jam down Old Falls Street, as 2012 will be ushered in in fine musical fashion. For the third year, The Hard Rock Guitar Drop will bring in the new…

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Getting ready to party on New Year’s Eve

From the Niagara Falls Review: When something works, the Niagara Parks Police like to stick with it. Even though Ontario’s liquor laws were loosened up a bit this past summer, those wishing to have a few drinks at the New Year’s Eve party in Queen Victoria Park will have to remain inside a designated area…

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DJs descend on convention centre New Year’s Eve

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’ll be a loud gathering of techno and electronic music going until nearly dawn. Just don’t call it a rave. For two decades, the free televised concert down at Queen Victoria Park has been synonymous with New Year’s Eve in Niagara Falls. But there’s a new party in town this…

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New Year’s concert will always have its critics

From the Niagara Falls Review: Later this month, for the 20th time, there will be a big, free New Year’s Eve concert down at Queen Victoria Park. Also happening for the 20th time? Griping about the New Year’s Eve concert. Like Auld Lang Syne and jacked-up hotel rates, it’s a New Year’s tradition in Niagara…

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ET Canada Hosts The Nation’s Biggest Year-end Party With ‘New Year’s Eve At Niagara Falls’

From Canada Newswire: Entertainment Tonight Canada announced tonight the exclusive line-up for its 3rd annual ‘New Year’s Eve at Niagara Falls,’ the country’s largest televised live New Year’s Eve party. The two-hour coast-to-coast countdown, hosted by Cheryl Hickey (@cherylhickeyetc) and Rick Campanelli (@rcampanellietc), begins at 10pm ET/PT on Global. Accented by a custom designed stage…

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Hotels see rise in room occupancies

From Buffalo Business First: Hotel room occupancy rates continued to rise through the first quarter of the year, mirroring other local statistics and economic factors that show the hospitality industry is climbing out of its slump. According to statistics compiled by Smith Travel Research of Nashville, the occupancy rate in… Niagara Falls, hotel occupancy increased…

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