Rock Fantasy Expands!
by admin on Apr.03, 2013, under Store Updates
Rock Fantasy will celebrate the newly enlarged shop on the weekend of April 20th and 21st with door prizes, live musical guests and glass blowing demonstrations & it’s also record store day! If you have not heard the shop recently took over the vacant storefront next door. We have added a large pinball showroom with games for sale and to play. Also the smoke shop has been enlarged and we now have much more used and new vinyl!
Guitarist Alex Kates will be performing in the store on Saturday and Sunday. Alex Kates is a guitarist-singer-songwriter from Jamestown, New York. After 25 years of guitar playing, performing, and songwriting, his style has developed into a blues/folk/reggae/rock infused creation of its own. Alex has performed on street corners in San Fransisco, bars and clubs in the Northeast, and numerous stages in between. He’s traveled with his guitar through 48 states, and the road has never stopped calling his name. www.alexkates.net also appearing local talent from Anthony Menella on Saturday and Gregg Woods on Sunday.
Allentown Pinfest Pinball Tournament
by admin on Apr.03, 2013, under Store Updates
Rock Fantasy Concert Shop is proud to be running the Allentown Pinfest tournament this year at the Allentown Fairgrounds in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The tournaments will carry IFPA points and on Friday we will kick things off with a classics match play tournament starting at 2pm with a one time $15 entry fee. On Saturday we will have a PAPA style tournament with qualifying starting at 11am. $6 entry fee per qualifying attempt for Saturday – separate admission is required to the Pinfest convention. The convention features up too 200 games on free play, pinball vendors, and an outdoor swap meet. For more information, visit www.pinfestival.com
DETAILS – FRIDAY registration opens at 12 noon, registration closes at 130 pm match play tourney begins at 2pm. Only on classic games no dmds, fee is 15.00. 630pm lockdown and finals tourney ends at 8pm. More details! Players must find open games in free play area, first player has choice of order or game, fourth player has second choice. Drain extra balls, cash prizes top eight.
DETAILS – Saturday tournament starts at 11am, last game at 6pm. Six dollar per qualifying attempt, qualifying on a bank of 5 games. Top eight make finals – A die will choose game. Finals will be 8 players to 6 to 4 to 2 to winner.
The Rock Fantasy Concert and Smoke Shop 2013 Concert Series
by admin on Jan.26, 2013, under Concerts
Rock Fantasy in conjunction with Tainted Entertainment and Upstate Black and Blue presents the 2013 Rock Fantasy Concert Series:
The shows are as follows:
February 21 – Marduk, Moonspell, Inquisition, The Forshadowing, Deathwolf, Fenrismaw, Imperial Crypt, March to Victory – The Chance Theater. 5:00
February 24 – Sworn Enemy, Brick by Brick, Breathtaker, When Everything Else Dies, Snapring, The Begotten – Sounds Asylum. 6:00
April 11 – UDO, Blacksmith, Earthbound, Spiritual Sickness – The Chance Theater, 7:00
April 19th – Paganfest: Ensiferum, Tyr, Heidevolk, Trollfest, Helsott, Metadox, Minotaru’s Redemption, March to Victory – The Chance Theater. 5:00
April 20 – Abnormality, Dehumanized, Tentacles, Necroptic Engorgement, Rooms of Ruin, Psychogenesist, Cognitive, Torturous Inception – Sounds Asylum. 4:20pm
May 1 – Goatwhore, 3 Inches of Blood, Revocation, Ramming Speed, Submit to Suffering, Declension, Rumination – Sounds Asylum. 5:00
May 2 – Soilwork, Jeff Loomis, Blackguard, The Browning, Wretched, March to Victory, Korotory – The Chance Theater. 5:00
Stern Avengers IFPA Launch Party
by admin on Jan.20, 2013, under Store Updates
The Rock Fantasy Concert Shop in Middletown NY is hosting the Stern IFPA NY Avengers Launch Party. Qualification for the tournament is from noon to 5PM, with the top 16 making the final playoffs. The cost is $5 per qualifying attempt.
In addition, Rock Fantasy will also be simultaneously hosting an Orange County Pinball Club Tournament. Qualifying will run from 1PM to 7PM with the top twelve going head to head after that.
Finally, this event will mark the debut of a 600 square foot addition that will have 25 to 30 pinball games!
Rock Fantasy’s 27th Anniversary Show!
by admin on Jan.15, 2013, under Concerts
On Thursday, February 21st 2013 – Rock Fantasy will celebrate its 27th Anniversary with an incredible show at The Chance in Poughkeepsie New York!
Marduk
Moonspell
Inquisition
The Foreshadowing
Death Wolf
with local support from:
Fenrismaw
Imperial Crypt
Murrum
$18, doors at 5pm – come out and celebrate with us!
January IFPA Pinball Tournament!
by admin on Jan.15, 2013, under Store Updates
On Saturday, January 26th 2013 – Rock Fantasy will hold an IFPA Pinball Open starting at 11am.
$5 Per entry, qualifying on 5 games. Top 16 make the playoffs – Hope to see everyone there!
Stern X-Men Pinball Launch Party!
by admin on Oct.23, 2012, under Store Updates
On Saturday, November 10 2012, Rock Fantasy will be hosting a Stern Pinball Launch Party on their new game – X-Men!
This tournament will be for IFPA points. First entry is 12 noon, last entry 6:00pm top 8 qualifiers move on to the finals starting at 7:00pm.
There will also be a OCPC hosted tournament during the day as well!
Upcoming Shows!
by admin on Aug.26, 2012, under Concerts
Kataklysm with Fleshgod Apocalypse and Vital Remains – The Loft, Poughkeepsie on Tuesday August 28
Obituary, Broken Hope, Decrepit Birth – Bogies in Albany September 12th
Kreator, Accept, Swallow the Sun – Beat Buy Theater in NYC September 7th
Deceased, Prime Evil – St Vitus in Brooklyn – September 15th
Korpiklaani, Moonsorrow, Tyr – Gramercy Theater in NYC September 22nd
Katatonia, Devin Townsend, Paradise Lost – Irving Plaza in NYC September 23rd
Dark Funeral with Grave – Bogies in Albany September 25th
Morbid Angel – BB Kings in NYC September 26th
Rock Fantasy 26th Anniversary Show!
by admin on Jul.19, 2012, under Concerts
Next Friday, July 27th, Come on out to The Loft in Poughkeepsie NY (The Chance complex) to celebrate 26 years with us at the Mortal Extinction Fest! Presented by Tainted Entertainment with Upstate Black and Blue and Killer Cool Ent, this is sure to be a fun night!
Doors are 5:00 and tickets are $12.
Appearing are:
Mausoleum
Prime Evil (Featuring Rock Fantasy’s own Steve Levin!)
Funerus
Engorge
Manic scum
Left In Ruins
At Rope’s End
Imperial Crypt
The official Facebook event can be found here:
Rock Fantasy Night at OC Speedway!
by admin on Jun.28, 2012, under Store Updates
This Saturday, June 30th is Rock Fantasy night at the Orange County Speedway in Middletown, New York! Come on our for some racing and hang out with the Rock Fantasy crew!







