Rock For The Cure
An event to support the Against The Storm Foundation
October 18, 2025
8th Annual Rock For The Cure
The 8th Annual Rock for the Cure will be on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at The Caz, located on Seneca Street in South Buffalo. Performing will be Letter to Elise and the Kensingtons. This will be a great night of music for a great cause!
The Against the Storm Foundation will host this event with proceeds supporting this foundation. The Against the Storm Foundation exists to help fight blood cancers and support other causes that will improve the health and quality of life for people in need.
Ticket prices and additional information will be posted soon.
We hope to see you there!
Event History
Rock for the Cure began in 2015 as a fund raising idea created by Tom Lillis and Joe Nicastro. Both Tom and Joe have served on the Board of Trustees of the Western and Central New York Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and are members of the band, the Kensingtons, a classic rock/Americana band. They viewed the concert as a great opportunity to raise money for Charity, and with the generosity of many local musicians, corporate sponsors, as well as Tom Barone, who donated the Tralf Music Hall, the first concert was a huge success. This is now an annual event with past performances by The Kensingtons, Ron Hawkins, Strictly Hip, Grace Stumberg Band, The Nicastro Brothers, Mom Said No and K-Ride.
Event Updates
Proceeds from the Rock for the Cure concert will help the Against the Storm Foundation further its mission to raise funds to help fight blood cancers and support other causes that will improve the health and quality of life for people in need.
Hosting this year’s event will be Matt Connors, Vice President of Development at Sinatra and Company Real Estate and Lauren Hall, local TV personality.
Special Guests
The Against the Storm Foundation, Inc. has announced Rock for the Cure performances by the Kensingtons and Letter to Elise. The Kensingtons, the Sportsmen’s Americana Music Foundation 2018 Band of the Year features three members of the Foundations Board of Directors – Tom Lillis, Joey Nicastro, and Jack Freedenberg. The Kensingtons will joined by Letter to Elise.