Ben Caplan A charismatic charmer and a smasher of pianos. A madman and an earnest poet. A strummer of delicate chords and a lover of bent and broken melodies. Ben Caplan is not any one thing. As he releases his second album, he’s already gained a following in more than a dozen countries from Australia […]
The Rumpke Mountain Boys combine signature vocals, a unique command of string instruments (acoustic guitar, mandolin, upright bass and banjo) and dynamic special effects into a singular musical experience. An emotion filled musical stream of consciousness with no setlist, minimal structure, and intuitive improvisational flow. In this way, they summon the energy of the crowd […]
Tribal Seeds Special Guest - The Original Wailers
There's a road that goes out of every town. All you've got to do is get on it," Pete Bernhard says. The guitarist/singer and his cohorts in the raw and raucous trio The Devil Makes Three have found their way onto that road numerous times since they first left their picaresque rural hometown of Brattleboro, […]
Spafford is an eclectic blend of driving rock, blues, funk, dance, and light. The result is something like Electro-Funk Therapy. Melting through genres while creating an illuminated mind-and-mood altering experience night after night, Spafford is lighting up the southwest and beyond with their improvisational prowess. They are paving the way for something new, yet familiar, […]
Keys N Krates formed as the brainchild of drummer Adam Tune, synth/keyboard aficionado David Matisse and internationally award-winning turntablist Jr. Flo. The Toronto trio came together in 2008 with the desire to bring their blend of live electronic instrumentation to the stage. They’ve often been referred to as the world’s only “trap band,” a title […]
The Grass Is Dead Performs Bluegrass Versions of the Grateful Dead & Related Music Since 1998!
The triumphant return of Buffalo’s premier purveyors of 90’s alt-rock majesty! Soul Patch featuring members of Everytime I Die is live in concert at Buffalo Iron Works!
Tinsley Ellis has traveled a million miles, and through that journey he has become a man with clarity about where he stands today and his future destination. As a proud Georgia-based artist, with his new album Red Clay Soul he celebrates a legacy built on four decades of performing, recording and song writing. Travelers headed […]
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Scarlet Begonias plays the Grateful Dead catalog with precision, while making the improvisational jams all our own!
The Leones Singer/songwriter Justin Bachulak’s soulful, reverb-laden vocals and 80′s horror-movie synths, flow like a river with dream-weaving guitarist Dustin Lau’s swells and pedal work which add space and emotion to The Leones’ haunting yet natural sound. Currently evolving with shades lush dream-pop, The Leones never miss a chance to explore their dark side moving […]
Critt's Juke Joint performs a Tribute to Stax LIVE at Tralf Music Hall. Featuring some of Buffalo's best players celebrating 60 years of Soulsville USA! Featuring the music of Otis Redding, Issac Hayes, Booker T., Sam & Dave, The Staple Singers and more.
The phenomenon known as Sublime, arguably the most energetic, original and uniquely eclectic band to emerge from any scene, anywhere, ended with the untimely death of lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Brad Nowell in May of 1996. But encompassing the sense of place and purpose long associated with Sublime's music, Badfish, a Tribute to Sublime […]
Donna the Buffalo just passed the marker as their 25th year as a band and have proven to be a consistent purveyor of American music. What’s the recipe? To be sure, it’s infused with more spices than you’ll find at a Cajun cookout by way of a southern-fried, rockin’ country old-time jamboree. “For the dizzying array […]
Gratefully Hip! Two of Buffalo's best come together for a very cool ONE NIGHT ONLY event. The music of The Tragically Hip and The Grateful Dead performed by The Strictly Hip and Workingman's Dead on the legendary Tralf Music Hall.
We are excited to welcome Parsonsfield back to the 9th Ward! American Songwriter says their new album Blooming Through The Black “captures both the live energy the band has come to be known for as well as the sonic evolution that occurred after months of feeling stagnant.” WNYC Soundcheck says that “the quintet Parsonsfield is […]
MNM Presents EXCISION: THE PARADOX 2018 w/ Liquid Stranger . Dion Timmer . Monxx Monday February 19th Buffalo Riverworks 359 Ganson St. Buffalo NY Doors 7pm . All Ages . $31/$35 adv Excision. The name itself presents a terrifying image- a mangled, forced extraction, quite literally “removal by cutting”. It should come as no surprise […]
John called me about playing with the Mountain Goats in 2001. Not for the first time, mind you. I’d signed on for a couple European tours in 1996, playing bass; the first had gone swimmingly and led to a second, which didn’t. Still, a foundation had been laid: John and I, already close friends, had […]
A new rendition on Buffalo's infamous Ship of Fools! Join Soul Roach and the Buffalo Deadheads on Sunday June 10th, 2018 for a Lockport Canal Cruise. Tickets for this event are very limited and in high demand so get tickets early because it will sell out. Boat leaves promptly at 3:00 PM
