Buffalo Live! Music Podcast - 2 Songs From Buffalo

Rock and Roll with a Bluesey Soul - Handsome Jack at the Tralf May 25, 2007

Handsome Jack, Brian Wheat and Groggy Darlin’, and Johnny Nobody all shared a triple-bill at the Tralf for this show. We featured Brian Wheat in last week’s show and Johnny Nobody will be coming up next week.

It was especially gratifying to hear all these bands, as they all are from my hometown, Lockport NY. Lockport, of course, is a sleepy little town known for sitting on the Erie Canal. Not quite close enough to Buffalo to be considered a suburb, yet close enough to allow you to live there and work in Buffalo, it is also the County Seat of Niagara County. Read the rest of this entry »

 

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Hey, Jackdaw fans, another chance to hear an interview with Jackdaw on a podcast is here.

Susan Marie has interviewed them on her show, This Is NOT The Apple, which is a featured show at Think Twice Radio.

I haven’t had a chance to listen to it yet, but knowing the guys in Jackdaw, it’s bound to be a fun hour. Give it a listen here.

Very shortly, this podcast will be among those featured at Think Twice Radio. The details are being ironed out and I hope that the many listeners of the shows there (all local Buffalo-area shows on a variety of topics) will enjoy this show as well.

Brian Wheat and Groggy Darlin’ live at The Tralf May 25, 2007

I found Brian Wheat quite some time ago either from seeing his gigs listed at various places, or from his MySpace page. When I heard his samples on MySpace, I knew I’d like to put out a podcast with him. We swapped emails but I didn’t get out to see him until now. I actually just missed seeing him at the UB Center For The Arts where he appeared as part of one of the Music Is Art shows that were taped there for TV. But I was late and missed his show. I did get to see the other act, Babik, who appeared in an earlier podcast. Read the rest of this entry »

 

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One of the things that inspired me to create this podcast is the rich history of music Buffalo has. As a teenager, I listened to Buffalo radio and heard ads for magical places like McVans and The Continental and the bands that played there, but living in Lockport, transportation was an issue and I never could get to be part of that. Later, jobs and marriage and raising a family all kept me from first-hand participation in that scene.

But legends are legends and I still heard about them. Mark was one of those legends. Read the rest of this entry »

This week, we feature the last of the three bands I interviewed at the Xtreme Model Search 2007 in Niagara Falls.

Fans of Buffalo music probably are familiar with this band, Goodbye Huston. Their Rock-pop sound has made
them popular local performers and earned them spots on the stage with a number of national acts. Read the rest of this entry »

 

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Sometimes, I get to wondering if I’m beating my head against the wall with this podcast thing. I get discouraged and consider quitting it. But every time that happens, and thankfully, well before I do give up, someone comes along that validates what I’m trying to do and gets me excited about doing this podcast again.

The Spy Guys - Norm Skalski and Rick Rhodes, have had that effect on me. They’re unabashed supporters of local talent and are doing a lot of exciting things to support and nurture our local musicians and performers. Read the rest of this entry »