Comments on: Buffalo music legend Mark Freeland

By: brettfrey

brettfrey — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:00:30 +0000

TO: Kent Weber-I still think of you as the coolest man alive .I just learned about Mark .I am so sad and pay you all respect.You we’re vangard and obviosly progressive.Please contact me.Wish you the best life.

By: Doc Wu

Doc Wu — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:16:15 +0000

From markfreeland.com:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!!
THE TOWN BALLROOM PRESENTS:

“A TRIBUTE TO MARK FREELAND”

In June of this year, Buffalo music & art icon Mark Freeland passed away. To celebrate his life, his enormous talents and his contributions to the local music and arts scene, his friends and fellow musicians are putting on a tribute show of epic proportions.

On Saturday, September 15th, 2007, The Town Ballroom Presents:

“A TRIBUTE TO MARK FREELAND”

Performing that night will be The Fems, David Kane, Party Squad,
Amungus (featuring Robby Takac), The Enemies, Kent Weber, Industry of Life Divine,
Jamie Moses, Paper Faces, Veil, Anal Pudding, Handsome Jack, Rhubarb, Ed Koban,
Shock & Awe, and many other special guests and surprises. The Fems will close the night, with a raucous brawl of original hard core punk classics. Special guest guitarists will sit in throughout the Fems’ set, paying homage to Mark’s incredible guitar solos. You can expect all the musicians on stage to perform their own renditions and tributes of Mark’s songs.

Mark’s artwork and merchandise will be on display also. There will be video collages of Mark’s many performances, dancers, performance art, bagpipes, lasers, Native American musicians, and former Continental DJ Bud Redding will entertain with music and Freeland mixes in-between the diverse musical acts. Tony Billoni will hold the title of Master of Ceremonies.

The show is being held at The Town Ballroom
681 Main Street, Buffalo, NY (716)852-3900

Tickets are available from Tickets.com, and will be available at all Tops locations, as well as New World Records, Terrapin Station, and Simon Salon, located at 735 Elmwood Avenue. Tickets are priced at $10.00 presale, $15.00 day of show. Doors open at 7pm, and the bands start the live music at 7:30pm. This is an all-ages event.

CONTACT INFO: Bud Redding 716-877-3344 or usmcgare@aol.com

By: Lisa Conjerti - Panek

Lisa Conjerti - Panek — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:15:43 +0000

I just had to write after finding this page by “googling” Mark Freeland after reading of his death. For years I had been trying to find any info on the band Pegasus, as my older brother Sam took me to see them sometime in the ’70’s at The Palace theater in Lockport! So, you can imagine how cool it was to see a fellow Lockportian! I now live in Buffalo, ironic, huh?
Anyway, this band left such an impression on me so many years ago with their incredible stage show. The song “The new New York” still vivid in my mind, as my 13ish yr old mind interpreted it about the whole idea of “the big one” wiping out civilization, and leaving behind mutants as survivors. I know that sounds morbid, but it was fantastic! A screen behind the band who were wearing gas masks, showed the old footage of A-boms going off, mushroom clouds and all. Then I remember these guys coming on stage with these “mutant” masks on. Very theatrical. I guess that was why I loved bands like Paul Pope and Molkie Cole.His voice was
similar to Pauls, and they too were theatrical performers. I was lucky enough to get to see the Molkie Cole reunion show, first in 30 yrs! Unfortunatly, after reading the June 21-27 Artvoice, I realized I would never get the chance to see Pegasus, but the good thing was by this chance reading of this article, only because I saw the name “Pegasus”, I got to learn what a tremendous talent this man was. Now I just have to find a CD out there! Lisa