Buffalo NY Best of WNY Band, Music and Entertainment Event News

Thursday, September 6, 2007 9pm - 12am
This week audition for "Cherry B.O.M. Led Zeppelin Cover Contest"
The Fireside Inn
205 Central Blve - Lancaster
683-0462 www.theforming.com

Monday, September 10, 2007 10pm - til ???
Brauns
11891 Main Rd - Akron
542-2425 www.theforming.com

Thursday, September 13, 2007 9pm - 12am
This week audition for "Cherry B.O.M. Led Zeppelin Cover Contest"
The Fireside Inn
205 Central Blve - Lancaster
683-0462 www.theforming.com

(Buffalo, NY, July 11, 2007) -- Induction ceremonies for the newest members of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame will be held on October 18, 2007 at The Tralf in downtown Buffalo beginning at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20.00 and are available through Ticketmaster and at the door. The public is welcome. Inductees will be honored from 7:00-9:00 PM, followed by an evening of music. A special tribute to Mark Freeland will be included.

This year's honorees include internationally renowned pianist, Leonard Pennario; Broadway producer, Elizabeth Swados; world reknowned keyboardist, Jim Ehinger; performer/writer/producer, Robert Kinkel; blues musician, Jim Wozniak; blues guitarist and singer, Tommy Z; musical stylist, Andy Kuhlberg; and guitarist, Frank Grizanti. Wally Pigeon of U-Crest Music is the recipient in the Non-Performer category for the enormous support he has given to aspiring musicians. For more information go to click here.

Monday, August 27, 2007 10pm - til ???
Brauns
11891 Main Rd
Akron - 542-2425 www.theforming.com

Thursday, August 30, 2007 9pm - 12am
This week audition for "Cherry B.O.M. Led Zeppelin Cover Contest"
The Fireside Inn
205 Central Blve
Lancaster 683-0462 www.theforming.com

Monday, September 3, 2007 10pm - til ???
Brauns
11891 Main Rd
Akron - 542-2425 www.theforming.com

Thursday, September 6, 2007 9pm - 12am
This week audition for "Cherry B.O.M. Led Zeppelin Cover Contest"
The Fireside Inn
205 Central Blve
Lancaster 683-0462 www.theforming.com

Induction ceremonies for the newest members of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame will be held on October 18, 2007 at the Tralf in downtown Buffalo beginning at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20.00 and are available through Ticketmaster and at the door. The public is welcome. Inductees will be honored from 7:00-9:00 PM, followed by an evening of music. A special tribute to Mark Freeland will be included.

This year’s honorees include internationally renowned pianist, Leonard Pennario; Broadway producer, Elizabeth Swados; world reknowned keyboardist, Jim Ehinger; performer/writer/producer, Robert Kinkel; blues musician, Jim Wozniak; blues guitarist and singer, Tommy Z; musical stylist, Andy Kuhlberg; and guitarist, Frank Grizanti. Wally Pigeon of U-Crest Music is the recipient in the Non-Performer category for the enormous support he has given to aspiring musicians. You will find more information on the recipients on our web site (www.buffalomusic.org).

Featuring a selection of independent, classic, cult andforeign movies in a unique cafe setting. Serving Beer and wine.
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Northtown Plaza Business Center (formerly The Century Mall)
Entrance faces North Bailey (Parking area behind Arthur Murray & The Big Step Shoe Store)3131 Sheridan Drive
Amherst, NY 14226
716-837-0376 www.screeningroom.net
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REGULAR ADMISSION......$4.50
STAY FOR TWO FEATURES....$5.50
FIRST RUN & SPECIAL SERIES......price varies
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Although normally not necessary ,reservationsare accepted by e-mail info@screeningroom.net(at least one day before) or by phone, 837-0376. Reservations will be held until about 10 minutes before show time.
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GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE ALWAYSAVAILABLE IN $5 INCREMENTS, OR"NIGHT AT THE CINEMA" PACKAGE.
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You can also check our schedule in theARTVOICE movie listings, as well as THE BUFFALO NEWS.
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

THIS WEEK:

FRIDAY AUG 24
Special 30th Anniversary Screening
8:30PM SUSPIRIA (Rated R) plus: the Mascot (25min short subject)

SATURDAY AUG 25
7:00PM THE GRAPES OF WRATH
9:30PM THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK

FRIDAY AUG 31
7:00PM THE GRAPES OF WRATH
9:30PM THE SHOOTING

SUSPIRIA Special 30th Anniversary Screening ONE SHOW ONLY!
1977. 98min Rated R Directed by DARIO ARGENTO
JESSICA HARPER, STAFANIA CASINI, JOAN BENNETT
Italian horror master Dario Argento's hallucinatory and shocking cult classic about a young American ballet dancer who arrives at a prestigious European dance academy, only to encounter much more than she bargained for.
Plus: THE MASCOT - Bizarre and inventive 1934 puppet/stop action film about a toy dog who journeys into the unknown.

FRIDAY AUG 24 at 8:30 (Suspiria starts app 9pm) Adm $4.50

THE GRAPES OF WRATH
1940. 129min Not Rated Directed by JOHN FORD
This remarkable film version of Steinbeck's novel was nominated for seven Academy awards. Overwhelmed by the despair of dust bowl Oklahoma, Tom Joad and his family head out to the promised land - California, only to be met with challenges as daunting as any they would ever face. A portrait of saddening loss and strengthening hope.
SATURDAY AUG 25 & FRIDAY AUG 31 at 7PM

THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK 1971. 109min Rated R Directed by JERRY SCHATZBERG
AL PACINO, KITTY WINN, RAUL JULIA, RICHARD BRIGHT
This movie is a gritty, stark (and graphic) portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in the drug-infested "Needle Park" in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key tale of a young couple caught in the vortex and downward spiral of addiction. This 1970s classic features Al Pacino in his first starring role.
SATURDAY AUG 25 at 9:30PM

THE SHOOTING
1966 82min Not Rated (PG-equiv) Directed by MONTE HELLMAN
JACK NICHOLSON, WARREN OATES, MILIE PERKINS
This under-seen, cult film has been called "the thinking man's western."Four people ride across the desert tracking a killer but it is not clear who they really are and who it is they are looking for. A bounty hunter turned mine owner returns to find hisbrother missing, his partner dead, and a fellow worker in a state of panic. When a strangewoman shows up, the three set out on a journey with an unknown destination that leads toa final bizarre confrontation. "The Shooting is Nicholson's first important film, it's Hellman's masterpiece as a director, and a forgotten American classic." - LA Weekly
FRIDAY AUGUST 31 at 9:30PM

Gurf Morlix has been a professional musician since 1966. He can play just about any instrument he might find lying around.Gurf has produced, recorded with, or performed with a veritable "Who's Who" of the music business. The list includes Warren Zevon, Mary Gauthier, Robert Earl Keen, Slaid Cleaves, Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Plimsouls, Victoria Williams, Dave Alvin and many more.


We are very proud to present Monte Montgomery Thursday Sept. 13th.

Monte will be hosting a guitar clinic @ Sessions Studio @ 7pm with the tavern performance @ 9pm.

Ticket will be $15 for the clinic & $15 for the performance.

Monte may very well be the greatest guitar player you never heard of.

http://www.montemontgomery.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1_LVHX3ER8

Monday, August 20, 2007 10pm - til ???
Brauns
11891 Main Rd
Akron - 542-2425 www.theforming.com

Thursday, August 23, 2007 9pm - 12am
The Fireside Inn
205 Central Blve
Lancaster 683-0462 www.theforming.com

Monday, August 27, 2007 10pm - til ???
Brauns
11891 Main Rd
Akron - 542-2425 www.theforming.com

Thursday, August 30, 2007 9pm - 12am
The Fireside Inn
205 Central Blve
Lancaster 683-0462 www.theforming.com

Bruce Rounds has signed a deal with First Act to endorse their new Delia (semi-hollow body) guitar. Listen for the new axe at live shows and on future recordings by Gregg Juke & The Mighty No-Stars.

First Act is a well-known maker of student instruments, and is now moving into the professional/high-end guitar market. Bruce joins a number of well-known First Act endorsers, including David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, Larry McCray, RustyAnderson (Paul McCartney), Henry and Jo Jo Garza (LosLonely Boys), Rick Neilsen of Cheap Trick, Paul Westerberg of The Replacements, Tommy Byrnes (BillyJoel), and many others.

Earlier this year, bassist Joel Thomas signed an agreement to endorse the uniquely elegant, hand-crafted, Barker Vertical Bass. The Barker Bass isa real eye-opener (it's a very unique and attractiveinstrument), but the live sound is incredible. Checkout Joel's Barker at live shows and listen for it on future recordings with Gregg Juke & The MightyNo-Stars.

Gregg Juke uses Lee Oskar harmonicas, and Vic Firth drumsticks (as a member of the Vic Firth EducationTeam).

Musicians that may be interested in either First Act guitars or the Barker Bass should see Bruce or Joel at an upcoming show; they'd be happy to discuss their new instruments and the companies that made them.

Gregg Juke & The Mighty No-Stars are an original Blues, Roots, Soul, and R&B act from Amherst, NewYork. Their new album, "Blues Power," is available on Blue Buffalo Records. Visit them on the World-Wide Web at www.MightyNoStars.com, or for more information contact Gregg or Susan Fischer at Nocturnal Productions--(716) 696-6758, Gregg@MightyNoStars.com, or MightyNoStars@roadrunner.com.

The group will be performing in concert on Monday,August 20th, from 7pm-9pm at Hennepin Park in Lewiston, N.Y., as part of the Blue Monday concert series. This is a free event and open to the public

LeeRon Zydeco & the Hot Tamalesplus The Dreadbeats, featuring Tom Fenton

SUNDAY, August 19, 2 p.m. - dusk, rain or shine!
$6 admission, 12 & under FREE
Family event with live multicultural music!
Percussion jam for kids of all ages!
Cajun dance lessons!Cajun/caribbean cuisine and alcohol available!

Rose Garden Grove
2753 Wehrle Drive
Williamsville (632-9871)

(Buffalo, NY) For the last four years, Ida Goeckel, a local female musician and breast cancer survivor, has organized the annual Female Musicians Fighting Breast Cancer music benefit. The 5th Anniversary of this endeavor is once again set to raise funds for Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s Breast Care Center.

The event is to be held during Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Saturday, October 6, 2007, at Club Infinity (8166 Main St., Williamsville, N.Y.) Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. with five area bands, featuring female members, who will donate their talent and perform starting at 8:00 p.m.-12:30 a.m. This year we are privileged to have The Daughters of Creative Sound, a renowned WNY percussion ensemble, join us starting at 7:15 p.m. This year’s performers will be the finest the WNY area has to offer in the professional musical entertainment. They are the duo of Gretchen Schultz and Doug Morgano, Nikki Hicks and the Soul Music Souljas, The Patti Parks Band, and headliner, About Face. Prizes generously donated by local and national merchants will be raffled off throughout the show. Pre-sale tickets will be available at Tickets.com, Tops Markets outlets, and Club Infinity. Tickets and door admission will be $10.00.

This unique fundraiser, sanctioned by the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation and Team Cure donates 100% of the proceeds to Roswell Park’s Breast Care Clinic and Resource Center located at Elm and Carlton St. in Buffalo, N.Y. The mission of this benefit is dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, and care of breast cancer patients. The center provides patients with resources, research information, and treatment options related to breast cancer. In 2003, the program expanded its efforts to St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston. Statistics now indicate that 1 in 8 women will be effected by breast cancer at one point in their lives. A smaller number of men are at risk as well. It is also the second leading cause of death in US women. Many strides and advances have been made in both the early detection and subsequent treatment for breast cancer patients. Continued studies and Research, just within the last 10-12 years, have greatly reduced the risk of recurrence and have given thousands of women and men diagnosed with breast cancer new hope for a bright future.

With greater concentration on pinpointing its cause and developing a cure, perhaps the next generation will no longer needlessly have to be concerned about the risk of breast cancer. The entire community is invited to support this worthy cause. For further information contact the F.M.F.B.C. benefit founder and organizer, Ms. Goeckel, at fmfbc@aol.com and be sure to visit www.myspace.com/fmfbc .

Oct 7, 2007 at the Batavia Downs Track and Gaming, 8315 Park Road, Batavia, NY. This is WNY Largest Tattoo & Piercing Convention. Contests and Prizes for Tattoo’s, Flash, Piercing, and a Swap Meet. Tattoo and piercing done on site. Live Music with Wanted by the FBI. Also, a Buffalo Jills Leather Fashion Show. Plenty of Food and BEER. Custom Motorcycle from the Wayne County Choppers, Buffalo Choppers, Voz Cycle City, Bob Weaver Motorsports, and more. Show hours: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All ABATE, and H.O.G. members, receive a $1 off by showing your ID Cards. All customers receive $5 game certificate for slot machines. Show is to help the Variety Club.

Vendor/Show info: Joe “D” Dagustine (716) 695-3415 or on the web: www.larrysaunders.com/shows.html

This show will start our Celebration of 5 years of great shows. You’ve heard about the show, Now Experience It!

Eric has recently become an endorser of Bosphorus Cymbals. In his own words:
"Bosphorus's products are totally hand hammered and they have a depth, expression, color, and nuance that you cannot find in other cymbals."
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Eric is pleased to announce a special European concert event!

Eric's composition for tenor saxophone and string quartet entitled "The Stones of Carnac" will receive its European premier at The Lighthouse on November 9th, 2007 in The United Kingdom. Previously called The Poole Centre for the Arts, The Lighthouse is a 15,000 seat venue and the home to the world renowned Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Eric's "Carnac" will serve as the centerpiece in a "classical meets jazz" concert event. It will be performed by the Pavao String Quartet and saxophonist Iain Ballamy.

The Pavao quartet has performed for British royalty on many occasions and has worked with such diverse artists as Sir Paul McCartney, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, and leading contemporary composers Anthony Payne, Arvo Pärt, and Gyorgy Kurtag. Often called the " fantastic Englishman," Iain Ballamy has performed with many leading lights in jazz including Gil Evans, Cedar Walton, Kenny Werner, and fellow Brits Django Bates and Bill Bruford.

Solé presents Djambossa, gypsy jazz and latin music.

FRIDAY AUGUST 1OTH, 8PM
FRIDAY AUGUST 17TH, 8PM
FRIDAY AUGUST 24th, 8PM

Solé
Walker Center
5298 Main St.
Phone: 362-0358

Djambossa -A sometimes soft and sometimes scathing acoustic melange. An eclectic mix of ethnic folk - gypsy jazz, bossanova, flamenco and even blues. Featuring Dean Gionis and Bob Maulucci, formerly of nancyscandy on guitars. Bass by Buffalo Music Hall of Famer, Kent Weber.

B.O.M. Fest ’07 – Buffalo Original Music Fest - is an original music festival that is being hosted by one of Buffalo’s Top Original Bands – “no effect” at The Colden Country Inn – located at 8815 State Rd., Colden NY. It will feature several of Buffalo’s original music bands, solo and duo acts and the music they write and perform. This free to the public concert is open to people of all ages and will run from 2:00pm until 9:00pm on Sunday, August 19th, 2007 at The Colden Country Inn.

B.O.M. Fest ’07 and it’s organizers, Dean Bell and Mark Bouthillier of “no effect”, are looking to showcase the abundance of talent that is held within the Buffalo and Western New York region. The event will be broadcast live on streaming radio on AllWNY Radio for the duration of the concert. They are also looking to involve local and national record producers and promoters to help widen the range of publicity and exposure they can offer to the talented musicians of Buffalo.

Featured at the event will be: No Effect; Flood the Shoreline; The Fracture; The Feast; Adam Zadok Band; Amnesty Box; Magictonez; Steve Roth and Meredith Brown; Davey O; Carl Accordino; Mari Anderson; Jim Pirinelli; Rick Heenan; Noa Bursie and If Paige Wins. That’s seven (7) solid hours of original music! Each performer will have their CD’s available for your purchase. There will also be give-a-ways including a guitar donated by The Guitar Factory that will be signed by all of the acts.

Be there and be part of a ground-breaking event unlike any other offered in Buffalo! It’s called B.O.M. Fest ’07! If you have questions or would like further information, please contact Dean Bell at 716-633-7146 or Mark Bouthillier at 716-906-1106.

Thursday, August 9, 2007 - 9pm - 12am
The Fireside Inn
205 Central Blve
Lancaster 683-0462 http://www.noeffectmusic.com/

Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 9pm - 12am
The Fireside Inn
205 Central Blve
Lancaster 683-0462 http://www.noeffectmusic.com/

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will make a return visit to Chautauqua Institution on Wednesday (Aug. 8). Justice O’Connor is set to give the morning lecture at 10:45 in the Amphitheater. In addition she will present “A Special Conversation with Sandra Day O’Connor” at 2:30 p.m. in the Hall of Philosophy. Both speaking events are co-sponsored by the Chautauqua Women’s Club, which counts Justice O’Connor as a lifetime member.

Justice O'Connor’s last visit to Chautauqua’s lecture platform was in 2004 when she gave the season-closing lecture. Justice O’Connor became the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court when she was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, breaking the last "glass ceiling" in the legal profession and further opening doors for women in all areas of law. She is the author of two books, The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice, and Lazy B: Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest.

No stranger to Chautauqua, Justice O'Connor wrote about Chautauqua for National Geographic Traveler’s “Places of a Lifetime” issue, and described it as the "life we wish we could always live.”

** No video or audio recordings will be permitted. There will also be no opportunity for an interview with Justice O’Connor.

Chautauqua Institution hosts the weekday Morning Lecture Series at 10:45 in the Amphitheater. Tickets can be purchased at the Chautauqua Box Office in the Turner Community Center on Route 394. They may also be ordered by phone at 716.357.6250 or on the Web at tickets.ciweb.org.

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** The Chautauqua Institution is a not-for-profit organization that serves as a community, a center, and a resource where the human spirit is renewed, minds stimulated, faith restored and the arts valued. It has performance venues, hotel, golf, tennis, and educational and recreational facilities.

For nine weeks each year, from late June through late August, the Institution offers a rich blend of arts, a variety of programming and recreational activities. Its educational mission is continued during the rest of the year with programs for older adults such as Elderhostels and other learning opportunities.

Four-Time Grammy-Winner and Husband Neil Giraldo Headline “Tuesday in the Park!”

(Lewiston, NY) Pat Benatar, the trailblazing female musician who has captured four Grammy Awards and is best known for smash hits like “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” “Love Is a Battlefield,” “We Live For Love” and “Heartbreaker,” joins her acclaimed multi-instrumentalist husband Neil Giraldo to headline a blockbuster “First Niagara Tuesday in the Park” event on August 14. All of Artpark’s free outdoor concerts begin at 6:30pm and include free hands-on art workshops for children. The evening opens with national touring artist Lennon (Murphy).

Benatar is acknowledged as the leading female rock vocalist of the ‘80s. Of the nine original albums release between 1979 and 1989, seven were certified platinum and two went gold. During that decade, she was nominated nine times for Grammy Awards for "Best Rock Performance" (female), winning an unprecedented four Grammys in consecutive years. At the dawn of MTV, Benatar was the image of the female rocker for an entire generation of young woman, and the young men who loved them. Additionally, Benatar has been the recipient of three American Music Awards. One of the most popular performers in rock, she is also one of the most recognized and admired.

Giraldo, a respected session player who had worked with several Midwest-based groups as well as being a member of Rick Derringer’s band, was brought in as a musician and arranger in 1978. He and Benatar sparked an immediate rapport on stage and off, put together a band, and relocated to Southern California. The two have been married now for over 23 years and are the parents of two daughters.

More recently, Benatar has been busy in front of the camera appearing in cameo roles in several hit TV shows including WB’s Charmed, ABC’s Dharma and Greg and on the Fox series That 80’s Show. Her story has also been featured on shows like A&E Biography, Lifetime’s Intimate Portrait and on VH-1’s hit series Behind The Music.

Artpark’s August 14 concert event with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo is sponsored by The Reid Group and Leisure Living Pool Supplies.

The “First Niagara Tuesday in the Park” concert series is also sponsored by Certo Brothers Distributing Company, Sevenson Environmental Services, Modern Corporations, Hard Rock Café – Niagara Falls (USA), S&S Lawn Services, Tim Horton’s, Pine Pharmacy, DiMino’s Lewiston Tops and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Children’s art activities are sponsored by the New York Power Authority.

Artpark’s Outdoor Amphitheater can be accessed via the Upper Park’s Portage Road entrance off of Center Street or through South Fourth Street nearest the Mainstage Theater.

Carry-ins (food and beverages) are prohibited at all of Artpark’s free concert events while on-site parking is $6.

For more information, access the Artpark website at www.artpark.net or call the Artpark Box Office at (716) 754-4375.

Formed in 1990, this year sees Mach IV reunited, featuring Ric Stave on Bass/Keyboards, Michael McGuire on Vocals, Dan Vanderzyden on Drums and Garrett Lechowski on Guitar. You couldn’t go out on a weekend night in the early 1990's without finding these guys playing somewhere in Buffalo. Their credentials include performing in the 1992 Buffalo version of THE WHO’S TOMMY at the Pfeiffer Theatre. Additionally, the band/members have racked up a total of TEN Buffalo Music Awards over the years, including Michael McGuire in the Best Male Rock Vocalist Category (1997) and 7 TOP ROCK BAND awards. Performing tributes to Rush, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen and Genesis, this should be a night to remember. Opening will be Wunderland's good friends, Buffalo's own The Filter Kings. Tickets are $5 presale and $8 at the door.

http://www.wunderlandmusic.com/
http://www.filterkings.com/
http://www.clubinfinitylive.com/
Tickets Available for All Events at: http://www.tickets.com/ (Call 888.223.6000)
Tops Markets and Infinity Box Office