Saturday, March 27, 2010
ESI EVENT LISTINGS FOR 4/1 - 4/17
4/1 -9:00pm- Maria Sebastian & Zach Ward @ Finnans 1191 Lincoln Ave Lockport NY
4/1 -10:00pm- The Doyle Brothers @ 800 Maple 800 Maple Amherst NY
4/1- 8:00pm - Guitar Shorty (rescheduled from Tap Room) @ The Tralf Music Hall 622 Main St Buffalo NY
4/2 - 8:00pm - The Soulful Spring Upscale Affair @ The Tralf Music Hall
4/2 - 9:00pm - Reign of Kindo @ Center Street Smokehouse 20 Center St Batavia NY
4/2 - 10:00pm - The Doyle Brothers @ 800 Maple 800 Maple Rd Amherst NY
4/2 -9:00pm - A-List Band @ Finnans 1191 Lincoln Ave Lockport NY
4/3 -8:00pm - BONOBO w/ The Invisible & Fourem @ The Tralf Music Hall
4/3 - 9:30pm - Permanent Record @ PJ's Pub 1269 Erie Ave North Tonawanda NY
4/3 -8:00pm - Strictly Hip @ Dwyers 65 Webster St N. Tonawanda
4/3 9:00pm - Disco Duck @ Finnans 1191 Lincoln Ave Lockport NY
4/7 -8:00pm - Off The Cuff @ Dwyers 65 Webster st N. Tonawanda
4/8 9:00pm - Off The Cuff @ Finnans 1191 Lincoln Ave Lockport NY
4/9 - 9:00pm - The Doyle Brothers @ Center Street Smoke House
4/9 - 8:00pm - Nick Moss & The Flip Tops (CD Release Party) @ The Tralf Music Hall
4/10 - 8:00pm - Just the Gigolos @ Salvatores Italian Gardens
4/10 - 8:30pm - Maria Sebastian & Zach Ward @ PJ's Pub
4/10 - 9:00pm - Scott Celani @ Dwyers
4/10 - 6:30pm - The Spectacle of Sound Jazz Festival @ The Tralf Music Hall
4/10 -10:00pm -The Doyle Brothers @ Trattoria Aroma 307 Bryant Street Buffalo NY
4/10 - 9:00pm - J-Ride - @ Sonoma Grille 5010 Main St Snyder Ny
4/14 9:00pm - Mo Porter @ Dwyers
4/15 9:00pm - J-Ride @ Finnans
4/16 9:00pm - Joe Squared @ Center Street Smoke House
4/16 9:00pm - J-Ride @ 800 Maple
4/16 8:00pm - Walter Trout @ The Tralf Music Hall
4/16 9:30pm - Maria Sebastian @ Finnans
4/16 9:30pm - Marty Nightengale @ Dwyers
4/17 -9:00pm -Mo Porter Duo @ PJ's Pub
4/17 -8:30pm - Roar-84 @ Salvatores Italian Gardens
4/17 - 9:00pm - Hot Daddy Rocks @ Dwyers
4/1 -10:00pm- The Doyle Brothers @ 800 Maple 800 Maple Amherst NY
4/1- 8:00pm - Guitar Shorty (rescheduled from Tap Room) @ The Tralf Music Hall 622 Main St Buffalo NY
4/2 - 8:00pm - The Soulful Spring Upscale Affair @ The Tralf Music Hall
4/2 - 9:00pm - Reign of Kindo @ Center Street Smokehouse 20 Center St Batavia NY
4/2 - 10:00pm - The Doyle Brothers @ 800 Maple 800 Maple Rd Amherst NY
4/2 -9:00pm - A-List Band @ Finnans 1191 Lincoln Ave Lockport NY
4/3 -8:00pm - BONOBO w/ The Invisible & Fourem @ The Tralf Music Hall
4/3 - 9:30pm - Permanent Record @ PJ's Pub 1269 Erie Ave North Tonawanda NY
4/3 -8:00pm - Strictly Hip @ Dwyers 65 Webster St N. Tonawanda
4/3 9:00pm - Disco Duck @ Finnans 1191 Lincoln Ave Lockport NY
4/7 -8:00pm - Off The Cuff @ Dwyers 65 Webster st N. Tonawanda
4/8 9:00pm - Off The Cuff @ Finnans 1191 Lincoln Ave Lockport NY
4/9 - 9:00pm - The Doyle Brothers @ Center Street Smoke House
4/9 - 8:00pm - Nick Moss & The Flip Tops (CD Release Party) @ The Tralf Music Hall
4/10 - 8:00pm - Just the Gigolos @ Salvatores Italian Gardens
4/10 - 8:30pm - Maria Sebastian & Zach Ward @ PJ's Pub
4/10 - 9:00pm - Scott Celani @ Dwyers
4/10 - 6:30pm - The Spectacle of Sound Jazz Festival @ The Tralf Music Hall
4/10 -10:00pm -The Doyle Brothers @ Trattoria Aroma 307 Bryant Street Buffalo NY
4/10 - 9:00pm - J-Ride - @ Sonoma Grille 5010 Main St Snyder Ny
4/14 9:00pm - Mo Porter @ Dwyers
4/15 9:00pm - J-Ride @ Finnans
4/16 9:00pm - Joe Squared @ Center Street Smoke House
4/16 9:00pm - J-Ride @ 800 Maple
4/16 8:00pm - Walter Trout @ The Tralf Music Hall
4/16 9:30pm - Maria Sebastian @ Finnans
4/16 9:30pm - Marty Nightengale @ Dwyers
4/17 -9:00pm -Mo Porter Duo @ PJ's Pub
4/17 -8:30pm - Roar-84 @ Salvatores Italian Gardens
4/17 - 9:00pm - Hot Daddy Rocks @ Dwyers
Three Bucks and a Doe Series Spotlights Land Conservancy
Sportsmens Tavern song swap offers intriguing lineups
The Sportsmens Tavern is considered by many to be the best listening venue in Buffalo – where a performer can command a crowd to the point of pin-drop silence. It’s the perfect place, then, for a series of song swaps that will serve to celebrate the work of a local organization committed to conserving open spaces where we can escape the sounds of civilization.
The “Three Bucks and a Doe” song swap series brings together a dozen local musicians across three consecutive Wednesdays from March 31st through April 14th. Each week, a quartet featuring three gents and a lady will share songs and stories, with the Western New York Land Conservancy on hand to promote their programs and mission. The cost for Three Bucks and a Doe? Three bucks at the door, of course!
"As with all good things in Western New York, our ability to permanently protect natural land, prime working farms, and scenic vistas depends on the support of our community,” said Land Conservancy Executive Director Pat Szarpa. “Fun events like this help our work to protect Western New York for generations to come."
The kickoff offers a first-time gathering between four artists who’ve often shared the same bill; the second week pairs musical soulmates John & Mary with two frontmen, Buck Quigley (Steam Donkeys) and Brad Gower (Photos of Wagons), who’ve only shared the stage when Quigley, host of the Artvoice Battle of Original Music (BOOM), recently presented Gower’s band with the 2010 grand prize; and the finale features singer Joelle Labert with three friends who frequently invite her onstage at their own shows.
The lineup for each night, set to start at 7:00pm, is as follows –
March 31st – Alison Pipitone, Guillermo Izquierdo, Rob Lynch, Geno McManus
April 7th – Mary Ramsey, Brad Gower, John Lombardo, Buck Quigley
April 14th – Joelle Labert, John G. Brady, Greg Klyma, Andy Wegrzyn
The Good Neighborhood is a Buffalo-based company that pairs performers with common causes to create Gatherings for the Common Good.
The Sportsmens Tavern is considered by many to be the best listening venue in Buffalo – where a performer can command a crowd to the point of pin-drop silence. It’s the perfect place, then, for a series of song swaps that will serve to celebrate the work of a local organization committed to conserving open spaces where we can escape the sounds of civilization.
The “Three Bucks and a Doe” song swap series brings together a dozen local musicians across three consecutive Wednesdays from March 31st through April 14th. Each week, a quartet featuring three gents and a lady will share songs and stories, with the Western New York Land Conservancy on hand to promote their programs and mission. The cost for Three Bucks and a Doe? Three bucks at the door, of course!
"As with all good things in Western New York, our ability to permanently protect natural land, prime working farms, and scenic vistas depends on the support of our community,” said Land Conservancy Executive Director Pat Szarpa. “Fun events like this help our work to protect Western New York for generations to come."
The kickoff offers a first-time gathering between four artists who’ve often shared the same bill; the second week pairs musical soulmates John & Mary with two frontmen, Buck Quigley (Steam Donkeys) and Brad Gower (Photos of Wagons), who’ve only shared the stage when Quigley, host of the Artvoice Battle of Original Music (BOOM), recently presented Gower’s band with the 2010 grand prize; and the finale features singer Joelle Labert with three friends who frequently invite her onstage at their own shows.
The lineup for each night, set to start at 7:00pm, is as follows –
March 31st – Alison Pipitone, Guillermo Izquierdo, Rob Lynch, Geno McManus
April 7th – Mary Ramsey, Brad Gower, John Lombardo, Buck Quigley
April 14th – Joelle Labert, John G. Brady, Greg Klyma, Andy Wegrzyn
The Good Neighborhood is a Buffalo-based company that pairs performers with common causes to create Gatherings for the Common Good.
Dyngus Day 2010
WHAT IS DYNGUS DAY - “DYNGUS DAY” is historically a Polish tradition which celebrates the end of the often restrictive observance of lent and the joy of Easter. A special celebration held the Monday after Easter. A day of feasting, drinking, playing pranks and merrymaking. The traditions of Dyngus Day predate Christianity in Poland by hundreds of years, and are derived from pagan celebrations welcoming the spring. Young men would signal their amorous intentions to young women by dousing them with water. In one interpretation of this tradition, the young man sneaks into his intended’s bedroom, most likely with the complicity of the young woman’s mother or father, and wakes her with a bucket of cold water. Women would respond by beating young men with pussy willows. Thus it is known as Wet Monday in Poland, or smigus-dyngus. Smigus means to strike, more or less, evoking the pussy willows, while dyngus means a worthy gift or ransom, referring to the small gifts, often decorated eggs that were exchanged as part of the holiday. So pussy willows signify the advent of spring and rebirth, water signifies life and fertility, the celebratory eating and drinking signifies relief. Naturally, on Easter Tuesday, (known as poprawina) the girls would have their day and reciprocate. At modern Dyngus Day parties it is common practice that both men and women splash and switch each other with water and pussywillows equally. Over the decades, Dyngus Day has become a wonderful holiday to celebrate Polish-American culture, heritage and traditions. Buffalo, NY is officially the Dyngus Capital of America and possibly the world! On Easter Sunday (Pre-Dyngus Day), the Leonard Post VFW# 6251 is honored to officially kick off the Buffalo, NY Dyngus Day festivities with “The Blessing of the Instruments” followed by Polka music.
Pre-Dyngus Day Celebration
Sunday, April 4th 2010
Come join us for our 18th annual Pre-Dyngus party. The one and ONLY, pre-Dyngus Day event. Held at Buffalo's most energetic Dyngus Festhall. Featuring Polka music by Lenny Gomulka & "Chicago Push." and Jerry Darlak’s Buffalo Touch
Where: The Leonard Post Jr. VFW #6251, 2450 Walden Ave, Cheektowaga, NY
(I-90; Walden Exit 52E; East on Walden ½ mile past Union Road on left, phone: 716-684-4371)
Admission: $10.00 per person
Time: Doors open at 6pm; Music 7pm to 12:30am
For tickets or event information, call Jackie at (716) 444-8693 or (716) 894-3499.
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And then the fun continues on Dyngus Day
Monday, April 5th 2010
Join our21st annual celebration at one of the most attended Dyngus Day parties in Western New York. This year featuring Polka music by 2 of the countries best Polka bands, Lenny Gomulka’s Chicago Push, and Buffalo's own “The Knewz”
Where: The Leonard Post Jr. VFW #6251, 2450 Walden Ave, Cheektowaga, NY
(I-90; Walden Exit 52E; East on Walden ½ mile past Union Road on left, phone: 716-684-4371)
Admission: $10.00 per person
Time: Doors open at 5pm; Music 6pm to 1:00am
For tickets or event information, call Jackie at (716) 444-8693 or (716) 894-3499
Pre-Dyngus Day Celebration
Sunday, April 4th 2010
Come join us for our 18th annual Pre-Dyngus party. The one and ONLY, pre-Dyngus Day event. Held at Buffalo's most energetic Dyngus Festhall. Featuring Polka music by Lenny Gomulka & "Chicago Push." and Jerry Darlak’s Buffalo Touch
Where: The Leonard Post Jr. VFW #6251, 2450 Walden Ave, Cheektowaga, NY
(I-90; Walden Exit 52E; East on Walden ½ mile past Union Road on left, phone: 716-684-4371)
Admission: $10.00 per person
Time: Doors open at 6pm; Music 7pm to 12:30am
For tickets or event information, call Jackie at (716) 444-8693 or (716) 894-3499.
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And then the fun continues on Dyngus Day
Monday, April 5th 2010
Join our21st annual celebration at one of the most attended Dyngus Day parties in Western New York. This year featuring Polka music by 2 of the countries best Polka bands, Lenny Gomulka’s Chicago Push, and Buffalo's own “The Knewz”
Where: The Leonard Post Jr. VFW #6251, 2450 Walden Ave, Cheektowaga, NY
(I-90; Walden Exit 52E; East on Walden ½ mile past Union Road on left, phone: 716-684-4371)
Admission: $10.00 per person
Time: Doors open at 5pm; Music 6pm to 1:00am
For tickets or event information, call Jackie at (716) 444-8693 or (716) 894-3499
Greetings from Stone Row Central!
The new Stone Row CD "Alignment" is now available at www.stonerow.com and at all shows. We also have cool new Alignment T-shirts and spiffy Stone Row pint glasses.
If you like what we do, please help us spread the word! Invite your friends, family and co-workers to check out the group and the website.
Check out the new reviews at:
www.bestofwny.com/entertainment
www.celticradio.net/php/new_music.php
http://bit.ly/9Ek0gX
Some of these sites allow you to request and review our music!
Upcoming Stone Row Gigs:
Saturday March 27th: Fitzgerald's Pub
392 Ohio Street
Lockport NY 14094
990-0444
8:00 PM-12:00 AM
Those of you who came out to our first gig there already know what a great venue this is. Inexpensive Guinness and McSorley's on tap, good food and good people.
Friday April 9th: Buffalo Irish Center
245 Abbott Road in South Buffalo
9:00 PM-1:00 AM
825-9535
www.buffaloirishcenter.com
Saturday April 9th: Dwyer's Pub
65 Webster Street
North Tonawanda NY 14120
692-4837
www.dwyerspub.com
Great Irish pub next to the Riviera Theatre.
Saturday April 17th: Fitzgerald's Pub
392 Ohio Street
Lockport NY 14094
990-0444
8:00 PM-12:00 AM
Those of you who came out to our first gig there already know what a great venue this is. Inexpensive Guinness and McSorley's on tap, good food and good people.
Friday April 23rd: Shannon Pub
2250 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Tonawanda NY 14150
743-9348
www.shannonpub.com
Saturday April 24th: Shannon Pub
2250 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Tonawanda NY 14150
743-9348
www.shannonpub.com
Log on to www.stonerow.com/calendar for other upcoming dates.
If you like what we do, please help us spread the word! Invite your friends, family and co-workers to check out the group and the website.
Check out the new reviews at:
www.bestofwny.com/entertainment
www.celticradio.net/php/new_music.php
http://bit.ly/9Ek0gX
Some of these sites allow you to request and review our music!
Upcoming Stone Row Gigs:
Saturday March 27th: Fitzgerald's Pub
392 Ohio Street
Lockport NY 14094
990-0444
8:00 PM-12:00 AM
Those of you who came out to our first gig there already know what a great venue this is. Inexpensive Guinness and McSorley's on tap, good food and good people.
Friday April 9th: Buffalo Irish Center
245 Abbott Road in South Buffalo
9:00 PM-1:00 AM
825-9535
www.buffaloirishcenter.com
Saturday April 9th: Dwyer's Pub
65 Webster Street
North Tonawanda NY 14120
692-4837
www.dwyerspub.com
Great Irish pub next to the Riviera Theatre.
Saturday April 17th: Fitzgerald's Pub
392 Ohio Street
Lockport NY 14094
990-0444
8:00 PM-12:00 AM
Those of you who came out to our first gig there already know what a great venue this is. Inexpensive Guinness and McSorley's on tap, good food and good people.
Friday April 23rd: Shannon Pub
2250 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Tonawanda NY 14150
743-9348
www.shannonpub.com
Saturday April 24th: Shannon Pub
2250 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Tonawanda NY 14150
743-9348
www.shannonpub.com
Log on to www.stonerow.com/calendar for other upcoming dates.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
The Gift at the Pearl to Honor Fallen Buffalo Firefighters
All-day, five-floor concert to benefit the future of the children of Jonathan Croom
When Buffalo firefighters Jonathan Croom and Lieutenant Charles “Chip” McCarthy made the ultimate sacrifice in an East Side fire last August, they both left behind children with full lives ahead of them – in the case of Croom, whose second child was born after his death, children who will never know their father.
In response to the personal and financial void Croom’s children now face, his friends have rallied the Buffalo music community to gather for The Gift at the Pearl, an all-day event set for Sunday, April 11th, across all five floors of Pearl Street Grill & Brewery. The event will feature more than a dozen local bands on four stages, along with a host of raffles and auctions, with 100% of the proceeds going to a trust fund for Croom’s children.
“This gift will show Jon’s kids how much he meant to his friends, and how much this community appreciates the sacrifice he and Lt. McCarthy made for us,” said Jason Hall, owner of Sessions Studio in Black Rock, who graduated with Croom from the Buffalo Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts. “Jon’s kids have a hard road ahead of them, but it was easy to line up support in their honor.”
Hall has assembled some of Buffalo’s best performers, including Abraxas; Dee Adams; John Lombardo & Mary Ramsey; Myron & the Id; Alison Pipitone Band; Gretchen Schulz & Doug Morgano; Maria Sebastian; Skiffle Minstrels; The Stone Bridge Band; the Stone Country Band; That 80’s Hair Band; Tuco; Alan Whitney; and Mark Winsick – all of whom are donating their time and talents for the cause.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door, and are available now through Eventbrite at http://jonathancroom.eventbrite.com or by contacting Sessions Studio at 716-447-1508 or sessionsvideo@gmail.com.
When Buffalo firefighters Jonathan Croom and Lieutenant Charles “Chip” McCarthy made the ultimate sacrifice in an East Side fire last August, they both left behind children with full lives ahead of them – in the case of Croom, whose second child was born after his death, children who will never know their father.
In response to the personal and financial void Croom’s children now face, his friends have rallied the Buffalo music community to gather for The Gift at the Pearl, an all-day event set for Sunday, April 11th, across all five floors of Pearl Street Grill & Brewery. The event will feature more than a dozen local bands on four stages, along with a host of raffles and auctions, with 100% of the proceeds going to a trust fund for Croom’s children.
“This gift will show Jon’s kids how much he meant to his friends, and how much this community appreciates the sacrifice he and Lt. McCarthy made for us,” said Jason Hall, owner of Sessions Studio in Black Rock, who graduated with Croom from the Buffalo Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts. “Jon’s kids have a hard road ahead of them, but it was easy to line up support in their honor.”
Hall has assembled some of Buffalo’s best performers, including Abraxas; Dee Adams; John Lombardo & Mary Ramsey; Myron & the Id; Alison Pipitone Band; Gretchen Schulz & Doug Morgano; Maria Sebastian; Skiffle Minstrels; The Stone Bridge Band; the Stone Country Band; That 80’s Hair Band; Tuco; Alan Whitney; and Mark Winsick – all of whom are donating their time and talents for the cause.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door, and are available now through Eventbrite at http://jonathancroom.eventbrite.com or by contacting Sessions Studio at 716-447-1508 or sessionsvideo@gmail.com.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
St Peter's UCC and Cuba First Baptist Church Upcoming Events
HEIFER FARM MUSIC REVUE
featuring Erin Sydney Welsh and friends
Sunday, March 21 @ 11:30 a.m.
St. Peter's United Church of Christ
1475 Orchard Park Road
West Seneca
674-1233
Free admission
http://www.st-petersucc.org/
FREE SPRING CONCERT
Featuring recording artists "Strike The Rock"
Sunday, April 11 at 3:00 p.m.
Cuba First Baptist Church
17 South St., Cuba NY
(585) 968-1531
http://www.cubafirstbaptist.org/
featuring Erin Sydney Welsh and friends
Sunday, March 21 @ 11:30 a.m.
St. Peter's United Church of Christ
1475 Orchard Park Road
West Seneca
674-1233
Free admission
http://www.st-petersucc.org/
FREE SPRING CONCERT
Featuring recording artists "Strike The Rock"
Sunday, April 11 at 3:00 p.m.
Cuba First Baptist Church
17 South St., Cuba NY
(585) 968-1531
http://www.cubafirstbaptist.org/
St Peter's UCC and Cuba First Baptist Church Upcoming Events
HEIFER FARM MUSIC REVUE
featuring Erin Sydney Welsh and friends
Sunday, March 21 @ 11:30 a.m.
St. Peter's United Church of Christ
1475 Orchard Park Road
West Seneca
674-1233
Free admission
www.st-petersucc.org
FREE SPRING CONCERT
Featuring recording artists "Strike The Rock"
Sunday, April 11 at 3:00 p.m.
Cuba First Baptist Church
17 South St., Cuba NY
(585) 968-1531
www.cubafirstbaptist.org
featuring Erin Sydney Welsh and friends
Sunday, March 21 @ 11:30 a.m.
St. Peter's United Church of Christ
1475 Orchard Park Road
West Seneca
674-1233
Free admission
www.st-petersucc.org
FREE SPRING CONCERT
Featuring recording artists "Strike The Rock"
Sunday, April 11 at 3:00 p.m.
Cuba First Baptist Church
17 South St., Cuba NY
(585) 968-1531
www.cubafirstbaptist.org
ESI EVENTS is pleased to announce the following show…
Headliner: GUITAR SHORTY
Support: TBA
Venue: THE TRALF MUSIC HALL
Patron info number: 852-2860 (box office) 835-3500 (ESI)
Venue address: 622 MAIN STREET BUFFALO NY
Date: APRIL 1ST, 2010
Time: DOORS AT 7PM - SHOW AT 8PM
Ticket price: $10 ADV $12 DAY OF
Tickets available at: http://www.ticketmaster.com/ http://www.tralfmusichall.com/ Tralf Box Office all ticketmaster location 1-800-745-3000
Guitar Shorty, aka David Kearney, was born in Houston, Texas but raised in Kissimee, Florida. As a young boy he would sneak into his uncle’s room and try to play his guitar. He was so small his hands didn’t fit around it’s neck, so he would lean it against the wall and play it like a stand up bass.
When other kids were in high school, Shorty was a student by day and a working musician by night. One evening when he went to work the marquis read, “The Walter Johnson Band featuring Guitar Shorty"; the name he would go by from then on was born.
Right out of high school at the age of 16 Shorty joined Ray Charles and his band for a year. At the age of 17 he recorded a single under the direction of Willie Dixon on the Cobra label. When Shorty was lured away to play with Guitar Slim he moved to New Orleans.
In New Orleans, Shorty fronted his own group that became the house band at the legendary Dew Drop Inn. There he played with greats such as T Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner and Little Richard. It took a job with Sam Cooke to get 19 year old Shorty on the bus and on his way to the West Coast.
Shorty lived and worked in both Los Angeles and Canada until in 1961 he met his wife, Marcia, in Seattle. When Shorty married Marcia he also got Jimi Hendrix, Marcia’s brother for a brother-in-law. The young Jimi Hendrix came to see Shorty play often and they were friends until Jimi’s untimely death
Like a Texas tumbleweed, Shorty rolled back to the Los Angeles area in 1971 and Los Angeles has remained his home. He cut his first full album and got his first W.C. Handy Award while living there.
Since that time Shorty has recorded several albums for the Black Top label and is currently signed to Evidence Records. He often jams at local clubs with former members of the Eagles, Steely Dan, and calls local blues artist Keb Mo a personal friend and fan. He continues to capture audiences with his sincerity, energy, and Rocking/Blues style.
Support: TBA
Venue: THE TRALF MUSIC HALL
Patron info number: 852-2860 (box office) 835-3500 (ESI)
Venue address: 622 MAIN STREET BUFFALO NY
Date: APRIL 1ST, 2010
Time: DOORS AT 7PM - SHOW AT 8PM
Ticket price: $10 ADV $12 DAY OF
Tickets available at: http://www.ticketmaster.com/ http://www.tralfmusichall.com/ Tralf Box Office all ticketmaster location 1-800-745-3000
Guitar Shorty, aka David Kearney, was born in Houston, Texas but raised in Kissimee, Florida. As a young boy he would sneak into his uncle’s room and try to play his guitar. He was so small his hands didn’t fit around it’s neck, so he would lean it against the wall and play it like a stand up bass.
When other kids were in high school, Shorty was a student by day and a working musician by night. One evening when he went to work the marquis read, “The Walter Johnson Band featuring Guitar Shorty"; the name he would go by from then on was born.
Right out of high school at the age of 16 Shorty joined Ray Charles and his band for a year. At the age of 17 he recorded a single under the direction of Willie Dixon on the Cobra label. When Shorty was lured away to play with Guitar Slim he moved to New Orleans.
In New Orleans, Shorty fronted his own group that became the house band at the legendary Dew Drop Inn. There he played with greats such as T Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner and Little Richard. It took a job with Sam Cooke to get 19 year old Shorty on the bus and on his way to the West Coast.
Shorty lived and worked in both Los Angeles and Canada until in 1961 he met his wife, Marcia, in Seattle. When Shorty married Marcia he also got Jimi Hendrix, Marcia’s brother for a brother-in-law. The young Jimi Hendrix came to see Shorty play often and they were friends until Jimi’s untimely death
Like a Texas tumbleweed, Shorty rolled back to the Los Angeles area in 1971 and Los Angeles has remained his home. He cut his first full album and got his first W.C. Handy Award while living there.
Since that time Shorty has recorded several albums for the Black Top label and is currently signed to Evidence Records. He often jams at local clubs with former members of the Eagles, Steely Dan, and calls local blues artist Keb Mo a personal friend and fan. He continues to capture audiences with his sincerity, energy, and Rocking/Blues style.
Greetings from Stone Row Central!
The new Stone Row CD "Alignment" is now available at www.stonerow.com and at all shows. We also have cool new Alignment T-shirts and spiffy Stone Row pint glasses.
If you like what we do, please help us spread the word! Invite your friends, family and co-workers to check out the group and the website.
Check out the new reviews at:
www.bestofwny.com/entertainment
www.celticradio.net/php/new_music.php
http://bit.ly/9Ek0gX
Some of these sites allow you to request and review our music!
Upcoming Stone Row Gigs:
Let the March madness begin!
Friday March 12th, 2010
Amherst Gaelic League Fundraiser to benefit the Belfast Summer Relief Program
Hearthstone Manor
333 Dick Road Depew NY
684-8850
5:00 PM
www.amherstgaelicleague.com
Tickets:
Chris Flynn 839-3233
Dennis Lennon 213-3546
Friday March 12th, 2010
Irish Classical Theatre "The Wake" Fundraiser
Karpeles Manuscript Museum
453 Porter Ave.
Buffalo, New York 14201
7:00 PM-11:00 PM
853-1380
www.partytodiefor.com
www.irishclassicaltheatre.com/special-events.php
Stop yer cryin' and drink! The party to die for! Winner of the Buffalo Niagara Event Professionals' Outstanding Event 2009!
Check the ICT website for tickets and more information.
Saturday March 13th, 2010
Buffalo Irish Center Emerald Room
245 Abbott Road in South Buffalo
8:00 PM-12:00 AM
825-9535
www.buffaloirishcenter.com
St. Patrick's Day Weekend at the BIC!
Sunday March 14th: TBA
Wednesday March 17th, 2010
Brock University Student Union
500 Glenridge Avenue
St. Catharines, Ontario
1:00 PM-4:30 PM
(905) 688-5550
www.brocku.ca
Open to the public.
Wednesday March 17th, 2010
Shenannigan's Pub
1009 Niagara Falls Boulevard (near Sheridan)
Amherst NY 14226
6:30 PM-10:30 PM
748-8884
www.shenannigansbuffalo.com
A St. Patrick's Day home away from home in Amherst! They have added a huge tent outside for more room. There is plenty of additional parking in the adjacent Firestone lot.
Saturday March 20th, 2010
Lancaster St. Patrick's Day Parade Party
Lancaster Elks Lodge
33 Legion Parkway
Lancaster, NY 14086
5:000 PM-9:00 PM
685-1478
Sunday March 21st, 2010
St. Patrick Joseph Dyngus Day
Harvey Morin Post VFW
965 Center Rd, West Seneca, NY 14224
3:00 PM-8:00 PM
674-2940
Details TBA
Saturday March 27th, 2010
Fitzgerald's Pub
392 Ohio Street
Lockport NY 14094
990-0444
8:00 PM-12:00 AM
Those of you who came out to our first gig there already know what a great venue this is. Inexpensive Guinness and McSorley's on tap, good food and good people.
Friday April 9th, 2010
Buffalo Irish Center
245 Abbott Road in South Buffalo
9:00 PM-1:00 AM
825-9535
www.buffaloirishcenter.com
Saturday April 9th, 2010
Dwyer's Pub
65 Webster Street
North Tonawanda NY 14120
692-4837
www.dwyerspub.com
Great Irish pub next to the Riviera Theatre.
Saturday April 17th, 2010
Fitzgerald's Pub
392 Ohio Street
Lockport NY 14094
990-0444
8:00 PM-12:00 AM
Those of you who came out to our first gig there already know what a great venue this is. Inexpensive Guinness and McSorley's on tap, good food and good people.
Friday April 23rd, 2010
Shannon Pub
2250 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Tonawanda NY 14150
743-9348
www.shannonpub.com
Saturday April 24th, 2010
Shannon Pub
2250 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Tonawanda NY 14150
743-9348
www.shannonpub.com
Log on to www.stonerow.com/calendar for other upcoming dates.
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Let the March madness begin!
Friday March 12th, 2010
Amherst Gaelic League Fundraiser to benefit the Belfast Summer Relief Program
Hearthstone Manor
333 Dick Road Depew NY
684-8850
5:00 PM
www.amherstgaelicleague.com
Tickets:
Chris Flynn 839-3233
Dennis Lennon 213-3546
Friday March 12th, 2010
Irish Classical Theatre "The Wake" Fundraiser
Karpeles Manuscript Museum
453 Porter Ave.
Buffalo, New York 14201
7:00 PM-11:00 PM
853-1380
www.partytodiefor.com
www.irishclassicaltheatre.com/special-events.php
Stop yer cryin' and drink! The party to die for! Winner of the Buffalo Niagara Event Professionals' Outstanding Event 2009!
Check the ICT website for tickets and more information.
Saturday March 13th, 2010
Buffalo Irish Center Emerald Room
245 Abbott Road in South Buffalo
8:00 PM-12:00 AM
825-9535
www.buffaloirishcenter.com
St. Patrick's Day Weekend at the BIC!
Sunday March 14th: TBA
Wednesday March 17th, 2010
Brock University Student Union
500 Glenridge Avenue
St. Catharines, Ontario
1:00 PM-4:30 PM
(905) 688-5550
www.brocku.ca
Open to the public.
Wednesday March 17th, 2010
Shenannigan's Pub
1009 Niagara Falls Boulevard (near Sheridan)
Amherst NY 14226
6:30 PM-10:30 PM
748-8884
www.shenannigansbuffalo.com
A St. Patrick's Day home away from home in Amherst! They have added a huge tent outside for more room. There is plenty of additional parking in the adjacent Firestone lot.
Saturday March 20th, 2010
Lancaster St. Patrick's Day Parade Party
Lancaster Elks Lodge
33 Legion Parkway
Lancaster, NY 14086
5:000 PM-9:00 PM
685-1478
Sunday March 21st, 2010
St. Patrick Joseph Dyngus Day
Harvey Morin Post VFW
965 Center Rd, West Seneca, NY 14224
3:00 PM-8:00 PM
674-2940
Details TBA
Saturday March 27th, 2010
Fitzgerald's Pub
392 Ohio Street
Lockport NY 14094
990-0444
8:00 PM-12:00 AM
Those of you who came out to our first gig there already know what a great venue this is. Inexpensive Guinness and McSorley's on tap, good food and good people.
Friday April 9th, 2010
Buffalo Irish Center
245 Abbott Road in South Buffalo
9:00 PM-1:00 AM
825-9535
www.buffaloirishcenter.com
Saturday April 9th, 2010
Dwyer's Pub
65 Webster Street
North Tonawanda NY 14120
692-4837
www.dwyerspub.com
Great Irish pub next to the Riviera Theatre.
Saturday April 17th, 2010
Fitzgerald's Pub
392 Ohio Street
Lockport NY 14094
990-0444
8:00 PM-12:00 AM
Those of you who came out to our first gig there already know what a great venue this is. Inexpensive Guinness and McSorley's on tap, good food and good people.
Friday April 23rd, 2010
Shannon Pub
2250 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Tonawanda NY 14150
743-9348
www.shannonpub.com
Saturday April 24th, 2010
Shannon Pub
2250 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Tonawanda NY 14150
743-9348
www.shannonpub.com
Log on to www.stonerow.com/calendar for other upcoming dates.
ESI Event Listings 3/12 - 3/27
3/12 - 10pm - The A-List @ Crazy Jakes 26 Webster St, N. Tonawanda NY
3/14 - 5:30pm - Pug Mahones @ D'Arcy Mcgee's Irish Pub 257 Franklin St Buffalo NY
3/14 - 4:00pm - Bareback Jack @ The Buckin' Buffalo Saloon 294 Franklin St Buffalo NY
3/14 - 2:30pm - Southside @ D'Arcy Mcgees
3/14 - 2:00pm - Mo Porter @ D'Arcy Mcgees
3/14 - 6:00pm - Strictly Hip @ D'Arcy Mcgees
3/15 - 8:00pm - "The Buffalo Shuffle" feat. Doug Yeomans, Mick Hayes, and Friends @ The Tralf 622 Main St Buffalo NY
3/17 - 7:30pm - Pug Mahones @ D'Arcy Mcgees Irish Pub 257 Franklin St Buffalo NY
3/19 - 9:00pm - Strictly Hip @ Water Street Landing 115 S Water Street Lewiston NY
3/20 - 11:00pm - Strictly Hip @ Buffalo Sports Garden 2954 Southwestern Blvd Orchard Park NY
3/26 - 10:00pm - Strictly Hip @ Finnans 1191 Lincoln Ave Lockport NY
3/26 - 9:00pm - The A-List @ Water Street Landing 115 S Water Street Lewiston NY
3/27 - 10:00pm - Strictly Hick @ Buckin Buffalo Saloon 294 Franklin St Buffalo NY
3/14 - 5:30pm - Pug Mahones @ D'Arcy Mcgee's Irish Pub 257 Franklin St Buffalo NY
3/14 - 4:00pm - Bareback Jack @ The Buckin' Buffalo Saloon 294 Franklin St Buffalo NY
3/14 - 2:30pm - Southside @ D'Arcy Mcgees
3/14 - 2:00pm - Mo Porter @ D'Arcy Mcgees
3/14 - 6:00pm - Strictly Hip @ D'Arcy Mcgees
3/15 - 8:00pm - "The Buffalo Shuffle" feat. Doug Yeomans, Mick Hayes, and Friends @ The Tralf 622 Main St Buffalo NY
3/17 - 7:30pm - Pug Mahones @ D'Arcy Mcgees Irish Pub 257 Franklin St Buffalo NY
3/19 - 9:00pm - Strictly Hip @ Water Street Landing 115 S Water Street Lewiston NY
3/20 - 11:00pm - Strictly Hip @ Buffalo Sports Garden 2954 Southwestern Blvd Orchard Park NY
3/26 - 10:00pm - Strictly Hip @ Finnans 1191 Lincoln Ave Lockport NY
3/26 - 9:00pm - The A-List @ Water Street Landing 115 S Water Street Lewiston NY
3/27 - 10:00pm - Strictly Hick @ Buckin Buffalo Saloon 294 Franklin St Buffalo NY
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Sportsmens at the Pearl Concert Series Celebrates New Partnership
Local musicians invite favorite non-profits to share the spotlight
A new partnership between two Buffalo institutions is paying early dividends for the local music community, while opening doors for their friends in the non-profit sector.
Kicking off this Sunday, March 7th, the free Sunday concert series “Sportsmens at the Pearl” celebrates the joining of forces between venerable Black Rock music venue the Sportsmens Tavern and downtown destination Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, which includes a major expansion at the Sportsmens and an increased focus on live music at Pearl Street. Each Sunday - barring occasions and holidays such as the NCAA Tournament and Easter - favorite artists from the Sportsmens will play at the Pearl from 4-7pm, while sharing the spotlight with a local non-profit organization of their choice.
Each week, the chosen non-profit will have staff on-hand promoting their programs and running raffles to raise funds. This Sunday’s opener features one of the “you call the classic, we play it” house bands at the Sportsmens, the aptly named Sport Men, who will support their Black Rock neighbors at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Sport Men singer and “Human Jukebox” John Culliton Mahoney returns solo the following week to revel in the spirit of “Post-St. Patty’s Parades at the Pearl,” benefiting the Belfast Summer Relief Program. After breaking during the madness of the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo, the series resumes March 28th with the stirring Gretchen Schulz & the Morvells in support of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. Following two special Sundays in April, the heart-on-rolled-up-sleeve rock of the Alison Pipitone Band and Grammy-nominated polka of Jerry Darlak & the Touch will complete the inaugural run.
“This partnership creates more gigs for the Buffalo music community,” said Sportsmens Tavern owner and Sport Men bassist Dwane Hall. “We have first-class musicians in Buffalo that deserve more opportunities like this, and allowing them to support a local non-profit of their choice makes this gig mean even more to them.”
The complete lineup for the inaugural run of Sportsmens at the Pearl is as follows –
March 7th – the Sport Men, supporting Habitat for Humanity ReStore
March 14th – John Culliton Mahoney, supporting Belfast Summer Relief Program (part of Post-St. Patty’s Parades at the Pearl)
March 21st – no concert: NCAA Tourney
March 28th – Gretchen Schulz & the Morvells, supporting Buffalo Music Hall of Fame
April 4th – no concert: Easter
April 11th – Special Event - “The Gift at the Pearl” – 14 bands across all five floors benefiting the children of fallen Buffalo firefighter Jonathan Croom; tickets and more at http://jonathancroom.eventbrite.com/
April 18th – Alison Pipitone Band, supporting SPCA
April 25th – Jerry Darlak & the Touch, supporting TBA
The Good Neighborhood is a Buffalo-based company that pairs performers with common causes to create Gatherings for the Common Good.
A new partnership between two Buffalo institutions is paying early dividends for the local music community, while opening doors for their friends in the non-profit sector.
Kicking off this Sunday, March 7th, the free Sunday concert series “Sportsmens at the Pearl” celebrates the joining of forces between venerable Black Rock music venue the Sportsmens Tavern and downtown destination Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, which includes a major expansion at the Sportsmens and an increased focus on live music at Pearl Street. Each Sunday - barring occasions and holidays such as the NCAA Tournament and Easter - favorite artists from the Sportsmens will play at the Pearl from 4-7pm, while sharing the spotlight with a local non-profit organization of their choice.
Each week, the chosen non-profit will have staff on-hand promoting their programs and running raffles to raise funds. This Sunday’s opener features one of the “you call the classic, we play it” house bands at the Sportsmens, the aptly named Sport Men, who will support their Black Rock neighbors at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Sport Men singer and “Human Jukebox” John Culliton Mahoney returns solo the following week to revel in the spirit of “Post-St. Patty’s Parades at the Pearl,” benefiting the Belfast Summer Relief Program. After breaking during the madness of the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo, the series resumes March 28th with the stirring Gretchen Schulz & the Morvells in support of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. Following two special Sundays in April, the heart-on-rolled-up-sleeve rock of the Alison Pipitone Band and Grammy-nominated polka of Jerry Darlak & the Touch will complete the inaugural run.
“This partnership creates more gigs for the Buffalo music community,” said Sportsmens Tavern owner and Sport Men bassist Dwane Hall. “We have first-class musicians in Buffalo that deserve more opportunities like this, and allowing them to support a local non-profit of their choice makes this gig mean even more to them.”
The complete lineup for the inaugural run of Sportsmens at the Pearl is as follows –
March 7th – the Sport Men, supporting Habitat for Humanity ReStore
March 14th – John Culliton Mahoney, supporting Belfast Summer Relief Program (part of Post-St. Patty’s Parades at the Pearl)
March 21st – no concert: NCAA Tourney
March 28th – Gretchen Schulz & the Morvells, supporting Buffalo Music Hall of Fame
April 4th – no concert: Easter
April 11th – Special Event - “The Gift at the Pearl” – 14 bands across all five floors benefiting the children of fallen Buffalo firefighter Jonathan Croom; tickets and more at http://jonathancroom.eventbrite.com/
April 18th – Alison Pipitone Band, supporting SPCA
April 25th – Jerry Darlak & the Touch, supporting TBA
The Good Neighborhood is a Buffalo-based company that pairs performers with common causes to create Gatherings for the Common Good.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
The Carubba Collision Golden Gloves
Boxing is Back in Buffalo
Event to Start on March 20th at the Burt Flickinger Center
All of Western New York amateur Boxers, sub novice, novice, and open class, both male and female are training hard and eagerly anticipating their opportunity to participate in the most prestigious amateur boxing tournament in the country The Carubba Collision Golden Gloves. The boxers are enthusiastically preparing to seize their moment to earn their place in history and become a Golden Gloves champion.
The ECC Burt Flickinger Athletic Center will be the host site for the regional tournament, and the New York State Championship, which take place on March 20th, April 9th, and April 23rd. The first show on Saturday March 20th will be a great opportunity for local fans and visitors to have an entertaining sports-filled weekend as the tournament will start in between Friday (March 19th) and Sundays (March 21st) NCAA basketball tournament. Bouts are set for a 7:30pm start.
Admission for each show is $20 in advance or $25 the day of each event for general admission and $10 in advance or $15 the day of the event for children 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the Tonawanda, Buffalo, Hamburg and Wheatfield Carubba Collision locations as well as Pacillo’s on Hertel Avenue, Doris Records on East Ferry Street, or online at www.Clicketix.com.
Sponsorship opportunities and ringside tables are still available. For more information go to www.buffalogoldengloves.com or contact Don Patterson at 716-400-9697, or e-mail buffalogoldengolves@live.com, or search Buffalo Golden Gloves on facebook. If you are looking for a superior sporting experience and great live entertainment please join us to support local boxers and businesses.
Event to Start on March 20th at the Burt Flickinger Center
All of Western New York amateur Boxers, sub novice, novice, and open class, both male and female are training hard and eagerly anticipating their opportunity to participate in the most prestigious amateur boxing tournament in the country The Carubba Collision Golden Gloves. The boxers are enthusiastically preparing to seize their moment to earn their place in history and become a Golden Gloves champion.
The ECC Burt Flickinger Athletic Center will be the host site for the regional tournament, and the New York State Championship, which take place on March 20th, April 9th, and April 23rd. The first show on Saturday March 20th will be a great opportunity for local fans and visitors to have an entertaining sports-filled weekend as the tournament will start in between Friday (March 19th) and Sundays (March 21st) NCAA basketball tournament. Bouts are set for a 7:30pm start.
Admission for each show is $20 in advance or $25 the day of each event for general admission and $10 in advance or $15 the day of the event for children 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the Tonawanda, Buffalo, Hamburg and Wheatfield Carubba Collision locations as well as Pacillo’s on Hertel Avenue, Doris Records on East Ferry Street, or online at www.Clicketix.com.
Sponsorship opportunities and ringside tables are still available. For more information go to www.buffalogoldengloves.com or contact Don Patterson at 716-400-9697, or e-mail buffalogoldengolves@live.com, or search Buffalo Golden Gloves on facebook. If you are looking for a superior sporting experience and great live entertainment please join us to support local boxers and businesses.
