Music wise, I love living in Buffalo

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Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - VioletlightHeron - 05-20-2009

So I went down to the downtown business district over my lunch break to buy tickets for the upcoming Erie Canal Harbor concerts and for 60 bucks I got tickets to the following:

Great Big Sea w/Kathleen Edwards

The Black Crowes

Gov't Mule

Robert Cray Band w/ Indigenous

Yonder Mountain String Band

Medeski, Martin and Wood w/ Umphrey's Mcgee

This summer is going to bleeping great! :jump :jump

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - The Horrible Esthete - 05-20-2009

Wow. Sweet schedule of shows.

Robert Cray! :thumb:

Been awhile since I've seen YMSB -- far too long, really. They're here in Cincy sometime around the 4th of July....i need to be there....

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - chris - 05-20-2009

Wow. That's awesome.

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - mojo_mattv - 05-20-2009

you didn't pay 60 bucks flat for all of those did you!?

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - Tthip - 05-20-2009

mojo_mattv Wrote:you didn't pay 60 bucks flat for all of those did you!?

Yep, $10 bucks a piece. ($20 day of show)
There are amazing concerts all around Buffalo every summer.
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday there are free concerts all around Buffalo.
This year they are also having double bill weekend "pay" concerts on the waterfront for ten bucks a piece, and those are the ones he is talking about.
The last couple of years the free shows consisted of at least 3 Sam Roberts Band gigs and a Gord Downie solo gig.

This is not a complete list, just shows I thought would interest people:

Free: Thursday's: Buffalo, NY
George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic
Los Lonely Boys
Los Lobos
the Disco Biscuits
gomez
Robert Randolph
Neko Case

Free Tuesday's: Lewiston, NY
June 16th Blue Oyster Cult
June 23rd America
June 30th Blue Rodeo
July 7th The Guess Who
July 14th Grand Funk Railroad
July 21st 54-40
August 25th Peter Frampton

Free Wednesday's: Lewiston, Ny
The Trews
Sloan
Galactic

Free Friday's: Lockport, NY (line-up not announced yet)
June 26: Rusted Root
July 3: Our Lady Peace,
July 10: The Cult, with Ours and Chylde.
July 17: Kim Mitchell, with the Jeremy Hoyle Band
July 24: Lita Ford, with Sass Jordan Flyin' Blind.
July 31: Queensryche, with Dave Constantino
Aug. 7: Eddie Money,
Aug. 14: Charlie Daniels Band, with Her & Kings County
Aug. 21: Randy Bachman, with Alison Pipitone,

Free Saturday's: North Tonawanda, NY (line-up not announced yet)

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - mojo_mattv - 05-20-2009

Christ. Not bad, I knew the Shwa was bad, but... Christ.

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - redhill - 05-21-2009

good shit

is there an online link for these ?

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - Tthip - 05-21-2009

redhill Wrote:good shit

is there an online link for these ?

Free Buffalo Thursday's and $10 Waterfront Weekends:
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.buffaloplace.com/aboutus/marketing/summerconcertseries.html">http://www.buffaloplace.com/aboutus/mar ... eries.html</a>

Free Tuesday's at Arpark ($10 State Park parking fee)
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.artpark.net/content/pages/tuesday-in-the-park">http://www.artpark.net/content/pages/tu ... n-the-park</a>

Free Wednesday's at Artpark ($10 State Park parking fee)
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.artpark.net/content/pages/wednesdays-on-the-gorge">http://www.artpark.net/content/pages/we ... -the-gorge</a>

Free Friday's Lockport, NY (Line-up just released - see below)
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.canalconcerts.com/">http://www.canalconcerts.com/</a>
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.pollstar.com/resultsCity.aspx?ID=34215&SortBy=Date&SearchBy=lockport,%20ny">http://www.pollstar.com/resultsCity.asp ... port,%20ny</a>

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - VioletlightHeron - 05-21-2009

For the Thursday in the Square and the Erie Canal Harbor concerts:

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.buffaloplace.com/aboutus/marketing/summerconcertseries.html">http://www.buffaloplace.com/aboutus/mar ... eries.html</a>

Artpark Tuesdays

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.artpark.net/content/pages/tuesday-in-the-park">http://www.artpark.net/content/pages/tu ... n-the-park</a>

Artpark Wednesdays

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.artpark.net/content/pages/wednesdays-on-the-gorge">http://www.artpark.net/content/pages/we ... -the-gorge</a>

For all the rest and more

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.bestofwny.com/concerts_festivals/#lbl">http://www.bestofwny.com/concerts_festivals/#lbl</a>

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - VioletlightHeron - 05-21-2009

Heh, Dana maybe you and I will get paid by Buffalo for being such great promoters? :lol: :lol:

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - Tthip - 05-21-2009

VioletlightHeron Wrote:Heh, Dana maybe you and I will get paid by Buffalo for being such great promoters? :lol: :lol:

I can already see that check bouncing all the way down Main Street.

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - redhill - 05-21-2009

thanks guys !!

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - VioletlightHeron - 05-21-2009

Tthip Wrote:
VioletlightHeron Wrote:Heh, Dana maybe you and I will get paid by Buffalo for being such great promoters? :lol: :lol:
I can already see that check bouncing all the way down Main Street.

And the mayor will give us a Key to the city as well....

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - chris - 05-21-2009

VioletlightHeron Wrote:
Tthip Wrote:
VioletlightHeron Wrote:Heh, Dana maybe you and I will get paid by Buffalo for being such great promoters? :lol: :lol:
I can already see that check bouncing all the way down Main Street.

And the mayor will give us a Key to the city as well....

That's reserved for people who actually do something for the city. People who are deserving of the honor for their commitment to bettering city life.

And T.O.

Re: Music wise, I love living in Buffalo - Tthip - 05-21-2009

Lockport just released it's line-up today:

June 26: Rusted Root
July 3: Our Lady Peace,
July 10: The Cult, with Ours and Chylde.
July 17: Kim Mitchell, with the Jeremy Hoyle Band
July 24: Lita Ford, with Sass Jordan Flyin' Blind.
July 31: Queensryche, with Dave Constantino
Aug. 7: Eddie Money,
Aug. 14: Charlie Daniels Band, with Her & Kings County
Aug. 21: Randy Bachman, with Alison Pipitone,