From the SAM Foundation, condolences to the all the friends and family of Josh Gage of The Observers. It's a very sad day to lose one of our great musicians...
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This is my last Buffalo Bob article as the SAM Foundation president, but I’m still staying on the Board for now, so in the coming months I’ll have something to…
Mardi Gras is coming up on Feb. 25, so who better to ask for a playlist than Tod Kniazuk? Tod is the founder and executive director of The Big Easy…
SAM Foundation bringing music to the Library We’re pretty excited about one of our newest initiatives. The Sportsmen’s Americana Music Foundation is partnering with the Buffalo & Erie County Public…
Between Feb. 14 and March 14, we’re providing tickets to nine shows at three different venues in WNY. Email me at rjmcl14@gmail.com and tell me which shows you want to…
There are some very cool events in the works, starting with … Beer & Chocolate! Beer and chocolate … Two great things that go well together. Combine them with music…
The SAM Foundation’s next Emerging Artists Night will be Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Sportsmen’s Tavern, starting at 7 p.m. Admission is free for SAMF members and $5 for non-members;…
This month I’m happy to share a recent back and forth with local singer songwriter Alan Whitney. A longtime presence on the Buffalo music scene, the Rochester native opens up…
Well, winter is finally here in Western New York. We don’t put away our banjos and fiddles but the pace does change. BuffaloBluegrass.com has 10 bluegrass jams listed in February…
The Spotify introduction to Townes Van Zandt The response to last month’s Townes Van Zandt story was so overwhelming we decided to ask the writer, Courtney Lennon, to put together…