By Elmer Ploetz Jimmy Calire will be playing with an all-star cast led by Doug Yeomans when he returns to Buffalo on March 8 for Szelestfest 6, the annual event…
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The electronic version of this magazine goes online this morning (March 1), sometime in the forenoon. In the afternoon, friends and fans of Josh Gage will be celebrating his life…
Sometimes you just have to take things to the next level. That’s what we’re planning on doing with the JAM (The Journal of Americana Music) over the next few months….
The SAM Foundation Board of Directors recently approved the idea of expanding distribution of The JAM in the coming months. We’ll try to increase the content, add a calendar of…
This month I was able to catch up with locally-based singer/songwriter Davey O, who combines his skill as a tunesmith with a tireless work ethic—which goes a long way to…
Between March 11 and April 14, we’re providing tickets to 10 shows at four different venues in WNY. Email me at rjmcl14@gmail.com and tell me which shows you want to…
March is St. Patrick’s Day. At least that’s what I associate it with. Do Irish music and bluegrass music have anything in common? Well, most certainly! Bill Monroe, the undisputed…
NEW MUSIC ALERT Cindy Cashdollar: Waltz for Abilene Michael Doucet: Lacher Prise Nathaniel Ratcliff: And It’s Still Alright Drive-By Truckers: The Unraveling The Revivalists: Recorded in Muscle Shoals Sonny…
By Patrick Gormley The SAM Foundation has partnered with the Blues Society of Western New York (BSWNY) in providing a free monthly music program open to all school-aged youth in…
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