It’s oddly fitting that one of the most influential figures in the evolution of what we now refer to as Americana music was actually born in Toronto, Canada, to a…
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By Elmer Ploetz JAM Editor Phil Dillon knows the realities of the music business, and just how few songs actually make it to the public. So the fact that he…
What would it be worth to you to get a chance to hear some of the Western New York music that has gone unreleased and under the radar over the…
By Elmer Ploetz JAM Editor Basic truth of life: everybody can use some live music in their life. It was almost as if I had to be reminded of it…
By Elmer Ploetz JAM Editor The self-titled new album by The Bear & the Bison may seem like it’s coming out of nowhere for Buffalo audiences, but it’s actually a…
Uncle Ben’s Remedy played its butt off (don’t they always?) for an album-release show on Saturday, March 4, at the Versailles Community Hall, just across the road from the roaring…
Tadaaki Naganuma was the Paul McCartney in the Silver Beats, Japan’s premier Beatles tribute band. In more recent years, he’s found a welcoming stage on Amherst Street. In fact, Tadaaki’s…
By Elmer Ploetz JAM Editor When people think about traditional music in America, they usually think of Appalachian mountain ballads or country blues from the south. But through the years…
By Elmer Ploetz Editor For Greg Hennessey, his Rockabilly Greg podcast is a labor of love … specifically a love of Western New York music. Since March, Hennessey has done…
By Buck Quigley When Gram Parsons decided to outfit the Flying Burrito Brothers in stage clothes designed by Nudie Cohn, he was following what had become a country music tradition….