By Elmer Ploetz JAM Editor Has it really been 25 years since the first Americanarama in Buffalo? Time flies when you’re having fun. The Americanarama festivals were indeed fun, and…
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By Elmer Ploetz JAM Editor As you’ve no doubt heard, Ronnie Hawkins – “The Hawk” – has died. Here’s the obit from Associated Press. He’s best known for his association…
By Elmer Ploetz Editor Let’s get straight to the point here: Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen are in my personal Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and they…
This piece on Bruce Springsteen’s “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” is written by James Kinsella, a writer from Massachusetts. Kinsella, a St. Bonaventure University alumnus and long-time Cape Cod-area journalist, is…
By Elmer Ploetz After almost nine months of this, it’s getting pretty hard to find silver linings amid the pandemic … yet there are still some. It’s been depressing as…
This piece on Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness” is written by James Kinsella, a writer from Massachusetts. Kinsella, a St. Bonaventure University alumnus and long-time Cape Cod-area journalist, is…
By Elmer Ploetz Editor I love the music of the Bellamy Brothers. When they’re at their best, they combine a wit that’s rare in mainstream country music with a slow…
Going back to the roots, here’s Ramblin’ Lou with one of his early records … from 1951!
Things are a little slow on the music front (obviously), so we thought we’d take you back a few years to a cool little song from Ed Bentley and Ernie…
By Courtney S. Lennon It’s 7 p.m. on a cold December night at Nietzsche’s on Allen Street. Thirty years ago, Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt played this iconic Buffalo…