Hi. Here’s the October JAM. Apologies for the late arrival. The stories went online earlier, but we ran into some technical difficulties with our email service. We’ve got things back…
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Congratulations to the Sportsmen’s Tavern and the Hall family for winning their suit against the New York State Liquor Authority. Thanks to them, music is no longer “incidental.” Not that…
As we all know, live music is endangered in Western New York and around the nation. Here’s a group that is attempting to do something about that. Save Our Stages…
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….
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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Attention All Members: SAVE THE DATE-The 5th Annual SAM Foundation Awards show will be Sunday October 13th at 5 PM at The Sportsmen’s Tavern. There is no Bills’ game that…
The SAM Foundation exists as a grassroots membership driven organization. We’re able to achieve all that we do because of you being a member; many of you provide volunteer to…
Buffalo Blues Benefit for Veterans and the Sportsmen’s Americana Music Foundation have designed a program to bring music skills and new connections to Western New York’s veterans. Led by two…
It’s that time of the year again … yes, Szelest Fest time. The annual fundraiser for the Sportsmen’s Americana Music Foundation will be on Sunday, March 31, kicking off at…