The Buffalo Blues non-profit has been raising funds for veterans causes for a few years now. It’s just about to hit $100,000 in money raised, likely in its sold-out show…
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Welcome to our Spring 2021 intern, Jessica Meditz. Jess is a senior at SUNY Fredonia, where she studies journalism and is editor-in-chief of The Leader, the college’s weekly student newspaper….
As you know, things are tough all over in the music business, for the venues whose very existence is threatened and for all the musicians in Western New York who…
Yeah, it’s been a hard year. And now Billy Joe Shaver is gone. For many of us, his shows at the Sportsmen’s Tavern were our chance to catch this legendary…
As most of you probably know Jerry Jeff Walker left this sphere on Oct. 23. It hasn’t been a good year for music icons, and this is another one that…
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…
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….