more by Christopher John Treacy
[ROCK] Returning to Darien Lake on Sunday, June 25 for a third consecutive Buffalo area summer show, the Zac Brown Band is one of the better byproducts of country’s ongoing identity crisis.
[ROCK] As bands go, Blackberry Smoke isn’t much interested in chart numbers and sales figures.
[ROCK] If you’re not paying attention to pop, you might think Train’s ride of success petered out with “Calling All Angels” in 2003, but that’s not the case.
[COUNTRY] The insanely successful “bro-country” duo of Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard achieved an industry milestone with the 2012 single, “Cruise,” which became the only song of its genre to achieve diamond sales status, selling in excess of 10 million copies...
[ROCK] If you missed Elvis Costello when he came to Shea’s last fall, now’s your chance when the he plays at CMAC in nearby Canandaigua on Saturday, June 17.
[BLUES] If you’re a blues fan then Tab Benoit is likely a very familiar name. As a contemporary bluesman, Benoit (pronounced ben-wah) is known to champion the swampy Delta style with his electric Stratocaster, sweetening the stew with soulful bits along the way.
[ROCK] Watching Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds play in their acoustic duo format, you get the sensation that they feel like they’re on an awesome vacation together.