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[ROCK] First they were in American Bang, then they became The Cadillac Black, now they’re known as The Cadillac Three. This southern rock trio makes gritty-enough tunes that straddle the lines between modern country and the music of their Allman elders, complete with a dedi
[PUNK] Given their 1995 “hit,” “Disconnected,” which broke through to some mainstream airplay thanks to being included on the soundtracks for Tank Girl and National Lampoon’s Senior Trip, Face to Face are often thought of as being early purveyors of punk-p
[JAZZ] As a longtime member of Elton John’s touring band, it seems an odd coincidence that guitarist John Jorgenson would be playing a Buffalo gig in the wake of his former employer, but Jorgenson comes to town on a different sort of errand, playing “gypsy jazz” with his qu
[POP] “Maybe you’ll get a replacement/There’s plenty like me to be found,” Elton John sings on the title track to one of his most celebrated works, 1973’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
[POP] What do you do when you’re barely 22 with a net worth of over $40 million bucks and the boy band you sing in goes on hiatus? You launch a solo career, of course. And for Ireland’s Niall Horan, also a member of One Direction, it seems to be paying off.
[COMEDY] The latest installment in this ongoing series at Hertel Avenue’s Revolution Gallery features headliner Matt Bergmen. A celebrated comic from the D.C.
[ROCK] A perfect example of how hard work can pay off, Greg Kihn spent the height of his career—in the early-mid 1980’s—as an opening act for Journey, the Rolling Stones and even the Grateful Dead.
[FOLK] Though Peter Mulvey is based in Milwaukee, his career is often associated with the neo-folk singer/songwriter revival experienced in Boston during the mid-1990s.
[FUNK] Kool and the Gang may not have achieved household-name success until the mid-later 1970’s, but the group formed in the mid-1960’s out of Jersey City, giving their career an impressive 50-year-span.