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[TRIBUTE] Covering Steely Dan is no joke. Fagen and Becker took the band off the road in 1975 because they felt the sound they were achieving in the studio wasn’t well enough represented by their stage show, and they didn’t emerge in a live format again until 1993. Technology eventually caught up with them, and by the early aughties, “The Dan” was capable of a mighty impressive live performance, complete with a trio of backup gals and full-on brass section. It has continued that way, more or less, since then and will likely live on despite the death of Water Becker last year. While other Dan tribute bands have emerged over the years, including the New England-based No Static, which has featured, on occasion, true Dan sax-man Walt Weiskopf as special guest, Dirty Work is different—because it’s *our* Dan band. Featuring three out of four members of Aqueous (Mike Gantzer, Dave Loss, Evan McPhaden) along with Ryan Nogle and uber-talented young’un Harry Graser, this ought to be a tour-de-force of Buffalo musical quirk—aptly applied to the music of one of rock’s quirkiest 1970’s bands. Check it out at Buffalo Iron Works on Saturday, March 31. Go early to check out the venue’s awesome selection of crafty brews.