Our man in Cleveland, Marquil from EmpireWire, transmits his sketches from day two of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
NYS Delegation whip Nicholas Langworthy interviewed before breakfast Tuesday.
On the patio of Caffe Aroma at the corner of Elmwood and Bidwell Parkway, a man in a floppy hat quietly plays a lute as folks drink coffee and beers, and Jon Bap and Quinton Brock of The Get Money Squad tell me about their carefree approach to music.
I ask Bap about how he and Brock write music together and he starts laughing.
“The only reason I’m laughing like that is because our approach to writing music is so like…”
Quinton interrupts, “Such a joke! The motto was just kind of, like, fuck it,” says Brock in between sips of a dark stout.
The Canalside free Thursday concert series has consistently been one of the most popular summer events in Buffalo each year. Thousands of people show up each week to hang out and experience live music at what has become one of the city’s most popular outdoor music venues. Last year, the average attendance was 10,000-15,000 people per event while the largest recorded attendance was approximately 21,000. Needless to say, this concert series is a big deal for everyone involved, but especially for the local music acts that get the chance to open the shows.