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Dr. John & the Lower 911 administered a dose of bayou blast into The Bear’s Den last Friday evening as the eclectic six-piece tore through selections from the good doctor’s catalog without even breaking a sweat. They led off with…
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Besides having one of the most imposing monikers in all of heavy metal, ex-Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein exudes a matter-of-fact solemnity proven to make even seasoned journalists squirm before dangling the next question out on the rope. He…
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The last time that Grand Funk Railroad played Western New York, I’ll admit that, while I remember it being a brisk evening full of driving riffs and classic rock reminiscence, my attention was pulled in a different direction for most…
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“I was trying to write the ultimate pop song. I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies. I have to admit it [smiles]. When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily…
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From the moment David Cassidy walked out onto The Bear’s Den stage, he was bombarded with fanaticism from forty to fifty-something women seeking to carry out their 1970s teen idol fantasies. They came armed with lighted signs, weathered issues of…
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Although singer/songwriter David Bromberg has been in the business nearly 50 years, the concept of flying under the radar is still an apt way to describe his career to this point. Sure, he’s played with everyone from Bob Dylan to…
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In the history of rock ‘n’ roll as we know it, The Kinks couldn’t have come along at a better time. They were a loud, rebellious, and smoldering moment of clarity for an entire generation of post-WWII English adolescents who…
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Music aficionados of all ages stormed Buffalo’s Erie Canal Harbor last night for an entrancing set from Elvis Costello and the Imposters and were serenaded by some of the most catchy yet lyrically reflective pieces the consummate troubadour has ever…
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Corrosion of Conformity’s 1994 album “Deliverance” is one that every self-respecting metalhead should own, because it represents the band’s organic transition from hardcore upstarts to Southern-fried sludge metal masters capable of stealing the show on any given night. Promoting guitarist…
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Imagine that you’ve spent 30 days enveloped by the miasma of inner city smog only to be thrust into a car and driven out to the middle of nowhere so you can finally appreciate what it means to breathe fresh…
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