HEaRD in WNY: Top shows for the week of Sept. 5 - 11

It's time for this year's Music Is Art Festival coming up Saturday, September 10th, when Delaware Park sprawls out into the biggest celebration of local music this side of the Erie Canal. With more stages than your favorite "big name" festival showcasing music from the area all day alongside hundreds of vendors, art performances, and of course plenty of food and drinks to go around.

Bring the kids, your grandparents, and any outcasts or free thinkers you may know to this uniquely Buffalo event. Because the 716 music scene thrives in our city thanks to all of you who continue to come out and support it!

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Firestarter: 6 p.m. tonight at Mohawk Place
Rapper Big Pooh (of Little Brother): 6 p.m. Wednesday at Evening Star Concert Hall
Musicians For Peace: 6 p.m. Thursday at Buffalo Iron Works
Atomic Aggressor: 8 p.m. Thursday at Rockin' Buffalo
Slyfest 11: Noon Friday through 6 p.m. Sunday at the Heron
Immaculate Mafia: 6 p.m. Friday at Evening Star Concert Hall
Hell On The Hill 6: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Hill (Cuba)
Polterabend / A Stag Party for Andrew & Allana: 8 p.m. Saturday at Mohawk Place
Super American: 9 p.m. Saturday at Nietzsche's

Greg Burt is a Concert Promoter/Sound Guy/Music Supporter/Keyboardist/etc. He can be reached at Greg@FTMPEvents.com. For the full FTMP show calendar, visit www.FTMPEvents.com.

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PODCAST: The ThinkSoJoe Show for Aug. 31, 2016

After a one-week absense, the ThinkSoJoe Show returned to the airwaves Wednesday evening with special guest co-host JT of BoredWrestlingFan.com.

The show's music was provided by The Abruptors, The Barksdales, Wolf Tickets, Trinkit, and The Rabies.

The ThinkSoJoe Show broadcasts live every Wednesday from 6 - 8 p.m. only on All WNY Radio.

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HEaRD in WNY: Top shows for the week of Aug. 29 - Sept. 4

This week's featured show is the Last Reign's Debut Album Release Show: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Mohawk Place.

Get ready for a night of metal and debauchery as Buffalo's melodic death metal band releases their debut album at Mohawk Place with a killer bill.

Comprised of Bill Spencer, David Geis, Andrew Huefner, Brain Platter, and Mike Marlinski, The Last Reign is a 716 metal super-group with veteran players who have paid their dues under a variety of different band names over the years. Now that they've joined forces, they have started their takeover and the first milestone will be reached on Saturday as Expulsion From Paradise will be made available to the public.

Join The Last Reign with local heavyweights Orius, Weaponex, Sertraline (members of Where She Wept), and Arcaenium (members of Cain & Nazgul) for an evening of great times and great local music.

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• The Ataris: 6 p.m. tonight at Mohawk Place
• Buffalo Musicians Happy Hour: 8 p.m. Thursday at Milkies on Elmwood
• Hell's Harlots End Of Summer Party: 8 p.m. Thursday at Mohawk Place
• FTMP Summer's End Session: 6 p.m. Friday at Stamps
• Seven Faces, Exham Priory, & The Rifts: 7 p.m. Friday at Mr. Goodbar
• 716 Elite #TheAfterParty: 8 p.m. Friday at Evening Star Concert Hall
• Neon Toga Party II: 10 p.m. Friday at Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center
• Super Tugger & Soul Butchers: 10 p.m. Friday at Nietzsches
• Full Of Hell & The Body Collaboration: 6 p.m. Sunday at Sugar City

Greg Burt is a Concert Promoter/Sound Guy/Music Supporter/Keyboardist/etc. He can be reached at Greg@FTMPEvents.com. For the full FTMP show calendar, visit www.FTMPEvents.com.

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Local bands back on for tonight's Canalside show

BUFFALO -- Sometimes the Internet can be a good thing.

Following massive criticism from the public about the canning of two local opening acts from a free Claypool Lennon Delirium concert at Canalside tonight, the local bands have been added back to the bill.

According to Randle and the Late Night Scandals, the show has been "expanded" to allow for them, as well as fellow Buffalo artists Kickstart Rumble.

The post, made to the Canalside event page on Facebook, states: "OK FANDALS... Great News. With all your buzz on Facebook, the news of the schedule conflict got to the artists Les Claypool and Sean Lennon. They have agreed to expand the show so here is the updated Schedule."

It goes on to state that Randle and the Late Night Scandals will play from 6 to 6:30 p.m., followed by KickStart Rumble from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m., before Jjuujjuu takes the stage at 7:35 p.m. followed by Claypool and Lennon at 8:30 p.m.

Canalside confirmed the change, stating, "UPDATE on tonight's Free Thursday Canalside Concert!: After all the social media comments, Les Claypool and Sean Lennon themselves went to their management teams and made the decision to let the local bands play tonight!"

RELATED LINK: Local acts pulled from tonight's Lennon Claypool Delirium show

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Local acts pulled from tonight's Claypool Lennon Delirium show

BUFFALO -- Tonight's free concert at Canalside featuring headliner Claypool Lennon Delirium was slated to feature a pair of popular local bands opening for the duo of Les Claypool and Sean Lennon. Apparently it will not.

The local bands who had planned to perform -- Randle and the Late Night Scandals, as well as Kickstart Rumble -- both say they have been asked not to at the request of the headlining act.

Kickstart Rumble first informed their fans via Facebook with a message shortly before 8 p.m. that said "BAD NEWS: Even though we won the Canalside/Public Battle of the Bands, due to a contract/booking/talent issue, the headlining act refuses to share the stage with a local act, so Kickstart Rumble will NOT be the opening act at tomorrows final Canalside Thursday concert.
We thank everyone who voted for us. We really had a special show planned for you for the big stage.... #winnersturnedlosers"

Randle and the Late Night Scandals confirmed the rumor shortly thereafter with their own Facebook announcement: "Sorry Fandals. With less then 24hrs notice we have just been informed that our scheduled opening for Claypool Lennon at Canalside this Thursday has been canceled .due to the headlining act "refusing" to share the same stage with local opening acts. We were offered a small stage to the side of the venue, with no rain cover but we declined and stand in solidarity with Kick Start Rumble. The Scandals had planned a special show for our fans, and feel this substitution would only compromise the quality of performance we wanted to share with the public. Thank you to all of those that took part in The Public Choice online voting and those who supported us."

Fans of the two local acts, needless to say, were not pleased. Many took to the Facebook page of the headlining act, asking why they refused to share a stage with local acts, getting no response in return. Others went to the event page, being slightly less diplomatic about it. One post asked, "Will I be able to hit Sean Lennon with rocks from the general admission section, or will I have to pay $55 to be close enough to hit him?" Another said "Shame on The Claypool Lennon Delirium for not supporting local bands!"

As for why the decision to pull the local bands from the show? That is yet to be determined. Both acts say it's due to Claypool and Lennon -- sons of Les Claypool and John Lennon -- "refusing to share the stage" with the local acts. However, the Claypool Lennon page on Facebook has no complaints from other shows they've done. Just a lot of complaints from Buffalo's show -- all posted in the last 12 hours. It's hard to believe that there aren't local music fans in Detroit, Mich.; Columbus, Ohio; or Scranton, Pa., all cities the band has performed in recently. In fact a comment from a fan in Detroit notes that "the opening act" went on at 8 p.m. for the show there earlier this month with the headliners taking the stage at 9 p.m.

Surely, more will come out about this last-minute decision to pull two local acts from the show.

For those who were really hoping to see the local acts, Randle and the Late Night Scandal is playing Lockhouse Distillery on Friday and will be performing during Music is Art on Sept. 10. Kickstart Rumble, unfortunately, doesn't have any upcoming local events listed, however.

UPDATE: (3:11 p.m.): Local bands back on for tonight's Canalside show

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Reserve seats still available for Wednesday night Blink 182 show at Darien Lake

DARIEN -- If you're looking for reserve seats for Wednesday's Blink 182 concert at Darien Lake, there's still plenty to be had.

Starting at $30 in the 500 section, all the way up to $534 in the front row (for a resale ticket), there's a surprising number of seats still available from the venue itself.

The 7 p.m. show starts with A Day To Remember and All Time Low before Blink 182 takes the stage.

Image courtesy Ticketmaster.com. Video courtesy Vevo.

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HEaRD in WNY: Top shows for the week of Aug. 22 - 28

This week's featured show is the 2016 Night Lights Music Festival.

This weekend, the Green Heron Growers in Sherman lights up for this year's Night Lights Music Festival. The festival, which started many years ago, boasts some of the best national and local jam/rock/alternative bands -- alongside DJ's, art installations, a vendor village and your favorite camping activities -- like hiking and biking over 200 acres, swimming, yoga, and a KanJam tournament. Camp out all weekend at one of WNY's best annual festivals featuring some of our local musicians;  it's always a wild time. Presented by 1039 Productions and Community Beer Works

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• Tear Out The Heart & It Lies Within : 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mohawk Place
• The Good Neighbors & Darling Harbor : 9 p.m. Wednesday at Nietzsches
• Artpark Silent Disco : 6 p.m. Thursday at ArtPark
• The Carnival Of Parahorror 2016 : Friday, Saturday & Sunday at Central Terminal
• Something Better EP Release Party : 6 p.m. Friday at Stamps
• This Is Hip Hop II : 6 p.m. Friday at the Evening Star Concert Hall
• DJ A Sides, Loki, & Friends : 9 p.m. Friday at the Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center
• Cryptfest III : 1 p.m. Saturday in Delevan
• An Era Of Hubris : 6 p.m. Sunday at Rockin' Buffalo

Greg Burt is a Concert Promoter/Sound Guy/Music Supporter/Keyboardist/etc. He can be reached at Greg@FTMPEvents.com. For the full FTMP show calendar, visit www.FTMPEvents.com.

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