https://youtube.com/shorts/P7xHq6CrHdE?si=j3TDIQ6MZV48CV8b #OnThisDay In 1970, The Grateful Dead perform with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra at Kleinhans Music Hall. The Byrds were originally meant to play but cancelled, allowing the Grateful Dead to…
https://youtube.com/shorts/nWHBg-k_Ej8?si=be7OMbK3r2hLmPz7 #OnThisDay In 1995, Live, Sponge and love spit love perform at the Connecticut Street Armory. Although not used for concerts anymore, the Armory began hosting big band concerts in…
https://youtube.com/shorts/TadwN2Vj1CI?si=VVhXQMafuTWilNju #OnThisDay In 1995, Digable Planets perform at the former Network with Spearhead the same night that The Black Crowes play at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre. Network was a former nightclub…
https://youtube.com/shorts/zeTHJoLQBdI?si=lrDFqBsJ1e5Osu8W #OnThisDay In 1979, The B-52's and The Jumpers perform at the former nightclub McVan’s. McVan’s was a nightclub and concert venue that was open from 1922-1984 which used to…
https://youtube.com/shorts/D23XzlIOO-I?si=oKJJTsflRiWT1Mtm #OnThisDay In 1982, The Ramones perform at the University at Buffalo’s former Clark Gym with The Celibates as part of their Pleasant Dreams Tour. It was The Ramones third…
https://youtube.com/shorts/GzbmsimcOf0?si=-uqk0wN6ji2XrxHi #OnThisDay In 1977, Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter and James Cotton perform at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre. Johnny Winter was an enormous admirer of Muddy Waters and had recently started working…
https://youtube.com/shorts/Trtkh3Rswjw?si=45to365_ARpgQc_o #OnThisDay In 1991, Fugazi performs with Quicksand at Buffalo State College as a part of their 1991 Winter/Spring East Coast Tour. This was fairly early in the influential punk…
https://youtube.com/shorts/oV4H5ww2AR8?si=3oYO5-zu5--59JBh #OnThisDay In 1910, Booker T. Washington gives speeches at both Michigan Street Baptist Church and Westminster Presbyerian Church. Washington had begun a nationwide speaking tour and was brought to…
https://youtube.com/shorts/Ogp-xdolA9o?si=K8N7592UHymfJWCl #OnThisDay In 1988, Frank Zappa performs at Shea's Buffalo as a part of his 88' Broadway the Hard Way Tour. Like many Zappa shows, this one was recorded in…
https://youtube.com/shorts/uq53Y0BqcbU?si=5vaEQlcmerX7rXtl #OnThisDay In 2002, Prince plays an "aftershow" set at the former Tralf Music Hall. The day before, Prince had performed a larer show at Shea's Buffalo Theatre, following it…