https://youtube.com/shorts/3ubOOLuqEco?si=qWjTDVLtcy2oB0CC #OnThisDay In 1982, 10,000 Maniacs perform their first known gig in Buffalo at the former Schuper House at 1802 Niagara Street. The band was founded in 1981 around Jamestown…

https://youtube.com/shorts/BtKKDh5Kz_A?si=DTznOcr1No15g86b #OnThisDay In 1974, Joni Mitchell performs at Kleinhans Music Hall. Mitchell had previously performed at Kleinhans in 1969, stating around the time she would stop touring. She finally returned…

https://youtube.com/shorts/6omTnVkK-bE?si=CG8JuqAzquTG1A-V #OnThisDay In 2003, Buffalo Grain Scooper of the S.S. Kinsman Independent work their final shift unloading the Lake & Rail grain elevator. The 160-year old profession was comprised of roughly…

https://youtube.com/shorts/t4OxK7Rsn3Q?si=BaodSMMFFJjJEcLb #OnThisDay In 1957, Erlanger Theatre, at 120 Delaware, is solid to Darwin R. Martin, son of Darwin D. Martin. Martin gutted the interior, converting it for commercial use, which it…

https://youtube.com/shorts/Scsbl1L44PE?si=6e_SoJyLmnpxKZN2 #OnThisDay In 1882, Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde gives a lecture at the former Academy of Music. His lecture was a matinee and he caught a train after…