NYS Music 20​15

Tag: Town Ballroom

  • moe. Kicks off 25th Anniversary in Style

    “I look out and see a lot of different faces from 25 years ago, you guy’s are giving me a real big boner right now,” Rob Derhak, original founding member of the band moe. shouted out during the kick off of their much-anticipated 25th anniversary tour. Town Ballroom was sold out both nights and for good reason as the band was celebrating quite a milestone, where a lot of acts come and go, this one is as strong as ever.

    The group which formed a quarter century ago to a much smaller crowd was on top of their games. Derhak was joined on stage by Chuck Garvey (guitar) and Al Schnier (guitar), Vinnie Amico (drums) and Jim Loughlin (percussion). Derhak, Garvey and Amico all wearing silver jackets which coincided with their 25th. The group always has had a fun part of them when it came to stage presence and I think the Buffalo crowd enjoyed it better this time around since Rob hadn’t teased the crowd with a New England Patriots hat like the last time they had played the room. The first night was amazing with lots of fan favorites and closing under a very lit up disco ball  to the Rush song, Tom Sawyer. It was a great first night and set up for Saturday nicely.

    Set 1: Y.O.Y. > Skrunk > Down Boy, Little Miss Cup Half Empty, Rebubula > Yodelittle > Rebubula
    Set 2: Captain America > Puebla > Bullet > Wormwood > Deep This Time, Jazz Wank > Buster
    Encore: Farmer Ben > Tom Sawyer

    The Second night certainly took off right away. “Silver Sun > Water” was certainly a high point of the set and closing with an excellent “Timmy Tucker” to top it off. The second set jumped right back into the flow of things with a six song segue that left you no time to collect your thoughts, and just when you were able to catch your breath the band came back on stage and brought it home with a “Wind It Up” encore. The two nights were spectacular on so many levels and Buffalo still holds something special in the moe. camp and it shows, every time they come back home to play these guys really bring it and leave you wanting plenty more. Thank you moe. for your first 25 years and we look to continue to celebrate with you for 25 more.

    Set 1: Annihilation Blues, Same Old Story, Silver Sun >(nh) Water, Big World > Ricky Marten > Timmy Tucker
    Set 2: Brent Black* > CalifornIA > Opium > The Other One > Moth > 32 Things
    Encore : Wind It Up

    *unfinished

  • Where Does the Time Go? moe. to Kick off 25th Anniversary at Town Ballroom

    It was a mere 25 years ago in the winter of 1990 when a group of guys got together using the name “Five Guys Named moe.” and since that faithful night, 20 studio and live albums, 15 moe.downs, 15 Summer Camps and thousands of fans of moe. have come to love the band formed in Buffalo. They kick off their 25th anniversary tour in the same city they started in with two nights at the Town Ballroom,

    Friday January 23 and Saturday January 24. The band is coming off the very successful release of  No Guts, No Glory and recently wrapped up their destination concert Throe.down in Jamaica. The climate outside may be quite the change from the Caribbean but you can certainly guarantee that it will be hotter than ever in the venue. Don’t delay on getting tickets and come celebrate arguably the greatest live music act to come out of Buffalo, NY.

    Tickets can be purchased through the Town Ballroom’s website. Tickets are $30-34 and doors open at 7pm each night.