NYS Music 20​18

Author: Matt Shotwell

  • Magic Beans Bring the Heat to Buffalo Iron Works

    Colorado-based The Magic Beans, currently on tour in support of their latest album Casino Cabaret , found themselves at Buffalo Iron Works on Saturday, April 7. While the calendar may indicate spring, the thermometer said otherwise, but The Magic Beans with support from Formula 5 wasted little time warming up the enthusiastic crowd.

    The opener treated the audience to a 20+ minute version of original “Blue” and nearly as much time on a jammed out cover of Don Henley’s “Dirty Laundry.” The Magic Beans put on one helluva show with the crowd dancing straight through until 1am. Highlights included “Mission” and “More” off Casino Cabaret plus a huge cover of Prince’s “I Wanna be your Lover” after  “Lost and Found.” The Beans are the real deal when it comes to jams that make you dance, and Formula 5 is right there alongside them.

    Check out The Magic Beans this Thursday at The Hollow in Albany with Let’s Be Leonard and, also on Thursday, check out Formula 5 with Goose, Animal Reporters and Bee the Band at DROM in NYC.

  • A Wild Child Night in Buffalo

    Wild Child stopped at Buffalo Iron Works on March 25 while on tour supporting their latest album Expectations. Opening the night was the Wild Reeds bringing an indie-rock vibe that meshed nicely with Wild Child’s indie-pop stylings. A great one-two punch on a wild night in Buffalo.

  • Shovels and Rope Get Intimate at Asbury Hall

    Tuesday, March 20, Shovels and Rope tour found them in Asbury Hall, the former church turned concert hall in Buffalo. It was an intimate ‘evening with’ format so no opener needed as the duo took to the stage with just a single lamp as the only source of light as they played a tender ballad. As the evening wore on so did the intensity of the music and the lights. It remained a relaxed affair and plenty of tales from the road were shared with the audience in between songs that spanned the duo’s career.

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