Double D's Queen City Grill
Tonwanda, NY

Saturday, January 28
9:00 PM

Rocco Calipari's Detroit schooled vocals will leave no doubt of the unapologetic American identity we all experience. In an artistic celebration of our shared pride and joy, the "HEAD HONCHOS" cover some of our most loved standards, while introducing to an appreciative audience "roots inspired" new tunes.

Armor Inn Tap Room
Friday, February 24
9:00 PM

Lil’ Ed boasts a direct bloodline to blues history—his uncle and musical mentor was the great Chicago slide guitarist, songwriter and recording artist J.B. Hutto. According to The Chicago Tribune, “Williams represents one of the few remaining authentic links to the raucous, pure Chicago blues.” The Associated Press agrees, stating, “Williams fills Chicago’s biggest shoes with more life and heat than anyone on stage today.”

Rhinos
Thursday, Feb 23
6:00

Michael Burks will singe the whiskers right off your face, kicking every tune in the butt with the chunkiest sustaining siren-wail of a tone this side of Albert King, by mixing back-snapping funk and traditional postwar blues grooves. He's a big, bad blues guitar slinger with a brawny tone. Fans of rompin', stompin' blues power are the beneficiaries of Burks' trials and tribulations, as his deeply emotional playing and singing derives from his personal experiences.

Ellicott Manor
Sunday, Jan 29
4:00 PM

The story-telling griots in Africa dispensed the tribal wisdom and blues artists in America have been doing the same for well over 100 years. Like Percy Mayfield, who was also called the "poet of the blues," Tas Cru tells life lessons with a rare verbal flair. It is not for nothing he has been called "the master of the triple entendre." His songs are eccentric, quirky, and sometimes boldly irreverent with a repertoire that is equal parts power, passion, and pure fun. This combined with his soulful voice and skillful guitarwork has earned him his reputation as a bonafide "triple threat."

Sportsmen's Tavern
Sunday, April 29
7:00 PM
Tickets -- $20

award-winning blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist, (harmonica, guitar, piano, melodica, and bass harp), first came to national attention as Muddy Waters’ harmonica player, 1967-1972 following in the footsteps of Little Walter, Junior Wells, James Cotton, and Big Walter Horton. Paul Oscher was the first white musician in the world to become a full-time member of a black blues band of this stature.

Seneca Niagara Casino - Bear's Den
Saturday, March 03
8:00 PM

Now a man and a band with an international following, Buckwheat Zydeco occupies a unique position in the music world. Fourteen zydeco and soul-flavored records and incessant touring have won the group a reputation for some of the hottest music this side of James Brown. The live show alone has kept fans on their feet since 1979, when Buckwheat first launched his zydeco career.

Music Is Art - The Big Easy In Buffalo
5th Annual Mardi Gras Jam

Tralf Music Hall
Buffalo, NY
Friday, February 17
Doors Open at 6:00 PM

Rhino's
Saturday, Jan 28
8:00 PM

The story-telling griots in Africa dispensed the tribal wisdom and blues artists in America have been doing the same for well over 100 years. Like Percy Mayfield, who was also called the "poet of the blues," Tas Cru tells life lessons with a rare verbal flair. It is not for nothing he has been called "the master of the triple entendre." His songs are eccentric, quirky, and sometimes boldly irreverent with a repertoire that is equal parts power, passion, and pure fun. This combined with his soulful voice and skillful guitarwork has earned him his reputation as a bonafide "triple threat."

Rhinos
Saturday, Feb 25
8:00 PM

Peterson was discovered by blues legend Willie Dixon when he was three years old, released his first record at five and soon after appeared on The Tonight Show. Trained by keyboardists Bill Doggett and Jimmy Smith, Peterson went on to play behind Little Milton, Bobby “Blue” Bland and Kenny Neal.

Sportsman's Tavern
Sunday, April 1
6:00 PM

Award-winning vocalist Janiva Magness is among the premier blues and R&B singers in the world today. Her voice possesses an earthy, raw honesty and beauty born from her life experience. A charismatic performer known for her electrifying live shows, Magness is a gutsy and dynamic musical powerhouse. She received the coveted 2009 Blues Music Awards for B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year (she is only the second woman to ever win this award, Koko Taylor being the first) and for Contemporary Blues Female Artist Of The Year...

Shea's
Wednesday, May 16
8:00

As Joe Bonamassa grows his reputation as one of the world’s greatest guitar players, he is also evolving into a charismatic blues-rock star and singer-songwriter of stylistic depth and emotional resonance. His ability to connect with live concert audiences is transformational...

Sportsman's Tavern
Thursday, March 15
7:30 PM
Joining Joe Lewis Walker

Sportsmen's is offering Blues Society Members $2.00 each ticket (30 tickets available for this offer). Must be purchased at Bar.

Murali Coryell is a triple threat contemporary blues artist who can sing, write and play guitar with the best in the business. As the son of guitar legend Larry Coryell, Murali grew up around the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, & Carlos Santana. In 1995, Murali joined Duke Robillard’s touring band and was quickly signed as a solo artist resulting in the stax/volt influenced “Eyes Wide Open”.

Sportsmen's Tavern
Friday, February 17
9:30 PM

"I guess I missed the short cut," he says. Maybe that's a good thing. Had David not taken the long route, he'd have missed performing with Big Joe Turner and with Bill Black's Combo in the early 1960s, touring with blues legends Jimmy T99 Nelson and Lavelle White, and receiving the direct "laying on of hands" from Texas piano titans like Floyd Dixon and Big Walter the Thunderbirds.

Music Is Art - The Big Easy In Buffalo
5th Annual Mardi Gras Jam

Tralf Music Hall
Buffalo, NY
Friday, February 17
Doors Open at 6:00 PM

Seneca Niagara Casino - Bear's Den
Friday, Feb 15
8:00 PM

In some ways Roots R&B/Americana singer/songwriter/piano player/guitarist KELLEY HUNT is a rarity and a challenge to the music industry's penchant for easy artist definitions -- a woman who has muscled her way onto the scene on her own terms with an identity steeped in blues/roots/gospel traditions and a refreshing originality. She makes music with it's righteous roots intact that also crosses boundaries, has an open-minded, exploratory attitude and takes on social and political issues.

The Tralf Music Hall
Saturday, April 28
8:00 Show - Doors 7:00
Tickets $26 advance / $28.50 Day of Show

The Texas guitar tradition runs deep. It's a gutsy school of blues playing, marked by thick tones, aggressive attack and tons of technique, all delivered in a flamboyant, swaggering style that is endemic to the Lone Star State. From T-Bone Walker and Clarence Gatemouth Brown on through Albert Collins and Freddie King, Billy Gibbons and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, the tradition of the Texas guitar slinger has lived on. One name that ranks atop that exclusive list is Johnny Winter, the international ambassador for rocking Texas blues for the last thirty years.

With your Award Winning Blues Society

Double D's Queen City Grill
Tonwanda, NY

Thursday, February 9
7:30 PM

Free!

With High Horse

Rhino's
Thursday, March 15
6:00 PM

“This above all, to thine own self be true” – William Shakespeare, “Hamlet”
Singer-guitarist Anthony Gomes lives by that credo of truth as an artist, constantly challenging himself to expand his explorations of heart and sound. The release of his latest album “Up 2 Zero” represents a full-circle return to his love of high energy, guitar-driven blues rock. The new collection of songs combines straight ahead power blues compositions with tracks that incorporate soul-injected melodic moments.

Rhino's
Thursday, April 5
6:00 PM

The show encompasses folk, jazz, flamenco & blues resulting in an event that is moving, literate, romantic, rocking & exciting. It also has lots of humor and is very engaging moving between nylon acoustic guitar, dobro, grand piano and electric guitars. These two songwriters bring a wealth of performance history to this collaboration.

Sportsman's Tavern
Thursday, March 15
7:30 PM
Joined by Murali Coryell

Sportsmen's is offering Blues Society Members $2.00 each ticket (30 tickets available for this offer). Must be purchased at Bar.

Fans and critics have been celebrating Walker for years. Blues Revue calls Walker "one of contemporary blues' most dynamic and innovative musicians, releasing consistently exciting music. No matter what he's singing, Walker's approach is soulful, heartfelt and spellbinding."

Double D's Queen City Grill
Tonwanda, NY

Saturday, February 4
9:00 PM

Born on the south side of Chicago and raised by his Grandmother where he was given his childhood nickname, Biscuit; after always being in the kitchen and underfoot while she was trying to cook. Growing up at Grandma’s house also gave Biscuit his love and appreciation for music, as gospel and soul were played in the home on a regular basis. While visiting his friend Datrick’s house one afternoon, Biscuit spotted a four string electric bass sitting in a corner collecting dust and decided to check it out. The bass belonged to Datrick’s older brother, Darnell, who taught him a couple of songs and Biscuit took to it like a fish in water. “It was easy to play and I fell in love with it immediately”.