If you are looking for a reason to point the car toward Buffalo this summer, here it is: Shwayze — Malibu’s self-proclaimed King of the Summer — is bringing his sun-bleached surf-hop to Buffalo Iron Works on Tuesday, June 9. Doors at 7:00 PM, tickets from $25.
Shwayze — born Aaron Smith in Malibu, California — broke through in 2008 with a self-titled debut that put California surf culture on a hip-hop track. His follow-up Let It Beat featured Snoop Dogg and The Knux and cemented his reputation as the artist who turned lazy summer afternoons into a genre. He even landed his own MTV reality series, Buzzin’, that same year. His latest album, Wasted Sunset, is streaming now — and it sounds like exactly what you want playing on the drive up.
This is the kind of artist who plays better in a room than on a record player. The songs are built for heat, for crowds, for the low-stakes energy of a Tuesday in June when summer has finally arrived. Buffalo Iron Works is a natural fit — a Buffalo venue that keeps you close and the energy right.
Opening the night is Beach Fly, a Florida-based reggae and ska project led by John DeMari. Their album Flying pulls from the same warm-weather playbook — tracks like “Get in the Water” and “Breaking News” are easy-moving and built for rooms in a good mood. DeMari has collaborated with acts like The Expendables and Tropidelic, so this is a real opener, not filler.
Tickets & Details
Shwayze plays Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo, NY on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Doors at 7:00 PM. Tickets start at $25 — grab them here.