Quick heads-up before anything else: this show has been moved to Showplace Theater from its original Rec Room location. If you already have tickets, they will be honored at the new venue — no reprint, no repurchase needed. Just show up.
Now, the show itself.
About Southern Culture On the Skids
Southern Culture On the Skids — SCOTS to their fans — have been at this longer than most bands have been alive. Formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the trio has been recording and touring consistently since 1983, building a following the old-fashioned way: van miles and stage time, year after year. They are known to run 200-plus shows a year. That is not a typo.
The band is Rick Miller on guitar and vocals, Mary Huff on bass and vocals, and Dave Hartman on drums. Their sound pulls from rockabilly, surf, soul, and country — a Southern gothic Americana stew that broke through nationally in 1995 with Dirt Track Date and the swamp-rock track “Voodoo Cadillac.” More than 30 years later, Miller is still recording out of The Kudzu Ranch — the latest album, At Home with Southern Culture on the Skids, came in at 11 tracks cut right in his living room. The restless spirit travels well.
Opening the night is The Get Down, who play instrumental rock rooted in surf and blues with a nod to classic TV and film themes — think The Ventures meeting Dick Dale. Good warmup for what follows.
The Venue
Showplace Theater sits on Grant Street in Buffalo — an 850-capacity theater that puts you close to the stage without swallowing the room whole. For a Buffalo / Western NY show, this is the kind of mid-size space where you can actually hear the band. A room that size with a full-tilt SCOTS set is going to feel exactly right.
Tickets & Details
Doors open at 7:00 PM, show starts at 8:00 PM on Thursday, May 21. Age restriction is 16 and up with valid ID; under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian; no one under 12 is admitted. Presented by After Dark Presents. Grab your tickets here.