Big Shrimp at Buffalo Iron Works | June 4, 2026
Buffalo-area band Big Shrimp and Tsavo Highway bring Thursday night rock to Buffalo Iron Works on June 4. Show starts at 8:00 PM — the midweek crowd is always the right crowd.
The Vindys at Buffalo Iron Works | June 11, 2026
Pat Benatar said it after taking them on the road: “That girl can sing her ass off.” The Vindys bring their Trap Door tour to Buffalo Iron Works on June 11, with opener Jessie Elizabeth. Tickets from $20.
Soul Spectrum at Buffalo Iron Works | April 25, 2026
Soul Spectrum brings a full night of soul and R&B to Buffalo Iron Works on April 25. One of Western NY’s best rooms, one of music’s most satisfying genres — get there early.
Daryl Hall
Daryl Franklin Hohl was born on October 11, 1946, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, but his Upstate New York connection runs deep. As Daryl Hall — one half of Hall & Oates, the best-selling musical duo in American history — he chose the Hudson Valley hamlet of Pawling, New York, as the home for both his celebrated […]
Van Morrison
Van Morrison’s Woodstock period is one of the most creatively fertile stretches in modern music. The Belfast-born singer-songwriter settled in Woodstock, New York, around 1969, joining the constellation of artists drawn to the Catskills by Albert Grossman’s gravitational pull. What Morrison produced during his years in Upstate New York — including the album many consider […]
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight was born on June 5, 1969, in Buffalo, New York, into a family where music was inescapable. His grandfather’s church choir provided his first vocal training, and by his teenage years McKnight had taught himself to play multiple instruments, compose arrangements, and lead a band through local performances. By 18, he had secured […]
Rick James
Rick James invented punk funk in Buffalo, New York, and the sound he created there still reverberates through every beat that borrows from his catalog. Born James Ambrose Johnson Jr. on February 1, 1948, in Buffalo, he was the third of eight children. His mother was a former dancer, his father an autoworker, and his […]
Grover Washington Jr.
Grover Washington Jr. is the musician most responsible for the sound we now call smooth jazz, and his foundation was built in Buffalo, New York. Born on December 12, 1943, in Buffalo, Washington grew up in a household where jazz was a daily presence. His father, Grover Washington Sr., played tenor saxophone and introduced his […]
Corinne Bailey Rae at Universal Preservation Hall | June 5, 2026
Corinne Bailey Rae plays Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs on June 5 — a 20th anniversary show for one of the most warmly original debut albums of the 2000s. Intimate room, tickets on sale now.
Lee Fields at Westcott Theater | May 8, 2026
Lee Fields brings over 50 years of soul to Westcott Theater in Syracuse on May 8. The Faithful is still the real thing — raw, powerful, and unforgettable.