BuffaloPlace.com today released its schedule for free Thursday at Canalside (formerly Thursdays in the Square) concerts. The downtown shows run from 5 to 9:30 p.m. The list: June 6: The Hold Steady, Hollerado June 13: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros June 20: Steven Page June 27: Teddy Riley and Blackstreet featuring Dave Hollister July [...]
Country singer Chris Cagle will perform at a Mid Summer Music Fest on July 14 at Lake Erie Speedway. You know him from such hits as “Chicks Dig It,” “Miss Me Baby,” “I Breathe In, I Breathe Out” and “Dance Baby Dance.” There are three different ticket options. Fans can elect for Elite VIP tickets [...]
Presque Isle Downs & Casino will host five outdoor concerts this summer, starting with the Fabulous Thunderbirds on June 7. Also headed to the venue: Chris Higbee and the Clarks (July 5); David Cassidy (Aug. 9); Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles (Aug. 23); and Chubby Checker (Sept. 13). All shows will start at [...]
Must be something in air: Crawford County Fair this morning disclosed its second concert for August, while CelebrateErie disclosed its lineup. Sha Na Na, Bret Michaels and Lonestar will headline CelebrateErie 2013 in August, city of Erie officials announced Friday. Sha Na Na, which will perform on Aug. 16, started in 1969 as a rock [...]
We have the season schedules for ArtPark near Buffalo and the 3 Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh in below’s listings. Lots of other new shows rolled in, too, most notably the July 18 show at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center near Buffalo with Bob Dylan, Wilco and My Morning Jacket. See below. JUST ANNOUNCED JUNE [...]
Jazz, ballet, Shakespeare and a unique tribute to Bob Dylan highlight the 2013-14 Mercyhurst Institute for Art & Culture season that was announced Thursday at the Mercyhurst University D’Angelo Performing Arts Center. “We’re terribly excited about the next season,” said Jamie Grady, the MIAC director. “One of the things we’re trying to bring in is [...]
Once again space was too tight to include Dr. Rock’s Concert Listings in Showcase. But you can see the just-announced shows (including Allman Brothers), and what’s coming up in the next week or so below. Also: Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena in Jamestown, N.Y. will host “Ice Dreams” with two-time Olympian Johnny Weir on May [...]
Bill Engvall and Kathleen Madigan will headline the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, scheduled Aug. 1-4 in Jamestown, NY. Engvall emerged with fellow Blue Collar comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White and Larry the Cable Guy; every one of them is now a headliner in his own right. He’ll perform on Aug. 3. Madigan is a frequent [...]
Today’s Showcase was too tight for the voluminous amount of new shows that rolled on. So, see below. But first a note from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland: John Densmore of the Doors will participate in a talk and Q&A on May 1. Tickets are available Monday for rock hall members; [...]
The Rolling Stones today announced a nine-city U.S. tour that includes four shows in California and zip around here, unless you count Toronto. The Stones will play Air Canada Centre in Toronto on May 25. They’ll close the tour in Philadelphia at the Wells Fargo Center on June 18. The itinerary includes big gaps between [...]