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Tonight: Healing Mary Moser

When one goes to a U2 show you are invariably treated to a sermon (or two) from Bono about people of great importance, usually in far away lands, like Mandela or Aung San Suu Kyi. The last time U2 played Buffalo in 2005 the audience at the HSBC Arena however was treated to a loving and beautiful tribute from Bono to WNY’s own Bruce and Mary Moser. It was almost surreal, seeing and hearing the frontman for one of the biggest bands EVER paying heartfelt homage to local folks from our music community from the stage, but if anybody deserved it, it’s the Mosers. Their contributions to Buffalo’s music community is incalculable, and it’s safe to say that the burgeoning scene we’re enjoying today has been built on the foundations they’ve laid by folks following in their footsteps, which is why the benefit being held for Mary Moser tonight at[...]

Tonight: Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers

Tonight, Buffalo’s incredibly busy spring rumbles on with a visit by Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers to the Buffalo Iron Works in the Cobblestone District. The daughter of The Band’s Levon Helm and singer Libby Titus, and veteran of the Midnight Ramble Band, Amy Helm serves up a potent and soulful brand of Americana music that’s eternally evergreen, delightfully mischievous, and sure to please fans of The Band and the Blue Heron Festival set. Local troublemakers and blog favorites Ten Cent Howl open the show with their country infused bold mayhem. Doors open at 8 PM and tickets are $25.