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Wed, Oct 16, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Arlo Guthrie live in Asbury Hall

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Phone: 888-223-6000

Dan Smalls Presents Arlo Guthrie live in Asbury Hall!

Arlo Guthrie was born with a guitar in one hand and a harmonica in the other, in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York in 1947. He is the eldest son of America's most beloved singer/writer/philosopher Woody Guthrie and Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, a professional dancer with the Martha Graham Company and founder of The Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease.
The "Here Comes The Kid(s)" tour finds Arlo joined by his son, Abe Guthrie (keyboards and vocals), Krishna Guthrie (Abe's son on guitar and vocals), and old friend terry A La Berry (drums and vocals). The "Kid(s)" tour will continue to focus on the Woody Guthrie Centennial, but with the addition of Abe and Krishna, Arlo will be able to add more of his own material to the show.

Arlo Guthrie's career exploded in 1967 with the release of "Alice's Restaurant", whose title song premiered at the Newport Folk Festival helped foster a new commitment among the '60s generation to social consciousness and activism. Arlo went on to star in the 1969 Hollywood film version of "Alice's Restaurant", directed by Arthur Penn. With songs like "Alice's Restaurant", too long for radio airplay; "Coming into Los Angeles", banned from many radio stations (but a favorite at the 1969 Woodstock Festival); and the definitive rendition of Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans", Guthrie was no One-Hit-Wonder. An artist of international stature, he has never had a 'hit' in the usual sense. He has usually preferred to walk to his own beat rather than march in step to the drum of popular culture. Over the last five decades Guthrie has toured throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia winning a wide, popular following. In addition to his accomplishments as a musician, playing the piano, six and twelve-string guitar, harmonica and a dozen other instruments, Arlo is a natural-born storyteller, whose tales and anecdotes figure prominently in his performances.

Doors 7pm, Show 8pm
General Admission Seated show
Tickets: $40 advance / $45 day of show go on sale Friday, May 17 10am at Tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p), and Rust Belt Books

Thu, Oct 3, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Bela Fleck's NY Banjo Summit in Asbury Hall

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Dan Smalls Presents Bela Fleck's New York Banjo Summit live in Asbury Hall!

Many of the world's most influential bluegrass banjo players - all with ties to New York - unite to perform a "Banjo Summit" in a limited concert tour of the East Coast.

Generally considered the most accomplished master of the instrument, Bela Fleck will be joined by fellow pickers Tony Trischka, Bill Keith, Richie Sterns, Eric Weissberg, and Noam Pikelny in a concert that will find the banjo being performed in both conventional and unexpected ways. In performances ranging from solos and duets to full-tilt banjo blowouts with all the players and an acoustic band, the concert stage will range from the traditional backdrop of bluegrass and old-time country music to the more unconventional banjo genres including jazz, classical and rock music.

General admission seated performance.
Tickets: $39.50 advance / $44.50 day of show go on sale Friday, April 12 at 10am through Tickets.com, Babeville box office (11a - 5p M-F) and Rust Belt Books.

Sat, Jul 20, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Joanna Barbera Album Release Show w/ Peter Burakowski in the Ninth Ward

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Phone: 888-223-6000

Dan Smalls Presents Joanna Barbera with Peter Burakowski live in the Ninth Ward to celebrate the release of her new album "Forget" releasing in August.

Joanna Barbera is an Austin, TX based singer, songwriter and instrumentalist. Her musical roots lie in the world of folk, but with her anticipated sophomore album, Forget, Barbera presents the perfect collision of solid rock and power prose. The album blends layers of sounds, over dense, textured instrumentals. Joanna’s fearless approach has catapulted her into a new direction—one she speaks of as an ongoing process of moving on and leaving the past behind. She describes the songs on the record as her way of finding a new sense of home and security.

Untamed by the orthodoxy of a label, Barbera truly is a self-made artist, baring her soul in pursuit of a dream that is quickly becoming reality. Her sultry vocals and intimate performances have led to shared stages with Sharon Van Etten, Mindy Smith, Melissa Ferrick, and Hamell on Trial, on stages across the country.

Peter Burakowski opens the show.

Tickets $8 advance / $10 day of show go on sale 5/9 at 10 am on Tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p), and Rust Belt Books

Wed, Jul 10, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Vienna Teng in the Ninth Ward

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Vienna Teng live in the Ninth Ward.

Reaching the national spotlight at the end of 2002, pianist Vienna Teng had been an important part of the California singer/songwriter scene for a few years before then. A pianist since the age of five, Teng took piano lessons before moving on to improvisation. Writing feverishly throughout her youth, she eventually had a full album's worth of instrumentals by the age of 16. Going to Stanford to further her education, she released an EP while going to school and recorded most of Waking Hour before she graduated. After releasing the record independently and taking it on the road with her, she scored an agreement with Virt Records and got national distribution. Comprised of many intimate songs that detailed the issues of a young adult, her music fell between the uptempo approach of Ben Folds and the theatrical chamber pop of Rufus Wainwright. She followed up with the matured and critically acclaimed effort Warm Strangers, which charted on three separate Billboard charts.

Touring with musicians like Joan Osborne, Shawn Colvin, and Patty Griffin over the years, Teng next hooked up with producer Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Madeleine Peyroux) for her next album, Dreaming Through the Noise, followed by a tour with Duncan Sheik. After relocating from California to New York City, Teng's fourth full-length album, Inland Territory, which was released on Zoë/Rounder.

Tickets: $15 on sale 3/1 at 10am through Tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p) and Rust Belt Books.

Mon, Jul 1, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

California Wives and My Gold Mask in the Ninth Ward

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Dan Smalls Presents California Wives and My Gold Mask on a double bill live in the Ninth Ward.

Babeville favorites, Chicago based indie rockers California Wives return to Babeville. Their debut album, Art History, was released just last fall on Vagrant Records and has scored them a number of song placements in tv shows like Underemployed, Real World and Jersey Shore. The new-wave quartet captured the attention of Pitchfork stating "Chicago new wave aesthetes California Wives caught our ears" and My Old Kentucky Blog firmly declaring "This could be the next buzz band everyone is talking about..."

My Gold Mask, a duo from Chicago (Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo on guitar), have been impressing critics since their 2009 debut. Inspiring Big Stereo to say that they “create songs that are a delicate balance between 90′s alternative rock gestures and futuristic gypsy tribe shit. But the real magic happens with the versatility of Gretta Rochelle’s vocals...”, Pitchfork marked them as “a band to watch," Pretty Much Amazing noted that the band "infuses some heart into the mundane, and makes it beautiful."
A deep wellspring of personal and musical experiences shaped their direction, leading them to their newest effort, Leave Me Midnight, just released in February.

Informed by cinema (particularly Italian Giallo) and galvanized by the dimly-lit warehouse district where their rehearsal space lies, the two thrive in a radiant wash of reverb with a metallic-like symphony mainly comprised of just a nylon string guitar and drums. Tinged with thunderous melodies, theirs is a sound of vision – a recondite vision to be sure, but such is the essence of My Gold Mask, and they deliver a powerful and engaging live show


Tickets $10 advance / $12 day of show go on sale on Thursday 5/9 at 10am on Tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p) and Rust Belt Books

Fri, Jun 14, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Chris Trapper with Ariel Strasser in the Ninth Ward

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Chris Trapper with Ariel Strasser live in the Ninth Ward.

Always a Babeville favorite, Chris Trapper began his career as the front man for late–90’s alternative rock band THE PUSH STARS (Capitol Records). With four CD releases and several high profile national tours – including a run with Matchbox Twenty – The Push Stars served to establish Chris as an authentic talent.

His latest album, The Few and Far Between, features guest appearances from Rob Thomas, Colin Hay, and Kristin Cifelli.

The New York Times calls his work “classic pop perfection.”

Ariel Strasser, a singer/songwriter from Minneapolis, currently based in Boston, opens the show.

Tickets $18 advance / $20 day of show available at Tickets.com, the Babeville box office M-F 11a - 5p, and Rust Belt Books

Sun, Jun 9, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Calexico with Depedro live in Asbury Hall

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Dan Smalls Presents Calexico with Depedrolive in Asbury Hall.

Joey Burns and John Convertino have long called upon an extended range of musical influences, blending them together so distinctly that the results have almost become a genre of their own. CALEXICO are associated with a style that their name – borrowed from a small town of less than 40,000 inhabitants on the border between the US and Mexico – has always defined with an unusual precision.

The feel of their new album ALGIERS, recorded in New Orleans, is recognizably classic CALEXICO, but their style has been revitalized and reborn by the experience of recording in the city. Its influence isn't necessarily sonically evident, but there’s a strange, powerful connection to the sounds that have always coloured their own, influences Burns has previously identified as including “Portugese fado, 50’s jazz, gypsy or romani music and its offshoots, 60’s surf and twang from Link Wray to country’s Duane Eddy, the spaghetti western epics of Ennio Morricone and dark indie rock singer songwriters.”
So, some 22 years since they first met, Joey Burns and John Convertino – joined as ever by a cast of musicians from across the globe – add yet another successful musical adventure to their list. You might think that, after six studio albums and a suitcase of tour CDs, collaborations with the likes of Victoria Williams, Iron & Wine, Willie Nelson, Roger McGuinn and Nancy Sinatra, and soundtrack work to boot, there wasn’t much more they could achieve. But you’d be wrong.

General admission seated performance.

Doors 7pm, Show 8pm
Tickets: $24.50 advance / $27 day of show go on sale Friday, Feb 22 at 10am at Tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p) and Rust Belt Books.

Tue, Jun 4, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Eleanor Friedberger with TEEN in the Ninth Ward

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Dan Smalls Presents Eleanor Friedberger with TEEN live in the Ninth Ward

Eleanor Friedberger is not just the enigmatic mouthpiece of one of music’s most interesting, dynamic and constantly exciting bands. In fact, Eleanor Friedberger is an exceptional songwriter herself, playing a variety of instruments and crafting the very sorts of choruses that made you fall in love with The Fiery Furnaces in the first place.

To coincide with the release date of her second solo album, Personal Record, Friedberger will be performing live at Babeville on June 4, 2013 in the Ninth Ward. Personal Record is the follow up to 2011’s Last Summer, which Pitchfork described as “a throwback to idiosyncratic but solidly crafted albums made in the 1970s by piano-driven popsmiths like Harry Nilsson, Todd Rundgren, and Joni Mitchell.”

Friedberger has an effortless ear for melody and arrangements, and doesn’t shy away from that oh-so-complicated genre “pop,” wrangling Phil Spector harmonies and 60′s girl group shimmers. A connoisseur of classic rock, she peppers her songs with dashes of Donovan, Carole King, Todd Rundgren and more. She truly is a masterful wordsmith, mashing up colorful, complicated lyrical lines into beautiful refrains, one of the only people capable of singing about riding her bike through Coney Island without, well, sounding like she’s singing about riding her bike through Coney Island. It’s a testament to her passionate vocal phrasing and manipulation of melody that she can combine things like earthquakes and heart shakes without sounding trite, contrived or like she’s bitten off more than she can chew.

Brooklyn's TEEN opens the show.

Tickets $12 advance / $15 day of show go on sale Friday, March 22 at 10am at tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p), and Rust Belt Books.

Sun, May 19, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Brimstone Blondes, Victory for Poland and Cascos in the Ninth Ward

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Phone: 888-223-6000

Brimstone Blondes, Victory for Poland, and The Cascos live in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: $7 advance / $10 day of show go on sale Thursday April 18 at 10am at Tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p) and Rust Belt Books.

Wed, May 15, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer "Child Ballads" with Mike & Ruthy in the Ninth Ward

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Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer perform "Child Ballads" with Mike & Ruthylive in the Ninth Ward.

Friends and collaborators, Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer are hitting the road together behind the forthcoming release of Anais’ new album, Child Ballads, which they recorded together. One of acoustic America’s most revered musical duos, Mike & Ruthy open the show.

“Child Ballads” aren’t kids’ songs – they’re a nineteenth century anthology named after their collector, Sir Francis James Child. The Child Ballads enjoyed a brief renaissance in the states in the early sixties when artists like Joan Baez and Bob Dylan performed and recorded them, and more recently with indie bands like the Decemberists and Fleet Foxes.

Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer spent several years collaborating on their arrangements and recordings of the traditional songs, creating an album with minimal production, two-guitar arrangements and the kind of close harmonies that call to mind Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris or an acoustic Fleetwood Mac.

For Mitchell “Child Ballads” comes on the heels of 2010′s Hadestown and 2012′s Young Man in America releases. Hamer began his career with the Colorado roots rock band Great American Taxi, but moved to New York in 2008 to pursue songwriting and a passion for Irish traditional music.

Catch them together live in the 9th Ward for a beautiful night of music.

One of acoustic America’s most revered musical duos, Mike & Ruthy open the show.

Tickets $15 advance / $18 day of show go on sale Friday, Feb 22 at 10am at tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p), and Rust Belt Books

Fri, May 3, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Emily Wells in the Ninth Ward

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Phone: 888-223-6000

Emily Wells live in the Ninth Ward.

Emily Wells has long been turning heads with her unique songcraft. The performer, producer and songwriter trades in a striking mix of classical instrumentation, folk rawness and hip-hop production anchored by her haunting combination of voice and violin. Her burgeoning reputation owes as much to her hypnotic live show where, working a looping pedal, Wells becomes a one-woman orchestra, playing live drums, guitars, analog synthesizers and beat machines as well. It’s that same blend of deft composition and hand-wrought quality that deeply colors each of Wells’ albums.

Tickets $12 advance / $15 day of show on sale Friday, March 15 10am at Tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (11a-5p M-F), Rust Belt Books

Tue, Apr 30, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Dessa with Aby Wolf in the Ninth Ward

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Dan Smalls presents Dessa with Aby Wolf live in the Ninth Ward.

“Dessa has emerged as one of the most diverse and talented artists in indie rap.” –URB

“A one-woman powerhouse…with a literary sensibility and an aversion to genre clichés” –Utne Reader

Dessa’s first full-length record, A Badly Broken Code, introduced her to a national audience as a rapper, a singer, and a potent, imaginative lyricist. It earned a binder of superlative reviews from sources like NPR, The Seattle Times, and AM New York. To tour the album, she assembled a small cast of talented instrumentalists to re-interpret the disc for a dynamic live concert. Part rap show and part cabaret, the elegant presentation charmed both audiences and critics—not a negligible feat in hip hop, a genre with its share of purists.

Castor, The Twin captures these new arrangements for ten of Dessa’s strongest previously released songs. It also includes “The Beekeeper,” the haunting advance single from Dessa’s newest album. Vibraphone, piano, viola, and stand-up bass give the record a classical, sometimes orchestral sound for a beautiful and somber effect. The organic instrumentation pushes Dessa’s lyrics forward, showcasing the imagery and narratives that define her as a songwriter and an emcee.

Tickets: $10 advance / $12 day of show go on sale Monday, April 1 at 10am at Tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p) and Rust Belt Books.


Thu, Apr 18, 2013 6:00pm

Doors: 6:00pm

Rocking with Hope for Two in Asbury Hall

Tickets: hopefortwo.org

Phone: 716-852-3835

Hope for Two, The Pregnant with Cancer Network annual fundraising event, Rocking with Hope for Two in Asbury Hall.

Tickets include entertainment, food, wine tasting, silent auction and more. For details visit hopefortwo.org

Mon, Apr 15, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Mike Dillon Band in the Ninth Ward

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Phone: 888-223-6000

Mike Dillon Band live in the Ninth Ward.

Mike Dillon is one of the most dynamic and multifaceted percussionists in the country, best known for his unforgettable live performances, unorthodox percussion rig and distinct original sound. After emerging in late 1980’s as the first to lead a rock/funk band as a vocalist and vibraphone player, contributing to its evolution by his use of effects, Dillon has become well-known for producing genre-bending music that transcends categorization. Over the last 27 years, his creative song-writing and the repertoire of artists he has worked with - - on tour, stage or in the studio - - reveal his eclectic musical inspiration and skillful versatility. Artists such as: Ani DiFranco, Les Claypool, Polyphonic Spree, Sex Mob, Galactic, Karl Denson, Charlie Hunter (to name just a few).

As a touring musician and prolific song-writer, Mike Dillon has continuously pushed his distinct sound in new and inventive directions. On stage, Dillon is a powerful force, with boundless energy that hails a punk rock/hardcore edge and the seamless ability to play multiple percussive instruments at once. For nearly three decades, fans have been drawn to Dillon’s organic style, creative musicianship and the way his music never fails to stir the crowd into a big dance party from start to finish. After taking a brief hiatus from solo projects, Dillon is back at the helm with his latest quartet, The Mike Dillon Band, which delivers a cache of his new songs, infuses fresh life into his classics, and features Mike Dillon (vibraphone, percussion, lead vocals), Adam Gertner (drums), Cliff Hines (guitar, bass and keyboards) and Carly Meyers (trombone, vocals), whose raw talent, enthusiasm and infectious dance moves have created quite a stir among music goers in the past year.

Tickets: $10 advance / $12 day of show go on sale 3/1 10am at Tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p), and Rust Belt Books.

Sat, Apr 13, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band with Sea Wolf solo acoustic live in Asbury Hall

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Phone: 888-223-6000

Dan Smalls presents Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band with Sea Wolf solo acoustic live in Asbury Hall.
Each ticket includes a download of Josh Ritter's new album!
“The 10 Most Exciting Artists Now”—Entertainment Weekly

“100 Best Living Songwriters”—Paste Magazine

The Beast In Its Tracks, the new album from renowned singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, will be released March 5 on Pytheas Recordings. Of the record, Ritter says, “In the year after my marriage ended, I realized that I had more new songs than I’d ever had at one time. Far from the grand, sweeping feel of the songs on So Runs the World Away, these new songs felt like rocks in the shoe, hard little nuggets of whatever they were, be it spite, remorse, or happiness.”

The new album follows Ritter’s 2010 release, So Runs The World Away, of which Bob Boilen from NPR Music declared, “I’ve come to expect good records from him...but this one took my breath away,” while the Boston Globe praised, “quite sensational…marks the finest music he has made.”

In 2011, Ritter made is debut as a published author with his New York Times Best-selling novel, "Bright’s Passage" (Dial Press/Random House). Of the work, Stephen King writes in The New York Times Book Review, “Shines with a compressed lyricism that recalls Ray Bradbury in his prime . . . This is the work of a gifted novelist.”

Tickets: $28 advance (includes album download) / $32 day of show (includes album download) go on sale Friday, Feb 1 at 10am at Tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p) and Rust Belt Books.
General admission seated performance.
All tickets come with music!

A ticket to dates on Josh Ritter’s upcoming Spring 2013 tour gets you more than entry to a show. Every ticket purchased automatically includes a digital version of his new album The Beast In Its Tracks (available March 5th, 2013). The album will be delivered directly to your inbox on street date. But you don't have to wait that long for music. Shortly after purchase, you'll also receive instructions on how to redeem a digital download of his single “Joy To You Baby” in advance of release. For every ticket purchased, you’ll get:

• A digital download of his single “Joy To You Baby” delivered 3-5 days after ticket purchase.

• A digital download of Josh Ritter’s new album The Beast In Its Tracks delivered on March 5th, 2013.

Fri, Apr 12, 2013 8:15pm

Doors: 7:15pm

PechaKucha Night in Asbury Hall

Tickets: Tickets available at the door

Phone: 716-852-3835

The Society of Architectural Historians joins PechaKucha Buffalo to host a PechaKucha Night at Asbury Hall during the 66th SAH Annual Conference.
PechaKucha Night was devised by Klein Dytham architecture (Tokyo) in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chitchat,” it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds.

This PechaKucha Night will feature designers, scholars, and preservationists: five presenters from SAH and five from the Buffalo design community. Through gathering this varied group together to exchange the ideas, the PK night will provide a forum for local, national, and international audiences to discuss a range of topics related to architecture and design. SAH and PK Buffalo welcome members of the public and SAH Conference attendees to attend this exciting event. Tickets are available for purchase to both conference attendees and members of the public at www.sah.org and will be available at the door (cash only).

For More information visit PechaKucha Buffalo

Thu, Apr 11, 2013 9:00pm

Doors: 8:30pm

CANCELLED Dykes of Hazard Variety Hour in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: Tickets available at the door

Phone: 716-852-3835

Due to circumstances beyond our control this event has been cancelled

Sun, Mar 24, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Old Man Luedecke in the Ninth Ward

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Phone: 888-223-6000

Old Man Luedecke live in the Ninth Ward.

Old Man Luedecke isn’t afraid to put his neck on the line. His latest album, Tender Is The Night, goes beyond his beloved solo, banjo-driven folk tunes. Driving a Nashville band from beginning to end with his recognizable voice, this is an artist honing his cunning lyrical flair – tenderly pushing the boundaries of his storytelling with his unique mix of folk, bluegrass and pop hooks.

Old Man Luedecke has a penchant for language. Based in Chester, Nova Scotia, the award-winning roots singer-songwriter’s latest album, Tender Is The Night, gives nod to F.R. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel, a title lifted from John Keats poem, ‘Ode To A Nightingale.’

With skillful precision and a storyteller’s heart, Luedecke’s narrative-driven folk songs are playful, coy, and soul warming. Rich in metaphor, heart and instrumentation, Tender Is The Night muses on love, art and purpose.

Tickets: $12 advance / $15 day of show go on sale 3/1 10am at Tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p), and Rust Belt Books

Sat, Mar 9, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

The Corrections with John & Mary in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: Tickets available at the door

Phone: 716-852-3835

The Corrections with special guests John & Mary live in the Ninth Ward.

"The Corrections play the kind of versatile pop music that most bands wouldn’t even attempt these days. They approach their craft with a buoyant charm and crisp clarity that denies categorization. It is with melody and rhythmic freshness that they will draw you in, and observation and intelligence that might make you a fan for years." — Chris Trapper (The Push Stars)

Tickets: $10 at the door only

Thu, Feb 28, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:30pm

Dykes of Hazard Variety Hour in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: Tickets available at the door

Phone: 716-852-3835

RESCHEDULED! The Dykes of Hazard Variety Hour live in the Ninth Ward, celebrating their Third Anniversary! The best local sketch, stand up, burlesque and musicians in one night!

Tickets available at the door only $10

Mon, Feb 25, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Whitehorse live in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: tickets.com

Phone: 888-223-6000

Whitehorse live in the Ninth Ward

The classic tale of musical romance continues for Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland, the husband and wife duo behind Whitehorse. One year after their debut, Whitehorse returns in ambitious fashion with The Fate of the World Depends on this Kiss on SixShooter Records.

The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss is everything the talented pair’s first full length promised. As a whole, the album reveals the range of creative possibility that only expands as Whitehorse develops and focuses their sound. Song by song, the record takes surprising turns; while each track confidently bears Whitehorse’s signature blistering guitar work and love-knotted vocals, their willingness to take risks and ability to pull them off makes for captivating listening.

Whitehorse’s live show is built on mesmerizing guitar work and smoldering vocal chemistry, but also brings much more to the stage with complex layers of percussion, keyboard and telephone receiver amplification, tangled like an embrace with the help of looping pedals. Their sold out Winter Garden Theatre show in February, 2012 signaled their unquestionable arrival as a band.


Tickets $9 advance / $11 day of show available at Tickets.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p) and Rust Belt Books

Sun, Feb 24, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Melissa Ferrick live in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: tickets.com

Phone: 888-223-6000

An evening with Melissa Ferrick


Always a Babeville favorite, Melissa Ferrick has a great deal to show for two decades in the music industry. There is the expansive body of work, mapped out over the sixteen albums that comprise her career to date, nearly all of which she distributed herself. There are the stories of the crisscrossed world and the things she has both gained and lost in her wake. There is the fervent fan-base that has grown with Ferrick, which has waited patiently for her latest opus for the preceding three years. Above all there is the sound, a voice burnished by breakdowns and breakthroughs, refined over the twenty years she has been doing this.

Tickets: $15 advance / $20 day of show at Tickets.com

Sat, Feb 23, 2013 7:00pm

Doors: 6:00pm

The Belly Dance Academy & Fleuron Rouge Performance & Hafla in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: thebellydanceacademy.com

Phone: 716-852-3835

The Belly Dance Academy & Fleuron Rouge performance and Hafla in the Ninth Ward with Sahara Deroy and Hakan.

Tickets and information at thebellydanceacademy.com

Thu, Feb 21, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Elephant Revival live in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: tickets.com

Phone: 888-223-6000

Elephant Revival live in the Ninth Ward
PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR FEB 26 AND HAS BEEN MOVED TO FEB 21 - ALL TICKETS PURCHASED FOR FEB 26 WILL BE HONORED.

Elephant Revival is a soulful, seductive quiver of songwriters and multi-instrumentalists that reign from points all across America. Since Oct 06' Daniel Rodriguez, Bonnie Paine, Dango Rose, Sage Cook and Bridget Law have herded in a greatly applauded neo-acoustic gyptic revival at festivals, theaters, clubs and house concerts from the Pacific coast to the rolling hills of New England. The Revival plays entirely original music with a few carefully chosen traditionals and eclectic cover tunes but their precise genre is hard to pin down.

Each Elephant possesses remarkable vocal abilities which are highlighted during every performance. The individual members carry a vast amount of talent and are all multi-instrumentalists.

Individually and collectively the band members have performed with some of the most prolific performers of our time including Bela Fleck, John Paul Jones, Michael Franti, Little Feat, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon and Railroad Earth amongst countless other great and talented contemporaries. In July 08' the band released their debut album which received high praise on an international level. Its new-age sound has garnered Elephant Revival the reputation as a "Transcendental Folk" outfit.

Tickets: $10 advance/ $12 day of show go on sale Friday, Nov 16 at Tickets.com, Rust Belt Books and the Babeville box office (M-F 11a-5p)

Sun, Feb 10, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Sera Cahoone w/ Savannah King live in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: tickets.com

Phone: 888-223-6000

Sera Cahoone with Savannah King live in the Ninth Ward
Tickets $10 advance/$12 day of show go on sale at Tickets.com 12/22

Fri, Feb 8, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:30pm

POSTPONED Dykes of Hazard Variety Hour in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: Tickets available at the door

Phone: 716-852-3835

POSTPONED DUE TO THE WEATHER, MORE INFO TO COME...
Dykes of Hazard Variety Hour live in the Ninth Ward. The best local sketch, stand up, burlesque and musicians in one night!

Tickets available at the door only $10

Thu, Feb 7, 2013 8:30pm

Doors: 5:30pm

Sweet Charity in Asbury Hall

Tickets: sweetcharityevent.com

Phone: 716-852-1305

Sweet Charity to benefit the WNY Food Bank presented by Lawley returns to Asbury Hall.
Spectacular desserts from WNY’s best restaurants, hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting, delicious coffee and a fabulous silent auction!

Fri, Jan 25, 2013 9:00pm

Doors: 8:00pm

Second Trip with Velvet Elvis and Sleepy Hahas live in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: tickets.com

Phone: 888-223-6000

Second Trip with Velvet Elvis and Sleepy Hahas live in the Ninth Ward.

Tickets: $8 advance / $10 day of show at Tickets.com and Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p)

Tue, Jan 22, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Brown Bird w/ Joe Fletcher, Hokan & Friends of the Sun live in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: tickets.com

Phone: 888-223-6000

Brown Bird with Joe Fletcher, Hokan & Friends of the Sun live in the Ninth Ward.

Hailing from Providence, RI, Brown Bird is comprised of David Lamb and MorganEve Swain. The folk duo has performed for the past two years at the Newport Folk Festival, moving from the smaller stage last year to headline the main Fort stage this year. The festival appearances helped serve as a catalyst for the veteran folk musicians. The band’s forthcoming album Salt For Salt signals the fully-formed arrival of Brown Bird as a band you’ll be hearing a great deal from in the future.

While Lamb and Swain have always played off each other like pros, Salt For Salt is the first attempt at earnestly capturing the raw emotionally rich energy, honest musical missive and musicianship that Brown Bird has always project at their live shows. This is the folk album for people who love folk music and want it to remain devoid of anything commercial, a blistering testimonial recorded live to tape with influences ranging from classicist folk to gypsy and alternative influences.

Salt For Salt has been met with widespread critical acclaim including many hailing it as the best folk album of last year. The rising folk duo has toured relentlessly opening national tours for Trampled By Turtles, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Low Anthem and The Devil Makes Three, not to mention a much buzzed about performance at Mohawk earlier this year. So be sure catch Brown Bird live at Babeville so when they (inevitably) blowup, you can say, “I saw them way back when…”

Tickets: $10 available at Tickets.com, the Babeviille box office (M-F 11a-5p) and Rust Belt Books

Mon, Jan 14, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

CANCELLED Hooray for Earth w/ Steel Keys & Brass, All Blondes Go To Heaven

Tickets: Tickets.com

Phone: 888-223-6000

Hooray for Earth with Steel Keys & Brass, and All Blondes Go To Heaven live in the Ninth Ward

Cancelled due to transportation issues beyond our control, refunds will be available at point of purchase.

Sat, Jan 12, 2013 6:30pm

Doors: 6:30pm

Fleuron Rouge & Bellydance Academy's Winter Hafla in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: thebellydanceacademy.com

Fleuron Rouge and the Bellydance Academy's Winter Hafla.
Their annual celebration of the New Year, finger foods, henna and performances by the Belly Dance Academy, SOFP and Fleuron Rouge.

Tickets $10 advance / $15 day of show available at the thebellydanceacademy.com

Fri, Jan 11, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Freakwater live in the Ninth Ward

Tickets: tickets.com

Phone: 888-223-6000

Freakwater live in the Ninth Ward.

Freakwater was formed by Janet Bean and Catherine Irwin in 1989 and has been innovating and reinvigorating alt-country ever since. In January 2013 they will embark on their first tour in four years. The duo signed to Thrill Jockey in 1993 for the seminal Feels Like the Third Time, reissued on vinyl for Record Store Day 2012. 1995’s Old Paint showed the group’s songwriting coming into its own, and was their most critically acclaimed album to date. 1998’s Springtime saw the addition of Wilco’s Max Konrad Johnston to the group, and features some of the band’s most heartbreaking and beautiful songs, including the now classic “Louisville Lip.” The group expanded their sound on End Time, adding drum kit, organ, and even strings on several songs.

The early aughts saw Bean and Irwin each releasing solo albums, Dragging Wonder Lake and Cut Yourself a Switch, respectively. Both records showed each musician exploring different facets of the sound cultivated in Freakwater: Irwin a stripped down, appalacian vision of folk music, and Bean an artfully crafted, cosmopolitan type of pop. After a long silence, Irwin finally released her second solo release, Little Heater in September of 2012.

Tickets: $11 advance / $13 day of show go on sale Wednesday, November 21 at Tickets.com

Wed, Jan 9, 2013 8:00pm

Doors: 7:00pm

Jeff Mangum (neutral milk hotel) w/ Tall Firs and Briars of North America live in Asbury Hall

Tickets: tickets.com

Phone: 888-223-6000

Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum with special guests Tall Firs and Briars of North America live in Asbury Hall!

NO PHOTOGRAPHY/NO RECORDING ALLOWED, this includes cell phones

$1 per each ticket to benefit Children of the Blue Sky eternalblueskyofmongolia.org

In a rare interview in 2002, Mangum told Pitchfork that "a lot of the basic assumptions I held about reality started crumbling" after the release of the much-revered 1998 classic In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. "I had this idea that if we all created our dream we could live happily ever after," he said. But when his dreams came true and his friends were still unhappy, he apparently "realized that I can't just sing my way out of all this suffering."

“So Mangum decided to drop out of the music scene entirely. As the years went by, his withdrawal became legendary: Slate described him as indie rock's Salinger, while Pitchfork called him its "most reclusive man." Fans resigned themselves to a future of listening to Neutral Milk Hotel only in recorded form, or in the form of overly emotional covers by their musician friends. His music became instantly nostalgic.”

“Then, a few years ago, Mangum began slowly creeping out of his self-imposed exile. In October 2008, he played a surprise show in Brooklyn. Over the next couple of years, he played a few benefit concerts and a couple more surprise sets. Last January, Mangum announced a fall tour, and the floodgates opened: Since then, he's appeared on the show Parks and Recreation, played at Occupy Wall Street, released a box set, and added dozens of tour dates—including a set at any recluse's worst nightmare, the ulta-hypefest of Coachella.” No one's quite sure why Mangum decided to come out of hiding; but his adoring fans in WNY will have a rare opportunity to connect with the singer in a live setting for what promises to be a night to remember at Babeville on January 9.

Tickets:$35 on sale at tickets.com Thursday, November 15th @ noon - the Babeviille Box Office (M-F 11a-5p), tickets.com and Rust Belt Books

Please note that the above functions are solely our public events and are hosted by the organizations listed. Contact the sponsoring parties for further information. For venue availability, please contact Austin Scaccia.

341 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202
For general information: ph 716-852-3835 • fax 716-852-2741 • info@babevillebuffalo.com
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Tours of Babeville are given by appointment only. Please contact Austin to schedule an appointment.