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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Luna, Asbury Hall at Babeville, Buffalo, NY. Unfortunately, Britta was not able to convince the rest of the band to dump the setlist songs for the encore and play Marquee Moon instead. Great show, anyway.

Four musicians on a stage, taken from far left

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Lord Huron, Borderland Festival, East Aurora, NY. Last band of the fest.

Several musicians on a stage. You can't see it in the picture, but the singer is about to sing into a phone.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Leftover Salmon, Borderlands Festival.

Six musicians on a stage. One of them has a banjo. One has a mandolin.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Borderland Festival, East Aurora, NY. This was fantastic. I would totally go see this band on purpose.

Three musicians on a stage. The rest are out of shot. The singer is wearing a fabulous gold robe.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Jack White, Borderland Festival, East Aurora, NY. I don't know how it took me so long to come around on this guy. This is extremely my shit.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Charles Thompson's voice is kind of wrecked, but I still thoroughly enjoyed the Pixies set. Might have helped that they played the album arrangement of "Wave of Mutilation." Actually, they played both for some reason. Indecisiveness, perhaps?

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

Pixies, Borderland Festival, East Aurora, NY. First time seeing them. They avoided me when Kim Deal was in the band (canceled the Syracuse show on the first reunion tour, never came near Miami the six years I lived there). I've been avoiding them since she […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

Four musicians on a stage with a large stylized letter P hanging behind them

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Flipturn, Borderland Festival. I'll say not a fan and leave it at that other than to say no one cares about your fantasy football team, kid.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Rebirth Brass Band, Borderland Festival.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Olmsted Dub System, Borderland Festival, East Aurora, NY. Getting a late start today. They were playing Pink Floyd when we walked up, Radiohead now.

Six musicians on a stage, from way back in the field.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Alabama Shakes, Borderland Festival. First night headliners. I don't know their stuff all that well. Actually that's true of almost every band here. There's only one I know well and they play tomorrow. Anyway, this is a pretty good set so far.

Long distance shot of a stage. The musicians aren't very visible but the singer/guitarist is projected on a very large screen.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Andy Frasco and the U.N., Borderland Festival. So this is what Mike Gantzer is doing these days.

Distant shot of several musicians playing on a stage at night

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Jesse Welles, Borderland Festival, East Aurora, NY.

A very side stage and blurry picture of a stage at dusk

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Setlist: Jack Straw Feel Like a Stranger (instrumental) Mama Tried > Big River When I Paint My Masterpiece Samson & Delilah I Need a Miracle > Touch of Gray NGL I was hoping for The Other One

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

moe.organ fairchild, Borderland Festival, East Aurora, NY Tribute to Bob Weir

Six musicians on a stage. Some from moe., some from Organ Fairchild, some I don't know who they are.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

The Sideways, Borderland Festival, East Aurora, NY. They didn't have the horn section when they opened for The New Mastersounds last year. I see the sax player play jazz locally all the time.

A bunch of musicians on an outdoor stage

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Letter to Elise, Music Is Art Festival, Buffalo, NY. A large part of why I didn't bail a few hours ago to go see Mikaela Davis in Rochester was so I could see this. I missed their last couple shows because this year. Apparently they have a new album two days ago.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Witty Tarbox, Music is Art Festival (almost done)

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Uncle Ben's Remedy, Music Is Art Festival, Buffalo, NY. I stopped wandering. Just hanging at the main stage now.

Five musicians on a stage. One is playing a keyboard that's sitting on two barrels that also have a cow skull hanging off them.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Nusantara Arts, Music Is Art Festival, Buffalo, NY

A whole bunch of musicians playing gamalon instruments under a tent

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Pleasure Window & Friends, Music Is Art, Buffalo, NY

Four musicians playing under a tent in front of the water: they play saxophone, guitar, electronics, drums

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Glow Stone, Music Is Art Festival, Buffalo, NY. Just caught the end of their set, but it was pretty good.

Side view of four musicians on an outdoor stage

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Pharoah Simba, Music Is Art, Buffalo, NY. Too many stages. I can't keep up. This is the first thing I've intentionally stopped to listen to for a while. If you have a half hour at a local music festival to make an impression, why play covers that you can't […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Little Liar, Music Is Art Festival, Buffalo, NY. I didn't know the kids were into this kind of '70s rock.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

This is some kind of local noise coalition. Will find out more later. They're next to the Sonic Wranglers tent. Cool things happening at both.

Several musicians playing under a tent: a drummer, two horn players, and a guy with electronics.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Coffin Hook, Music Is Art, Buffalo, NY. They stuck the punk and metal stage way out on the edge, past the security checkpoint. The only other thing out here is a weed lounge.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

The Leak Kazoo Orchestra, Music Is Art Festival, Buffalo, NY

Four musicians on a stage. One plays violin. Three have kazoos. One kazoo player is playing guitar, one more plays upright bass. You can't hear it but they're playing "Afternoon Delight."

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Harepin Turn, Music Is Art Festival, Buffalo, NY. I wasn't expecting much from the name, but I caught the end of their set and enjoyed it. Kind of shoegazy. I'll look them up later.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

It's Music Is Art festival day. I haven't been since 2019? The last few years I've been otherwise engaged on the day. Anyway, lots bands you've never heard of incoming.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

I only drove halfway home from the fair because I'm getting too old for these late night drives. Put the Phish show on when I got tired of what was playing on the radio and the first Phish I've listened to in ages ended up being about 25 minutes of that Down with Disease jam. I must have flipped […]

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

This is the first show I've seen in the new concert venue. Around 2015, IIRC, they knocked the old grandstand down and built an amphitheater on the other side of the parking lots across the street where they could have the big shows. Within a few years, they put this stage all the way on the […]

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Violent Femmes, Suburban Park, New York State Fair, Syracuse, NY

A stage in the distance. It is dark. Four musicians are playing. A large lighted sign says "Violent Femmes."

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

The last two years of my life have included this new version of following Hank Roberts around, something I did for several years in the mid-90s. I was really lucky to be able to do that in that time and place. I don't think there was anything else close to that happening there. There is a jazz […]

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

JBQ (John Bacon Quintet), Duende at Silo City, Buffalo, NY. Back on my bullshit. It's jazz Sunday. Last Sunday of the month is always John Bacon and I'm here if I can be.

Five musicians on a stage. The drummer is partially obscured by an upright beam. The violinist (not playing while the sax player soloes) is in front of the keyboard player. The singer who will soon join the band stands off to the side.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

Garden update: Edamame almost ready to harvest. Beans are flowering. The last tomato plant finally has almost ripe tomatoes. In other news, I should have staked the large amaranth plants because two were seriously damaged by wind. I finally got a squash […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

A table with a glass of sour beer and a plate with a donut peach and some crackers near the edge of a garden

Scarlet emperor runner beans in flower running up strings; almost ripe tomatoes running up strings next to them

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

The Mountain Goats, Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY One of the best shows I've seen them play. I really enjoyed all the new songs. John Darnielle talked about coming to the realization that 5/9/77 Buffalo is better than Cornell.

Four musicians on a stage. There is a projected backdrop with 12 drawings of the sun over the course of a day.

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.heads.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

this tuesday, 8/18, prison play live on the frow show on @WFMU! be tuned tomorrow at 10ish for big jams from rock-rock-rockaway beach's soot-covered cosmic truckers.

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live on the frow show
tuesday, august 18, 2026
wfmu, 9pm-12am

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of my first Phish shows by going to see live music. Last night was sort of a jam band. In the early Pink Floyd/Velvet Underground way more than the Dead. Tonight very much not that.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

Prison, The Bug Jar, Rochester, NY This is from last night. Couldn't post because my phone died right at the end of the set. Amazing show. The other bands were good, too. They're playing a live session on The Frow Show on WFMU tomorrow night at 9pm EST.

Four musicians on a stage. The disco ball is running.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

Spent the day checking out people's food gardens, a nature center, and a community garden on Urban Farm Day. Last year inspired me to double the size of my garden by building raised beds in the front yard. I've met more of my neighbors while working out front in the garden than I had in eight […]

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

Cleaned up the strawberry bed today. It was very overgrown and I've been having a fruit rot problem. Before the last week, I was getting a pound about every eight days.

A raised bed with several strawberry plants. They're a little crowded in spots. There are more beds in the background, but they're only there because I was too lazy to crop the photo.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

I rode my bike downtown to the harbor to buy this beer. Soon I'll be posting about my garden again.

An arm holding a beer. There is a bike nearby and the river in the distance

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

@clifff Sugar, Descendents, and PUP at the same time? I'd be so angry if I had tickets to that. I would go see Sugar because I've seen the other two, but still.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

@Neddyo If you like tiki bars, Foundation is good. Get there early, it fills up.

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026

Really glad I skipped Phish in Syracuse. It's always a bummer to see the mediocre show they played when they were saving up for the special show. The main reason I skipped is that I'm not sure they're capable of playing a one-off show that's worth traveling for anymore. Or at least not […]

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

@liffy I'm skipping this year, so it will the best Syracuse show they've played in 30 years. Seriously, though, have fun!

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Nate Federman @natefederman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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John B @johnny42.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

@Neddyo I haven't been to Grassroots in forever. I grew up near three. I usually have to travel for work this week but I need to figure out how to get back there. Glad it's still going strong.

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