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Amy Ryan & the Operatives
Instruments: Keyboard, saxaphone, trumpet, guitar, bass, drums
Influences: The Slackers
First show: 10/27/01 at Westcott Community Center w/ Now Serving #38 as part of Skalloween V
Notable bookings: The Slackers, The Toasters, The Allstonians, Westbound Train, Green Island, General Rudie, Mass Hysteria, Rikki Rocksteady Special, Now Serving #38
Releases:
-- "The Pillbox Sessions" 3 song CD in Jan 2002
Notes: Originally based in Rochester, then Syracuse and now in Buffalo. Made up of musicians from across upstate New York, featuring female lead vocals, tenor saxophone, and a Jamaican influenced rhythm section.
Booking: Grif at gmh5544@hotmail.com
Website: www.theops.net
Last update: 12/03
Rex Banner
Influences: Catch 22, Mustard Plug, Rancid, The Specials, Madness, Op Ivy, RBF, The Code, LTJ, Goldfinger, Assorted Jellybeans, Planet Smashers
First show: ??
Notable bookings: Big D and the Kids Table, Streetlight Manifesto, Mustard Plug, The Know How.
Booking: Jeff at jazzyjeffska@aol.com (trombone)
Music: www.purevolume.com/rexbanner
Website: www.rexbanner.o-f.com
Last update: 10/04
Mechatama
Influences: Toasters, Skatalites, Slackers, New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, Aquabats, Planet Smashers, General Rudie
First show: 7/2/04 w/ 33 West
Notable bookings: Planet Smashers, The Know How, Westbound Train, The Toasters, Big D and the Kids Table, Mike Park, 33 West.
Booking: Dave at tofino_surf_bum@hotmail.com
Website: www.purevolume.com/mechatama
Last update: 7/05
Booking: iamcool91 @ aol.com
Website: www.myspace.com/gnardogsrevenge
Last update: 12/05
Not On Track
Booking: notontrack @ yahoo.com
Website: www.purevolume.com/notontrack
Last update: 4/05
Cherry Bing
First show: 11/4/2001 at the Funhouse in Buffalo
Notable bookings: Catch 22
Releases:
-- "The Buffalo Super Heroes" 10 song CD (SR) in Dec 2001
Notes: Based in Amherst, this is a young high school band that includes an organ.
Website: cherrybingmusic.com
Contact: sundials01@yahoo.com
Last update: 10/04
MySpace: myspace.com/premiumbenji
Last update: 7/05
First show: 1996 at Amherst High School
Notable bookings:
Releases:
Notes: Seven person band includes sax, trumpet, and trombone. They cite their influences as Rx Bandits, Catch 22, Suicide Machines and Less Than Jake.
Website: www.mexicancession.com
Contact: mexicancession@juno.com (band)
Last update: 2/03
First show: ???
Notable bookings: Smashmouth, Sponge, G. Love and the Special Sauce, RUN DMC, Sister Hazel, The Verve Pipe, Moby, Citizen King, The Flys, the Toasters, Vitamin C and more.
Releases:
-- "Non Stop" 6 song CD (SR)
Notes: Major Healy's music is a combination of alternative rock, ska, punk, drum and bass and reggae that draws comparisons to Sublime, G. Love and the Special Sauce, Beck and Goldfinger.
Website: www.majorhealy.com
Contact: majorhealy@majorhealy.com (band)
Last update: 2/03
First show: Summer 1997
Notable bookings:
Releases:
-- "Shame Face" out in June 2002
Notes: Seven person band includes sax, trumpet, and trombone. They cite their influences as Rx Bandits, Catch 22, Suicide Machines and Less Than Jake.
Website: www.dinkus9.com
Contact: dinkus9@hotmail.com (band)
Last update: 2/03
First show: ???
Website: www.andmanymoreska.com
Last update: 3/04
First show: ???
Notable bookings:
Releases:
Website: www.tencenttip.com
Contact: randy@tencenttip.com (band)
Last update: 2/03
First show: 3/02 at the Showplace Theater in Buffalo
Notes: Former members of many of Buffalo's past ska bands.
Website: www.thepaydays.com
Contact: Nick (guitar & vocals)
Last update: 2/03
Notes: 6-piece band of SUNY Fredonia students with a horn section of trumpet, trombone and saxophone. Influences range from LTJ, Catch 22, RX Bandits to 311, Finch, Autopilot Off.
Website: www.mervtastic.aahubs.com
Contact: MerV (band email)
Last update: 11/03
First show: 12/01 at the Showplace Theater in Buffalo
Notable bookings: Voodoo Glow Skulls, Atom & His Package
Website: http://themoneyshots.tripod.com
Contact: The Moneyshots (band email)
Last update: 2/03
Young punk-ska band from Steuben County.
Email them for more info about their upcoming plans. [11/99]
Email them if you want to buy the CD they produced.
Current Contacts:
First show:
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Releases:
-- "If The Yak Breaks Wind" 10 song cassette (SR) in 1997. Includes songs like "Genital Pudding" and "Santa Clause Stole My Breakfast Sausage".
Additional notes: Former poppy ska-core band from Wellsville that was known for very bizarre song lyrics, female vocals and lots of horns.
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