The 2005 WNED Buffalo Niagara Guitar Festival features a full schedule of events to satisfy all guitar tastes. One of the festival highlights this year is Guitar City, two days (Saturday June 18th & Sunday June 19th) of free live music on the Chippewa Strip.
Hereis the lineup:
Saturday Lineup n 2:00 n 9:30pm (in reverse order of appearance)
- Grady featuring Gordie Johnson (Big Sugar) with Big Ben Richardson and Chris iWhipi Layton.
- The Jim Weider Band with Sid McGinnis from the Late Show with David Letterman
- The Marble Index
- The Matadors
- The Moaners
- Kaki King
- The Zone
Sunday Lineup n 12:00 n 5:00pm (in reverse order of appearance)
- Popa Chubby
- Debbie Davies
- CafE Tacuba
- Jack Semple
- Jude Gold
- Agent Me
- Music is Art Western New York Teen Battle of the Bands
The event is sponsored by the best music store in the city, New World Record and other featured events on the schedule include:
Adrian Belew at the Tralf
One of the world’s most underrated and woefully overlooked guitarists
of recent times, Adrian Belewis guitar style cannot be compared to
anyone o it’s completely unpredictable and off the wall. He’s played
guitar with Frank Zappa and David Bowie, and also handled lead vocal
duties with King Crimson. With incredible versatility, he’s always
found a way to make his signature style fit into a wide variety of
musical genres: hard rock, funk, new wave, experimental, pop, and more.
David Russell at Nichols’ Flickinger Performing Arts Center
Touted by composers and critics alike as a musical virtuoso, Russell has released nine recordings including Aire Latino, which won him the
Grammy. Scottish-born Russell continues to distinguish himself as one
of the phenomenal performers of our time.
iWeire excited about signing Grammy award winner David Russell as this yearis classical guitar headliner for the Guitar Festival,i said Donald K. Boswell, WNED President and CEO. iDavidis extraordinary talents and appealing stage presence are bound to captivate the audience. We are proud that WNED continues to bring the artistry of the guitar in its many forms to the Buffalo Niagara region.i