This past March, I was working an event at Kleinhans, where I had a conversation with a group of people. One of them mentioned guitarist […]
Elias Benavides
A goofy kid from Buffalo's lower west side who loved to play the guitar and loved live music. Has moved on to sound engineering, stage lighting, anything live music. Now he's writing about musicians on BR too. Why am I talking in the third person?
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Often times, with these “Backstage” features, the subject at hand is poised to take leaps professionally. For drummer Steve Padin though, he just did it, […]
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Last night, after a few grueling days of diving in head first into a home renovation project, I decided to check out The Strictly Hip […]
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A few years ago, at The Evening Star in Niagara Falls, I had the pleasure of working a show with a bill included the now […]
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A couple of people had mentioned the John Daniels Band to me in recent months, so I decided to look a little deeper into the […]
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This Friday, a fundraiser event will be held at Town Ballroom for Buffalo guitarist Michael DiSanto, who suffered a life altering stroke earlier this summer. […]
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A dear friend and fellow Buffalo musician Michael Disanto suffered a major stroke recently, which has affected the ability to use the left side of […]
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A music scene which exists in a rather intriguing state, locally, is the country music scene. It flies under the radar, yet, has always thrived […]
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Having worked with Johnny Hart for many years, with several groups, I have grown a deep appreciation for his musicianship, stagemanship, and frontman abilities. A […]
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About three years ago I was handling the stage production for an event called Vibrations. This event featured live music, art, and creativity produced and […]