2022- Best Bands and Vocalists in Buffalo, NY as Voted by BoredomMD.com. We went to over 50 concerts this summer and these are the musicians we believe were outstanding. Having lived in over a dozen cities in the US from NYC to Chicago to Dallas to Seattle, the music scene in Buffalo–most of which is free or affordable, can’t be beat.
Best National Acts: Brian Culbertson at Buffalo State Performing Arts and Kingfish Ingram at the Blues Festival at Artpark
Best Band: Grosh– Rock featuring the amazing Grace Lougen on guitar, Josh English on drums, Megan Brown on vocals and Dylan Hund on bass.
Runners Up: Vin DeRosa and Vitamin D and 77 Stone
Best Jazz: Will Holton Band- great saxophonist
Best Woman Vocalist: Alex McArthur
Best Male Vocalist: Vin DeRosa
Best Event: Plastiens Volant at Artpark
Best Collaboration:- Grosh with Alex McArhtur and Vin DeRosa at Larkin Square
Best Tribute Band: Queen City at Tappo on Chandler
Best Oldies Band: Hit N’ Run
Best Out of Town Bands: Out on the Tiles (Zeppelin), Eclipse (Journey)- Veteran’s Park, Niagara Falls and Hayden Fogel (East Aurora Music Festival -now living in Long Island)
Worst Band: Learn to Fly-Veteran’s Park, Niagara Falls