I’ll be adding to this as I catch more shows, but tell me what are you excited to see this year???

2/9: Ryan and Friends at Riff City

2/10: Mitski with Tamino opening in Toronto at Massey Hall

2/15: TAUK and Papadosio at the Town Ballroom

2/24: St. Paul & The Broken Bones with Sugadaisy in Philadelphia opening at The Fillmore

2/29: St. Paul & The Broken Bones with Sugadaisy opening at Asbury Hall

3/2: Ice Cream Social at Jack Rabbit

3/10: Grub, Merengatang and Mike Gantzer at Buffalo Iron Works

3/12: Circles Around The Sun x Mikaela Davis and Southern Star at Buffalo Iron Works

3/17: Ice Cream Social at Jack Rabbit

3/19: Moon Hooch w/ Honeycomb at Buffalo Iron Works

3/29: Silent Disco Masquerade at Shea’s Theater

4/5: Stephen Babcock and Velvet Bethany at Jack Rabbit

4/6: Ice Cream Social at Day’s Park Tavern - so fun! Start of the Toothpick Gang, reggae cover of Paint It Black, Cover of Weird Fishes akin to Dark Start opening on Live/Dead and much more will post about this night soon

4/12: Stephen Babcock at Nietzsche's and then Ryan Dils and Friends at Riff City - Great party, tons of fun, dancing and amazing music. Will also write about this soon as well

4/13: Sleazeball at Nietzsche's

4/24: Green Schwinn, Velvet Bethany, Soul Butchers and The Molice at Mohawk Place

4/26: Glitch Mob w/ The Librarian, K-Rai, Icky Reels at Town Ballroom - 360 DJ set focused on dancing

5/1: Dirtwire with Will Evans opening at Ironworks - I know nothing about them other than a trusted friend recommended their fun live show

5/8: Skamagachi & Strange Standards at Jack Rabbit

5/10: 4Square at Buffalo Institute of Contemporary Art (BICA) with performers: Turnup, Aaron, Neftali and Big Flowers

5/11: Ladies First 2024 at Torn Space Theater put on by Sneakvibing. Get tix here! (One of the best events in Buffalo I have been to, be sure to make it there next year)

5/17: Grace Serene and the Super Clean at Jack Rabbit and they fucking rocked out!

5/18: Elmwood Village Porch Fest & Grosh at Jack Rabbit (Saw Stephen Babcock, Fritzleschats, Deadwolf, and so much more!)

5/19: Bryan Williams at 42 North on Main

5/21: Grace Lougen and Friends at Jack Rabbit. Always a killer time.

5/22: Hozier at Darien Center. Best show of his yet!!!

5/24: Chappell Roan at Terminal B - 1st concert to kick off for Terminal B’s debut!

5/25: Mere Mortals at Beak n Skiff

5/28: Khruangbin with John Carrol Kirby Opening at AKG - very excited!

5/30: Magic Beans with Zuffalo opening at Ironworks

5/31: Big Wreck and Half Stride at Electric City

6/1: Taco Fest at Deep South Taco a day filled with local music and unlimited tacos!

6/2: Glass Beams with Kat Duma opening in Toronto at Phoenix Concert Theatre - even more excited!!

6/6: Charlotte Day Wilson with Yaa Bey and Ouri opening in Toronto at HISTORY - and yes even more excited for this one!!!

6/13-6/16: Bonnaroo - 1st time going and I am training my body to be ready to experience it all.

• 6/13: Eggy, Say She She, Ocie Elliot, Sid Siram, Durand Bernarr, Pretty Lights, Geese, Diplo and Geese again

• 6/14: Mdou Moctar, The Japanese House, Mike, Gary Clark Jr., Grouplove, Dominic Fike, Maggie Rogers, Post Malone and T-Pain

• 6/15: Ethel Caine, Bakar, Brittany Howard, Jon Baptiste, Renee Rapp, Cage the Elephant, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Knock 2, Cigarettes After Sex, Parcels, Diplo and Pretty Lights

• 6/16: Chappell Roan, BADBADNOTGOOD, Ashnikko, Megan Thee Stallion, Two Friends, Fred Again.. and Alice in Wonderland

6/19: Nation of Language at Electric City - won free tickets for this!

6/21: Mdou Moctar with J.C.R.G opening at Babeville

6/22: Summer Solstice at Chapel of Sacred Mirrors

6/25: Grosh at Concerts in the Park at Bidwell

6/27-7/6: Montreal Jazz Festival - I can’t believe this thing is real

• 6/27: Hiatus Kaiyote and Yaya Bey

• 6/28: Wajdi Riahi Trio, Cory Henry and Aja Monet

• 6/29: Little Magic Sam, Noé Lira, Ekep Nwkelle, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Naïka and LeCypherX

• 6/30: Cedric Burnside, Butcher Brown, Freddie Gibbs X El Michels Affair and Melanie Charles

• 7/1: Chief Adjuah, Robert Glasper, Chiquitamagic & Justin Brown, and Planet Giza

• 7/2: Mélissa Fortin, Lachy Doley, Baby Volcano, Thee Sacred Souls and LowDown Brass Band.

• 7/3: Yellow Days and Sen Morimoto

• 7/4: Kroy, Apache, L’Eclair, Hologramme and unknown DJ

• 7/5: Etran De L'Aïr, Orrin Evans, Dixie funk band, Orville Peck, Robohands and Tukan

• 7/6: Thee Sinseers, Cinematic Orchestra, Afrotonik Dance Party and Tukan

7/20: Wellwornboot at Jack Rabbit

7/22: The Flaming Lips at Artpark - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 20th Anniversary Tour

7/27: The Bash: Saw JAG, SLIVER, Merangutang, Ice Cream Social, Roy G BIV, Esquina Naranja

7/28: Ice Cream Social at Pearl Street Grill for brunch on the patio

7/29: Two Door Cinema Club with Flipturn opening at Artpark

8/4: Summer Dayes Festival in South London

• Saw Venna, Jordan Ward, Charlotte Day Wilson, Luedji Luna, Sango, Greentea Peng, Masego and the Yussef Dayes Experience

8/16: KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD MARATHON SHOW AT FOREST HILLS with DJ Crenshaw and GEESE opening up! - I am FLOORED for this

8/17: KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD MARATHON SHOW AT FOREST HILLS with DJ Crenshaw and GEESE opening up.

8/18: Childish Gambino with Willow opening in Toronto at Scotiabank Arena

Putting a marker here for 189 shows since 3/11-8/20

8/20: Glass Animals With Kevin Abstract opening in Toronto at Budweiser Stage

8/23: KGLW with Geese opening in Detroit at Aretha Franklin Amphitheater (ACOUSTIC SHOW)

8/24: KGLW with Geese in Cleveland at Jacob’s Pavilion

9/6: Evilthangs and Aircraft at Jack Rabbit

9/13-9/15: Borderland Festival at Knox Farm State Park

• 9/13: Sheepdogs, Big Martha, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Cory Wong, Sumbuck, Eggy and The Black Crowes

• 9/14: The Dip, Uncle Ben’s Remedy, Sierra Hull, Houndmouth, Borderland Dead Allstars, The Wood Brothers and Caamp

• 9/15: The Wailers, Fuzz & the Rustbelts, Marcus King, The Rumble and Dark Start Orchestra

9/17: Spoon at Electric City - First time going to this venue can’t wait!

9/18: Charli XCX and Troy Sivan with Shybaby opening at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto

9/20: Stephen Babcock’s Album Release show with Ice Cream Social at Jack Rabbit

9/21: Music is Art at Terminal B - Excited to see how the new venue goes

9/24: Vampire Weekend in Toronto at Budweiser stage for the Only God Was Above Us Tour

9/28: All Things Go at Merriweather Post Pavilion

• Saw Indigo De Souza, Briston Maroney, Sammy Rae & Friends, Ethel Caine, Remi Wolf, Bleachers, Janelle Monet and Laufey with the Kennedy Center Orchestra

10/30: LP Giobbi at Electric City

12/29: Driftwood at Ironworks

~234 artist performed this year

I’ll be adding to this as I catch more shows, but tell me what are you excited to see this year???

Photo Context: 4/12/2024 taken at Ryan and Friends DJ at Riff City in a period of rest from dancing and reflection. This full drink left alone on the table was truly inspiring for me to write something good.