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Buffalo's Colored Musicians Club is also the only continuously running, all-Black-owned music venue in the United States. Its history is still in the making.
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Festivals like Dirtybird Campout, Showcation, Camp Wildfire, and others are about participatory activation of nostalgia and play; not just blockbuster lineups.
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Tank and the Bangas have ridden positive, infectious energy from the tiniest of desks to the biggest of stages. They're on the road again in 2026.
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We asked Neil Rosenbaum, owner of Backline Now, to give us a comprehensive look at everything that happens to prep instruments for a large-scale concert.
Buffalo's Colored Musicians Club is also the only continuously running, all-Black-owned music venue in the United States. Its history is still in the making.
Festivals like Dirtybird Campout, Showcation, Camp Wildfire, and others are about participatory activation of nostalgia and play; not just blockbuster lineups.
Tank and the Bangas have ridden positive, infectious energy from the tiniest of desks to the biggest of stages. They're on the road again in 2026.
We asked Neil Rosenbaum, owner of Backline Now, to give us a comprehensive look at everything that happens to prep instruments for a large-scale concert.
