The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast

Hosts Ryan Gurnett and Will Webb interview a huge roster of bands from the big October 26th show at Buffalo Iron Works, including Lost Connections, Ghostpool, Sidd the Kid and Kill the Clock. The gang has a discussion about their favorite fictional bands and Ryan talks local concerts while freezing his ass off in a cold alley. All that and more! This is the first of two episodes recorded at Iron Works. Part 2 will feature Astrabula, Fernway and more! 1:00 - Intro 2:00 - Ryan Complains About the All WNY Awards. 4:30 - Previous Shows 6:45 - MUSIC “Election Day“ by Lost Connections 9:15 - INTERVIEW: Lost Connections 12:32 - MUSIC: “Nightmare Eyes “ by Ghostpool 15:41 - INTERVIEW: Alec Westover and Aaron Gordon from Ghostpool 23:12 - Panel Discussion - Our Favorite Fictional Bands 38:48 - MUSIC: “Declaring War“ by Sidd the Kid 41:42 - INTERVIEW: Sidd the Kid 46:30 - INTERVIEW: Kill the Clock 51:05 - MUSIC: “Worry” by Kill the Clock 53:57 - Upcoming Show Check out all of Ryan’s great local spotify playlists at https://open.spotify.com/user/kellanya?si=pzxYyJ3gSK2J1fv65qtbhg Our wonderful announcer Dustin also creates the wonderful Upchuck Theater Podcast, which can be found here: https://upchucktheater.podbean.com/ Special Thanks to FTMP Events! http://www.ftmpevents.com/

The Struggle Is Real Buffalo Music Podcast - EP13 - Sam Marabella Musicians Ryan Gurnett, Dennis Reed Jr and Will Webb talk about the good, the bad and the funny of the Western New York music scene. We interview Sam Marabella, a Jedi master of The Struggle. He books profusely in many of Buffalo’s most desirable venues -- places they won’t let Dennis and Ryan use the sink -- owns Boulevard Music Lessons, and operates a sushi bar, of all things. He is also the former owner of legendary Buffalo dive bar Broadway Joe’s, and Dennis tries to get to the bottom of why Sam stopped booking his band there. In the entrepreneurial spirit of the hour, Ryan hosts a new game, “One-Star Yelp Venue Reviews (Buffalo).” Finally, we play music from and interviews with Humble Braggers, dreambeaches, and Nashville’s Basic Printer. CONTENTS 0:00:48 Dennis apologizes for deleting the Buffalo Shows Review and Preview 0:01:30 INTERVIEW: Sam Marabella, musician, music business owner, restaurateur 0:22:24 MUSIC: Sam Marabella Band, “Crossing at the Border” (Live at 9th Ward) 0:26:35 Sam interview (cont’d) 0:43:48 MUSIC: Sweatin’ Like Nixon, “Awake” (Self-titled) 0:48:38 Sam interview (cont’d) 0:54:40 GAME: One-Star Yelp Venue Reviews (Buffalo) 1:06:18 MUSIC: Humble Braggers, “Disposable Friends” 1:10:03 INTERVIEW: Humble Braggers, Band on the Street, 4/11/18, Mohawk Place 1:14:08 MUSIC: Basic Printer, “The Regal Sprint” 1:17:58 INTERVIEW: Basic Printer, Band on the Street, 4/11/18, Mohawk Place 1:22:37 MUSIC: Basic Printer, “The Regal Sprint” 1:25:52 INTERVIEW: Basic Printer, Band on the Street, 4/11/18, Mohawk Place FOR FURTHER STUDY https://www.facebook.com/MarabellaBand/ http://www.musiclessonsbuffalo.com/ Go give some love to our announcer, Dustin, and his podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/upchuck-theater https://humblebraggers.bandcamp.com/ https://basicprinter.bandcamp.com/music https://dreambeaches.bandcamp.com/ https://danimalcannon.bandcamp.com/ Ryan’s Discover Local Music Spotify playlists are available at: https://open.spotify.com/user/kellanya?si=eUrfVz1HRP2RLL6olxExrg Follow us on Twitter @SIRPodcastNY. Gurnett and Reed can also be found on Twitter @SirWilliamIdol‏ and @agenbyte, respectively. Keep up with our shenanigans on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheStruggleisRealPodcast/ Listen here, or via the All Western New York News & Radio app for Android.

On Episode #97 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy are joined by Nick, Frank, and Mike from Gimme Gimme, a Buffalo-based Me First and the Gimme Gimmes tribute band. They talk to them about who picks the bands’ outfits, a literal shitstorm, words of wisdom from Eddie Van Halen, and other funny stories from their long tenures in the Buffalo Music Scene. They discuss the 2022 Music is Art Festival, 2022 Buffalo Infringement Festival, Ryan almost getting evicted, and more! They also play a game of Real / Not Real: Buffalo Infringement Festival 2022 Edition and play music from Marina Laurendi, Spud, and west ferry. 0:00 - INTRO 1:32 - BUT FIRST… Ryan joins Red Huffy at Westside Tilth Farm, 2022 Buffalo Infringement Festival, the 2022 Music is Art Festival 25:50 - MUSIC - “Mr. Manly” by Spud 28:32 - INTERVIEW - Gimme Gimme 50:56 - MUSIC - “Add Em Up” by west ferry 53:34 - GAME - Real / Not Real: Buffalo Infringement Festival 2022 Edition 1:07:31 - MUSIC - “Neighborhood Kids“ by Marina Laurendi 1:10:26 - OUTRO

In Episode #96 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy fly solo and preview the 2022 Buffalo Infringement Festival. They also discuss the departure of Tr38cho, live concerts including shows at Artpark and The Roof of Larkinvile, ONE8FIFTY’s Fundraiser for organ donation, and more! They also play music from Red Button Dilemma, Nod, Ziggy and the Flea Circus, and Dom Brown. 0:00 - INTRO 1:25 - BUT FIRST… T-R-3-8-C-H-Go?, Fourth of July Fireworks with the BPO, Death Cab for Cutie and Gamalon at Artpark, The Black Rock Beatles on the Roof of Larkinville, ONE8FIFTY’s Fundraiser for organ donation 13:31 - MUSIC - “Love is Hard” by Dom Brown 16:33 - Opening Weekend - Thursday, July 28th through Sunday, July 31st, including: 30:11 - MUSIC - “Go For a Ride” by Nod 34:57 - Infringement Festival Midweek - Monday, August 1st through Thursday, August 4th 42:40 - MUSIC - “Chaos is Art’ by Red Button Dilemma 46:51 - Closing Weekend - Friday, August 5th to Sunday, August 7th 57:43 - MUSIC - “Toronto Sound” by Ziggy and the Flea Circus 1:01:31 - OUTRO One8Fifty.org

On Episode #95 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy are joined by three-fourths of Dead Orchids. They discuss their formation, upcoming releases, and favorite places. We also talk about ice cream sandwiches (a lot!), South Buffalo Porchfest, Well Worn Boot, and Summerfest, play a game of “Songs About Flowers”, and play music from Farrow, Kerry Fey and Over & Out. 0:00 - INTRO 1:33 - BUT FIRST…. Cassidy volunteers at Summerfest, Well Worn Boot, Buffalo Infringement Festival’s marching band, South Buffalo Porchfest, and Ryan’s favorite places for ice cream sandwiches. 12:03 - MUSIC - “Breathing Air” by Farrow 16:45 - INTERVIEW - Dead Orchids 38:52 - MUSIC - “Glitter” by Kerry Fey 41:14 - GAME - Songs About Flowers 51:17 - MUSIC - “H-98” by Over & Out 54:39 - OUTRO

On episode #94 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy sit down with GCR Audio engineer and producer Jay Zubricky. They talk about how he got his start, what next projects he has coming up next, how he remains successful without having an internet presence, and much more! They also play a game of Real / Not Real: Recording Studio Edition, talk about performers guest list-ing too many people, upcoming and previous shows (including Spud, Brookhaven, Tokyo Monsters, Tough Old Bird, and more…), adult punk rock flea markets, Elmwood Summerfest, how many hot dogs we think we can eat, we beg Jack Rabbit to sponsor us again, and we can play music from SVTOKO with Adithri, Amateur Hockey Club, and Previous Love. 0:00 – INTRO 2:03 – BUT FIRST… Your whole posse does NOT get in for free. Upcoming and past shows, adult punk rock flea markets, Elmwood Summerfest at Bidwell Park 16:38 – MUSIC – “Keep Watching“ by SVTOKO with Adithri 21:29 – INTERVIEW – Jay Zubricky 43:33 – MUSIC – “Over It” by Previous Love 47:07 – GAME – Real / Not Real: Record Studio Edition 1:02:03 – MUSIC – “What You Wanted” by Amateur Hockey Club 1:05:13 – OUTRO

On Episode #93 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy are joined by Grace, Megan, and Josh from Grosh. They discuss their album “Not Down for Long”, Soup of Dissent, the best things to eat at Jack Rabbit, the origins of the band, the future of the band, and Sportsmen's Tavern. Grosh also plays a game of “Bands Named After People” and we play music from Grosh, Stress Dolls, and Lonestar Sailing. 0:00 - INTRO 1:57 - BUT FIRST… Previous shows, including ones at Soup of Dissent and Jack Rabbit 9:17 - MUSIC - “Alaska” by Stress Dolls 13:00 - INTERVIEW with GROSH 28:52 - MUSIC - “This Isn’t Over” by Grosh 32:04 - GAME - “Bands Named After People” 46:21 - MUSIC - “Nothing to Chase” by Lonestar Sailing 51:02 - OUTRO

On Episode #92 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan is joined by Jay and Chris of local hip-hop duo 45 Gov’t. We discuss how they started working together, their upcoming album, “Blow Your Mind Out”, their favorite local performers and venues, using a 3D printer to make copies of Sally Schaefer, what Gary Busey was doing in the late 70s, and using your own samples to make your music stand out. We also discuss exciting new bands Partners on Shanley and Rue, play music from 45 Gov’t and Starjuice, and play a game of “Double Duty on SNL”. 0:00 - Intro 1:52 - BUT FIRST… Previous Shows (including Partners on Shanley, Rue), Ryan’s hosting karaoke, and upcoming shows 7:49 - MUSIC - “Who Do You Think That You Are“ by Starjuice 10:46 - INTERVIEW - 45 Gov’t 31:26 - MUSIC - “On The Topic of Rap” - 45 Gov’t (featuring Tr38cho) 34:28 - GAME - Double-Duty on SNL 46:32 - MUSIC - “Tony Stewart” by 45 Gov’t 49:17 - OUTRO

On Episode #91 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, coming straight from Ryan’s living room, Ryan and Cassidy are joined by Allison, Andrew, Tom, and Mike from Velvet Bethany. They talk about where the name came from, translating dreams into songs, the band’s songwriting process, busking in Buffalo, Well Worn Boot, tour stories, and more! They also play music from Velvet Bethany, Parade Chic, and Passed Out, talk about some previous concerts (including Max Davis and his “Ambient Space Blues”), play another round of “Asshole of the Week!”, play a game called “Velvet or Not Velvet”, and much more! 0:00 - INTRO 1:50 - BUT FIRST … Previous Concerts and Asshole(s) of the Week 12:26 - MUSIC: “PBR & Hockey Cards” by Passed Out 17:50 - INTERVIEW - Velvet Bethany 41:26 - MUSIC: “Teamwork” by Velvet Bethany 44:53 - GAME: Velvet or Not Velvet 53:45 - MUSIC: “Black Sheep“ by Parade Chic 56:55 - OUTRO

On Episode #100 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy are joined by scene veteran Brandon Delmont (from Girlpope, The Stay Lows, A House Safe for Tigers, Past Masters, and more!). We talk about Brandon’s lifetime in the Buffalo music scene, his many projects, working as a buyer for Record Theatre, and play music from his bands Girlpope and A House Safe For Tigers, as well as local hip-hop artist Son Scotty. We also discuss a shooting near Nietzsche’s, WNYMusic.com Meeting Its Fundraising Goals, Art 247 in Lockport, Ryan joining Bad Ronald, and Corey Feldman, Ryan tries not to alienate our sponsors, and we play a game of “Girl or Pope”. 0:00 – INTRO1:35 – BUT FIRST… WNYMusic.com meets its fundraising goal, Art 247 in Lockport, Ryan plays in Bad Ronald6:42 – Product Placement with Buffalo Iron Works… Ryan tries not to alienate the sponsors12:29 – MUSIC – “Not Afraid” by Son Scotty15:18 – INTERVIEW – Brandon Delmont43:45 – MUSIC – “I Was a Teenage Jesus” by Girlpope46:48 – GAME – “Girl or Pope”55:31 – MUSIC – “There’s A Mystery” by A House Safe for Tigers58:12 – OUTRO

On Part 2 of Episode 99 of the 5-Year Anniversary of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy are joined by special guests Sasha McCoy and the Spoons and Goodbye Metro. Both guests talk about what’s coming up in the future of their bands and perform live for a crowd at Milkie’s. Ryan and Cassidy also talk about Me First and the Gimme Gimmes at Town Ballroom and Ryan seeing his first living Ramone. They also play a bunch of fun games with the crowd, including “1-Star Yelp Reviews of Local Venues”, “Over & Out Lyric or Emily Dickinson Poem”, “Married or Larry’d”, and more! 0:00 – INTRO1:20 – GAME – “Songs With Things You’d Find in a Kitchen”7:00 – INTERVIEW – Sasha McCoy and the Spoons12:55 – GAME – “1-Star Yelp Reviews of Local Venues”22:30 – Ryan credits his staff, Cassidy and Ryan have some jib-jab (previous shows), and troubleshooting LIVE!27:39 – MUSIC – Sasha McCoy and the Spoons58:00 – GAME – “Married or Larry’d”1:02:35 – RYAN and CASSIDY Jibjab1:05:19 – GAME – “Over & Out Lyric or Emily Dickenson Poem”1:08:11 – INTERVIEW – Goodbye Metro1:11:30 – MUSIC – Goodbye Metro1:45:41 – OUTRO

For Episode #99 (Part #1) of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, LIVE from Milkie’s Elmwood Lounge, Ryan and Cassidy are joined by My Rap Name is Alex, Lonestar Sailing, a live audience, and the most obnoxious podcast heckler ever. We talk with My Rap Name is Alex about his start, from beat poet to rapper, his work with The Bloodthirsty Vegans, working with Loopy Pro, the problem with our local government, and more. Then, they talk with Lonestar Sailing about their newest album Sad Bones, their time working together, and how they define their sound. We also play a handful of games, including “Canadian, Asian, or Tax Evasion” and “Anthony Keidis Lyric or Literal Gibberish” and have live performances by both guests! 0:00 – INTRO2:11 – GAME – “Canadian, Asian, or Tax Evasion”5:11 – INTERVIEW – My Rap Name is Alex11:54 – GAME – “Elton John or Ben Folds”14:50 – MUSIC – My Rap Name is Alex (20:25 – Start the most annoying heckler ever, clapping COMPLETELY off-beat in parts)36:22 – INTERVIEW – My Rap Name is Alex (continued)42:30 – MUSIC – More from My Rap Name is Alex54:46 – Cassidy has arrived!56:00 – GAME – “Dead or Boring”58:25 – INTERVIEW – Lonestar Sailing1:08:32 – GAME – “Anthony Keidis Lyric or Literal Gibberish”1:13:40 – Ryan yells about Blink-182 ticket prices1:15:33 – MUSIC – Lonestar SailingFor Episode #99 (Part #1) of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, LIVE from Milkie’s Elmwood Lounge, Ryan and Cassidy are joined by My Rap Name is Alex, Lonestar Sailing, a live audience, and the most obnoxious podcast heckler ever. We talk with My Rap Name is Alex about his start, from beat poet to rapper, his work with The Bloodthirsty Vegans, working with Loopy Pro, the problem with our local government, and more. Then, they talk with Lonestar Sailing about their newest album Sad Bones, their time working together, and how they define their sound. We also play a handful of games, including “Canadian, Asian, or Tax Evasion” and “Anthony Keidis Lyric or Literal Gibberish” and have live performances by both guests! 0:00 – INTRO2:11 – GAME – “Canadian, Asian, or Tax Evasion”5:11 – INTERVIEW – My Rap Name is Alex11:54 – GAME – “Elton John or Ben Folds”14:50 – MUSIC – My Rap Name is Alex (20:25 – Start the most annoying heckler ever, clapping COMPLETELY off-beat in parts)36:22 – INTERVIEW – My Rap Name is Alex (continued)42:30 – MUSIC – More from My Rap Name is Alex54:46 – Cassidy has arrived!56:00 – GAME – “Dead or Boring”58:25 – INTERVIEW – Lonestar Sailing1:08:32 – GAME – “Anthony Keidis Lyric or Literal Gibberish”1:13:40 – Ryan yells about Blink-182 ticket prices1:15:33 – MUSIC – Lonestar Sailing

On episode #98 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy are joined by Carolyn and Bill Panzica from West Falls Center for the Arts. They discuss the Center’s mission and diverse events, The Musical Memory Cafe, Kids Jam, and much more. They also talk about the Borderlands Music Festival, Ryan finally getting to Sportsmen’s Tavern, and their newest sponsor, Buffalo Iron Works. They also play music from Urge Surfer, Real Movement, and Daze Ago and play a game of The Weird Things Musicians Have Sold for Charity. Learn more about West Falls Center for the Arts at Westfallsartcenter.org 0:00 – INTRO1:45 – BUT FIRST… The Buffalo Public Library has two FREE recording studios, Cassidy goes to Borderlands Music Festival, Ryan FINALLY gets to Sportsmen’s Tavern, Buffalo Iron Works: our newest sponsor!10:53 – MUSIC – “Cursed“ by Urge Surfer13:25 – INTERVIEW31:39 – MUSIC – “White Collar Crime” by Real Movement36:17 – GAME – Real / Not Real: The Weirdest Musical Things Done For Charity47:59 – MUSIC – “Break the Bottle” by Daze Ago51:20 – OUTRO

On Episode #90 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy sit down with local singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and actor Jay Aquarious. We discuss his beginnings in the local music scene, his favorite local LGBT artists, and play two of his recent releases. We also talk about people needing to calm down in the current political climate, debut a new segment called “Asshole of the Month”, play a game of “Janet Jackson, Queen Latifah, or Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes (Movie and Television Edition”, and play a BRAND NEW track from Gunther’s Radio. 0:00 - INTRO 2:20 - BUT FIRST…. Everyone Needs to Calm Down / Asshole of the Month 14:58 - MUSIC - “Twists and Turns” by Gunther’s Radio 18:53 - INTERVIEW - Jay Aquarious 36:26 - MUSIC - “Strobelights” by Jay Aquarious 40:30 - GAME - “Janet Jackson, Queen Latifah or Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes? (Movie and Television Edition)” 49:26 - MUSIC - “Dream Reality“ by Jay Aquarious 54:00 - OUTRO

On episode #89 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy talk with… themselves. They talk about the re-launch of The Struggle is Real Patreon page and the launch of WNYMusic.com’s Patreon page. We also talk about our new podcast, The Struggle is Real: Our Favorite Albums, Cassidy saving the day with Infringement Festival merch, play a game of “The Favorite Music of the Most Horrible People”, talk about why we do what we do, and play music from Tr38cho, Sir Quillz and 45 Gov’t with Miggie Jean. 0:00 - INTRO 2:10 - BUT FIRST…. New podcast failures, Infringement Festival merchandise failures, 11:45 - MUSIC - “Coup de Grace” by Tr38cho 13:37 - INTERVIEW…ing ourselves. 27:34 - MUSIC - “Cash Go Far” by 45 Gov’t with Miggie Jean 31:01 - We throw it over to Branden Conrad and play a GAME of “The Favorite Music of the Most Horrible People?” 44:59 - MUSIC - “Move Over“ by Sir Quillz 47:51 - OUTRO

For Episode #88 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast we bring you our Best of 2021 episode. Ryan and Cassidy host a walk through our favorite guests, segments, and music of 2021. We play a game of “Jon Bon Jovi or Disgraced World Leader” with Chris from Brookhaven, Ryan yells about Entercom, we review 2021 Buffalo Infringement Festival. We also talk to 10,000 Maniacs about selling their plasma to buy food and opening up for The Grateful Dead and talk to Armand Petri about how became involved with the Goo Goo Dolls, 10,000 Maniacs, and Sixpence None the Richer. AND we play music from Molly Conrad, Pocket Vinyl, and an exclusive live track from Stress Dolls. 0:00 - INTRO 2:21 - GAME: Jon Bon Jovi or Disgraced World Leader, live from Milkie’s 10/9/21 12:32 - MUSIC: “In My Dream There Was A Fire” by Molly Conrad 15:51 - Ryan vs Entercom 26:13 - MUSIC: “Defiant Like A Cancer” by Pocket Vinyl 30:57 - INTERVIEW: Armand Petri 43:12 - When Everything Goes Wrong / Infringement Festival Review 52:43 - MUSIC: “Curves and Edges” by Stress Dolls, live from Milkie’s 10/9/21 57:50 - John Speaks!!! 58:40 - INTERVIEW: 10,000 Maniacs 1:07:00 - OUTRO

On episode #87 of the Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy talk with Watchmen Studios engineer and owner Doug White. They discuss the origins of Watchmen Studio, Doug’s staggering number of artists worked with, the importance of pricing your services properly, screamers passing out, not charging per song, and play a game of Real Not Real: 1 Star Studio Reviews Edition. They also talk about Ryan (finally!) getting attacked by a member of the Buffalo music scene, Battle of the Buffalo Bassists 2, the return(s) of Ian McCuen, Ryan’s first Velvet Bethany show, and play music by City Powered Radio, M Broz 2099, and The Safety Meeting. Also, check out catioliving on Instagram. 0:00 - INTRO 1:25 - BUT FIRST… Fighting words, Battle of the Buffalo Bassists 2, The Return(s) of Ian McCuen, Velvet Bethany 10:45 - MUSIC: “1990 Living Dead” by City Powered Radio 12:19 - INTERVIEW: Doug White 37:00 - MUSIC: “Galaxy Wide” by M Broz 2099 40:39 - GAME: Real Not Real: 1 Star Studio Reviews Edition 52:21 - MUSIC: “Bird in the Window Pane” by The Safety Meeting 57:47 - OUTRO

For the 4th anniversary of The Struggle is Real Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy go LIVE from Milkie’s (from Saturday, October 9th, 2021) with a ton of special guests, games, and other nonsense. For part 2 of the live episode, Ryan and Cassidy are joined by Tr38cho and Brookhaven, who both perform live sets. We play games of “Anthony Keidis Lyric of A.I. Lyrics” and “Do You Know Your Brookhaven”. We also discuss, how to pronounce Tr38cho, what the name means, his band Indentured, making a beat every day for a month, and crocheting blankets, and we talk to Brookhaven about their upcoming album. 0:00 - INTERVIEW: Tr38cho 9:28 - GAME: Anthony Keidis Lyric or A.I. Lyrics? 16:46 - Upcoming Concerts 18:17 - MUSIC: Live Set from Tr38cho 46:47 - GAME: Do You Know Your Brookhaven? 53:03 - INTERVIEW: Brookhaven 55:00 - MUSIC: Live Set from Brookhaven 1:39:57 - OUTRO

For the 4th anniversary of The Struggle is Real Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy go LIVE from Milkie’s (from Saturday, October 9th, 2021) with a ton of special guests, games, and other nonsense. For part 1 of the live episode, Ryan and Cassidy are joined by Stress Dolls and Nina B, who both perform live sets. We play games of “Jon Bon Jovi or Disgraced World Leader?” and “Real/Not Real: Memorabilia Sold by Celebrities Edition”. We also discuss the Cave, a slate of previous shows, Gene Simmons’ root beer, and much more! 0:00 - INTRO 1:53 - INTERVIEW: Stress Dolls 6:42 - GAME: REAL/NOT REAL: Memorabilia Sold by Celebrities Edition 13:53 - MUSIC: Stress Dolls Live Set 49:59 - BANTER 51:50 - PREVIOUS SHOWS: Folkfaces Folkfest, Revolver Records (Transit) 58:28 - GAME: Jon Bon Jovi or Disgraced World Leader? (copyright pending) 1:06:43 - INTERVIEW: Nina B 1:12:17 - MUSIC: Nina B Live Set

On Episode #85 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy are joined by singer/songwriter/educator Ryan Kaminski. They discuss Buffalo’s songwriting community, the music video for Ryan’s single “She Doesn’t Like My Face”, his work as a music teacher, and they play a game of “Kaminski or Kaminsky”. They also play music from Ryan and Molly Conrad and discuss Music is Art’s 2021 Festival, Buffalo Bands for Planned Parenthood, an Aqueous pop-up concert in Delaware Park, and more. 0:00 - INTRO 2:00 - BUT FIRST… Music is Art’s 2021 Festival, Buffalo Bands for Planned Parenthood, an Aqueous pop-up concert in Delaware Park, and more... 16:45 - MUSIC - “Believe Me” by Molly Conrad 20:06 - INTERVIEW - Ryan Kaminski 42:04 - MUSIC - “She Doesn’t Like My Face” by Ryan Kaminski 45:27 - GAME - “Kaminski or Kaminsky” 55:44 -  MUSIC - “Gentlemen” by Ryan Kaminski 58:23 - OUTRO