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Buffalo Tom at First Avenue (ticket stub)
Minneapolis (12/02/2000)
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Buffalo Tom named themselves after Buffalo Springfield and their drummer Tom Maginnis. When I saw the Boston-based band in 2000, the band was already 'old'. They had just released Asides that summer, but I only knew them from 1993's Big Red Letter Day.
Like so many bands I paid money to see, I was mostly there check them out. I wasn't that familiar with their music before stepping into the venue. Usually if the price of the ticket was reasonably enough, I would attempt to see the band live - in the same manner that you might pick up an EP or album just to see if you will like the band (and I certainly did my fair share of that).
Needless to say, no memory of this 21+ show, I don't remember what songs were played or who opened up the show. However, I suspect the opener was Grant Hart (from Husker Du). The information was deduced by a photograph of Buffalo Tom and Grant Hart in Minneapolis, dated 2000, courtesy of Mike O'Malley (who was a fan and roadie).
Both bands are still active, Grant Hart recently celebrated his reissue of Good News For Modern Man, which came out January 14, 2014, on Con D'or Records.
According to Grant, the reason for this was because Good News For Modern Man was never released on vinyl, and he went back to the vault to put out the analogue recording on compact disc and record. The reissue is remastered with a brand-new cover artwork by Chris Larson.
As for Buffalo Tom, they've just wrapped up some concert dates, so they've been known to do some random dates here and there. I have not kept up with the band, in fact, had no idea they released a new album called Skins in 2011.
Like so many bands I paid money to see, I was mostly there check them out. I wasn't that familiar with their music before stepping into the venue. Usually if the price of the ticket was reasonably enough, I would attempt to see the band live - in the same manner that you might pick up an EP or album just to see if you will like the band (and I certainly did my fair share of that).
Needless to say, no memory of this 21+ show, I don't remember what songs were played or who opened up the show. However, I suspect the opener was Grant Hart (from Husker Du). The information was deduced by a photograph of Buffalo Tom and Grant Hart in Minneapolis, dated 2000, courtesy of Mike O'Malley (who was a fan and roadie).
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Good News For Modern Man
Con D'or Records
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According to Grant, the reason for this was because Good News For Modern Man was never released on vinyl, and he went back to the vault to put out the analogue recording on compact disc and record. The reissue is remastered with a brand-new cover artwork by Chris Larson.
As for Buffalo Tom, they've just wrapped up some concert dates, so they've been known to do some random dates here and there. I have not kept up with the band, in fact, had no idea they released a new album called Skins in 2011.
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Buffalo Tom, with Grant Hart, at First Avenue, Minneapolis (12/02/2000) photograph by Mike O'Malley, sheilaomalley.com
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