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            What do you get when you take five of the hottest musical acts from the area and put them in a large room with a bar and PA system? Well, a rock show, of course. Odeum Entertainment’s first Southern Tier Unsigned Musician’s Showcase brought a variety of performances to the Olean American Legion on Saturday and Sunday, ranging from the soothing acoustic strumming of Luke and Angee to the sweltering riffs and rapid-fire rim shots of Led by the Blind.

Ok everyone...here is what you can expect from the first Southern Tier Unsigned Musicians Showcase, Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 at the Olean American Legion!

The Event Center at the Seneca Allegany Casino was once again a packed house Saturday night as Blues guitar virtuoso Kenny Wayne Shepherd and his band rocked the room.

From the opening note to the final chord, Shepherd let everyone know that he is one of the masters. His ability to take on the solo, and play seamlessly throughout, made it arguably the best Blues performance going on in the region this past weekend.

I never thought I would get done in by a rubber ball, especially not while I was learning to defend myself during my first experience with Kenpo Karate. That green, squishy, bouncy ball kicked my butt all over the place, but thankfully, I wasn’t the only one.

If you enjoy live, acoustic music then put the monthly ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC night at Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café on your calendar. Players of all ages (we’ve had performers as young as 9 yrs) and levels of experience (one or two have called Open Mic at Black-Eyed Susan their first public performance) gather at the café to make music, share a laugh and a good meal every “First Thursday”. This month, the evening takes place on March 3rd.

            A scruffy, unshaven, beanie-clad Bradley Skistimas took the stage on Thursday in standard emo attire: a blue dress shirt, silver tie, and skinny black jeans. His persona clashed with the tightly polished image that hung on the large publicity banner behind him that portrayed Skistimas as a clean-cut, All-American artist. At first, it seemed that maybe it was just his attire that was out of place, but as the night continued, it became apparent that Skistimas’ enthusiasm was also on leave this evening.