Buffalo, NY

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About Buffalo

• Singer Rick James, famous for "Super Freak," was born and raised in Buffalo.
• The Buffalo wing, a spicy fried chicken appetizer, originated at the Anchor Bar.
• The Erie Canal's western terminus in 1825 made it a crucial transportation hub.
• Buffalo's Forest Lawn Cemetery features elaborate monuments, including a Frank Lloyd Wright design.
• The Great Fire of 1844 destroyed much of downtown, leading to its rebuilding.
• Named after a Seneca chief, Buffalo was incorporated as a city in 1832.
• With about 278,000 people, Buffalo is New York's second-largest city.
• At 584 feet, Buffalo's elevation offers stunning Great Lake views.
• Healthcare, education, and social assistance are major employment sectors.
• Buffalo feels like a resilient city brimming with art, grit, and surprising warmth.
• The bedrock beneath Buffalo is primarily Devonian-age Onondaga limestone.
• The Niagara Escarpment, a prominent cliff formation, is located near Buffalo.
• The Niagara River flows north from Lake Erie, bordering Buffalo.
• The greater Buffalo area is home to the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly.
• The Seneca Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy inhabited the Buffalo area.
• President McKinley was shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo on September 6, 1901.
• Buffalo City Hall, an Art Deco masterpiece, was completed in 1931.
• Shea's Performing Arts Center is believed by some to be haunted by a former stagehand.
• Interstate 90, also known as the New York State Thruway, runs east-west just south of Buffalo.
• The bedrock is mostly sedimentary limestone and shale dating back to the Devonian period.
• The Niagara Gorge, carved by the Niagara River, lies just north of Buffalo.
• Buffalo sits at the eastern end of Lake Erie and the head of the Niagara River.
• Eastern coyotes, a hybrid of coyotes and wolves, are commonly found in the Buffalo area.
• The Seneca Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy were the primary inhabitants before European colonization.
• President William McKinley was shot on September 6, 1901, at the Pan-American Exposition.
• Shea's Performing Arts Center is said to be haunted by the ghost of a stagehand who died during construction.
• New York State Route 5 is a major east-west route that follows the path of an old Iroquois trail.

Artists From Buffalo

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Songs About Buffalo

White House Blues by

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George Bondo by

Hell on Earth, Pt. 2 by

Comin’ to Your City by

Mañana by

Buffalo Girl by

The Cow by

Kostas by

Allah Sent Me by

French Toast by

iris by

Me And Paul by

The Fly That Rode From Buffalo by

Frank Lucas by

All I Left Behind by

Scarecrow by

I've Been Everywhere by

Uproar by

Hot Boys and Girls by

Nah Mean by

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14 trapdoors 3 Hour Power Shower 36 Hours A. R. Gurney Ad Reinhardt Adam Schroeder After the Storm Alec Safy Aliya Chen Allen Farmelo Amherst Saxophone Quartet Amirtha Kidambi Amy Williams Andy Kulberg Ani DiFranco Anne Beatts Anthony B. Pinn Anthony Terran AppleJack Aqueous Arlester “Dyke” Christian Armani Caesar Arthur A. Allen Avandrio Back to the Bars Bad Blood Banished Baphomet Barney Perry Baseball Furies Benny The Butcher Beverley Johnson Bill Wickham Billy Parker Billy Sheehan Birthright BoBo Bob & Gene Bobby Militello Bobby Nunn Brian McKnight Brown Sugar Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Bungler Buried Alive Caesar and His Romans Caleb & Carolyn Canary Girls Cannibal Corpse Carmen Grillo Carnal Dissection Chad Michael Murray Charles Gayle Charles Wetherbee Charlotte Becker Cherry Bing Chris Barnes Chris Trapper Christina Courtin Christine Baranski Christopher Swist City Under Siege Clayborne Carson Cody King Conway the Machine Cory Arcangel Cory Wells Cupcake! Cute Is What We Aim For DaRand Land Darius Bryant Dave Bowman Dave Ratajczak David Lucas David Shire Der Hersteller Despair Dewey Bergman Dick Burns Dinkus 9 Diyené Dodo Greene Don Menza Don Messick Dreambeaches Dyke & the Blazers Elizabeth Coatsworth Elizabeth Swados Elizabeth Yates Emile Haynie Emilio Palame Energy Weapon Eric Bifaro Eric Jordan Young Eskay Home Eternal Torment Eudice Shapiro Evan Duckett Every Time I Die F-BOMB F. W. Meacham Fadeaway Finale Fletcher Pratt Fran Striker Frankie Crocker Frankie Dunlop Gail Tremblay Gamalon Gary Byrd Gary Mallaber Gayà Gene Cherico George Tutuska Girlpope Gloria Jean Schoonover Goo Goo Dolls Green Jellÿ Greg Meckes Griselda Grover Washington, Jr. Gurf Morlix Hannah Kerr Harold Arlen Harold Cardwell Harold ‘Hal’ Dickinson Harry B. Smith Harry Emerson Fosdick Hellcannon Herbert Witherspoon Hourglass Howie Simon Hurricane: The Scorpions Tribute Band ICXXY Invisigoth Irv Teibel It Dies Today Jack Blanchard Jack Hoffman Jackdaw Jackson C. Frank Jae Lee Hugar James Brandon Lewis Jason Vieaux JeffRepeater Jeffrey DeMunn Jeffrey Strauss Jeneen Terrana Jerry Wayne Jim Hall Jimmy Cavallo & His House Rockers Joanie Sommers Joe Ford Joe Guercio Joe Kraemer Joel DiBartolo John Roberts John Rzeznik John Scherer John Stevens Jon Christopher Nelson Joseph Kubera Joystick Generation Juini Booth Julie Byrne Kate Gentile Keith Buckley Kenny Kanowski Kevin Raczka Keyz Klear Koi Anunta Kristen Pfaff Kyle Holzwarth Lance Diamond Last Conservative Laura Aikin Lawrence Block Leon M. Lederman Leonard Pennario Lip Service Liquid Violence Liz Dribben Lockjaw Lost Artifacts Lou Courtney Lucky Peterson Mabel Dodge Luhan Malevolent Creation Marcus Goldhaber Mark Russell Mel Lewis Mercury Rev Michael Bennett Michael Christie Michael Pugliese Mike Parker Mike Terrana Misty Morgan Mystic101 Nancy Kress Nanette Burstein Nick Bakay Nils Vigeland No Alibi No Reason Odiorne On the Cinder Organism Pamela Z Patrick Cowley Paul Moravec Paul Siebel Peter Case Peter Michael Goetz Philip R. Dietterich Philip Rothman Pity Sweater Putrefest Raven Ray Chamberlain Ray Henderson Ray Kennedy Rescue Dawn Rich Gross Richard Calandra Richard Nunemaker Rick James Rivals Rob Barrett Robby Takac Robert Hughes Robert Kinkel Robert Noehren Robert Paterson Ronnie Foster Royal Tongues Rust Belt Lights Sam Falzone Sam Noto Sandy Konikoff Sarin Scott Sprigg Seven Thirty Seven Sherrie Maricle Sisters of St. Mary of Namur Skip Van Wyck Sleepers Snapcase Sons of Azrael Sorrell Booke Spacelord Spooky Visions Steve Kerfien Steve Nathan Stevie J Super American Susan Stenger Suspektema Suzie Plakson Talas Ted Reinhardt Terence Boylan The Bloody Hollies The Buffalo Bills The Bunny The Bear The Committed The Grade Grubbers The Holy Angels The Midnight Ghost Train The Mystic Eyes The Quakes The Queen Guillotined The Razzels The Road The Rogues The Tune Rockers The Zach Gerken Band Theresa Chen This Day & Age This Is an Empire Tim Sexton Tirant Sin Tom Hambridge Tom Herman Tom Mardirosian Tom Schuman Tony Gorruso Tugboat Annie Tyrades UltraViolet Until I Wake Vic Dana Vincent Gallo Welton Gite Westside Gunn When Wild Dingos Attack Wide Right William D. Hassett William Paterson William Sadler William Young Willie Nile Willis Conover Willis Kelly Winter's Shadow Zach Gerken moe. p.s.you’redead rr.gross Beacon, NY Chatham, NY Clinton, NY Cortland, NY East Rochester, NY Fairport, NY Greenwich, NY Ithaca, NY Jamestown, NY Lake Placid, NY