Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Continental Reunion, WBNY Alumni Weekend

It seems that the weekend of April 25-27 will be a rather busy and fun one in the Dunne Hosey Estates.
The formerly annual WBNY 91.3 FM Alumni Weekend will be held from Friday through Sunday, April 25-27, at the studios in the Student Union at Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, and of course, on the airwaves at 91.3 FM, with a revised fund-raising effort included. I am very proud and humbled to have been a DJ at WBNY form 1984-1985, as host of the loudest morning show in Buffalo (6-10 AM Wednesdays), and I was lucky to get to play a lot of original local music as well. Details are still being finalized, and I will post them here as they become available.
The second annual Continental reunion, cleverly called Continental Reunion II, will be held Saturday, April 26, at the Town Ballroom (the site of the first reunion last year) on Main Street in downtown Buffalo. The event, which drew about 900 people last year to a night that no one present wanted to end, will again be produced by Bud Redding (Continental DJ, booker, virtual manager and musician) and Hard Productions, with lots of help from Jennifer Shanley.
The band lineup alone is amazing, including Nullstadt (who blew away everyone last year), the Enemies, Pauline and the Perils, Terry Sullivan and Friends, Tension. the Kevin K Band (former Toys, etc.), Johnny Revolting and Skinbound, and there will be nine classic DJs returning. In particular, Andre Frazier, DJ Andre, etc., should be performing double duty that weekend at both the WBNY Alumni Weekend and the Continental Reunion.
As we get closer to the reunion, I will be talking with Redding for a more extensive article and update, and for tickets or more information, visit the Town Ballroom box office or online at www.ticketfly.com. Also, for information on hotel packages for the weekend, check the Continental Facebook page. BTW, Continental Reunion II artwork courtesy of Bud Redding.

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