New music venue opens on the waterfront in Buffalo, New York

In a pleasant surprise, the recently rebranded and reopened Harbor Walk Buffalo has announced its opening night menu — along with a list of bands scheduled to play the waterfront venue this summer.

New owner Angelo Canna Jr. announced in April that he was partnering with Mike Shatzel and Jason Davidson to reform the space formerly known as The Hatch and its neighboring restaurant into a new destination for a handful of concerts by the water, which guests said it was. requested since the concerts were moved from Canalside to the Outer Harbor.

“We want to bring it back to a smaller scale, showcasing local bands,” he said at the time.

We now know which local bands will be playing these inaugural spots this summer, starting this Friday when Relics take the stage to play the music of Pink Floyd. Tickets start at $12 in advance ($15.18 with all fees added) and are available here.

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“Live music is returning to the Buffalo waterfront at a new venue, Harbor Walk in the Erie Basin Marina,” the website states. “Enjoy live music, food and drinks with views of Lake Erie, the Buffalo Lighthouse and majestic sunsets. Jeff Miers’ Music Matters will feature local live music all summer at Harbor Walk.

All other concerts this summer are scheduled on Thursdays, a throwback for those who miss the old Thursday in the Square series or even the early years of Canalside shows.

The list includes:

• June 6: Vinnie Hendrix Experience
• June 13: Damone Jackson Outcome with Tiger Chung Lee
• June 20: Miller and the other sinners
• June 27: Rockaz
• July 4: to be determined
• July 11: Buffalo Dead ’79
• July 18: The Talking Dead Heads (on the USS Little Rock)
• July 25: Farrow
• August 1: Critt with Blaised & Confused
• August 8: to be determined
• August 15: Scarlet begonias
• August 22: Functional flow
• August 29: Strictly Connected

The new venue does not yet have its own social media profiles and little other information was available at the time, but it is at least the second waterfront venue and the fourth new venue global where bands can play in Buffalo during the past calendar year. , joining Terminal B at the Outer Harbor, Electric City and Riff City. It also adds to the options for an already busy summer concert season in a city where we take our free and low-cost shows very seriously when the weather is nice and the sunsets shine.