The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast

On The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan Gurnett, Cassidy Dwan and a rotating cast of characters talk about the ups, downs, and just plain weird things that happen in the Buffalo Music Scene. Founded in October 2017, episodes feature an interview with a local artist, a full schedule of past and upcoming concerts, plenty of music, weird games, and much more!

Have something interesting, weird, or crazy happened to you and want to be a guest? You can email us at SirWilliamIdol@gmail.com.

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MOST RECENT EPISODE:

On Episode #100 of The Struggle is Real Buffalo Music Podcast, Ryan and Cassidy are joined by scene veteran Brandon Delmont (from Girlpope, The Stay Lows, A House Safe for Tigers, Past Masters, and more!). We talk about Brandon’s lifetime in the Buffalo music scene, his many projects, working as a buyer for Record Theatre, and play music from his bands Girlpope and A House Safe For Tigers, as well as local hip-hop artist Son Scotty. We also discuss a shooting near Nietzsche’s, WNYMusic.com Meeting Its Fundraising Goals, Art 247 in Lockport, Ryan joining Bad Ronald, and Corey Feldman, Ryan tries not to alienate our sponsors, and we play a game of “Girl or Pope”.

0:00 – INTRO
1:35 – BUT FIRST… WNYMusic.com meets its fundraising goal, Art 247 in Lockport, Ryan plays in Bad Ronald
6:42 – Product Placement with Buffalo Iron Works… Ryan tries not to alienate the sponsors
12:29 – MUSIC – “Not Afraid” by Son Scotty
15:18 – INTERVIEW – Brandon Delmont
43:45 – MUSIC – “I Was a Teenage Jesus” by Girlpope
46:48 – GAME – “Girl or Pope”
55:31 – MUSIC – “There’s A Mystery” by A House Safe for Tigers
58:12 – OUTRO

Backlog:

Episode #99, Part 2- Five Year Anniversary LIVE with Sasha McCoy and the Spoons and Goodbye Metro

Episode #99, Part 1 – Five Year Anniversary LIVE with My Rap Name is Alex and Lonestar Sailing

Episode #98 with The West Falls Center for the Arts

Episode #97 with Gimme Gimme

Episode #96 – 2022 Buffalo Infringement Festival Preview

Episode #95 with Dead Orchids

Episode #94 with Jay Zubricky

Episode #93 with Grosh

Episode #92 with 45 Gov’t

Episode #91 with Velvet Bethany

Episode #90 with Jay Aquarious

Episode #89 – The Launch of WNYMusic.com’s Patreon

Episode #88 – Best of 2021

Episode #87 with Doug White

Episode #86 LIVE 4th Anniversary Special (Part 2) with Tr38cho and Brookhaven

Episode #86 LIVE 4th Anniversary Special (Part 1) with Stress Dolls and Nina B

Episode #85 with Ryan Kaminski

Episode #84 with Demyia_

Episode #83 – (Buffalo Infringement Festival / Everything goes wrong at Daily Planet)

Episode #82 with Neetchy

Episode #81 with Fuzzy and the Rustbelts

Episode #80 with Mom Said No

Episode #79 with Cheap Peach

Episode #78 with Tokyo Monsters

Episode #77 with Armand Petri

Episode #77 NYE Extravaganza, Part 1

Episode #76 with Hail Fredonia Records, Part 2

Episode #75 with Hail Fredonia Records, Part 1

Episode #74 with Fred Betschen

Episode #73 with Elliot Jacobson

Episode #72 with Elliot Jacobson

Episode #71 with André Pilette

Episode #70 with 10,000 Maniacs

Episode #69 – Best of 2020

Episode #68 with Philip Stephen

Episode #67 with Anxious Kids Make Good People

Episode #66 with Sydney Irving

Episode #65 with Tortoise Forest

Episode #64 with Mike Farrow (MYQ F)

Episode #63 with Tom Stahl

Episode #62 with Jaali Cypher

Episode #61 – Andy Geib (Over & Out, Hooray for Boobies, Radical Operations)

Episode #60 – Mark Lee

Episode #59 – Donovan King

Episode #58 – Marty Boratin

Episode #57 – Anthony Casuccio

Episode #56 – Critt Jones

Episode #55 – COVID Quarantine Episode #3

Episode #54 – COVID Quarantine Episode #2

Episode #53 – COVID Quarantine Episode #1

Episode #52 – Stress Dolls

Episode #51 – Genecist

Episode #50 – The Eaves

Episode #49 – AllWNY Music Award Nominees and Winners

Episode #48 – Hooked on Casiophonics

Episode #47 – Best of 2019

Episode #46 – Siddo./Sidney Flanigan and Over & Out

Episode #45, Part 2 – On the Cinder / Flowerhouse Studio

Episode #45, Part 1 – On the Cinder / Flowerhouse Studio

Episode #44 – Tim Merrill

Episode #43 – Eleni DeGeorge

Episode #42 – Just Ryan and Cassidy

Episode #41 – Lesionread

Episode #40 – 2019 Buffalo Infringement Festival Review

Episode #39 – 2019 Buffalo Infringement Festival Preview

Episode #38 – The Spin Wires

Episode #37 – Brendan and the Strangest Ways

Episode #36 – Handsome Jack

Episode #35 – Dredneks / The Scarecrow Show

Episode #34 – Carmen & Lizzy

Episode #33 – Chuckie Campbell

Episode #32 – Nine Layers Deep

Episode #31 – Danimal Cannon, Part 2

Episode #30 – Danimal Cannon, Part 1

Episode #29 – John Lucas of The Stay Spongy Podcast

Episode #28 – Jessika Doktor

Episode #27 – Best of 2018

Episode #26 – Meredith Snow

Episode #25 – Danusia Beats

Episode #24, Part II – Buffalo Iron Works

Episode #24, Part 1 – Buffalo Iron Works

Episode #23 – Ghostpool

Episode #22 – Of Night and Light and Cardboard Homestead

Episode #21 – Lazy Ass Destroyer and Exham Priory

Episode #20 – Warped Tour Olympics

Episode #19 – Warped Tour Recap

Episode #18 – Summer Festival Preview 2018

Episode #17 with dreambeaches

Episode #16 with Angel Rivera of Super-Tugger

Episode #15 with Tom Burtless of Humble Braggers

Episode #13 with Sam Marabella of the Sam Marabella Band and formerly of Broadway Joe’s

Episode #12 with Jay Gerland of WNYMusic.com

Episode #11 with Rick Rhodes of Rick’s Record Shack

Episode #10 with Alison Pipitone (coming soon)

Episode #9 with Ken Rutkowski from Outer Limit Recording Studio

Episode #8 with The Lady, or the Tiger?

Episode #7 with Dumb Angel

Episode #6 with Lumberjack Matt

Episode #5 with The Left Hand of Darkness

Episode #4 with AJ Jordan

Episode #3 with Pocket Vinyl

Episode #2 with Jon Swayze from Governess

Episode #1 with Greg Burt, Ashley Hoffman and Kendall Crage.