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Podcast: Tyson Prince and Jay Organek join Rockabilly Greg in the Flamingo Lounge

April 25, 2026April 23, 2026 Matt Volz0Tagged Flamingo Lounge, Jay Organek, Music, punk, Rock, Rockabilly Greg, Shameless, The Spin Wires, Tyson Prince, Video Game Music

This week’s episode features Tyson Prince and Jay Organek of The Spin Wires, a Buffalo-based punk and rock band. They recently celebrated their ten-year anniversary, marking a decade of impressive accomplishments.

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Podcast: Phil Machemer joins Rockabilly Greg in the Flamingo Lounge

April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 Matt Volz0Tagged Elmwood Village, Flamingo Lounge, Music, Phil Machemer, Record Store Day, Revolver Records, Rockabilly Greg

This week’s episode falls on Record Store Day, and we are celebrating in the best way possible by having Phil Machemer stop by the Flamingo Lounge.

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Podcast: Richie English joins Rockabilly Greg in the Flamingo Lounge

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 Matt Volz0Tagged BTPM, Dalai Lama, Flamingo Lounge, Goo Goo Dolls, Music, piano, Richie English, Rockabilly Greg

Nationally recognized composer Richie English stopped by the Flamingo lounge to talk about experiences like performing for the Dalai Lama, becoming the youngest registered piano teacher in the state and more.

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Podcast: Joe Rozler joins Rockabilly Greg in the Flamingo Lounge

April 4, 2026April 4, 2026 Matt Volz0Tagged Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, Flamingo Lounge, instrumental, Joe Rozler, Music, Rockabilly Greg

Singer, instrumentalist and Buffalo Music Hall of Famer Joe Rozler stopped by the Flamingo Lounge this week. He’s created music for soap operas, video games, commercials, movies and more.

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Podcast: Anita West joins Rockabilly Greg in the Flamingo Lounge

March 28, 2026March 28, 2026 Matt Volz0Tagged 97 Rock, Anita West, Flamingo Lounge, Music, Rock, Rockabilly Greg

Anita West, longtime midday personality of 97 Rock, stopped by the Flamingo Lounge to talk with Rockabilly Greg about her passion for music, gardening and more.

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Podcast: Dick Bauerle joins Rockabilly Greg in the Flamingo Lounge

March 21, 2026March 19, 2026 Matt Volz0Tagged Dick Bauerle, Flamingo Lounge, guitar, Kenilworth Library, Music, Rick James, Rockabilly Greg, Spaceballs

On February 20, 2026, the Kenilworth Branch Library hosted an intimate evening with Dick Bauerle, a celebrated Buffalo Music Hall of Fame inductee. Bauerle captivated the audience with stories from his expansive musical journey, offering a rare glimpse into the life of a professional musician.

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Podcast: Mark Hodges joins Rockabilly Greg in the Flamingo Lounge for ‘Rockabilly 2 Rachmaninoff’

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 Matt Volz0Tagged Flamingo Lounge, Mark Hodges, Rockabilly 2 Rachmaninoff, Rockabilly Greg

This week marks the beginning of the ninth season of “In the Flamingo Lounge” and the fifth session of “Rockabilly 2 Rachmaninoff.” The guest this episode is Mark Hodges, the Principal Percussionist of the Grammy Award–winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Podcast: Susan Fenster joins Rockabilly Greg in the Flamingo Lounge

March 7, 2026March 5, 2026 Matt Volz0Tagged Buffalo History Books, Flamingo Lounge, Glen Casino, Harry Altman, Literature, Rockabilly Greg, Sal Mastracola, Susan Fenster, Town Casino

Harry Altman: Buffalo’s Master Showman, by Susan Fenster, is a biography about the impresario who ran the famous Town Casino and Glen Casino in Western New York. Fenster stopped by the Flamingo Lounge this week.

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Podcast: Sal Mastracola joins Rockabilly Greg in the Flamingo Lounge

February 28, 2026February 28, 2026 Matt Volz0Tagged Flamingo Lounge, Gatto Black, hardcore, LGBTQ+, punk, Rockabilly Greg, Sal Mastracola

Buffalo’s Gatto Black pen dramatic and emotional punk anthems that confront the weight of growing up queer and Catholic. They’re inspired by the childhood of Sal Mastrocola, who visits Rockabilly Greg in the Flamingo Lounge this week.

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Podcast: Richard ‘Dixie Dee” and Richie Derwald join Rockabilly Greg in the Flamingo Lounge

March 8, 2025March 8, 2025 The Editor0Tagged Flamingo Lounge, In the Flamingo Lounge, Music, Richard Dixie Dee Derwald, Rockabilly Greg

Father and son duo Richard “Dixie Dee” Derwald and Richie Derwald” join Rockabilly Greg In the Flamingo Lounge as they discuss their lives in music, professional wrestling and public speaking.