BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//BPO - ECPv6.5.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bpo.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for BPO REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240426T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240426T193000 DTSTAMP:20240522T061044 CREATED:20230417T171722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T193606Z UID:35968-1714159800-1714159800@bpo.org SUMMARY:Landslide: A Tribute to The Music of Fleetwood Mac DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Paying homage to one of the greatest and most popular bands in music history\, LANDSLIDE recreates the hits from yesteryear\, taking fans on an electric journey through Fleetwood Mac’s incredible catalog of music\, including the hits from their solo careers. \nThe Rock Series is presented by the Yurtchuk Foundation. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nBradley Thachuk\, conductor\nWalter Ino\, lead guitar & vocals\nAli Handal\, guitar & vocals\nJennifer Jo Oberle\, vocals\nBen White\, bass\nJimmy Keegan\, drums\nSven Martin\, keyboard \nProgram to be announced from the stage.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \n \nAbout Walter Ino\nLead Guitar & Vocals\nWalter Ino is a Los Angeles-based stage and studio multi-instrumentalist with decades of touring and recording experience\, hailing from Pittsburgh where he was originally classically trained in piano. He is currently the keyboardist/guitarist/music director for Tommy DeCarlo\, the singer of Boston\, the keyboardist for Asia featuring John Payne\, and also the keyboardist/saxophonist/guitarist for the “Voices of Classic Rock” show\, which features legendary singers Lou Gramm (Foreigner)\, Steve Augeri (Journey)\, John Elefante (Kansas)\, Bill Champlin (Chicago)\, Fran Cosmo (Boston)\, and many more. \nWalter spent 2018 to early 2019 as the lead guitar player for Eagles of Death Metal\, and from 2011-2018 was a member of the multi-platinum\, GRAMMY Award-winning band Survivor\, playing keyboard\, guitar\, and singing background vocals. He currently tours as the keyboardist with legendary band The Babys\, touring occasionally as the guitarist with Wilson Phillips\, and is also the musical director and orchestrator for “The Music of Led Zeppelin with Orchestra\,” “A Night of Symphonic Rock\,” “A Night of Symphonic Metal\,” and “Rewind\,” a national orchestral rock show featuring members of Starship\, Foreigner\, Berlin\, Survivor\, MSG\, and more. You can also see him as a rotating member of the award-winning Las Vegas and Branson show “Raiding The Rock Vault\,” featuring band members of Heart\, Bad Company\, Whitesnake\, BonJovi\, Ozzy Osbourne\, Billy Idol\, and more. Walter is also the guitarist for an all-star tribute to the music of the band Rush called “A Farewell to Kings\,” featuring Brian Tichy of Whitesnake\, Francesco Di Cosmoof Thin Lizzy\, and Jonathan Sindelman of the Alan White band). \nWalter also runs his own studio “Secret Asian Man Studios\,” where he produces for many artists of different styles\, mixes for various artists\, and writes and records music for TV and movies\, including music for the Hallmark Channel\, USA Network\, Discovery Channel\, and more. He plays with his original rock trio occasionally in and around L.A. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \n \nAbout Ali Handal\nGuitar & Vocals\n“Ali Handal’s reputation has centered around her big riffs\, burning yet melodic solos\, and huge voice” (Guitar Player). Guitarist and singer-songwriter Ali Handal sets the stage ablaze with fiery guitar passages and soulful lyrics delivered by her powerhouse voice. Vintage Guitar describes her as a “devilishly witty songwriter whose guitar is as blue and gutsy as her lyrics.” \nAli’s songs have been featured in numerous films and hit shows like “Dawson’s Creek\,” “Sex and the City\,” and Fox’s Thursday Night Football. She has toured Australia\, Japan\, and beyond\, provided backing vocals for Neil Young\, and shared the stage with songwriting legend Paul Williams as his featured vocalist. Also a published author\, Ali penned Guitar for Girls (Hal Leonard)\, an exceptional guitar method book and CD brimming with advice for aspiring female musicians\, as well as encouraging quotes and remarkable songs from female songwriters in all genres. \nAli has released four albums\, as well as a series of bluesy rockin’ singles. Her song\, “Shut Your Mouth and Do Something\,” was chosen for Spotify’s “Nu-Blues” and “Women of the Blues” playlists\, as well as Joe Bonamassa’s “Cutting Edge Blues” Spotify playlist. Her fifth album will be released this year\, produced by four-time GRAMMY Award-winner Seth Atkins Horan. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \n \nAbout Jennifer Jo Oberle\nVocals\nJennifer Jo Oberle is a professional bassist\, vocalist\, bandleader\, orchestrator\, arranger\, and songwriter based out of Los Angeles\, CA. Her touring and recording credits include Sarah McLachlan\, Five for Fighting\, Vertical Horizon\, Meredith Brooks\, and Air Supply\, in addition to leading her own musical collective\, JJo & the Jennerators. She is the orchestrator and arranger of Landslide: A Tribute to the Music of Fleetwood Mac. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \n \nAbout Ben White\nBass\nPlaying and recording with locals and legends alike\, Ben White has established himself as a versatile\, reliable\, tasteful\, and in-demand sideman\, bringing both electric and upright chops to the table and adding his vocal abilities to the mix. Not just a sideman though\, he has also developed a truly unique voice on his instrument which sets him apart in his improvisation\, soloing\, and composition. He has shared stages with such luminaries as Gerry Brown\, Rick Latham\, Steve Lukather\, David Paich\, Rafael Moreira\, Warren Hill\, and Mindi Abair\, and has recorded with Shooter Jennings\, Josh Kelley\, Jessi Colter\, Suge Knight\, and Sophie B. Hawkins\, among many others. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \n \nAbout Jimmy Keegan\nDrums\nJimmy started playing drums at 10 years old. A few months after receiving his first drum set\, he landed a TV show alongside the late River Phoenix. A few months later\, he was doing theater in LA as a cast member and musician. By 14 he started his first band\, Polo\, that would end up performing in regular rotation at Disneyland\, winning Starsearch\, and playing for numerous telethons. By 18 he had started getting calls for sessions and tours\, and it expanded from there. He says\, “I was lucky to have a huge family with all kinds of music playing at all times. As I grew as a musician\, I just continued that trend of listening to everything. Consequently\, I got calls from R&B artists as often as rock\, pop\, and country artists from Santana\, John Waite\, and Kenny Loggins\, to Tevin Campbell and Tony Orlando.” \nIn 2003\, Jimmy began touring with Spock’s Beard alongside fellow Aquarian artist Nick D’Virgilio. 2012 saw Nick leaving and Jimmy taking over as the full-time drummer with the release of “Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep\,” and in 2015 with “The Oblivion Particle.” Now onto new territory\, Jimmy has a solo album coming\, and the fourth album from Pattern Seeking Animals\, “Spooky Action at a Distance\,” is out now. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Sven Martin\nKeyboard\nHailing from Düsseldorf\, Germany\, Sven Martin is an accomplished keyboardist\, producer\, songwriter\, and musical director who now resides in Los Angeles\, CA. Sven Martin has worked with artists such as Shakira\, Black Eyed Peas\, and Jonathan Davis of Korn. The accomplished musician has also produced songs for production studios such as 20th Century Fox\, Warner Bros.\, Touchstone Pictures\, and MTV.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://bpo.org/event/landslide-fleetwood-mac/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Rock Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/23053LANDSLIDErv2324-Web-Boxes.png GEO:42.9024987;-78.881739 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.881739,42.9024987 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR