The Cedar Presents
BUFFALO NICHOLS with Luke Callen
Friday, March 28, 2025/ Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 8:00 PM
All Ages
Seated
$24 Advance, $29 Day of Show
*For Cedar Presented shows, a $4 facility fee is included in the ticket price (Ticket fee info here).
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LISTEN
Buffalo Nichols: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert. Video courtesy of Buffalo Nichols
ABOUT THIS SHOW
How to bring the blues of the past into the future? Carl 'Buffalo' Nichols is the answer. His live show and energy is amazing, bringing a wonderful message and culturally relevant experience to every performance.
BUFFALO NICHOLS
Since his earliest infatuations with guitar, Buffalo Nichols--FatPossum's first solo blues signing in nearly 20 years--has asked himself the same question: How can I bring the blues of the past into the future? After cutting his teeth between a Baptist church and bars in Milwaukee, it was a globetrotting trip through West Africa and Europe during a creative down period that began to reveal the answer. "Part of my intent, making myself more comfortable with this release, is putting more Black stories into the genres of folk and blues," guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist Carl "Buffalo" Nichols explains. "Listening to this record, I want more Black people to hear themselves in this music that is truly theirs." That desire is embodied in his self-titled debut album, composed largely of demos and studio sessions recorded between Wisconsin and Texas.
Nichols' debut, released in October 2021, has ascended him to the national stage, earning praise and support from NPR Music ('Tiny Desk (Home) Concert; All Songs Considered 'Best of October') to Rolling Stone ('The Fight to Reclaim the Blues' feature; 'Song You Need To Know'), Bandcamp Daily ('October Shortlist') to Guitar World, Texas Monthly to Uncut (UK), among many others. Nichols has toured with artists including Drive-By Truckers and Houndmouth, in addition to his own headline shows, and performed at festivals including Newport Folk Festival, Summerfest, and Lollapalooza.
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Luke Callen
In an age of quick fixes, flashing screens, and pop ‘songs’ that are more formula than art, an album that takes its sweet time is a radical act. “Also Going Nowhere”, Luke Callen’s third full-length effort is just that – a collection of songs that spread out through time and space, dripping with honest Midwest charm and a mischievous glint. It’s music that you can relax into, paired with lyrics you’ll want to chew on and savor, that ask something of their listener. These songs are proof and reminder: you don’t actually have to go anywhere at all to, you know, get somewhere.
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