Magic Beans with special guests Zuffalo make their Buffalo Iron Works return on Thursday May 30th, 2024! Magic Beans When the pandemic hit, Magic Beans had dozens of shows cancelled, so they hopped into their studio in Denver, CO and started recording songs. Produced by Magic Beans – and Mastered by David Glasser (The Grateful Dead’s long time Mastering engineer) – Funk, soul, live electronica, and even bluegrass music find their way into this songbook from 4 band members that each bring their own flavor to the project. The different feels in the double record coexist harmoniously as the listener is slowly ramped up throughout the record. By the time you hit the second vinyl, the organic sounds of B3 organ and acoustic guitar give way to synths and drum sampling almost as if you’re descending into night. The inspiration for the title “Slice of Life” is just that. A random and unplanned snapshot of the band in this time and place, a self portrait done unknowingly. “Throughout our days as a traveling band, we’ve encountered many a situation that is unexplainably surreal in its abnormality, but at the same time indicative of the location, culture, and context we find ourselves. “A person partaking in an activity you didn’t know existed wearing an outfit you’ve only seen in a dream, or a collision of occurrences just rare and unusual enough that you think you’re living in a simulation just to be in that place, sounds of B3 organ and acoustic guitar give way to synths and drum sampling almost as if you’re descending into night. The band’s rule was to have fun making music and the record reflects that. Even the home-made and hand-cut collages for the album artwork were created by the Beans’ tour manager and collaborator, Austin Koontz. What you got here with “Slice of Life” is a good time and a reflection of Magic Beans love for creating art. As the world returns to some semblance of normal, and Magic Beans hop back onto the road these songs will feature prominently in the sets from night to night, but until then this album will serve as a small Slice of of the last year in the Life of Magic Beans. Zuffalo Three lead singers and songwriters front the funky, soulful, rock-powerhouse: Zuffalo. The thick three-part vocal harmony is laced with funky bass and joyful, explosive drumming, with inspired organ and guitar playing that weave around each other like two painters sharing one canvas. Hailing from Toronto, travelling all across their homeland Canada, pulsating the dance floors across Europe, there is no doubt that Zuffalo has become one of Canada's most entertaining, must-see live shows. In 2023, Zuffalo toured 7 different countries in continental Europe, played several times at Glastonbury Festival 2023 in the UK, as well as Western Canada with current guitar player David Celia. In 2024 Zuffalo will be returning to Europe as well as making their Debut across the U.S.A The band is currently touring their sophomore album BIRDBRAIN which has been called "one of the most colourful and flavourful albums I have heard in a long time" (Joe Taylor, Blast Toronto), and "epic, thumping, unadulterated and energetic, it is also a simply outstanding sophomore album from this Toronto quartet, and one that is pretty much a lock for my year-end album honors" (Martin Noakes, Great Dark Wonder) Buffalo Iron Works 49 Illinois Street Buffalo, NY 14203 Doors: 7:00pm Show: 8:00pm Ages: 18+ Tickets: $15 ADV/$20 DOS