Monday, April 22, 2024

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Buzz Zeemer Live from CBGB's [1996]

Buzz Zeemer Live from CBGB's in 1996. I Didn't Know is included on Buzz Zeemer's Lost and Found (Deluxe Edition) on MSM Records.

Friday, April 12, 2024

WXPN Wayne Music Festival

The 9th annual Wayne Music Festival takes place on Saturday, June 8th, 2024, in Wayne, PA -- with festival headliner, Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers!

The fest features a wide range of musical genres and acclaimed artists from all over the country. Wayne Music Festival is a FREE community event that brings thousands of people to the heart of Wayne each year and raises money for children’s medical causes. 





Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Onstage at TLA: Buzz Zeemer

Bring back the 90s! 😍 Watch the complete live 1996 performance of Buzz Zeemer at Philadelphia’s Theatre of Living Arts. Premiered July 1996 on PRISM.

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Lost and Found Record Release Party - Buzz Zeemer

Last week on Friday, March 29—two concerts in one day from a band that I found out about in 2004. When I shared my “Buzz Zeemer reunion” meme last year, I did receive a couple of “yeah, it’ll never happen”-type comments. So, I never thought I’d get to witness them live in my lifetime, but dreams do manifest themselves in the most unusual ways! 🤩 

The WXPN Free at Noon was a solid performance, but I could never have imagined the transcendental event that would transpire later that evening. What Frank Brown, Tommy Conwell, Dave McElroy and Ken Buono, brought to us onstage that night didn’t happen by magic—they must have practiced for a long time and been really thoughtful about their performance to give us the kind of quality show they knew we would be expecting from them. Buzz Zeemer was the best band in America in their prime and they truly lived up to it! 🎸🎶 

I went through a universe of emotions with each song as it was playing and thinking about the years I’ve spent enjoying them: Don’t Hang Up, This Town, Porch, Sometimes, Lost and Found, Crush, Don’t Pull Away, These Things, Shelly Don’t Mind—so many songs! 🥰 

How awesome was it to hear the cheers of “one more song”—the audience was so loud! And seeing the younger kids in the audience flashing “heart hands” after “Through It All” in the encore—amazing! 

Life can make us see our past in rosy shades and attempts to recreate moments may only muddy our memories. But the music experience with Buzz Zeemer in 2024 has left a positive impact on me--getting to meet new friends, hearing their stories and realizing how much the music means to any community willing to support their artists. 

Yes. Let’s do this again next year.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Monday, April 1, 2024

Let Them Eat Rock - Live with Buzz Zeemer

While working on my master’s thesis in 2012, I spent a lot of time trying to track down the live version of Buzz Zeemer performing The Upper Crust’s “Let Them Eat Rock.” 

It’s a rare find from April 4, 1997–with Tommy Conwell on vocals at Upstairs at Nicks. PHILLY, USA! 🎸🤩🎶 Thanks to Buzz Zeemer for rolling this tune out at Ardmore Music Hall on March 29.

 

AUDIO LINK from the 1997 concert ➡️ https://soundcloud.com/audio.../let-them-eat-rock-live-buzz