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Buffalo Tom
Origin Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Years active 1987–present
Label(s) RCA, Situation Two, Megadisc, Ra, Beggars Banquet, EastWest, Polydor, Ammal/New West
Website http://www.buffalotom.com/
Members
Bill Janovitz
Chris Colbourn
Tom Maginnis


Buffalo Tom is an alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in the 1980s. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Bill Janovitz is best known as the singer and guitarist of the Alternative rock band Buffalo Tom. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Its principal members are guitarist Bill Janovitz, bassist Chris Colbourn, and drummer Tom Maginnis. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Bill Janovitz is best known as the singer and guitarist of the Alternative rock band Buffalo Tom. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. The band's name is derived from the band Buffalo Springfield and the first name of the drummer, who is the shyest of the three. Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential Folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Combining the two is something of a joke among the members.

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Dinosaur Jr guitarist/frontman J Mascis assisted with the production on the band's first two albums. J Mascis (born Joseph Donald Mascis on December 10 1965) is an American Musician, perhaps best-known as the singer Guitarist J Mascis also played lead guitar on the song "Impossible" from Buffalo Tom's self-titled debut. Based on Mascis' input, early on the band was sometimes called Dinosaur Jr, Jr.

Buffalo Tom's albums received increasing popular and critical acclaim in the early-mid 1990s. See critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine's biography of Buffalo Tom on All Music Guide for a typical example of the excellent reception "Let Me Come Over" (1992) received. Buffalo Tom became one of the more popular alternative rock bands by the mid-1990s: "Big Red Letter Day" (1993) peaked at #8 and "Sleepy Eyed" (1995) peaked at #4 on the Heatseekers chart.

The band contributed the track "For All To See" to the 1993 benefit album No Alternative, and the track "Lolly Lolly Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here" to the CD School House Rock! Rocks. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) No Alternative is a 1993 Alternative rock Compilation album released to benefit AIDS organizations Schoolhouse Rock! is a series of animated musical educational short films that aired during Saturday morning children's programming on U Buffalo Tom's song "Sodajerk" was featured on the soundtrack to the 1994 television series My So-Called Life. My So-Called Life was an American Television Teen drama created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz They also wrote the theme song to the extremely short-lived 1999 sitcom The Mike O'Malley Show. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) In 1999 the song "Taillights Fade" was used in the Breckin Meyer/Elizabeth Berkley independent film Taillights Fade. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Breckin Meyer (born May 7, 1974) is an American Actor and producer. Elizabeth Berkley (born on July 28 1974 As her love for dancing increased she became more interested in pursuing it professionally even traveling to New York to train with They also recorded The Jam's "Going Underground" for the 2000 tribute album Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam. The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s " Going Underground " was the first British number one chart single by The Jam, released in March 1980 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Fire and Skill - The Songs of the Jam is a compilation of hit songs written by Mod Revival band The Jam.

They were the final musical guest on Jon Stewart's The Jon Stewart Show wherein he showered the band with moderate enthusiasm for their sound and their musical integrity. Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28 1962 is an American Comedian, Satirist, Actor, Writer, and The Jon Stewart Show was a short-lived Talk show hosted by Comedian Jon Stewart on MTV.

Buffalo Tom is a perennial performer at the Hot Stove Cool Music concerts that benefit Theo Epstein's Charity, Foundation To Be Named Later. Theo Nathan Epstein (born December 29, 1973 in New York City) is the Executive Vice President / General Manager of the Boston Red Other artists involved include Kay Hanley and Peter Gammons. Kay Hanley (born September 11, 1968) is an American Alternative rock musician Peter Gammons (born April 9 1945) is an American sportswriter, media personality and National Baseball Hall of Fame honoree

During 2007, Buffalo Tom performed at the South by Southwest Music Festival and went on a mini Summer tour with shows in Boston, New York City, San Francisco, and a few other cities. South by Southwest ( SXSW) is a set of interactive, Film, and Music festivals and conferences that take place A new album, Three Easy Pieces, was released on July 10, 2007 through the New West label. New West Records is a Record label based in Austin Texas and Los Angeles California. The band has played shows recently in D. C. Chicago, and Minneapolis. A tour of Australia is booked for March and more dates in Europe and in their home state of Massachusetts in the coming months.

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Buffalo Tom is the debut album by Buffalo Tom, released in 1988 and featuring production from J Mascis. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. Birdbrain is the second album by Buffalo Tom, released in 1990 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 Let Me Come Over is a 1992 Album by Buffalo Tom. Track listing All songs written by Chris Colbourn Bill Janovitz and Tom Maginnis This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 Big Red Letter Day is a 1993 album by Buffalo Tom. The leadoff track "Sodajerk" was featured on the soundtrack for the short-lived television series This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January Sleepy Eyed is a 1995 album by Buffalo Tom. The band was looking to move away from the polished sound of their previous album in favor of a more stripped-down live-sounding See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record Smitten is a 1998 album by Buffalo Tom. Singer/guitarist Bill Janovitz said that as the band members looked over demos in preparation for the album they noticed This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Three Easy Pieces is a 2007 album by 90's alternative rock stalwarts Buffalo Tom. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002
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