Friday, December 5, 2008

What Is A Buffalo Gap Anyway?


According to Buffalo Gap's website, Buffalo Gap is a dot on the map in South Dakota. According to urbandictionary.com, it's anything from a drinking game to a display of authority. Add a 'gap' to these definitions, and they become completely nonsensical. Maybe even dirty. The website even offers a grammatically-correct sentence containing nothing but seven different uses of the word 'buffalo.' You should definitely check out the definitions of 'buffalhoe' and 'buffaleep.' They're buffalicious!

Focus, Jon. Focus.

I played at Buffalo Gap in Portland last night. One of PDX's most intimate venues, the Gap boasts a slanted ceiling and a great crowd. Forty-five minutes of Jon Davidson is never enough (for me, at least).

Russell Stafford played after me, with an acoustic band featuring three acoustic guitars and an acoustic bass. He pulled off a simmering cover of Muse's "Hysteria." Stafford, originally from Sydney, Australia, is a top-flight singer/songwriter now based out of Portland. Grab his new album, Between U & I, today. Or else.

Dirty Little Fingers closed the show with some down-and-dirty bluesy jamming. A little stand-up bass goes a long way.

Thanks for coming to the show, y'all! I'll see you Portlanders at Vicinato Wine Bar on the 19th.

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