Dirty Work – a tribute to Steely Dan, played the main stage at The Town Ballroom in Buffalo on November 17. And play they did! As the energy captured and released upon the crowd was something to see and hear.

As the band took the stage to a grand applause the sounds of the band filled the Ballroom, the crowd was instantly engaged, dancing and singing every word to every song. The ability needed to pull off this night smoothly was quite evident with this group right from the beginning of the night.

The first set of the two-set night was filled with random hits and deep cuts pulled from the catalog of Steely Dan. The beginning of the second set, played in its entirety was Aja. With the remainder of the set being more hits and deep cuts.

Dirty Work is made up of some of Buffalo’s best. Consisting of, Mike Gantzer on Guitar/vocals, David Loss on Guitar/Vocals, Drummer Ryan Nogle, Evan McPhaden on Bass, Harry Graser on Keyboards/vocals, Matthew Hawke on Trombone, Craig Abraham on Saxaphone, John Hasselback on Trombone, and with backing vocalists Tru Journey and Erinn.

Set 1: FM, Haitian Divorce, Kid Charlemagne, Hey 19, Caves of Altamira, Time Out of Mind, Sign In Stranger, Kings, Dirty Work, Babylon Sisters, Barrytown, Reelin’ In the Years, My Old School

Set 2: Black Cow, Aja, Deacon Blues, Peg, Home at Last, I Got The News, Josie, Green Earrings, Do it Again, King of The World, Gaucho

Encore: Black Friday