The Brian Dux Assist Fund Presents...

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“THE BRIAN DUX ASSIST FUND PRESENTS”
WHAT: The Main Event
WHERE: Town Ballroom,681 Main Street
WHEN: Saturday April 5, 2008
TIME: 5:00pm-11:00PM

TICKETS: $30 which includes food, pop, beer, basketball games and live music. Cash bar available. For tickets go to www.tickets.com , www.brianduxassistfund.com or the Town Ballroom box office.

Buffalo, New York–Former Orchard Park and Canisius College star point guard, Brian Dux, was seriously injured in a single car accident on November 10, 2007 in England. Brian had been playing professional Basketball for the Guilford Heat outside of London and was named the league’s MVP last season.

Brian started his recovery in England and has since traveled back to Buffalo by a special medical plane. Brian was placed in a rehabilitation ward at Erie County Medical Center where he made significant progress. On February 6th, he was allowed to move into his parents’ home in Orchard Park, New York. The family’s home has to undergo significant renovations to accommodate Brian and his special needs. For more information and updates on Brian’s condition or to make a donation see http://www.brianduxassistfund.com/

The event is the same night as the 2008 NCAA Men’s Final Four Basketball Tournament, which can be seen on large screen televisions. There also will be a chinese, silent and live auction. John Murphy, voice of the Buffalo Bills, will be emceeing the event and auction. Food is being provided by David’s Grille, Hutch’s, Black and Blue and Ilio DiPaolo’s.

Live music lineup: All of the bands are donating their time for this cause.(Times subject to change)

5 -5:45pm – The Eleven80's
Combining influences like Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, Soulive, B.B. King, John Coltrane, The Meters, and Dave Matthews Band, The Eleven80's bring a great new taste that is refreshingly unique. With Jeremy Blas' soaring guitar riffs, Kevin McGrath's funky bass lines, Brian Deinhart's mind-bending saxophone playing, and Jack Murphy's gut-busting drum licks, the band brings an entirely new outlook on the blues/jazz/jam band genre http://www.purevolume.com/eleven80s (Side note: Jack Murphy is the son of John Murphy)

6:15pm -7pm - Tom Stahl and the Dangerfields….all original folk rock with a side of sarcasm

7:30- 8:30pm Terry Sullivan and The Blasting Caps
http://www.myspace.com/terrysullivan

****Live Auction****Between games...time TBD


9:30-11:00pm
Ian Quail was formed in 1975 by Craig Korka- Lead Vocals, Stuart Ziff - Guitar, Chet Folger - Keyboards, Tom Tripi - Bass, James Flynn – Keyboards / Guitar and Buddy Hindes on Drums. Based in Buffalo, New York and managed out of Atlanta, they spent the majority of their four years together touring the Mid-West and South on the college town club circuit. During respites on tours, they played to a large and loyal fan base in the Buffalo area. Playing clubs as: The Barrelhead, Harvey & Corky’s Stage One, and the Poor House West. They were also one of the very few “local” bands to ever play dates at the famous/infamous “Belle Starr”.

Known primarily for their vocals and musical finesse, the band played several originals and covered a wide variety of Rock artists, as well as songs by: Grover Washington, Jr., Steely Dan, The Fabulous Rhinestones, and Junior Walker. They combined muscular rock with a bluesy Americana style; making Ian Quail a very unique band with very good musical chops. The band went though many musical and personnel stages during their tenure. Ted Reinhardt and Howard Wilson both served stints on drums, as well as Danny Tier and Duane Skibinski were brought aboard as sax men and additional lead vocals. They disbanded in the summer of 1979 at the conclusion of five sold out shows in their home town, Buffalo New York. They have all remained very close friends over the years and have played on each others musical projects up to the present. They have never re-joined as a band live or in the studio.

However, Ian Quail is re-uniting for this one-night-only event, for Brian. The original six members as well as several other band members will be playing live together for the first time in some 29 years.



It's for a great cause and will be a BLAST. Come out and have a great time. :)


~Lydia