Proudly supporting our rich musical heritage the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame has released a CD to honor some of our best talent. This eleven track disc features a wide range of musical styles and songs from such legendary artists as The Soul Invaders( The Doctor Of Love), Stone Country Band(I Sure Could Use a Train), Morgano/Veltri R&B Soul Revue(It's Your Thing), The Road(She's Not There) and Shyboy(Lose Your Love). Other artists showcased here include Tony Galla and the Rising Suns (In Love), Lance Diamond (Come with Me), Weekend (Together), Castellini-Andriucci (Presto), Hernandez (The Other Half of My Soul) and Wendell Rivera (Micaela). The CD is available at Record Theater, New World Records, The Speaker Shop and Borders. Or by going to the buffalo Music Hall of Fame's website at www.buffalomusic.org.

Local outfit Goodbye Houston has released a self tilted five song CD. The band (Jesse Schneggenburger/guitar, Jay Wallin/bass, Dave Libero/vocals-guitar, Steve Cventkovski/guitar and Jeff Cvetkovski/drums) formed three years ago and has spent most of that time on the road. Their alternative rock sound fits right in with the Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance and AFI crowd. All five songs are guitar driven radio friendly tunes. Check out "Along These Lines", "Painting Portraits" and "Your Worst Mistake". For more info go to www.myspace.com/goodbyehouston

Still Fighting It (Matt Vitticore-guitar/vocals, Marc Vitticore-bass and Justin Swank-drums) has released a new CD that they recorded at Trackmaster Studios in Buffalo titled The Red Light Fever EP. The disc is an acoustic rock kaleidoscope with a tight edgy tension driven sound and is a welcome reprise from the screamo and shoe gazers incorporating the current music scene. Check out the cool sounds of "Mason Street", "The City Rain" and "Poem for Saint Malo". On the web go to www.myspace.com/stillfightingitband

Get Some! The latest release from local boys Yellow Delicious is a raucous romp of high energy garage pop. The band consisting of Pat Kostalnick on guitar and vocals, Mike Kostalnick on guitar, Greg Dempsey on drums and Ian Morrison on bass recorded the twelve songs at Chameleon West Studios with the esteemed Marc Hunt on the board. Some of the highlights here are the big guitar sound of "She", the slower paced "Singing to No One", "I Feel Fine", the title track "Get Some!" and "What Do You Want From Me?". These guys sure sound like they are having fun. Check out www.yellowdelicious.com

Much buzzed about young local singer songwriter Sam Gillam has released his first CD titled Measure of Doubt. In addition to writing the ten tunes he also handled all the instruments, the recording and production on the disc. Gillam has obviously been a student of The Beatles by the heavy Fab Four influence in the music. He even gets on his Lennon pulpit with the political sounding "Whatever It Takes" which is probably the best cut from the disc. A few of the other tracks to check out include "The World has Moved On", "Time Has Come", the title track "Measure of Doubt" and "Side by Side". A very promising talent who I'm sure we'll hear more from. Go to www.myspace.com/samgillam for more information.

Soulful vocalist Joyce Wilson Nixon has released a new CD titled In Flight a mix of R&B, soul, funk and a few Hip Hop beats for a modern approach. Wilson Nixon co wrote the eight songs with Flick Williams who also produced the disc. "House of Pain", "Envy" and "He's Gone" all sound sweet on this one. Highlight here is the track "B-Low" which manages to name check everyone from Lance Diamond to Jackie Jocko in an ode to the Buffalo R&B and funk scenes. Check out www.myspace.com/joycewilsonnixon

Rockin' The Rockpile by Jeffery L. Miller is a must have book for any Buffalo Bills fan. This comprehensive book chronicles the Bills during their playing days in the American Football League in the dubiously beloved War Memorial Stadium fondly called The Rockpile. Miller a Springville, NY resident and lifelong Bills fan covers the team from their birth through their 1969 season in the Rockpile. The book includes a foreword by Bills Hall of Fame guard Billy Shaw, a year by year breakdown of the seasons, stories about the 1964 and 1965 AFL Championship seasons, background stories about the players, a "Where Are They Now" section and dozens of black and white photos. The book also lists all players and coaches, yearly stats, team records, draft picks and standing from the AFL-era. The part that I found especially appealing was the box scores of every game which allowed me to go back and reminisce about some of the amazing players and games I saw as a young boy with my Dad at the Rockpile. This was truly a fascinating time in Buffalo Bills history all brought together in one book. Rockin' the Rockpile by Jeffery L. Miller is available at local bookstores or by going to www.ecwpress.com

Renowned rock journalist Dave Marsh has released his third book about Bruce Springsteen this one titled On Tour 1968-2005. Marsh a longtime Springsteen insider documents Springsteen epic career as one of the all time greatest live performers in rock history. This exhaustive tome details some of the monumental and milestone shows from Bruce's long history of performances starting with his first show at the Woodhaven Swim Club in Freehold, NJ to his sold out 2005 Devils and Dust Tour. The book is filled with many rare photos and artifacts and behind the scenes antidotes from Marsh and others. A must have book for Springsteen fans. Available at local bookstores or by going to www.bloomsburyusa.com