Music scene · Buffalo
A lakeside Twin Cities exurb where school bands, church choirs, and summer park concerts anchor local music. Working musicians typically commute to Minneapolis and St. Paul for regular gigs.
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A lakeside Twin Cities exurb where school bands, church choirs, and summer park concerts anchor local music. Working musicians typically commute to Minneapolis and St. Paul for regular gigs.
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High school band, choir, and theater programs produce the visible concerts and musicals. Churches maintain choirs, and summer events at the lake or park bring in acoustic players. Many working musicians commute to the Twin Cities.
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