JESSICA MEDITZ
Asst. Life & Arts Editor
BJ’s Fredonia and entertainment event company, Last Call Entertainment, have been consistent in keeping the local music scene alive.
Music enthusiasts of the Fredonia area look forward to Wednesday nights, as several bands have been introduced via the BJ’s stage.
This week, on Oct. 16 at 10 p.m., bands Keep Flying, Plans and Cooler will be playing.
With their contrasting sounds and high energy, Last Call Entertainment’s Facebook page for the event warns those interested in attending to “prepare to get sweaty.”
Cooler, a dream pop/emo trio from Buffalo, are no stranger to Fredonia’s music scene.
Alley Sessanna, the band’s bassist and vocalist, said, “As a Buffalo band, it’s always a lot of fun to see out-of-town kids singing your lyrics back at you from the crowd, and Fredonia is the place where that has happened the most for us.”
They’ll be opening their set with their unreleased single, titled “Gentleman.”
They plan to release it next month, so those who come to the show will be getting a sneak-peak.
Plans, an indie/emo rock group, is coming to Fredonia all the way from Indianapolis, I.N.
The band is friends with the show’s leading act, Keep Flying, who recommended they add Fredonia as a stop on their tour.
Cody Almond, one of the band’s guitarists and vocalists, said that Plans looks forward to getting their message out to more people.
“I think our message is important,” he said. “It’s not entirely unique, but we set out to write songs to help encourage those who struggle with mental health and let them know they aren’t going through it alone.”
Their song “Answering Machine” is one that carries the weight of this message and is special to the band.
Almond lost one of his best friends to a battle with suicide, and the song is about dealing with the aftermath of this tragedy.
Plans looks forward to sharing this song, as well as some of their other new material, with the crowd.
Keep Flying will be the closing act for the night.
They are a six-piece alternative/punk rock band from the northeastern U.S.
A large part of what makes their sound unique is the fact that they incorporate the traditional rock and roll sound with horns, including the saxophone.
John Ryan is the saxophone player for Keep Flying.
He said, “We are a high energy band with horns. We put on a show and hope to leave the audience feeling better than they did when they entered the venue.”
Some highlights of their upcoming set will include a recently released song titled “Artie,” and an upcoming single titled “Reason,” which will come out during their tour.
“These will be fun to finally play live,” said Ryan.
Tickets for the show are to be purchased at the door — $5 for those 18+ and $1 for 21+.
For more information, visit Last Call Entertainment’s social media pages on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.