In the Flamingo Lounge with Rockabilly Greg

Greg Hennessey

In the Flamingo Lounge with Rockabilly Greg, a podcast dedicated to the musical history of Buffalo and Western New York. Stories old and new from people in all areas of music including broadcasters, musicians, promoters, artists and others will be told. read less
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Seamus Gallivan
3d ago
Seamus Gallivan
Seamus Gallivan is the 150th guest on In the Flamingo Lounge. He joined Rockabilly Greg On January 22, 2025 for a lively conversation about the local community and connecting people and communities. Seamus is a social connecter who has lived in a majority of Buffalo's council districts and worked in every single neighborhood. A founding force behind the likes of Larkin Square, Slow Roll Buffalo, and the campaign of India Walton for Buffalo Mayor, his latest venture is Reconnecter, which provides stories and events for social connection.  Seamus had a backdoor entry into the music business. He began careers in both baseball and journalism while still a high school student, working at every level of professional baseball including the Buffalo Bisons along with organizations in Florida and Texas. While back in Buffalo between stints with baseball teams in Texas, he was a preschool teacher of Declan Miers, son of longtime Buffalo News music writer Jeff Miers, forging a bond that led him to become a freelance contributor to the News beginning in 2003.  Seamus stayed on regular assignment for The Buffalo News even after returning to Texas in 2005, covering the local music scene and previewing visits from touring acts, many of which were based in or passing through Austin. While working in baseball there, he joined the review staff of NPR affiliate KUT Radio, and cofounded the annual Reckless Kelly’s Celebrity Softball Jam, which over 10 years donated nearly a half-million dollars to local charities.  Upon repatriating to Buffalo in 2009, Seamus founded The Good Neighborhood, often “gathering for the greater good” at music clubs such as the Sportsmens Tavern, Nietzsche’s and Mohawk Place with a cause for every concert as well as a daily website covering community. This venture led to invitations to be a founding part of Larkin Square and Slow Roll Buffalo, the former celebrated in a 2012 Buffalo News column that described him as an “omnipresent culture maven.” After Larkin and Slow Roll became the bulk of Seamus’ work for the better part of a decade, Reconnecter is both a return to and evolution of the purpose of The Good Neighborhood, and music remains at its heart - his free weekly email, the Buffalodown, includes “Musings on Music,” a concert-heavy list of upcoming community events, and links to conversations on music as a force for social connection.
Jae D. Bieger
Sep 21 2024
Jae D. Bieger
This week’s guest In the Flamingo Lounge is virtual production & design instructor at Erie 1 Boces, Calspan, Jae D. Bieger. Jae joined Rockabilly Greg in the Flamingo Lounge on September 4, 2024. Jae D. Bieger started his career as a performer in the 90's and after chasing the elusive hit single turned his sights on Berklee College of Music, earning his bachelor's and master's degrees in music production and technology. He roamed the country with his wife and 2 dogs for a few years cutting his production teeth from Portland Maine to Los Angeles California and everywhere in between. When in Buffalo he’d take front of house gigs at local clubs and random roadie calls for national touring artists in the area. He settled back down in Buffalo taking a regular gig with Indigo Productions and joined the Hall family at Sportsmen’s Tavern as front of house and periodic studio dates in Sessions, the studio next door. Jae continued to freelance his production services through virtual sites, editing podcasts, short films, doing post-audio and other random projects in an effort to refine his craft and build his reputation.  Today, Jae is still with Indigo and is the video director / LED tech for the Artpark Summer Concert Series and the arts, a technical assistant at Suny Niagara, and full-time instructor of Virtual Production and Design at the Calspan Career & Technical Center, and the chief engineer at Black Rock EPS, where he produces the studio series, “Live From Black Rock.”