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Foxy Shazam
Buffalo Iron Works — Buffalo, NY
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About Foxy Shazam

Foxy Shazam is the stage persona of Kevin Stephen Fisher, a theatrical hard rock performer who emerged from the late 70s glam scene with an aesthetic somewhere between David Bowie and Alice Cooper on a genuinely unhinged budget. Built on genuine technical guitar work and an almost operatic command of melodrama, Foxy's catalog treats rock music like it's meant to be performed in costumes made of sequins, confidence, and pure spite. His tracks often build from genuine rock foundations—solid riffs, actual hooks—into these elaborately absurd narratives. "Hello" became his closest brush with mainstream recognition, but tracks like "Winter Song" and "The Ballad of Foxy Shazam" are where you find the core appeal: music that takes itself seriously enough to have real musicianship, not seriously enough to avoid looking completely ridiculous on stage. He's been making variations on this formula for decades, and the formula works because it's honest.

Foxy shows are theater productions where the music actually matters. Expect costumes, visible sweat, a guy who will make eye contact, and an audience that's either fully committed or awkwardly amused. No irony. Just commitment.

Known for Hello, Winter Song, Contraforces, The Ballad of Foxy Shazam, Holy Holy Holy

Foxy Shazam + Buffalo

Foxy Shazam rolled through Town Ballroom in June 2014 with the kind of theatrical glam rock energy that Buffalo doesn't get nearly enough of. They opened with 'Gonzo' and kept the momentum building through deep cuts like 'Shoe Box' and the propulsive 'Bombs Away,' songs that showed off the band's ability to balance glitter-and-leather aesthetics with actual musicianship. By the time they closed with 'Unstoppable,' it was clear why people still talk about that night. The setlist leaned heavy on their catalog, hitting both the immediate hooks and the stranger material that separates Foxy Shazam from every other band trading in shock rock.

Foxy Shazam in Buffalo News

Live Music in Buffalo

Buffalo's rock scene has always had a soft spot for bands willing to be weird about it. The city's bred its share of garage rock and alternative acts, but glam rock—the kind that doesn't apologize for the theatrics—is rarer. Foxy Shazam's particular brand of excess found an audience there because Buffalo appreciates bands that commit fully to their vision, whether that vision is three chords or full-scale costume drama.

Buffalo road trip to see Foxy Shazam?

Stay in Allentown, where the neighborhood's Victorian architecture and walkable blocks of galleries, vintage shops, and bars feel genuinely lived-in. Dinner at Sear should be priority—chef Jeremy Boyle's locally-sourced approach is legitimately ambitious without the pretense. Catch the contemporary art at Albright-Knox (their recent renovations are worth your time), then spend an evening at one of the neighborhood's dive bars like The Owl that still feels like actual people hang there, not tourists.

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