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Keller Williams & The WMDs

The amazing one-man jam band Keller Williams is solo no more. In the past year he finally formed his own full band, christened at Tennessee’s 2007 Bonnaroo Music Festival, called the WMDs. The addition of Jeff Sipe on drums, Keith Mosely on bass and Gibb Droll on lead guitar leaves Williams free to concentrate on rhythm guitar, straying from his trademark modified model 12-strings into electric guitar snyth and a six-string acoustic baritone. Lauded throughout his 15-year career for his prolific writing and technical skill, Williams has created a collection of standout tracks for his 12th album, appropriately entitled 12 (SCI). The album is a series of songs, one from each of his previous eleven albums, ending with a brand new, previously unreleased track. Williams calls the album his “Hitless Greatest Hits.” While its true that radio airplay has eluded him, that’s par for the course with the great jam bands—Phish, moe., the Grateful Dead—and Williams continues to build a huge fan base through his live performances, studio releases and bootleg recordings. This will be Keller Williams’ first performance in Buffalo with his band.

Sunday, March 2 at 9pm. Town Ballroom, 681 Main St. (852-3900/townballroom.com) $21 advance

(box office, New World Record, Tickets.com, Tops Markets) or $25 day of show.