SoleTurn Will Launch Summer Concert Series On Friday at Blueberry Treehouse Cafe

By Tony Farina

The exciting and up-and-coming rock band SoleTurn will kick off its summer concert series this Friday, June 21, at the warm and inviting Blueberry Treehouse Café in West Falls beginning at 6 p.m. and then follow that up with a beachside show at the vintage bar Marge’s Lakeside Inn on Culver Rd. in nearby Rochester, also starting at 6 p.m.

These are two terrific venues for SoleTurn to launch their summer concert series as they prepare to release their debut album “The Soundtrack of Our Youth” later this year, which promises to be an exciting musical experience.

artvoice — Soleturns Vik and Zachary During Their Eclipse Show Earlier This Year

Regarding the concert series, leading vocalist Vik Bhargava said “we are ready to go, bringing the notion of ‘the song’ back to front and center and performing many classics from the 1980s and beyond in our own special way, sounds that have captivated our audiences at several sold out events this year.”

The Blueberry Treehouse Café, created by owners Jyl and Rico Rivera in the rural yet vibrant community of West Falls, a short drive from Buffalo, is a picturesque, fun, and family-friendly event space that has something for all to experience and enjoy. It is designed for visitors to connect with nature and it does just that.

The second stop in the concert series, Marge’s Lakeside Inn, is a vintage watering hole featuring three bars, an old-time juke box, and a scenic beachfront patio on Lake Ontario.

“We are very excited and looking forward to SoleTurn on Saturday night at Marge’s Lakeside Inn,” said owner Francine Beth. The Inn opened in 1960 and still attracts big crowds to enjoy the beachfront atmosphere.

As it says on its website, Marge’s History, the inn has been “lifting spirits & glasses since 1960,” and Francine says it is still going strong and looking forward to an exciting visit from SoleTurn.

“I’ve listened to them and they just delight audiences,” said Francine. “We look forward to them having a great show at our lakeside inn. And I know folks around here are looking forward to hearing their mix of old and new-old music.”

There are several more stops on the SoleTurn summer concert schedule, including the Public House at 4914 Lake Shore Rd., in Hamburg, on Saturday, June 29, an upbeat watering locale featuring happy hour food and a fantastic view of Lake Erie and the Buffalo skyline. The SoleTurn musical magic will begin at 7 p.m.

There will be a private party on July 6 on Lake Erie and the concert series ends on Saturday, on Aug. 3, at Cuba Rocks the Dock, Cuba Lake. We’ll have more on those closing events in future stories.

Meanwhile, the group SoleTurn, with lead vocalist Vik Bhargava joined by Zachary Michael, bass/vocals, Rob Helms, drums/vocals, and Patrick Mudd, keyboards/vocals, is putting the finishing touches on their first album coming out soon. This is a group that began the season with a rousing sell-out performance at the legendary Sportsmen’s Tavern which is about to open its new addition, according to owner Dwayne Hall, and we’ll have more on that expansion in the coming days.

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<p>on January 7 2026 John Rendina Filed a Formal Ethics Complaint with the Rochester Office of the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct Against Judge J Mark Gruber of the Town of Tonawanda Court</p>
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<p>the Complaint Asks for the Judges Removal from the Bench</p>
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<p>rendina is the Uncle of Ryan Flynn Who Has Been Held Without Bail at the Erie County Holding Center Since October 21 2025more Than Eleven Weeksafter Accusing His Cousin Former Erie County District Attorney John Flynn of Sexually Molesting Him As a Child</p>
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<p>the Complaint Asks Why Gruber Did Not Recuse Himself Given That He and John Flynn Spent Six Years in the Same Small town Governmentflynn As Town Attorney Gruber As Town Justice</p>
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<h2 Class="wp-block-heading"><strong>the Two Men</strong></h2>
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<p>john J Flynn Served Two Terms As Erie Countys 41st District Attorney Holding the Office from 2017 Until His Resignation in March 2024 when He Left Government Service for the Law Firm Lippes Mathias</p>
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<p>before That He Was a Navy Jag Officer an Assistant District Attorney in Erie Countys Homicide Bureau and a Personal Injury Attorney He Became President of Both the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York and the National District Attorneys Association</p>
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<p>but His Roots Were in the Town of Tonawandaa Suburban Community in Erie County with a Population of About 80000 Located North of Buffalo and South of Niagara Falls Along the Niagara River</p>
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<p>the Voters Elected Flynn to the Town Board in 2003 in 2006 the Town Council Appointed Him Town Justice and Later Voters Elected Him to a Full Term in 2010 He Left the Bench and Became Town Attorney He Held That Job Until He Left for the District Attorneys Office in 2017</p>
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<p>he Continues to Reside in the Town of Tonawanda with His Wife Debra</p>
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<p>mark Gruber Has Spent 30 Years As a Medical Malpractice Defense Attorney at Roach Brown Mccarthy Gruber in Buffalo but He Has Spent Even Longer on the Bench He Served As Acting Village Justice in Kenmore from 1983 to 1993 then As Elected Village Justice from 1993 to 2008 in 2008 He Became Town Justice for the Town of Tonawandathe Position He Holds Today</p>
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<p>the Town of Tonawanda Justice Position is a Part time Locally Paid Judicial Post with a Salary Set by the Town Board and Typically Falling in the Roughly 000000 Per Year Range Allowing the Judge to Maintain a Separate Legal Practice</p>
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<p>from 2010 to 2016 John Flynn Served As Town Attorney for the Town of Tonawanda J Mark Gruber Served As Town Justice in That Same Municipality Starting in 2008</p>
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<p>for Six Years They Worked Together in the Same Small town Governmentflynn As the Attorney Gruber on the Bench</p>
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<p>when Flynn Became District Attorney in 2017 His Office Prosecuted Cases in Courts Across Erie Countyincluding Grubers</p>
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<p>now Gruber is the Judge Holding Flynns Accuser Without Bail in Effect a Former Town Colleague of John Flynn is Deciding Whether Flynns Accuser Sleeps in a Cell or in His Own Bed</p>
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<p>on September 8 2025 Two Forensic Psychologists Evaluated Ryan Flynn Both Concluded He Was Not Competent to Stand Trial Nine Days Later Christina Scott Director of the Erie County Forensic Mental Health Service Formally Notified Judge Gruber in Writing ryan Flynn Does Not Have the Capacity to Proceed</p>
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<p>twenty four Hours Later Judge Gruber Issued an Order of Protection Barring Ryan Flynn from Contact with John Flynn and His Wife Debra Flynn</p>
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<p>five Weeks Later Tonawanda Police Arrested Ryan for Allegedly Violating the Order the Evidence a Screenshot of an Anonymous Twitter Post No Ip Address No Device Records No Metadata Connecting Ryan to the Account</p>
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<p>judge Gruber Remanded Him Without Bail</p>
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<p>in Practice Once Evaluators Determine That a Defendant is Unfit to Proceed the Judge Suspends the Criminal Case at the Same Time the Court Remands the Defendant to a State Psychiatric Facility for Restorationnot Warehouses Him in a County Lockup</p>
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<p>cpl 18080 Gives Prosecutors 144 Hours After Arraignment to Hold a Preliminary Hearing Obtain an Indictment or Secure a Waiver if They Fail the Court Must Release the Defendant</p>
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<p>ryans Attorney Nicholas Texido Cited Three Appellate Decisionsincluding <em>people Ex Rel Molinaro V Warden Rikers Island</em> 2022holding That Pending Competency Evaluations Do Not Toll the 18080 Clock the Prosecution Must Still Meet the Deadline or Release the Defendant</p>
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<p>prosecutors Never Held the Hearing the Court Never Released Ryan</p>
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<p>instead of a Psychiatric Facility Ryan Flynn Remains in the Erie County Holding Center for More Than Twenty Days His Cell Had No Running Waternothing to Drink or Wash With He Stayed There Through Thanksgiving Christmas and New Years</p>
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<p>ryan Flynn Told This Reporter That He Has Undergone Two Additional Competency Evaluations Since September and Has Passed Both</p>
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<p>i Also Passed the Mental Health Competency Exams Until They Falsified Just This One but Ive Passed All the Other Evaluations He Said During a Recorded Call from the Holding Center i Dont Want It to Seem As if Im Some Not Competent Person Because I Have a 125 Iq I Own My Own House Thats Paid Off</p>
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<p>flynn Appears to Remain in Custody Despite the Absence of Evidence Typically Required for Bail less Detention Under New York Law</p>
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<p>on October 21 2025 Judge J Mark Gruber Town of Tonawanda Ny Ordered My Nephew to Be Incarcerated Without His Attorney Present the Charge Was for Threatening allegedly to Kill Former Erie County District Attorney John Flynn This Charge Was Placed After Ryan Accused the Former Da of Molesting Him As a Child Ryan is a Cousin of the Former Da</p>
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<p>judge Gruber Ordered a Psych Exam While Holding Him on a Felony and Never Proceeded to the Grand Jury His Next Court Date Was December 15 2025 Judge Gruber then Announced the Docket Was Delayed and Therefore He Would Be Held Until January 15 2026 Which Was Past Christmas and Past New Years</p>
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<p>since Rendina Filed the Complaint Judge Gruber Has Delayed the Docket a Third Time Ryan Flynns Next Court Date is Now March 5 2026 Meaning Flynn Will Have Spent by then More Than Four and a half Months in Custody</p>
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<p>rendina Alleges Gruber Violated Constitutional Rights Conducted an Illegal Arrest and Incarceration Failed to Provide Release and Used Coercive Language and Threats</p>
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<p>he Held My Nephew Ryan Flynn in Custody to Silence Him for Speaking out Against the Former Da</p>
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<p>john Flynn the Former Da and Judge Gruber Maintain a Long standing Professional Relationship</p>
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<p>rendina Requests That Gruber Be Censured or Removed from Office</p>
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<p>grubers Professional Overlap with Flynnwhile Realis the Kind of Entanglement That Exists Throughout Small county Legal Systems</p>
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<p>the Likelihood That the Commission Will Act is Low It is Not a Transparent Body It Rarely Explains Its Decisions It Routinely Dismisses Complaints Against Judges Unless Misconduct is Extreme and Undeniable the Commission is Unlikely to Find It Disqualifying</p>
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<p>still the Complaint Now Exists It Identifies the Judge the Conflict the Dates and the Decisions</p>
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<p>ryan Flynn Reports That He Was Assaulted Once in Custody Sustaining a Head Injury He Describes As a Concussion a Second Inmate Told This Reporter He Personally Heard a Guard Offer Commissary Incentives to Inmates Who Would Attack Flynn</p>
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<p>the Erie County Sheriffs Office Which Operates the Facility Assigned Flynn to the Delta Unit the Most Restrictive Section of the Erie County Holding Centera Facility So Antiquated That County Officials Acknowledge It Would Be Illegal to Build Today</p>
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<p>ryan Flynns Next Court Date is March 5 2026 jail Maintenance Finally Fixed His Sink After 20 Days</p>
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We should also note that SoleTurn was invited to play Williamsville’s music on Main St. at the One Eyed Cat Brewing on Thursday, Aug. 22. The band is delighted to accept the invitation.

SoleTurn will also have a few special guests join the band for the concert tour: Donny Frauenhofer on piano, Patrick O’Connell, drums, and Matt Young, keyboards.

It has been a great year for music and SoleTurn is playing the right songs for their followers who are showing up to see and hear their sounds.

“Remember,” says Bhargava, “it is about the song. And connecting with the audience is what we’re all about.”