Billy Bratek

Bio

Billy Bratek is a Buffalo guitarist and independent songwriter who plays original music around Western New York, including a regular early-evening set at Nietzsche’s. A Chartmetric artist profile describes him as a Buffalo musician making his way into the songwriter scene, and says he plays with Maufrey & Scarlet Begonias, a Grateful Dead tribute band in the region. The same profile says he has shared stages with Mike Gantzer of Aqueous, Marco Cirigliano of The Pickle Mafia, Justin Reckamp of Mungion, and other local bands.

The band

• Billy Bratek

  Buffalo guitarist and songwriter who performs original material and plays with the Grateful Dead tribute Maufrey & Scarlet Begonias. Chartmetric lists “Alkaline” among his songs.