About Buffalo's Mohawk Place

In brief, Buffalo’s Mohawk Place has been a staple of the city’s music scene since 1990. Pete Perrone founded the bar, acting as a godfather to scores of hungry young bands. Occupying the bottom floor of a building built in 1896, the location housed and fed vaudeville performers for several decades before becoming a nightclub that boasted performances by Jack White, Link Wray and The Black Keys among other legends. After briefly closing its doors in January 2013, and breaking the hearts of local concert goers, Buffalo’s Mohawk Place came back to life without losing a bit of its trend-setting charm.

New owner Richard Platt reopened the historic music venue one year, seven months, and 30 days later, with some important modifications. For starters, he repaired the bar, the floors, the roof and plumbing, replacing fixtures, sound and light systems, and doing most of the work himself with a small crew. In fact, he’s taken care of technical issues while retaining the same "shot and a beer" dive bar warmth. Along with keeping the hip, old-school vibes, Platt wisely brought back Mohawk Place’s former booking agent, Marty Boratin.

Bortain Knows Talent

To elaborate, Boratin built the bar's reputation beginning in the '90s with his eye for booking talent. Over time, he turned a gritty dive bar into a place where playing meant something across circles in rockabilly, blues and Americana. The bar expanded and built a larger stage, also improving fire suppression at this time, too. Today, the club stands as a right of passage for many veteran and new artists. Putting his heart and soul into each show for over 20 years, he has brought some of the most well known, up-and-coming national acts from around the world to Buffalo. One can judge a concert venue by its longevity. Marty is one of the main reasons that the floors have been packed with loyal supporters since the early 90’s.

With Platt, Boratin, some of the best sound guys in the business, and a loyal and devoted staff, Buffalo’s Mohawk Place is back as Western New York’s number one concert venue and trend defying club for years to come.

Buffalo's Mohawk Place Press Releases

Please check out some amazing press articles below:

• UB’s The Spectrum: Mohawk Place Begins Again
• Buffalo’s Business First: Mohawk Place will Return to Life
• Buffalo Rising: Mohawk Place Reopens: All Is Right Again
• Buffalo News: 100 Things Every Western New Yorker Should Do At Least Once-See a Show at Mohawk Place
• Buffalo News: Mohawk Returning Under New Owner
• Buffalo News: Tribute to Late Owner
• Buffalo Spree: Mourning Mohawk Place