Buggy Jive - Soul Rock Singer-Writer

Literary punk funk folk.

PRE-SAVE: ICARUS ASCENDING

The new album arrives FRIDAY, NOV. 7.

Pre-save on Spotify and Apple Music for immediate, exclusive access to the anthemic title track “Icarus Ascending.”

MUSIC VIDEO: “What Do Y’all Know About Shakespeare?”

The Buggy Quartet rides again with a live performance in the new music video for the latest single from the forthcoming album Icarus Ascending.

Pick your poison.

DISCOGRAPHY

Getting existential on the Brooklyn Bridge.

“Don’t Quit Your Day Job.” Live version, Tiny Desk “Top Shelf” entry.

This is a funky recounting of the first time Buggy heard Joni Mitchell's "Blue" album.

Buggy and the doppelganger.

“Ain’t Going Anywhere.” Buggy was just fine with the quarantine.

A Bluebird Cafe-style songwriter circle at historic Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, hosted by powerhouse songstress Erin Harkes.

VIDEO LIBRARY
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Troy Listening Room
Ooky Spooky Musical Showcase
Troy Listening Room
Troy Listening Room
Desmond Hotel Crowne Plaza Albany
Northeast Regional Folk Alliance 2025 (NERFA)
Desmond Hotel Crowne Plaza Albany
Desmond Hotel Crowne Plaza Albany
Caffe Lena
Beatles Caffé- MATINEE SHOW
Caffe Lena
Caffe Lena
Caffe Lena
Beatles Caffé - EVENING SHOW
Caffe Lena
Caffe Lena
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
Folk Alliance International 2026
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel

Buggy is still a bit of a recluse.

See him when you can.

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Buggy on the Brooklyn Bridge

Who is Buggy Jive?

A) He's Bill Withers in a late night cafe arguing with T.S. Eliot.

B) He's an upstate New Yorker who was invented in Louisiana.

C) He’s literary punk funk folk topped with a salt-and-pepper Afro and wrapped in a cardigan.

D) All of the above.

BIO

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

Niskayuna native Buggy Jive receives well-deserved accolades from NPR and the Eddie Awards. Daily Gazette.

“I’m singing about my reality, so those are things I wrestle with all the time,” he said of his musical forays into socially conscious messages. “It’s almost like there’s an obligation not to ignore tough issues and also an obligation to acknowledge that issues are complicated. It’s not always cut and dry or black and white. I do play with those themes.”

Sound Opinions: “Buried Treasures.” (Episode 802)

JIM DEROGATIS: “I was curious about Dr. Buggy Jive. You know what I kept flashing on when I was listening to it, Greg? If Bill Withers was alive and well and recording with a little bit of EDM hip-hop consciousness in 2022, I think it would sound a lot like that track we just heard.”

GREG KOT: “Yeah the intimacy you know of the recording really got to me and that’s a good comparison. Yeah, the honesty, the intimacy, and a sound that is completely of the moment.”

NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest “Top Shelf” Features

BOB BOILEN: “I picked [Buggy Jive’s live music video “Don’t Quit Your Day Job”] not only because he’s a talented human being but also because there’s lots of references to [Tiny Desk Contest]. Maybe this is the year you might want to quit your day job. I dearly love this.”

Buggy Jive thrives in opening slot for Macy Gray’s “Reset” tour. Nippertown.

Musically… local songwriter Buggy Jive stole the night with his originals that captivated us with his thoughtful lyrics and complex, layered sounds.

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