The Machine welcomes you to Salamanca, N.Y.

When Pink Floyd reunited for the Live 8 concert in 2005, no one was more stunned than Tahrah Cohen, the drummer of the long-running Floyd tribute band the Machine.

"It was surreal to watch it happen. They so transcended being guys in a band that when you see them playing it, it almost doesn't make sense," she said. "Their music has gone beyond what most music means; it's like a part of the fabric of culture. So seeing people creating it, it just doesn't make sense to me."

Floyd's music has loomed large in her life since her days in junior high when she and her friends listened to "Dark Side of the Moon."

"That's how I got up to speed with them. But the 'Animals' record is the one that really pulled me in," Cohen said. "I love that record. I don't know if it's underrated; it's certainly not as popular as 'The Wall,' 'Dark Side' and 'Wish You Were Here.'

"But it's a brilliant record, I think, harmonically. And lyrically, what it's delivering, is profound."

She felt the same way when she saw Roger Waters' performance of "The Wall" four years ago.

"It was phenomenal. I didn't care for the band, personally. I wanted to see him, and the production, and I was blown away. Roger's presence is larger than life, and the body of work he's presenting is so powerful and so effective and so relevant.

"The production was state of the art. There is no better production in the world than what he was touring with," Cohen added. "The band was a little boring to me. ... Just in terms of the musical experience, I didn't feel there was enough life and energy from the band."

The Machine has some new life. Adam Minkoff joined on bass and vocals in 2013, replacing Joe Pascarell, who had co-founded the group with Cohen in 1989.

"He was a friend of the keyboard player (Scott Chasolen), and we'd all seen him play millions of times. He was a perfect fit," she said. "He joined the band as if we've been playing together for years. Very organic."

Their show is also organic. The Machine churns out more than just the hits and album-cut favorites.

"We also deliver some obscurities and some music where we can improvise and get some spontaneity to the show, which is what separates us from the other tributes," Cohen said. "We improvise and give you a much more musical experience."

Expect a sensory experience, too: The band deploys lasers, videos and a full-blown light show to fully immerse you in Floyd. They must be doing something right: Bob Ezrin, who produced "The Wall," gave them a thumbs up.

"In the early 2000s, someone we knew was working with him and played him our version of Pink Floyd and he was very impressed," Cohen said. "It was quite a compliment."