by Brendan O'Connor | Aug 31, 2021 | Photos
Last Thursday, Wilco and Sleater-Kinney shared the stage for a fantastic show in Lewiston. Artpark provided the perfect scenic backdrop for a great end of summer show. Chicago based multi instrumentalist NNAMDÏ kicked the night off, performing a short but sweet...
by Cliff Parks | Jul 27, 2019 | Preview
Internationally beloved psych rockers The Flaming Lips return to Western New York tonight at Artpark along with the also returning Lennon Claypool Delirium and Particle Kid. The Lips, led by core members Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, and Michael Ivins, are practically...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jul 8, 2019 | Photos
Last Wednesday, Third Eye Blind brought their Summer Gods 2019 tour to Artpark in Lewiston. The heat did not deter the eager crowd, as the outdoor amphitheater seriously filled filled out over the course of the blistering day. Around 6pm, Ra Ra Riot set things into...
by Brendan O'Connor | Aug 3, 2018 | Photos
Last week, Artpark served as the perfect backdrop for Fleet Foxes show in WNY in quite some time. The night was kicked off with a short but sweet set by Nilüfer Yanya and her band. She began her set solo, but eventually brought her band mates out to finish out her...
by Cliff Parks | Jul 27, 2018 | Preview
The western New York music lovers week of plenty continues tonight when beloved indie folk rock band Fleet Foxes brings their exceptional harmonies to Artpark with up and coming London indie heroine Nilufer Yanya. After a five year hiatus the Seattle band returned...
by Cliff Parks | Jul 25, 2017 | Preview
Tonight alternative rock legends from two different decades collide beautifully when resurgent New Wave heroes Blondie and post grunge icons Garbage play Artpark with Deap Vally. Something of a 90’s supergroup at the time made up by mega producer Butch Vig,...
by Cliff Parks | Jun 30, 2016 | Preview
Legendary human beings Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples have teamed up for one of the summer’s most fascinating tours, and tonight they’re making a much anticipated stop at Artpark. Folk rock hero Dylan is currently celebrating the 50th anniversary of going electric, a...
by Cliff Parks | Jun 15, 2016 | Preview
North Ireland indie-pop rockers Two Door Cinema Club are making an eagerly awaited Western New York appearance tonight at Artpark. Fine purveyors of achingly bittersweet and very dance-able indie pop as showcased on their excellent two albums Tourist History and...
by Cliff Parks | Sep 21, 2015 | Preview
Alabama Shakes, the pride of Athens, Alabama, have taken the world by storm thanks in no small part to the almost otherworldly brilliance of Brittany Howard, and after a terrific summer of shows they’ll be getting our Fall started with a WNY debut tonight at...
by Cliff Parks | Aug 3, 2015 | Know Your Opener
Many paragraphs have been written elsewhere about tonight’s Tedeschi Trucks Band show at Artpark so I’m not going to bother. Instead, some attention sorely needs to be payed to openers Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings and Doyle Bramhall II. The crown jewel...
by Fran Marchese | Jul 28, 2015 | Preview
Known for her upbeat blend of soulful retro-rock, Grace Potter makes her way back to the Western New York region at Artpark this evening. The St. Lawrence grad has continued her solo career for yet another tour, emerging from the rock roots of her backing band, the...
by Christopher Winter | Jul 23, 2015 | Concert Review
Last night, thousands flocked to Artpark in Lewiston for the highly anticipated WNY return of My Morning Jacket. The band went on at 7:30pm and played 21 songs straight through for a noble two hours. They kicked off with a more ambient selection that throughout the...
by Steven Knapp | Jul 22, 2015 | Preview
Known for their triumphant live performances, Louisville, Kentucky’s My Morning Jacket have been honing their style of psychedelic, soulful southern rock since their debut in 1998. Now seven studio albums into their career, the band’s expansive sound has...
by Steven Knapp | Jul 8, 2015 | Preview
Santa Cruz-based instrumental electronic band Sound Tribe Sector 9, better known as STS9, have been been touring extensively since 1998, becoming mainstays in the North American festival circuit while releasing eleven studio albums in that time. With a progressive,...
by Tim Fenster | Jun 30, 2015 | Preview
“Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah / some call me the gangster of love.” Chances are, even if you’ve never heard of the Steve Miller Band, you are at least familiar with the above lines, which are the iconic opening to the San Fran outfit’s most familiar...
