by Brendan O'Connor | Jul 20, 2017 | Photos
In it’s 12th year, Pitchfork Music Festival continued to prove its longevity, boasting three sold out days and another jam packed, stellar lineup. Thousands flocked to Union Park in Chicago, making this year what seemed like the most crowded the festival has been in...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jul 19, 2017 | Photos
In it’s 12th year, Pitchfork Music Festival continued to prove its longevity, boasting three sold out days and another jam packed, stellar lineup. Thousands flocked to Union Park in Chicago, making this year what seemed like the most crowded the festival has...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jul 14, 2017 | Photos
This past Tuesday, legendary indie act, The Shins, played a sold out show at the Rapids Theater in Niagara Falls. Even after all these years, the band still sounds incredible, Mercer’s voice sounds as great as it ever has, and they were able to absolutely pack...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jun 23, 2017 | Photos
This past Saturday, Alternative Buffalo continued the tradition of their annual Kerfuffle festival at Canalside. The local radio station started the festival in 2014, which takes place at Canalside during the summer, and Key Bank Center in the winter. Canalside was...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jun 14, 2017 | Photos
All in attendance at the Naked and Famous show earlier this week we treated to a very special night. Since their formation, the LA based synth pop has seldom played the Buffalo area, and they brought their A game to the Town Ballroom. They played a set featuring...
by Jackson Fleming | May 23, 2017 | Photos
Friday’s Wavves show with Post Animal at The Tralf was one for the books, with drama, tension, and a potential for chaos that became manifest throughout the night. Chicago’s Post Animal got the night going with a super charged set of psychedelic rock that channeled...
by Brendan O'Connor | May 22, 2017 | Photos
Well, it was bound to happen eventually. After making their Buffalo debut at the Studio in 2014 and playing there once a year since, they finally sold it out. Following the release of their latest LP, The Dream is Over, the Toronto pop punk four piece have steadily...
by Brendan O'Connor | May 15, 2017 | Photos
A couple weeks back, Baltimore pop/shoegaze five piece, Wildhoney, returned to Buffalo for yet another fantastic show. The bands ability to not only create an insane wall of sound, but their ability to keep the music super catchy and interesting were in full effect,...
by Brendan O'Connor | May 1, 2017 | Concert Review, Photos
The semiannual of Montreal art rock freakout rolled through Asbury Hall at Babeville Wednesday night with Christina Scheider’s Jepeto Solutions, and the results were customarily intense and deeply satisfying. Jepeto Solutions were instantly effective, with a...
by Brendan O'Connor | Apr 3, 2017 | Photos
This past Thursday, legendary indie/math rock group Minus the Bear played an awesome show at the Town Ballroom. They played a career spanning set, touching on most of the past albums, as well as playing multiple cuts from the solid new release, VOIDS. Bayonne and...
by Brendan O'Connor | Mar 21, 2017 | Photos
This past Friday, Local Natives brought their lofty indie sounds to the Town Ballroom. This was the second date on the tour for their new album, Sunlight, but the Californian five piece worked like a well oiled machine, sounding completely ethereal. The near perfect,...
by Brendan O'Connor | Mar 9, 2017 | Photos
Last Friday, Buffalo emo / math rock trio, Del Paxton, celebrated the release of their fantastic new LP at Mohawk Place. They managed to pull together some great local acts including VWLS, Yellow House, Sonny Baker Band, and Slow Cooker, resulting in what will...
by Brendan O'Connor | Feb 16, 2017 | Photos
We sent buffaBLOG photographer Brendan O’Connor to last Friday’s Lemuria show at Mohawk Place with Mikey Erg and Cayetana. The Buffalo natives, Lemuria, packed the room for the sold-out show, arguably one of the most full the room has been since the...
by Brendan O'Connor | Dec 9, 2016 | Photos
Canadian hip hop artist, Tory Lanez, packed a sold out Town Ballroom for an electric show on Sunday. Lanez kept the crowd on their feet throughout the whole show, playing some old songs, as well as tracks off of his major label debut, I Told You So. His set was...
by Brendan O'Connor | Dec 6, 2016 | Photos
This past Friday, Buffalo’s alternative radio station, 107.7, packed the Key Bank Center for their annual one day music festival, The Kerfuffle Before Christmas. This years lineup featured artists such as Judah and the Lion, Atlas Genius, Joywave, Capital...
