by Sarah Machajewski | Nov 5, 2015 | Preview
Dave Rawlings Machine takes over Babeville’s Asbury Hall tonight to support the band’s new release, Nashville Obsolete. The album is the latest entry in the impressive repertoire of Rawlings and his longtime collaborator and partner, Gillian Welch. Their seventh...
by Sarah Machajewski | Jul 24, 2015 | Preview
Old Crow Medicine Show got its start in the early 2000s, busking on Southern street corners until a lucky encounter with Doc Watson’s daughter put them on the path to stardom. And stardom it is; the band busked itself all the way to the Grand Ole Opry,...
by Sarah Machajewski | Jun 6, 2015 | Preview
Tonight, Sam Moss will become the latest artist to have his musicianship echo off the walls of Buffalo’s storied grain silos. Moss, a singer/songwriter from Boston Massachusetts, has been lauded for his haunting spin on roots music. His ghostly vocals, rhythmic string...
by Sarah Machajewski | Apr 30, 2015 | Preview
If you’re at Mohawk Place tonight, you might think you’ve time traveled back to the early 1900s. The tunes emanating from the stage will be reminiscent of the stripped-down blues that has evolved over the last century into the modern folk and Americana music styles we...
by Sarah Machajewski | Apr 8, 2015 | Know Your Opener
The first time you hear Willie Watson’s music, you’ll probably think he hails from high up in the Adirondacks or low down in the Mississippi Delta. But he’s actually from Watkins Glen, NY, just a short jaunt across the Finger Lakes from our fair city. Tonight, we get...
by Sarah Machajewski | Mar 31, 2015 | Preview
Get your folk pants on, buffaBLOG readers, for Shakey Graves takes the stage at Town Ballroom tonight. Shakey Graves (neé Alejandro Rose-Garcia) is known for his guitar picking, and man can that boy pluck. True to the Americana form, his relatable lyrics and emotional...
by Sarah Machajewski | Mar 29, 2015 | Preview
Portland-based folksters Horse Feathers returns to Buffalo tonight in support of its fifth album, So It Is With Us. With several accomplished multi-instrumentalists on stage at The Tralf, the band promises to deliver the ethereal blend of indie and folk for which it’s...
by Sarah Machajewski | Jan 26, 2015 | Album of the Week
Delighting local music fans and folk lovers alike, Andy Pothier’s new album dropped earlier this month, highlighted by an intimate release show at Mohawk Place soon after featuring the likes of Sonny Baker, Damian, and others in support of the Pine Fever drummer. In...
by Sarah Machajewski | Jan 17, 2015 | Preview
The Sportsmen’s Tavern will be rocking tonight when Canadian band Elliott Brood takes the stage to wow concertgoers with the rootsy music upon which it’s built its reputation. Referred to in the past as “death country” or “frontier revival,” Elliott Brood’s music has...
by Sarah Machajewski | Dec 12, 2014 | Preview
Dreamland will truly be the land of dreams tonight, if you’re of the indie folk predilection. Local class acts, including Tiny Rhymes and Cadaver Country, are teaming up to offer a night of heartfelt songwriting and emotive and lyrical wisdom. Tiny Rhymes’ full...
by Sarah Machajewski | Nov 13, 2014 | Album Review
It seems like it’s every artist’s dream to get his or her hands on anything that came out of the mind of Bob Dylan. Whether it’s covering a beloved song or playing with the man himself, most artists name Dylan as an inspiration and graciously gush over the opportunity...
by Sarah and Moira Mach/Madden | Oct 29, 2014 | Smart Girls on Stupid Music
Taylor Swift’s album 1989 dropped this week, marking a full departure from her cosmopolitan country-pop sound. Vocally, she is breathy, jaded, lower than before. Musically, there is less guitar and more echoing drums. Everyone is freaking out about it—in its opening...
by Sarah Machajewski | Oct 22, 2014 | Screened Plays
The Knick is the best show currently airing on TV. Well, after its season finale this past Friday, it’s technically on hiatus until 2015, but that doesn’t change the fact that it is a frenetically pulsating beam of television magic in an otherwise dull fall season....
by Sarah and Moira Mach/Madden | Oct 14, 2014 | Smart Girls on Stupid Music
Sarah and Moira are the queens of over thinking and the proud embarrassments of your Spotify feed. They chat about life, love, Buffalo, pop culture, social justice for sensitive girls, and pop music. They feel feminist guilt. They wax poetic. Today’s topic? Taylor...
by Sarah Machajewski | Sep 20, 2014 | Preview
There isn’t much we can say about Emmylou Harris that hasn’t already been said. In her 40-year career as a singer/songwriter, Harris has been called everything from a legend to an angel, and has earned countless well-deserved awards along the way. Tonight is your...
