Davis Gestiehr – I’m Always Lying… Make Me Famous

by | April 14, 2024 | Album Review | 0 Comments

Twenty-three year old Davis Gestiehr is spring-loaded with youthful energy, evident on his latest release, I'm Always Lying... Make Me Famous (IALMMF). The four song EP finds the wunderkind exploring various sounds reminiscent of Arctic Monkeys, The Replacements, and...
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Sculpture Club – “Drive Too Fast”

by | April 14, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

Dallas based band (formerly Salt Lake City) Sculpture Club brings us their latest with new single "Drive Too Fast."  Released April 4th, this is a well-balanced post-punk gem - paying homage to bands like the Cure, Soft Kill, and Choir Boy but standing apart enough to...
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Clitter Critters – “Sex Magic”

by | April 14, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

Mississippi based fem punk band Clitter Critters (lol) brings us their latest with "Sex Magic." Composed of former Buffalonian Lacy Ellinwood (of Kicking fame, see our coverage of them here), Sarah Grace, and Austin Tingle (who was allegedly duped into playing drums)....
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Retail Drugs – “Take It Back”

by | April 14, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

The latest project from Brooklyn based Jake Brooks is Retail Drugs, and "Take It Back" is their latest (and first). We've covered Brooks before with his other project, Laveda (here), and while the direction is a little different, the results are still bangin'. Whereas...
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Baula – “Santa Fe”

by | April 12, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

"Santa Fe" is the latest single from Swedish duo Baula, released in anticipation of their debut album Heavy Heart due out later this month. Delightfully dreary and brooding, the bass line is the constant that keeps everything grounded; with wailing guitars...
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OG Sole – “DEEP END”

by | April 12, 2024 | Buffalo | 0 Comments

OG Sole’s latest release “DEEP END” starts with a hair-raising string sample. Shortly after, the drums come in heavy, and OG pounces on the instrumental with confidence and style. “DEEP END” has a hard edge and braggish tone as OG raps about grinding on his craft over...
Read More

Soft Mothers – Hysterical Love

by | April 12, 2024 | Album Review | 0 Comments

San Antonio's Soft Mothers (SM) were formed in 2016 by Luis Rocha. Since then, they've released a steady stream of alternative-rock flavored music full of angsty guitar energy, heavily inspired by mid/late '90s and early 2000's post-hardcore and grunge. Their latest...
Read More

Hundred Plus Club – “Gobsmacked”

by | April 10, 2024 | Buffalo | 0 Comments

Hundred Plus Club combines intense, often dark, emotions with an upbeat indie rock style that perfectly mixes the negative and positive. It's an easy-to-get-into sound applicable to life’s many uncertainties and in-betweens. In their earlier discography, the group...
Read More

puh-GEEZ – LEVELS

by | April 10, 2024 | Album of the Week, Buffalo | 0 Comments

If you’re out exploring record shops in Buffalo, you might run into local hip hop artist puh-GEEZ who calls music havens like Soul Stop, Black Dots, and Apples and Oranges his home. He shops for his own enjoyment as well as picks up records for his DJ sets which he...
Read More

+/- {Plus/Minus} – “Borrowed Time”

by | April 10, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

+/- {Plus/Minus} is a band that, until a short while ago, I had never heard of. Together in some way shape or form for the past 20+ (or minus, hehe) years, they've apparently been putting out bangers which now includes their latest, "Borrowed Time". "Borrowed Time"...
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Bantams – “Sucralose”

by | April 10, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

Combining two things that I used to be into and occasionally find myself going back to, fake sugar and wrestling, is not something I thought I'd be writing about in 2024 but here we are. Bantams' latest is "Sucralose" (faux sugar) off of their Turn Heel (wrestling...
Read More

Holding Hour – “Parallel Lines”

by | April 9, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

Holding Hour, the duo formerly known as Elison, is based out of Des Moines, Iowa and "Parallel Lines" is their latest. We've previously covered the band as Elison here at the Blog and we're happy to report that we still enjoy what we're hearing!  Made up of Marissa...
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Memorial – “Silver”

by | April 7, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

UK-based duo Memorial specialize in heartfelt indie folk songs like their latest single, "Silver." A stunning showcase of the band's ear for melody; beautiful harmonies; and a tried-and-true acoustic guitar backbone, "Silver" is beautiful and somber without ever...
Read More

LB Beistad – “Dogma”

by | April 7, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

LB Beistad makes religious trauma sound stunning on the alt-pop of her latest single, "Dogma." Having grown up in rural Tennessee, Beistad's childhood was rather isolated. She discovered a world of beautiful music when her family purchased a computer at age 10 - the...
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Taxidermy – “Rot”

by | April 7, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

Copenhagen's Taxidermy describe their new song, "Rot," as "marked by an unrest, a journey through doubt." Sometimes, a band just knows themselves best, and in the case of this unique act, they've described it perfectly. "Rot" is dark, post-punk at its finest,...
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Davis Gestiehr – I’m Always Lying… Make Me Famous

by | April 14, 2024 | Album Review | 0 Comments

Twenty-three year old Davis Gestiehr is spring-loaded with youthful energy, evident on his latest release, I'm Always Lying... Make Me Famous (IALMMF). The four song EP finds the wunderkind exploring various sounds reminiscent of Arctic Monkeys, The Replacements, and...
NEW MUSIC

Sculpture Club – “Drive Too Fast”

by | April 14, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

Dallas based band (formerly Salt Lake City) Sculpture Club brings us their latest with new single "Drive Too Fast."  Released April 4th, this is a well-balanced post-punk gem - paying homage to bands like the Cure, Soft Kill, and Choir Boy but standing apart enough to...
NEW MUSIC

Clitter Critters – “Sex Magic”

by | April 14, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

Mississippi based fem punk band Clitter Critters (lol) brings us their latest with "Sex Magic." Composed of former Buffalonian Lacy Ellinwood (of Kicking fame, see our coverage of them here), Sarah Grace, and Austin Tingle (who was allegedly duped into playing drums)....
NEW MUSIC

Baula – “Santa Fe”

by | April 12, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

"Santa Fe" is the latest single from Swedish duo Baula, released in anticipation of their debut album Heavy Heart due out later this month. Delightfully dreary and brooding, the bass line is the constant that keeps everything grounded; with wailing guitars...
NEW MUSIC

OG Sole – “DEEP END”

by | April 12, 2024 | Buffalo | 0 Comments

OG Sole’s latest release “DEEP END” starts with a hair-raising string sample. Shortly after, the drums come in heavy, and OG pounces on the instrumental with confidence and style. “DEEP END” has a hard edge and braggish tone as OG raps about grinding on his craft over...
NEW MUSIC

Soft Mothers – Hysterical Love

by | April 12, 2024 | Album Review | 0 Comments

San Antonio's Soft Mothers (SM) were formed in 2016 by Luis Rocha. Since then, they've released a steady stream of alternative-rock flavored music full of angsty guitar energy, heavily inspired by mid/late '90s and early 2000's post-hardcore and grunge. Their latest...
NEW MUSIC

Hundred Plus Club – “Gobsmacked”

by | April 10, 2024 | Buffalo | 0 Comments

Hundred Plus Club combines intense, often dark, emotions with an upbeat indie rock style that perfectly mixes the negative and positive. It's an easy-to-get-into sound applicable to life’s many uncertainties and in-betweens. In their earlier discography, the group...
NEW MUSIC

puh-GEEZ – LEVELS

by | April 10, 2024 | Album of the Week, Buffalo | 0 Comments

If you’re out exploring record shops in Buffalo, you might run into local hip hop artist puh-GEEZ who calls music havens like Soul Stop, Black Dots, and Apples and Oranges his home. He shops for his own enjoyment as well as picks up records for his DJ sets which he...
NEW MUSIC

+/- {Plus/Minus} – “Borrowed Time”

by | April 10, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

+/- {Plus/Minus} is a band that, until a short while ago, I had never heard of. Together in some way shape or form for the past 20+ (or minus, hehe) years, they've apparently been putting out bangers which now includes their latest, "Borrowed Time". "Borrowed Time"...
NEW MUSIC

Bantams – “Sucralose”

by | April 10, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

Combining two things that I used to be into and occasionally find myself going back to, fake sugar and wrestling, is not something I thought I'd be writing about in 2024 but here we are. Bantams' latest is "Sucralose" (faux sugar) off of their Turn Heel (wrestling...
NEW MUSIC

Holding Hour – “Parallel Lines”

by | April 9, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

Holding Hour, the duo formerly known as Elison, is based out of Des Moines, Iowa and "Parallel Lines" is their latest. We've previously covered the band as Elison here at the Blog and we're happy to report that we still enjoy what we're hearing!  Made up of Marissa...
NEW MUSIC

Memorial – “Silver”

by | April 7, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

UK-based duo Memorial specialize in heartfelt indie folk songs like their latest single, "Silver." A stunning showcase of the band's ear for melody; beautiful harmonies; and a tried-and-true acoustic guitar backbone, "Silver" is beautiful and somber without ever...
NEW MUSIC

LB Beistad – “Dogma”

by | April 7, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

LB Beistad makes religious trauma sound stunning on the alt-pop of her latest single, "Dogma." Having grown up in rural Tennessee, Beistad's childhood was rather isolated. She discovered a world of beautiful music when her family purchased a computer at age 10 - the...
NEW MUSIC

Taxidermy – “Rot”

by | April 7, 2024 | New Music | 0 Comments

Copenhagen's Taxidermy describe their new song, "Rot," as "marked by an unrest, a journey through doubt." Sometimes, a band just knows themselves best, and in the case of this unique act, they've described it perfectly. "Rot" is dark, post-punk at its finest,...
NEW MUSIC

Robbery Club – SHARP AIR / ALONE

by | April 5, 2024 | Album of the Week, Buffalo | 0 Comments

Robbery Club is Buffalo-style punk rock done right. The group is hot off a killer set on a stacked show at Casa Di Francesca’s on March 7th, and a debut release of two singles released just a few days prior. It may seem like Robbery Club is coming out of nowhere, but...
NEW MUSIC

Nick Kivlen of Sunflower Bean

by | April 29, 2016 | Interview | 0 Comments

You probably wouldn't wholly believe me if I told you that Sunflower Bean, based out of Brooklyn, NY, has existed for a measly two-years-and-some-change and that all three members have either just broken into their 20's or are about to cross that landmark threshold...
SHOW PREVIEWS

The Naturalists

by | February 12, 2016 | buffaBLOG Sessions | 0 Comments

And to start your weekend off in a good way, we present to you the next installment of buffaBLOG Sessions. This time around, with the Naturalists. Craig Perno heads the band with twin brother Travis on the drums, accompanied by bassist Zach Russel. They’ve amassed a...
SHOW PREVIEWS

Intrepid Travelers

by | December 11, 2015 | Interview | 0 Comments

If you’re familiar with Intrepid Travelers, you probably know Jerry or have at least unknowingly been exposed to his presence. Jerry, a stuffed rainbow-striped monkey, functions as an unofficial mascot and source of spirited inspiration for the band. When I ask them...
SHOW PREVIEWS

The Wombats

by | November 25, 2015 | Interview | 0 Comments

It was eight years ago the Wombats burst onto the scene, just fresh-faced youngsters at the time armed with roaring guitars, hooks galore, and a cheeky sense of humor to them. Since then, the band's sound and popularity have only grown, with the group experimenting...
SHOW PREVIEWS

John Paul Pitts of Surfer Blood

by | November 21, 2015 | Interview | 0 Comments

Surfer Blood's career kind of seems like a one giant surfing metaphor. They hit the ground running in 2010 with the help of the CMJ Music Marathon and have continued to tour and consistently release quality material since then. From playing huge bills like the ATP...
SHOW PREVIEWS