by Brendan O'Connor | Aug 3, 2017 | Photos
Last Tuesday, The New Pornographers brought their tour to the historic Buffalo venue, Asbury Hall. The band recently released their first record since 2014, titled Whiteout Conditions, and while the group played a solid amount off of the new record, they also played...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jul 25, 2017 | Preview
Well, I think it’s safe to say that tonight is one of the busiest nights for shows of the summer. One option to make your Tuesday a special one is a rare appearance from Canadian indie vets, The New Pornographers. On tour for their new album that dropped...
by Cliff Parks | Apr 28, 2017 | Preview
Tonight Cleveland post punk garage rockers Cloud Nothings make a welcome return to Buffalo at the Tralf for their first local show in three years. These spirit brothers of the Rust Belt and their mighty, primal rock are back in support of their excellent fourth album...
by Joe Cardina | Jun 30, 2015 | Album Review
If you were up on Sunday night around midnight, you may have been pleasantly surprised by something on the internet. No, it wasn’t an admission from one of your facebook buddies that he was in fact, totally in the wrong about having a confederate flag vanity plate on...
by Mac McGuire | Feb 12, 2015 | News
When you think of Fredonia’s BJ’s, you normally think of college bands, bands like Mooses and Zealot, playing to the loyal local audiences and co-eds. In fact, one of Plainsman’s many phallic objects is still probably lying around the bar from a past...
by Michael Moretti | Jul 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
For the second time, buffaBLOG has been given the opportunity to attend and cover Pitchfork’s annual festival in the heart of Chicago. This year, we will be sending buffaBLOG writers Michael Moretti and Alyssa Gottlieb to preview, cover, and review the festival to...
by Dan Bauer | Apr 5, 2014 | Concert Review
Last night’s Cloud Nothings show at the Buffalo Iron Works was a great experience. The bands played well, the crowd was into it, but it was the synergy between the two that pushed things over the top. I admit I was worried at the beginning. Openers Pleasure...
by Jon Krol | Apr 4, 2014 | Preview
Cloud Nothings is one of those groups that become popular simply because there is no other option. Too inspiring to remain hidden, too interesting to blend in with the grey scenery, too good to go unnoticed, the now trio has become one of the most talked about bands...
by Ryan Wolf | Apr 3, 2014 | Album Review
Cloud Nothings’ face-crunching fourth album is a fearless, assertive follow-up to 2012’s Attack on Memory. Oscillating between a chaotic rush of existential howls and throaty but tuneful melodies, Here and Nowhere Else pounds its presence out through...
