by Mac McGuire | Jul 23, 2015 | Buffalo
Things have been a little quiet with new music lately as Buffalo paces through summer’s humid dog days, but last night, an intriguing new project hit bandcamp. Motherhouse, a collaborative duo featuring current and past members of acts like the Mordant Sisters,...
by Mac McGuire | Jul 22, 2015 | News
With local shows at the Tralf, Mohawk Place, and Babeville already under its belt, Portland’s Blitzen Trapper will be once again back in Buffalo this fall, this time set for a performance at Town Ballroom on Saturday, October 10th. The former freak-folk Sub Pop...
by Mac McGuire | Jul 21, 2015 | Rochester
Man what is in the water in the Genesee River lately? We have been doing this blog for over five years now, and over last couple, expanding our focus past just Buffalo and into other areas of WNY. With that said, I have never seen such a run of quality new music than...
by Mac McGuire | Jul 21, 2015 | News
After a run of somewhat gimmicky releases – the electro 180 turn of The Age of Adz, a second round of Christmas albums, an experimental ode to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway – Sufjan Stevens returned in prime form earlier this year with the stark and...
by Mac McGuire | Jul 20, 2015 | Interview
Next week will see the return home of Rebecca Ryskalczyk, the front woman of the Brooklyn based, Fredonia bred indie trio Bethlehem Steel. The Buffalo born musician is currently on a solo tour that will bring her back to town for a pair of Infringement Festival dates....
by Mac McGuire | Jul 16, 2015 | Buffalo
Mr. Boneless is back this morning after premiering a live performance video shot at Mammoth Recording Studio. The Fredonia bred, folk-punk foursome dropped by the studios to perform the woozy “Fall Risk,” which was captured on film by the Bumrush Booking...
by Mac McGuire | Jul 13, 2015 | Rochester
We got pretty hyped back at the end of 2013 when we came across the Rochester surf trio, The Huckleberry Fins. The group’s French Kiss flavored “Wild Blue Yonder” was like fire over at the blog office (ranking #10 on our favorite Rochester songs of...
by Mac McGuire | Jul 9, 2015 | Buffalo
The Color Waves is cross Atlantic collaboration between fellows Scots Gary Hoggan (formerly of Butcher Boy) and Alison Eales. Hoggan moved to Buffalo a few years back, while Eales still calls Scotland home. Yesterday, the dreamy, jangle-pop pair released two tracks...
by Mac McGuire | Jul 8, 2015 | News
While starting blankly at the walls in the blog office today, our Songkick app woke us up with the news that the Dodos will be making a stop at Mohawk Place on Thursday, October 8th. The energetic, San Francisco psych folk act has been quietly building a pretty solid...
by Mac McGuire | Jul 8, 2015 | Preview
The West Side’s newest basement venue is set to reopen its doors. Over the last couple months, Curly’s, the home base to Steak and Cake Records, was forced to relocate a handful of shows and go dark due to some residential conflicts, but now that matters...
by Mac McGuire | Jul 6, 2015 | News
Following a jam packed September for music fans in Buffalo, this fall will keep the good times rolling as the 80’s tinged Baltimore-based pop act, Lower Dens, will visit Mohawk Place on Thursday, October 1st. Earlier this spring, the band released its latest...
by Mac McGuire | Jul 2, 2015 | Buffalo
Speaking of new local music videos, experimental folk act, Teenage Satan, has just released an accompanying clip for its latest EP, Cheerful Medley. The bedroom project of Kimmy’s Dan Bauer added to its steadily growing catalog near the back end of June with the...
by Mac McGuire | Jul 1, 2015 | News
If you have caught Wilco on tour over the last couple months, most recently at this past weekend’s Solid Sound Festival in Mass., you may have noticed an eye catching item at the band’s merchandise table courtesy of Oxford Pennant. The Buffalo based...
by Mac McGuire | Jun 30, 2015 | Buffalo
Its been a minute since we heard from former high school all-stars Victory For Poland. A couple summers back, V4P, along with fellow underage acts like Brimstone Blondes and the Cascos, seemed like the next wave of great Buffalo bands. Then college happened. Since...
by Mac McGuire | Jun 30, 2015 | Buffalo
One of our favorite releases from last summer came from the Get Money Squad. Featuring Quinton Brock and Jon Bap of Network, the act’s short, self-coined “urban surf” EP was the perfect blend of off beat Mac DeMarco meets Shuggie Otis/Bill Withers...
