by Cliff Parks | Sep 1, 2017 | Preview
Tonight hot downtown eatery Marble and Rye will be the scene of the latest Dance Yrself Clean Hipster Dance Party, where you can Resist the night away getting down to the latest and greatest booty shaking indie jams, brought to you by the usual suspects: Alison Lavis...
by Nick Muldoon | Nov 1, 2016 | Buffalo
Ugly Sun is off to a good start – we last checked in with them when they sent us their rowdy debut single, “Mock Me Out.” In case you live under a rock, this power trio has been a part of several well-respected local bands (including Nelson-Type,...
by Michael Moretti | Oct 28, 2016 | Preview
Tonight as everyone gets all spooked up and dressed for Halloween. Some notable Buffalo bands will be doing the same. Starting the night, emo singalong all-star group, Girl Jeans to the stage. Complete with guyliner and lip rings, they’ll bring all your favorite...
by Nick Muldoon | Oct 20, 2016 | Preview
Tonight Mohawk Place promises one of the season’s funnest shows as Buffalo hosts a visit from West Coast punks, No Parents and White Fang. While both bands have their own unique charms, there is a certain like-mindedness in their manic energy and their bizarre...
by Nick Muldoon | Oct 13, 2016 | Buffalo
Just in time for Halloween, brat’ya has released an appropriately eerie video for their latest single, “Woods”. The video features brat’ya mastermind, Alek Ogadzhanov, mindlessly walking through the forest toward something we’re never...
by Nick Muldoon | Sep 24, 2016 | Preview
Tonight, New York-based four-piece Quilt bring their dreamy folk pop to Buffalo. The band are fresh off the release of their latest album, Plaza, which earned them much critical acclaim at the start of the year. Their latest album perfectly encapsulates the sound of...
by Nick Muldoon | Sep 13, 2016 | Buffalo
What really defines “knowing” someone in 2016? Friends, friends of friends, that girl who messaged me, that guy who added me, social media has made this question trickier. There’s people we may communicate with face to face that feel like strangers...
by Nick Muldoon | Aug 28, 2016 | Preview
Tonight marks what could be one of the best under-the-radar shows of 2016. Fresh off the release of their third album, Stake My Claim, Seattle’s Big Eyes make their way to Buffalo with a plethora of new punk gems. Big Eyes is the brainchild of Kate Eldridge, a...
by Nick Muldoon | Aug 18, 2016 | Preview
Tonight in what might be one of the jarringly different billings in recent memory, Passed Out will headline the afterparty for autotune superstar, T-Pain. But more importantly, local aggressive indie rockers, Passed Out will be premiering their debut EP,...
by Nick Muldoon | Aug 8, 2016 | Preview
It would seem that The Wombats are developing a fondness for western New York, as tonight’s show marks the 3rd WNY show this calendar year for the Liverpudlian trio. And as someone who has been to these shows, I can attest that fondness has been returned as the...
by Nick Muldoon | Jul 21, 2016 | Preview
Tonight marks a momentous occasion for one of Buffalo’s brightest up-and-coming bands, The Get Money Squad. After two years of impressive local shows the band made their label debut on Fresh Selects with their killer EP, Nothing’s Wrong. The...
by Nick Muldoon | Jul 6, 2016 | Preview
There’s a lot of shows I write about for buffaBLOG with varying degrees of excitement, but it’s hard to hide just how excited I am for this one. Tonight Artpark plays home to a proper rock legend, when Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds come to town....
by Nick Muldoon | Jun 2, 2016 | Preview
There’s a few styles of music that I hold a certain soft spot for, but perhaps none are as near and dear to my heart as British indie rock, whether it’s the pop-infused satirical musings of bands like Blur and Pulp or the working class rock of bands like...
by Nick Muldoon | May 14, 2016 | Preview
Tonight Buffalo’s Mohawk Place gets a rare visit from one of our next-door neighbors via Toronto’s Born Ruffians. The indie rockers originally made a name for themselves in the late 00s indie scene with their energetic jerky post-punk inspired debut, Red...
by Nick Muldoon | May 6, 2016 | Preview
It’s not rare that Buffalo hosts an album release party for our city’s finest, but marking the release of their debut here tonight is the sons of Des Moines, Iowa – Holy White Hounds. The band is one of the fastest rising bands in the alt-rock scene...
