by Cliff Parks | Nov 9, 2019 | Preview
Tonight futuristic dream pop star gus dapperton will be manifesting at the venerable Town Ballroom with up-and-coming soul man Spencer. gus is a definitely whole thing: highly self curated, vaguely alien and mysterious with an soulful chillwave sound that’s...
by Cliff Parks | Jun 25, 2019 | Preview
Tonight Atlanta chillwavers The Midnight brings their epic and hyper evocative synth drenched electronic jams to the Town Ballroom with local support from Armageddon Party. The Midnight is total collaboration featuring Atlanta singer songwriter Tyler Lyle and Danish...
by Matt Burgerhoff | Nov 3, 2018 | Preview
World-touring veteran alt-rockers, They Might Be Giants, take the stage at Buffalo’s Town Ballroom tonight in support of their new album, I Like Fun. Perhaps best known for their defiant theme song for the TV show, Malcom in the Middle, TMBG was formed by childhood...
by Zach M Anderson | Oct 23, 2018 | Photos
Legendary Smiths guitarist and songwriter Johnny Marr made a much-anticipated appearance in Buffalo with a sold-out show at Town Ballroom on October 20, 2018. A dynamic and lively performer, the Britpop icon treated the rapturous crowd with a indelible setlist of...
by Matt Burgerhoff | Oct 16, 2018 | Preview
Legendary greaser punk rockers, Social Distortion, roll through Buffalo’s Main Street tonight to rock Town Ballroom as part of their cross-country tour. Having stood the test of time since their inception in 1978, Social D is the Cadillac of the original SoCal punk...
by Brendan O'Connor | Aug 15, 2018 | Photos
Ahead of the release of their new album due out later this month, Alkaline Trio made their long awaited return to Buffalo on Saturday. The iconic pop punk act absolutely packed the Town Ballroom, selling out the show months in advance. They played a whopping 22 song...
by Cliff Parks | May 12, 2018 | Preview
Tonight Buffalo’s excellent spring and summer of shows keeps rolling on when beloved San Francisco garage rockers Black Rebel Motorcycle Club return to the City of Good Neighbors after a decade plus absence for a greatly anticipated show at the Town Ballroom....
by Brendan O'Connor | Apr 27, 2018 | Photos
Earlier this week, Built to Spill and the Afghan Whigs both returned to Buffalo for an awesome co-headlining show. Both bands played career spanning sets, making up for lost time since their last shows in Buffalo. The Afghan Whigs offered a high energy set, focusing...
by Brendan O'Connor | Apr 20, 2018 | Photos
Earlier this week, UK pop punk four piece, Moose Blood, made their way back to Buffalo. They seemed to make the best of Tuesday’s mediocre weather, drawing a sizable crowd. They played a pretty even split of songs between all three of their major records,...
by Zach M Anderson | Apr 10, 2018 | Photos
Wolf Alice made their long-awaited return to Buffalo––“The home of Made Violent”––with a specular headlining show at Town Ballroom on Friday, April 6th. Touring in support of last year’s Visions of a Life (Dirty Hit/RCA), the band were a ferocious presence onstage,...
by Brendan O'Connor | Apr 2, 2018 | Photos
Last week, Sylvan Esso thrilled a sold out Town Ballroom. The electronic/synth pop duo finally made their way to Buffalo, selling out the venue months in advance. A few songs into their set, they explained they had no idea that so many people in Buffalo wanted to...
by Brendan O'Connor | Mar 27, 2018 | Photos
Last week, Atmosphere made their triumphant return to Buffalo for a near sold out show at the Town Ballroom. The producer/rap duo were not on tour for any specific record, but played material from their extremely extensive back catalog, including a bunch of tracks...
by Brendan O'Connor | Mar 12, 2018 | Photos
This past Wednesday, our neighbors down the 90, Joywave, finished up a very lengthy full US tour with a stacked show at the Town Ballroom. Buffalo’s own Humble Braggers opened things up, followed by Joywave collaborators and boisterous Rochester natives Kopps. ...
by Brendan O'Connor | Mar 9, 2018 | Photos
Earlier this week, Lights played her first show in Buffalo in over five years. The packed house at the Town Ballroom didn’t seem to mind the wait though, singing along to all of her songs, both old and new. Her live show not only looked great due to her intense...
by Matt Burgerhoff | Mar 7, 2018 | Preview
Tonight Joywave blows the roof off Buffalo’s historic Town Ballroom for the final date of their ‘Thanks. Thanks for Coming’ tour. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Joywave are Rochester indie rockers fronted by multi-hyphenate Daniel Armbruster....