by Brendan O'Connor | Nov 7, 2017 | Preview
Waxahatchee returns to Buffalo for the first time since 2015 tonight. Katie Crutchfield’s last Buffalo appearance with her live band was her opening set for Sleater Kinney at Asbury Hall, which was in support of their third full length, titled Ivy Tripp. With...
by Brendan O'Connor | Oct 6, 2017 | Photos
This past Tuesday, Buffalo had a lot going on. COIN at the Town Ballroom, Circa Waves at the 9th Ward, Frankie Cosmos at Mohawk, and Mitski at the Tralf Music Hall. If you ended up you picking the Mitski show that night, you made a very smart choice. Stef Chura kicked...
by Brendan O'Connor | Oct 3, 2017 | Preview
Mitsuki will return to Buffalo tonight for her first show in the city since 2014. A lot has happened for Mitski since then, the release of her stellar breakout record Bury Me At Makeout Creek, some insane press, garnering a following across the globe, and in 2016, the...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jun 29, 2017 | Preview
Fresh off of the release of their new LP, Capacity, Big Thief will be making their Buffalo debut tonight. The LP, out on Saddle Creek Records (Conor Oberst, Bright Eyes, Hop Along, Cursive, many many more) has been receiving raving reviews from many major music...
by Jackson Fleming | May 23, 2017 | Photos
Friday’s Wavves show with Post Animal at The Tralf was one for the books, with drama, tension, and a potential for chaos that became manifest throughout the night. Chicago’s Post Animal got the night going with a super charged set of psychedelic rock that channeled...
by Jon Krol | Apr 29, 2016 | Preview, Uncategorized
In the year 2016, no band quite embodies the spirits of the ’50’s like Reverend Horton Heat. With an obsession for Buddy Holly meets Chuck Berry style rock’n’roll, stand up bass slides, flame colored everything, and rollicking rockabilly licks...
by Brendan O'Connor | Mar 24, 2016 | Photos
On their biannual trip to the Tralf Music Hall on Monday night, New Jersey punks, Titus Andronicus, were able to not only pull a surprisingly sizable crowd for a Monday night, but also create one of the best atmospheres at a show I have seen in a while. The band...
by Brendan O'Connor | Mar 21, 2016 | Preview
In what seems to be their bi-annual trek to Buffalo, New Jersey punk Titus Andronicus will be bringing their show to the Tralf Music Hall tonight. This will be the first stop in Buffalo on tour for their recent punk epic, titled The Most Lamentable Tragedy. The...
by Ailsa Forlenza | Nov 11, 2015 | Preview
There are two kinds of lettuce: one, a boring vegetable, and the other, an influential funk band. Lettuce brings the full course of the meal even though they’re named after what some would call an appetizer. Historically, they came together in 1992 at Berklee...
by Brendan O'Connor | Sep 22, 2015 | Preview
As further proof that Buffalo is getting almost every incredible tour this year, metalheads and lovers of all things experimental rejoice as yet another stacked tour package takes the stage at the Tralf Music Hall this evening. Godflesh, absolute pioneers and legends...
by Brendan O'Connor | Aug 18, 2015 | Photos
This past Sunday, the sweetheart we all deserve, Mac Demarco, treated Buffalo to yet another intimate, sold out show at the Tralf Music Hall. This time around, Mac brought with a full band, and played seven of the eight tracks off of his newest release, Another One....
