LOCAL MUSIC
- Torture Agenda – Another Fine DayIrreverent Buffalo grindcore favorites, Torture Agenda, have unleashed their bruising debut full-length, Another Fine Day. For the uninitiated, band members Bryan, Adria and V tangle sludge, grind, and hardcore influences together into a blood knot of raw, sonic physicality. Their brutal sound, dubbed “Rust Belt Wrath,” is confrontational and chaotic and not for the weak… Read more: Torture Agenda – <i>Another Fine Day</i>
COLUMNS
- Must See Shows (3/19/25-3/25/25)Thursday, March 20th @ 8pm Kenzie Cait @ Rec Room Erie County repatriate/Nashville-based emerging sad girlie act Kenzie Cait will be returning to the stage on Thursday. After an impressive showing last summer with her gig at Buffalo Iron Works, the city was clamoring to see the buzzing pop singer/songwriter return. Cait’s sound is… Read more: Must See Shows (3/19/25-3/25/25)
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
- Rattlesnake Jake – Oh, How EasyRattlesnake Jake, the moniker of Buffalo-based songwriter Jake Marciniak, has unveiled their debut EP, Oh, How Easy, a vibrant collection of five tracks that navigate the complex terrain of love, loss, and self-discovery. Released independently on March 1st, the EP arrives as a welcome spring offering, it’s colorful wildflower cover mirroring the warmth and eclectic… Read more: Rattlesnake Jake – <i>Oh, How Easy</i>
NEW MUSIC
- ProleteR & Napoleon Da Legend – “First Love”French beatmaker ProleteR joins forces with buzzy DC emcee Napoleon Da Legend to write a love letter to hip hop on their newest track “First Love.” Napoleon snatches the mic and transports us here – both with his golden era-influenced rapping delivery and his vivid lyrics. “First Love” sounds like a journal entry to an… Read more: ProleteR & Napoleon Da Legend – “First Love”