LOCAL MUSIC
- Lower Pony – Bluette
If you’re at all familiar with Buffalo’s music scene, you already know the guys in Lower Pony. Ray Fulton, Dave Calos, and Ryan Besch have been in and out of Harvest Sum bands for years, and they recently tapped Passed Out frontman Andy Pothier (another recent Harvest Sum inductee) on drums. So their first proper… Read more: Lower Pony – <i>Bluette</i>
COLUMNS
- Must See Shows (11/19/25-11/25/25)Thursday, November 20th @ 8pm Cut Copy @ Electric City Australian synth-pop outfit Cut Copy bring their high energy new wave stylings to the Theatre District this Thursday. Since forming in the early 2000s, the band has has achieved vast critical acclaim since their breakout 2008 album, In Ghost Colours. Cut Copy is pure… Read more: Must See Shows (11/19/25-11/25/25)
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
- Gatto Black – Sky Is BlueIf there is a singular ethos driving Buffalo’s Gatto Black, it is the sheer, unadulterated catharsis of truth. The recording project, spearheaded by singer/songwriter Sal Mastrocola, has spent the last few years sharpening its teeth on a pair of EPs—2022’s 2 Stressed 2 Be Blessed and 2024’s (Not) Ready To Die. But on his debut… Read more: Gatto Black – <i>Sky Is Blue</i>
NEW MUSIC
- Luxury Suite – Sparrows / Starry Eyes (Evalina)Luxury Suite might be a fresh addition to the Rochester marquee, but the DNA here is strictly local royalty. Featuring alumni from previous blog favorites SPORTS and Cottage Jefferson, the new group feels like a logical, sonic handshake between those two previous projects. They manage to fuse the angular, dancey post-punk rhythms of the former… Read more: Luxury Suite – <i>Sparrows / Starry Eyes (Evalina)</i>




