LOCAL MUSIC
- Tough Old Bird – “Tall Summer Clouds”
Tough Old Bird is having one hell of a year. Is this the summer of TOB? Or are we now in the autumn of TOB? Either way, latest single “Tall Summer Clouds” has that end-of-summer feel in spades. This is a slow burner in every sense of the word, pairing tender vocals and twangy guitar… Read more: Tough Old Bird – “Tall Summer Clouds”
COLUMNS
- The Ten Best Songs from Buffalo in 2025
As we start getting back to into the swing of things at the blog in 2026, it’s necessary to reflect and share what our favorite songs from 2025 were. It was a great year for the Buffalo music scene, and we can’t wait to see where 2026 brings us. Here’s our favorite ten songs out… Read more: The Ten Best Songs from Buffalo in 2025
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
- Brendan Lake – Atlantis
Sometimes you just gotta strike out on your own… Just ask Brendan Lake. The 29-year-old Rochester lifer has spent plenty of time playing surf rock with his two brothers in acclaimed surf rock act Televisionaries. His new album, Atlantis, is the burgeoning singer/songwriter/Renaissance man writing, recording, producing, mixing, and mastering an album from start to… Read more: Brendan Lake – <i>Atlantis</i>
NEW MUSIC
- Maffmatix and Charlton Banks – “Dead”
Sometimes I’ll try to get all “what is the meaning of life” and realize I’m being an airhead. The more grounded subject is death, and two rising emcees in Maffmatix and Charlton Banks have more more incisive thoughts than I have spinning upstairs. Thematically, “Dead” is what it should be. Maffmatix kicks off the track… Read more: Maffmatix and Charlton Banks – “Dead”
