buffaBLOG Sessions

The Naturalists

February 12, 2016

And to start your weekend off in a good way, we present to you the next installment of buffaBLOG Sessions. This time around, with the Naturalists. Craig Perno heads the band with twin brother Travis on the drums, accompanied by bassist Zach Russel. They’ve amassed a decent following in the area with their overtly grungey style that really, truly does take you back into the 90s for at least a couple of minutes. What they lack in flash and gimmicks, they make up for immediately with one of the tightest and most recognizable sounds of the city of Buffalo. This session was filmed last fallat Pizza Amore on Grand Island. “Fortune, Always Turning,” can be found on their latest EP, Home Honey, I’m Hi.  Enjoy!

M.A.G.S.

September 1, 2015

M.A.G.S. is the main project of Elliott Douglas, the multi-faceted Buffalo musician who has been a member of, by his count, about 14 different bands in the area over the years. Somehow distantly related to Jimi Hendrix, through marriage or something like that (you can hear his story about his relative in the interview halfway through the session), Douglas effortlessly fronts the his three piece band with creative little guitar riffs and vocal belts that sometimes come out in focused and graceful yells. Bassist Andy Wesner and drummer Adam Lilley complete the trio that create a sound that could fool you into thinking they had something crazy, like four members in their group. However, as this handy buffaBLOG session will show you, they only need themselves to “rock out,” no matter the venue. Even if it’s outside of a warehouse at dusk on a hot summer night. Oh, and it’s[...]

Planet Three

August 18, 2015

Planet Three is a band best described by drummer Nathan Zak in a craftily worded Facebook message to us: “From a farm laden land known as Marilla, three musicians lived less than a mile from each other for nearly a decade until they formed the lizard rock outfit dubbed Planet Three. With guidance from their local witch doctors, the three were able to conjure up a potion of tasty riffs, proggy changes, and a shoegaze atmosphere. Their ever-expanding sound along with their stage show is a theatrical, over-the-top glam party hosted by the ghost of Marc Bolan. Although their future is unclear to them, presently they are searching for more genres to work into their own formula.” We shot this edition of buffaBLOG sessions in Nate’s basement out in Marilla. Thanks to Shauna Presto, Andrea LoPiccolo, Jason Paton, Charles Tyrie, and Joe Cardina for working on this one. Special thanks[...]

Frame and Mantle

August 4, 2015

We have a new project for you, and it’s called buffaBLOG Sessions. The aim of this project is to take up-and-coming artists, whether they’re Buffalo born and raised or just passing through the area, and feature them in intimate locations around the city. Each bi-weekly session will feature one of these bands performing two songs, with a more-than-casual interview cut into the middle. Our first band is Frame and Mantle. They’re out of Erie, PA and recorded with us right before their show last month at Mohawk Place, a show that kicked off their first tour (10 stops all over the Northeast). We recorded it upstairs in a warehouse on Rhode Island Street (special thanks to Joe Cardina SR. for the location). Check out tunes from Frame and Mantle here and watch their buffaBLOG Sessions clip below.