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Wild Wild Fest Announces Lineup

March 31, 2014

This evening, the Wild Wild Fest announced the initial lineup for year three of the two-day fest. Hosted at the Willow Creek Winery in Silver Creek, NY, and curated by Matt Wisniewski aka Well Worn Boot’s Plainsman, the fest will be hosting Well Worn Boot (festival founders), Lazlo Hollyfeld, Jack Toft, Mr. Boneless, Aircraft, Armcannon, Lesionread, Folk Faces, and many more acts from the WNY area and beyond. Tickets will be available for $30 in advance/$40 at the door for a full weekend pass, or $20 in advance/$30 the door for single day passes. You can purchase tickets at the Wild Wild Fest website, or at a few local shops, including Ultra Hoops in Buffalo and Willow Creek itself. Volunteer opportunities for the festival, which include free entry, camping, and food, are also available. If interested, please inquire here. In other Well Worn Boot news, the band just released the first single from its upcoming new EP. Titled “Certified[...]

Just Announced: Swans

March 26, 2014

After playing one of the most blistering shows that the Tralf has held in some time, the long time post-punk outfit Swans is set to return to the downtown venue on Saturday, July 5th. Led my Michael Gira, the band is set to release the follow up to 2012’s critically claimed album The Seer on May 13th, a double album titled To Be Kind. You can listen to To Be Kind‘s first leaked song, “A Little God in My Hands,” below. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, March 28th, at noon for $15 in advance/$18 day of.

Just Announced: Mount Eerie

March 24, 2014

Phil Elverum will bring his Mount Eerie project, formally known as Microphones, back to Buffalo this spring on Thursday, April 17th with a performance at Babeville’s Ninth Ward. Mount Eerie most recently played the Buffalo venue back in September of 2012. The prolific musician was quite busy in 2013, releasing a string of albums, including November’s Pre-Human Ideas. Tickets for the show will go on sale this Friday, March 28th, for $13 in advance/$15 day of. – Mac McGuire

Sugar City Finds A New Home

March 20, 2014

Nearly two years after they closed up shop at the former Wadsworth location, Buffalo DIY collective Sugar City has found a new home. Located on the West Side at 1239 Niagara Street, the venue (pictured above) will continue to offer all ages, alcohol free events in various shapes and sizes under the art realm. Luckily, the group has not been dormant during their long search for a new space as their Ride the Metro, Queen City Music Lottery, and mainstay event, Soul Night, have gone on/continued despite not having a central hub. The art space, which should hold around 170 people, is currently under renovation and is projected to (hopefully) open sometime in the early summer.  Sugar City will be hosting an informal meeting at Niagara St. location on Thursday, March 27th at 6:30pm in hopes to recruit new volunteers, discuss community involvement, show off the new space, and maybe gain a[...]