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Tonight: Sunday Brunch

February 28, 2018

Tonight Buffalo’s own Sunday Brunch will be bringing their wondrous lo-fi late 90s indiemo sound to the Nietzsche’s, located at 248 Allen St. Last July, Sunday Brunch released the six-song EP called Eat Your Heart Out, which fills its running time to the brim with highly energetic tunes delivered with a robust attitude. Fellow hometown alternative groups Scathed and Ghostpool will also be performing. Doors are at 9, and the cover is $5. Only those 21 and over can enter unless accompanied by a parent. Eat Your Heart Out by Sunday Brunch

Tonight: Andrew Bird

February 24, 2018

Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird makes his long-awaited return to Buffalo tonight. The genre-bending singer-songwriter will be stopping by UB’s Center for the Performing Arts, for what’s sure to be an awe-inspiring performance. The show is presented as An Evening With Andrew Bird, so there will be no opener. Bird, who is a classically trained violinist, has made a long career of blending influences from all over the musical map, including jazz, pop, baroque, calypso, blues, folk, country, and rock. His most recent full length record, Are You Serious, was released through Loma Vista Recordings in 2016. Currently, he is working on releasing a series of EP-length audio-visual projects called Echolocations. Each one is recorded and filmed in a unique location, such as a canyon in Utah, an aqueduct in Lisbon, and the Los Angeles River. Doors are at 7:30pm, with a show start time of 8pm. Tickets are still available for[...]

Tonight: Seafox

February 23, 2018

Encasing an enriching blend of folk, pop, modern alternative and classic rock, Niagara Falls’ Seafox will be performing tonight at Nietzsche’s, the renowned club located at 248 Allen St. Seafox is spearheaded by singer-songwriter Billy Fortier and just recently released their sophomore album Eulogy of the Angels. The band will be joined by fellow Buffalo indie acts Feverbox, Jacob Peter and busker folk Rust Belt Brigade. Doors start at 9pm Only those 21 and over will be allowed entry into the venue. The cover will be $5. While you’re at it, check out Seafox’s single “Believe” below.

Tonight: Candy Ambulance

February 20, 2018

Touring Saratoga Springs indie grunge act Candy Ambulance returns to Buffalo’s Mohawk Place tonight for a night jampacked with raw sounds. The band is coming through town in support of their latest LP titled Spray, which will appeal to fans of Screaming Females or Speedy Ortiz. Also on the bill are frantic rock act Passed Out and grunge act Nylon Otters. Doors are at 8pm with a $5 cover.

Tonight: Fat Tuesday

February 13, 2018

Mardi Gras is now more or less a thing up here in Buffalo so you might as well celebrate it properly tonight at Mohawk with the return of their Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Party. Featuring the artfully ramshackle Americana band Pine Fever, heavy duty psych rockers Deadwolf, the rockabilly punk sensibilities of Soul Butchers, The Buffalo Brass Machine cranking New Orleans brass, A. Dreamer Solutions, and Mr. Conrad playing piano in between sets all night long, there’s also going to be a New Orleans buffet, NOLA drink specials, beads… and it can all be yours for $10, or $5 after the food runs out. Doors open at 6pm.

Tonight: Sugar City’s Soul Night

February 9, 2018

Venerable and essential Buffalo DIY arts and performance space Sugar City is having their semi quarterly dance party Soul Night! fundraiser tonight at Milkie’s on Elmwood, and as always it’s the place to be. Featuring vinyl jams spun (really spun!) by Handsome Dan, DJ Haüsfly, DJ Reazon, and Steve Soulson… the sweet soul, hot funk, and Soul Train line dancing joints will be kicking from 10pm to 3am, giving you plenty of time to drop in, throw your $5 towards this fine arts collective (full disclosure: I volunteer over there) to keep them going, and shake your booty right for as long as you like (or, until 3am when frankly, you got to go), and hit up the Lloyd’s truck across the street. Soul Night really is all you need.

Tonight: Bong Wish

February 9, 2018

Lovers of the tripped out, fantastical British folk music that fired up Led Zeppelin and Donovan simply have to get to Deep Space 8 tonight to check out Bong Wish, just in from the magical woods of ancient Massachusetts to play us some songs from their delightful eponymous debut EP. Rounding out your magical evening will be a stacked bill featuring local art blues rockers be locust or alone, true soldiers of love and good vibrations Welks Mice, and the live debut of lo-fi psych rocker The Midnight Vein (aka John Toohill), who’ll also be celebrating the release of his eponymous debut tonight, as if that wasn’t enough for you already. It’s a pay what you will situation, with a minimum donation of $5 to cover Bong Wish’s gas money, so be cool. Doors open at 7:30pm and music at 8:30pm.

Tonight: California Cousins

February 7, 2018

Rochester math/emo/punks California Cousins are headlining a Buffalo show tonight in support of a genre-blending tour package definitely worth your attention. Philly’s Caracara are swinging through courtesy of Flower Girl records, bringing their emotional baroque-pop/shoegaze/emo with them. Joining them are Richmond, VA act The Weak Days, who have been accurately described as “emo by association, pop-punk in denial.” Rounding out the show are Buffalo act honey, whose pop-tinged emo always guarantees a good time. Tonight’s show will be at Sugar City. There’s an $8 donation at the door to support the touring bands. Doors are at 6:30 – keep in mind Sugar City is an alcohol-and-drug-free safe space! George’s Bridge by California Cousins

Tonight: The Leones

February 3, 2018

Local dream-pop outfit The Leones hit Babeville’s 9th Ward tonight. The group is still riding the wave of their 2017 release, Songs From a Canyon, which features lush synth soundscapes and haunting ambience. The four slot slot bill will include three other indie pop acts. Dreambeaches are a Buffalo-based baroque dance rock outfit, who’s garage surf rock-tinged second EP Disappearing Act was released last year. Also sharing the stage is Richmond, Virginia’s Minor Poet, the brainchild of singer-songwriter Andrew Carter, who specializes in lo-fi throwback pop rock. Local singer-songwriter Jacob Peter is a late addition to the lineup, replacing The Demos. The show begins at 8 with doors at 7. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the door. Songs From The Canyon by The Leones

Tonight: Bummerville

February 3, 2018

Tonight Deep Space 8 will be the gnarliest spot in Buffalo with an evening packed with down and dirty, sludge-punk rock. Daniel Brady Lynch’s Bummerville, will be headlining the show and backed by a full band. Good luck keeping your brains from melting out of your ears as these guys bring us an oozy concoction of raw garage riffs and spectral, haunted house vocals coated with a slimy surfer sheen. Expect performances off the newly released album, Bottom Feeder, and a mix of new and old tracks. Also getting in on the grime is Tina Panic Noise, Buffalo’s favorite Queercore, alt-punk rockers. Described best as “noises we make as we panic,” prepare for thrashing guitars, banshee screams and a full body, in-your-face performance from this exciting and raucous three-piece. Rounding out the lineup are Velvet Bethany and Main Breaker. Doors at 7pm, music at 8:30pm. $5 at the door.

Tonight: Different Strokes

February 2, 2018

Buffalo’s preeminent (and only) Strokes tribute band Different Strokes is back tonight headlining a top notch show at DBGB’s also featuring The Eaves, The Good Neighbors, and indie dance jams all night courtesy of the Dance Yrself Clean crew. An all-star squad featuring Tom (Humble Braggers, DYC) Burtless, Ben (DYC) Parsons, John (Girl Jeans) Grace, Ryan (The Slums) Schilia, and Griff (Feverbox) Smith, the wonderful, cheeky sausages of Different Strokes get the objects of their collective obsession right: kicking the early aughts downtown rock jams with tight riffs,  danceable grooves, some swagger, and the don’t give a fudge insouciance one expects from Casablancas and crew. Indie bar band from heaven The Eaves (you know, the fellows formerly known as Sixties Future) and garage rocker newbies The Good Neighbors will be warming you up, with Dance Yrself Clean keeping you on your feet all night. Doors open at 9pm and cover is $5.

Tonight: Diet Cig

January 29, 2018

Tonight is a special night… Typically a powerhouse duo, Diet Cig are touring the US as a quartet, and they are bringing this specially curated lineup to Buffalo tonight for an evening full of peppy indie-pop. The band released the stellar Swear I’m Good At This last year, full of thrashing guitars and singer Alex Luciano’s charming vocals – expect to see a lot of that tonight. Joining them tonight are Glasgow band The Spook School, who are buzzing from the recent release of their third LP, Could It Be Different?. Released just a few days ago, this quartet specializes in shiny, quirky power-pop with a special ear for pop hooks. Also playing tonight are fuzzy three-piece Lala Lala. Mohawk Place is the place to be tonight. Doors are at 7pm, $13 in advance, $15 at the door. Swear I’m Good At This by Diet Cig

Tonight: Marigold

January 23, 2018

Marigold (aka Ben Lieber from Buffalo cosmic rockers Head North) is kicking off a solo tour tonight with a set of acoustic tunes. His songs are emotional and understated, combining the catharsis of bedroom-emo with the warmness and intimacy of an acoustic guitar. Support tonight comes from fellow Buffalonians heave (aka the hushed and ethereal musings of Emily Finlan) and Greg Priester/Mike Rakiecki from heavy-hitters Into the Wake, whose songs translate surprisingly well to the acoustic format. Tonight’s show is at Mohawk Place. Doors are at 7pm, bring $10 to get in. Counterfeit Art (Reprise) by Marigold

Tonight: Feverbox

January 22, 2018

Mondays are terrible, it’s a scientific fact that’s generally agreed upon by all, and for good reason. The weekend is over and the next seems far away because the work week is long, plus there’s usually not much happening on Mondays, and when there is sometimes it feels a little like an imposition because after all, it’s Monday. But the good people at Asbury Hall and The Ninth Ward just might have what we need with their new Weekend Mondays: no cover, drink specials, good bands with good sound, with an inaugural edition tonight featuring local indie rockers Feverbox, psych rock behemoth in the making Deadwolf, Get Money $quad’s Quinton Brock, and DJ Miosi spinning tunes. Weekend Monday starts at 7pm. See you there.

Ricky Hamilton

Tonight: Ricky Hamilton

January 17, 2018

Deep Space 8 are the hosts for tonight’s rager when Cleveland’s own Ricky Hamilton, of Ricky Hell & The Voidboys  stops by our fair city. Playing a cut up of garage punk and synth with a tad of pop thrown in for good measure. Hamilton weaves together a tidal wave of melodies and dissonance to create what is both complimentary and discordant. Which is to say, it’s fun. Sharing tonight’s bill are Dildon’t, Tap Water, Vapor Trash, and The Pushers. It’s Deep Space 8 so bring along $5 for the door and a little more for fun. Life By The Thorns by Ricky Hamilton