Must See Shows (10/15/25-10/21/25)
Friday, October 17th @ 7pm
The Sword @ Town Ballroom
Austin, Texas heavy metal act The Sword returns to Buffalo Friday evening for a night of loud smells and gentle head banging. The band has made a name for themselves over the past twenty plus years within the stoner rock scene, a genre that is characterized by a combination of doom metal and psych-rock that is both slow moving and heavily distorted. Fans of Sleep, Weedeater, or The Melvins would be into this one. Opening the night will be doom-woppers Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol and sludgy post-punk outfit Moon Destroys. $36.40 to get in.
Tuesday, October 21st @ 7pm
Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons @ Shea’s
Stardew Valley is one of the most popular indie games of the 2010s, garnering a cult following of comfy gamers who dove headfirst into the game’s immersive atmosphere and farm-building tasks. The soundtrack to the game has been praised ubiquitously for it’s cozyiness, which dabbles in-between orchestral arrangements and upbeat synth-pop bangers. Most notably, the entire soundtrack was concocted by the video game creator and untrained composer, ConcernedApe (Eric Barone) via virtual instrument software, Reason. Shea’s will host a touring orchestral act Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons who will be recreating the game’s iconic soundtrack. Expect an evening of flashbacks which will take you back to your search for salmon berries, 6:40am chicken petting, stabbing ghosts in caves, and fishing for energy drinks. Tickets look to be about $41.10 before fees.
Tuesday, October 21st @ 7pm
Craig Finn & the Band of Forgiveness @ Asbury Hall
Minneapolis indie rocker Craig Finn has evolved his sound throughout the years to stay constantly relevant, padding his dizzying repertoire with a seemingly endless amount of jams sprinkled by biting, slice of life lyrics. Finn achieved indie scene notoriety in the 1990s with his art punk band Lifter Puller, carrying the buzz over to the 2000s with his literate bar rock act The Hold Steady. Since the 2010s, Finn has been writing and recording under his solo name (with support) and maintaining the fanbase that has loved his narrative-driven, blue collar characters and wallflower observations. $37.60 church fee.
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This post was written by Michael Moretti