Must See Shows (12.18.24-12.24.24)
Saturday, December 21st @ 7:30pm
buffaBLOG Holiday Party @ Milkies
Well, we’re back. These past few months we have been increasing our content load and getting back on the saddle to provide our normal churn of quality local and regional bands for your listening pleasure. With that, we wanted to re-establish some of our defunct annual traditions, which include our heavily attended annual Holiday Party.
Previously, we hosted this event annually at DBGB’s, however with the closure of the establishment, we had to find a new home for the showcase and we are happy to now collaborate with Milkies for this upcoming event. If you haven’t wandered to that section of Elmwood over the past couple years, the lounge underwent a giant revamp of their menu, branding, and interior since 2023 when the general manager Nikki Rosenberg took the realm.
Our past holiday parties have featured performances by JOYWAVE, Humble Braggers, Newish Star, RADARADA, The Slums, Del Paxton, The Slums, JOHNS, and many more. Our aim for these parties is to showcase a local line-up that we know will be a banger and if you had to go to one-show a year to re-acquaint yourself with the local scene, you will know these acts are rippers.
This year we will be featuring indiemo quartet Cooler, 2000s South Buffalo indie rockers Aye Karou, 90’s college rockers Eugene Palmer, and electo-pop solo act Matches Laces (aka Mike Santillo from the Tins). Doors will be at 7:30pm and there will be a $12 cover. Don’t worry, it’s 2024 and Milkies now takes Venmo payments. Ho ho ho Happy Holidays.
Friday, December 20th @ 8:30pm
Orange Dog Club @ Milkies
Orange Dog Club is back to their frequent local watering hole for a night of up-and-coming local indie bands on the Elmwood Strip. The band has broken out beyond Buffalo on the Spotify algorithms, due to the catchy upbeat energy from the band and thir garage-rock comparisons to The Strokes, The Hives or Jet. Joining the showcase will be the ever-busy Prairie Pavement, hazy indiepop act The Rainlamps, and noisy punk band Wax. $10 gets you a front row seat to the action.
Monday, December 23rd @ 7pm
The CPXMAS @ Jack Rabbit
Longtime local scene vet, Andrew J. Reimers returns with his country punk outfit, The CPX (Country Punk Xtravaganza) for their annual yuletide rager, aptly titled The CPXMas. Usually taking place at Mohawk Place, the annual tradition found a new home at the cozy Jack Rabbit for a night of holiday songs and numbers from the band’s vast repertoire. Joining them will be fellow scene staples Aircraft and high energy alt-rock act Snakeland. Grab tickets in advance for a very fair $6.49 advanced, or $12.68 day-of.
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This post was written by Michael Moretti