The Hold Steady – Teeth Dreams
The Hold Steady, as their name suggests, have always been consistent. Each record contains the same classic rock bravado, the same gritty tales of skaters and punks, druggies and barflies, "kids at shows" and their "scene leaders." Jesus is found and lost, beverages...
buffaBLOG 4th Birthday Party Artist Spotlight: Alex Berkley & the Atlanta Falcons
This week we have been previewing the five great acts we have in store for our fourth birthday bash this Saturday at DBGB’s. Third on the lineup is Alex Berkley & the Atlanta Falcons. You may have seen Berkley’s solo workings before, singing songs about Dawson’s...
Gumwads Release Debut Surf-Punk Single
Over the last couple years, a few surf-rock bands have been sprouting up in Buffalo, most notably Space Wolves and Aaron & the Burrs. Yesterday, Gumwads, a new local surf-punk trio, released their raucous debut single "Gimmie Every Inch." This is dirty, messy...
Liars – Mess
The Brooklyn-based threesome Liars is hard to peg when it comes to classifying, or relaying their catalogue of music. After moving between New Jersey, Los Angeles, and Berlin, finally settling down in New York City, it is apparent their music morphs alongside them...
Humble Braggers Release New EP
Since being featured on one of our Album of the Week features last year, Humble Braggers have been quietly working on their live set. They've also been hard at work on some new material. The Say EP was released today and features three new songs that show that the...
Admirable Traits Signs Brooklyn’s Half Day, Releases In Public LP
Admirable Traits Records, an upstart record label with roots in Buffalo and Brooklyn (and Iowa) has today announced its latest signing, Brooklyn's Half Day. The rollicking In Public is a collection of ten call-to-arms cuts of indie punk with shout along, pissed off...
buffaBLOG 4th Birthday Party Artist Spotlight: Harmonica Lewinski
As much as we here at buffaBLOG love to write about bands from the Queen City; every once in a while we do take time out of our hectic schedules from dropping obscure references, and shotgunning PBR’s to talk about bands from Rochester. Today is one of those days,...
Future Islands – Singles
If you’ve never heard of the synth-rock trio Future Islands, then take a moment to watch their unorthodox yet strangely entertaining performance on the Late Show with David Letterman a couple of weeks ago. That should give you a good idea of the group’s emotional...
buffaBLOG 4th Birthday Party Artist Spotlight: Mr. Boneless
Well, how about Mr. Boneless kicking off buffaBLOG’s 4th birthday party? No time to sit down, order a light beer and settle down; nope, they are going to get things started with a bang. Their music, thankfully, has much more depth than the bio offered on the band’s...
Damian – You Don’t Need It
"Play 'Soul Night'!" There are maybe twenty or thirty people crammed into Damian Weber's living room. The request came from a guy standing in the doorway, but all over the room, people begin to signal their approval. Up front, Damian Weber, bashfully charismatic,...
Nick Gordon Pens Tune For The Life and Times of Grovey Cleves
Local troubadour Nick Gordon has released an original song for the literary project, The Life and Times of Grovey Cleves, a dark and humorous look at the former Buffalo Mayor and two-time President of the United States. Titled "Grovey's Tune," the twangy folk song...
Producer/MC Jon Bap Readies New Album
Buffalo based singer/songwriter and producer Jon Bap has an eclectic sound that ranges from experimental rock to soul, jazz and hip-hop. In addition to boasting impressive skills as an MC, the artists remix work which includes tracks from Beyonce, The SEVENth, and an...
Sleepy Hahas Debut Lesionread Directed Music Video
Just yesterday, Buffalo garage rock foursome, Sleepy Hahas, debuted the music video for their heavy new single "I Hate My Body (and It Hates Me Too)," taken from the band's forthcoming LP, Dull Days. The trippy clip, directed by Shawn Lewis aka Lesionread, would be a...
The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream
If one were to switch out the article 'the' with 'a' in The War On Drugs' new album title, Lost In The Dream, one would find a stark and subtle difference between interpretations. Lost in 'a' dream connotes a superfluous, vague experience, like, 'oh yeah, I was like,...
Unwelcome Guests – Wavering
Scrolling back through our past posts on local favorites Unwelcome Guests, it's hard not to notice a recurring theme: nobody is quite sure how to place them. On the surface, it seems like it shouldn't be so hard. Guitars, bass, drums, vocals: this is the stuff of...