Tonight: Weatherbox
San Diego’s Weatherbox will bring their cosmic brand of punk rock to The Waiting Room tonight in support of their most straightforward record yet, Flies In All Directions. The 13-track album covers a lot of ground, containing songs written as far back as 2006. Fellow...
Know Your Opener: Midlake
With free music offered on nearly every night of the week throughout the summer, it's hard to justify dropping $35 on a show when I can practically hear live music from my balcony on many nights. Having a worthy opener, one that could easily be headlining on another...
Tonight: Band of Horses
"I'm coming up only to hold you under And coming up only to show you're wrong And to know you is hard; we wonder... To know you all wrong; we warn. Really too late to call, So we wait for morning To wake you is all we got To know me as hardly golden Is to know me all...
Just Announced: Hooray for Earth
With Sugar City's official grand opening weekend just around the corner on Friday, August 15th, the newly relocated DIY collective is wasting no time in locking in some great shows to lead another great Buffalo summer to its triumphant finish. On Wednesday, August...
Silo Sessions Premieres New Installment Feat. JOHNS
Just over a month into the new video blog series, Silo Series, and we have already been treated to some fantastic clips from musicians like Nat Baldwin, Jax Deluca, and Julie Bryne. Today's latest installment, the sixth in the on going series, featuring an acoustic...
The North Park Theatre to Screen A Hard Day’s Night
The 1964 classic A Hard Day's Night has been digitally restored and remastered, and will be gracing the big screen at the also recently restored North Park Theatre, which screened the original when landed here 40 years ago, this week through Thursday. Directed by...
The Lindbergh Babies – The Lindbergh Babies
Earlier this month, The Lindbergh Babies released their eponymous debut album, and simply put, it's tremendous. A collaboration between local music scene mainstays Brandon Delmont (Girlpope, Son Of The Sun) and Mark Norris (Girlpope, the Backpeddlers), The Lindbergh...
Mac DeMarco at the Tralf Music Hall (7/18/14)
Before Friday, I had no idea how to describe Mac DeMarco. Well, I still don’t. It suffices to say that the guy is a complete anomaly; his music obviously speaks to people if his draw at Friday’s show at the Tralf is of any consideration. The place was packed with...
Tonight: Nudes
If you've ever been to a show in the basement of Spiral Scratch Records, then you know that it can get ear-splittingly loud down there. Which is perfect for a band like Seattle's Nudes, who sound like they're living inside a tornado anyway. They're at Spiral Scratch...
The Stunning Endurance Of Weird Al
Last week, the winner of the internet was pretty much unanimous: it was Weird Al by a mile. After releasing his new album Mandatory Fun and putting out a new video for eight straight days, it became abundantly clear that the world is still interested in Weird Al's...
Tonight: Teamwork 2014 The BBQ
Dinner and a show for $10? And some of the proceeds go to a local youth organization? Sign me up. For the third year, Team Radio hosts this event, aimed at bringing the community together one artist and innovator at a time. Chae Hawk is one of Buffalo's best backpack...
Tonight: A.J. Woods
Since opening a year or so ago, the back room of Hardware has been a great space to host a variety of events/functions from dance parties to poetry readings to a couple showcases from our recent Herd Fest. Later this evening, the room is set to host a night of quiet...
Mr. Boneless Album Release Show at the Gypsy Parlor (7/19/14)
Last Saturday at the Gypsy Parlor, Fredonia-bred, steam folk foursome, Mr. Boneless, celebrated the release of their debut LP, Cutting Teeth, a ten track collection of backwoods blues-punk. Joining them was crust-Americana act, Pine Fever. Staff photographer Robert...
Tonight: Zealot
Fredonia has taken over the Buffalo music scene tonight, leaving those looking to fill their local music kick a couple nice options. If you can't get over to the West Side to catch the release show for punk-folk foursome, Mr. Boneless, then head down to the Tudor...
Tonight: Mr. Boneless Album Release Show
Bumrush Booking recording artist, Mr. Boneless, will be celebrating the release of the group's full length debut, Cutting Teeth, tonight at the Gypsy Parlor. The Fredonia-born, Buffalo-based steam folk quartet (think an early Modest Mouse if they came out of the back...
The Traditional Announce Signing to Anchor Eighty Four Records
Buffalo's own The Traditional have announced that they have inked a deal with Los Angeles-based Anchor Eighty Four Records. This welcome announcement comes after the band spent a large majority of last year touring in support of their debut EP. It seems like the...
Tonight: Jolie Holland
Jolie Holland's take on Americana is hardened and harrowing, a bracing brand of homegrown darkness. Injecting elements of jazz, soul, and rock n'roll into her country-noir folk songs, the Houston singer-songwriter embodies the sum total of our American music...
Shlohmo and Jeremih – No More
I stumbled upon this unlikely duo a little over a year ago when they released "Bo Peep" and the accompanying NSFW video that made my whole body feel funny. This project was originally slated to drop back in February, and after a few more quiet months, it was unsure if...
Tonight: Queens of the Stone Age w/Brody Dalle
It's safe to say that 2013 was THE year for Queens of the Stone Age. Not only was their ...Like Clockwork album wildly received by fans, it was their most critically acclaimed album to date; a perfect blend of sleaze, longing, grit and desperation. All the puzzle...
Tonight: Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco gets called a slacker a lot, but that's only half the story. He reminds me of this kid I went to high school with: let's call him Mike. Mike, I imagine, was a precocious little youngster, and very bright. Rolling with ease right over the kindergarten...
Pitchfork Music Festival – Five Acts to Watch on Sunday
For the second time, buffaBLOG has been given the opportunity to attend and cover Pitchfork’s annual festival in the heart of Chicago. This year, we will be sending buffaBLOG writers Michael Moretti and Alyssa Gottlieb to preview, cover, and review the festival to...
Weatherbox
In honor of their show next week at the Waiting Room, we sat down with Weatherbox frontman Brian Warren for an intimate look into his life since the release of their stellar new album, Flies in all Directions. You can catch the band this upcoming Tuesday, July 22 with...
Tonight: 716 Sike-O-Delic Party Invational
Chill party. Great bands. Sound like something you'd like to get into tonight? All this and more at Jack Topht's Sike-O-Delic 7/16 show, held at local music, ahem, venue, the Plymouth House. Like most shows held at Plymouth House, the start time is more of a...
Tonight: Schwarz & Kilbourne
Get your body moving EARLY tonight over at Dreamland as the venue/gallery will be hosting the Health Club "Do or Die" Tour, a combined tour between East Coast DJs Schwarz(Baltimore) and Kilbourne (NJ). Listen to the audio below to give you an idea of what to expect...
GOH vs. Sugarstarr feat. Redman and Method Man – “I Used To Be”
Hip hop's favorite stoner emcee duo is back on a track together, and it's a body mover. Meth and Red dropped the platinum Blackout album in 1999, starred alongside each other in cult stoner flick How High in 2004, and then released a sequel to their first album in...
Column 10: Zach Braff Swings for Another Home Run with Wish I Was Here Soundtrack
Do you remember the stir Zach Braff created last April when he launched a Kickstarter campaign to finance his next movie? People were very divided on the issue; some threw their money at their favorite former Scrubs/movie star, while others resented what the perceived...
Pitchfork Music Festival – Five Acts to Watch on Saturday
For the second time, buffaBLOG has been given the opportunity to attend and cover Pitchfork’s annual festival in the heart of Chicago. This year, we will be sending buffaBLOG writers Michael Moretti and Alyssa Gottlieb to preview, cover, and review the festival to...
Tonight: Fat Creeps
This evening, Spiral Scratch will be home to an explosion of garage rock and good vibes. The ever-charming Fat Creeps (Boston) will be headlining, with supporting acts The Lentils (Vermont), as well as Buffalo groups Space Wolves and JOHNS. Space Wolves will be...
The Papers – Anyway
Chicago-based orchestral folk trio, The Papers (featuring former Buffalo ex-pat Matt Script), recently released their latest EP, titled Anyway, a few weeks back. In what has become a bit of a tradition for the band, the members have asked friends to film bike...
Jungle – Jungle
Last summer, a UK production duo went incognito under the aliases of simply J and T to form a mysterious group known as Jungle. At first glance, the group just seemed to be another batch of aspiring musicians venturing into music under an unorthodox method to grab...
Tonight: DIIV
In this day and age, terms like "shoegaze," "dream rock," and "indie pop" get thrown around fairly often. It makes sense in our brains to categorize music as we try to explain it to someone who's never heard it before. Rarely do these catch-alls catch all however....
Made Violent
You desperately want to give the boys of Made Violent a bath. They’re not hippie dirty, nor are they ‘I’ve been candy flippin’ and shitting in my own hand for three days at Bonnaroo, dirty.’ No they’re just grungy. They’re filth-chic, if you will. They all sport wild...
Tonight: Solitary Excursions
Over on Massachusetts Ave, the revitalized laundry mat, which operates under the name of the WASH Project, will be hosting an evening of experimental musicians called Solitary Excursions. Leading the way is Iowa's Curt Oren, a jazz oriented looping musician, and quite...
Tonight: Miniature Tigers
Buffalo's busy Monday night will be highlighted this evening with a visit from Brooklyn's Miniature Tigers at the Waiting Room. The buzzing and bouncing synth-pop quartet is still riding high after the release of their summer ready album Cruel Runnings earlier last...
Cages Share First Single From Vivipary LP
Last month, in an interview with Black Dots owner Josh Smith, the shop runner told us that his label, also called Black Dots, would be released the forthcoming album from Buffalo's free-form, noise collective Cages. Those familiar with Smith's punk roots would be...
The Tins – Young Blame
There is a fantastic moment right in the beginning of the Tins’ latest EP, Young Blame, where a synth kicks in and the chorus brings an immediate smile to your face. It is that often sought after moment where a new song hits you in just the right way. This is the...
Tonight: Swimsuit Addition
Like they probably say in all those journalism classes I didn't take: lead with the big news. Punk time is dead, be on time to the Glitterbox, and catch Chicago's Swimsuit Addition tonight, supported by Newish Star, Mink and newbies Dildon't. Doors open at 6pm, music...
The De-Evolution of Robin Thicke
At the end of 2013, when I made my predictions for what would happen in the year to come, one of them was "Robin Thicke will return to pre-Blurred Lines fame level." It was something of a throwaway line. I figured a 36-year-old lucking into a monster hit was more of a...
Five Questions with Fat Creeps
Local musician John Toohill (JOHNS and Alpha Hopper) will occasionally sit down with touring bands and ask them five questions. For his latest installment, he spoke with Mariam Saleh of Boston’s Fat Creeps, set to play Buffalo tomorrow at Spiral Scratch Records. John...
Pitchfork Music Festival – Five Acts to Watch on Friday
For the second time, buffaBLOG has been given the opportunity to attend and cover Pitchfork's annual festival in the heart of Chicago. This year, we will be sending buffaBLOG writers Michael Moretti and Alyssa Gottlieb to preview, cover, and review the festival to...
Tonight: Quarterbacks
There's a ton of great bands that call New Paltz home, and Quarterbacks is one of 'em. And they'll be coming to visit us at the Hive today as an 11th hour addition to their tour, along with fellow New Paltzers Fraternal Twin. These last minute shows scare the hell...
Tonight: Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses
To carry a legacy on decade after decade is quite a feat. Louis Prima was a pivital musician during the New Orleans jazz era. He became notable for classic Italian tunes to his starring vocal role as King Louie in the Disney film The Jungle Book. With Vegas...
The Tins Album Release Show at Buffalo Iron Works (7/11/14)
The beer, poutine, and local bands were on point at Buffalo Iron Works this past Friday night. A ticket got you a free copy of the Tins' new EP, Young Blame, in addition to a view of the baseball game's fireworks from the back patio. Energetic frontman Matthew Lippman...
City and Colour, Tokyo Police Club, & Young The Giant at Outer Harbor (7/11/14)
This year’s summer season has seen no shortage of rain. June saw the Canalside concert site become a giant mud pit after the skies opened up and down-poured on the concertgoers of Shaggy’s summer kickoff. With all the incredible acts playing outdoor shows this year in...
MellowHype – INSA
There is a clear hierarchy in the notorious West Coast collective Odd Future. Frank Ocean recently dropped his OF representatives, but he's still somewhat associated and he is untouchably superior to the whole group. He garners acclaim from all directions and his...
Tonight: Crows & Jays with FolkFaces
It’s the second Friday of the month, and Buffalo folkies Crows & Jays will be performing with FolkFaces in The Front Yard of the Burchfield Penny Art Museum. Using clever harmonization to emphasize a lyrically driven approach to their take on indie-folk, Crows and...
Tonight: City and Colour, Young the Giant, and Tokyo Police Club
Not just everyone in the world gets to be in two wildly successful bands... But then again not everyone is Dallas Green - he's the man with the golden voice that you hear singing in those beautiful City and Colour songs. Buffalo's Outer Harbor series nailed it earlier...
Tonight: Transmission Dance Party DJs the 2000s
Tonight at 11pm, Hardware will host one of the top three events to go to tonight (it's a pretty stacked Friday), with Transmission Dance Party taking over the backroom to deliver you some of your favorite dance punk must-haves from the 2000s. If you still have a...
MD WOODS Releases First Installment of Young and Vain Series
Early last month, Rochester folk act, MD WOODS, released the first installment of a four-part series titled Young and Vain. Part 1, logically titled Young and Vain 1., is four tracks of sparse, haunting folk that fans of Bonnie Prince Billy, Amen Dunes, and the Low...
Tonight: The Tins Album Release Show
It wasn't too long ago that The Tins had been so quiet for so long that they merited a "What Are They Up To?" post just a few months ago that ended with a strangely in-depth description of ice cream. In the last month, they've been all over the place: a new music...