by Brendan O'Connor | Dec 13, 2017 | Photos
Last week, Alternative Buffalo hosted the second night of the Kerfuffle Before Christmas at Riverworks. They managed to land Jimmy Eat World to headline the second night, along with indie acts Børns and Saint Motel to kick things off. This was Jimmy Eat Worlds first...
by Brendan O'Connor | Dec 5, 2017 | Photos, Road Trip, Uncategorized
This past Friday, Circa Survive brought an insane tour package to the Main Street Armory in Rochester. We sent our photographer down the 90 to catch some of the action. The massive venue did not deter the bands nor the passionate fans from giving it their all. ...
by Brendan O'Connor | Nov 20, 2017 | Photos, Uncategorized
Last week, Turnover made their triumphant return to Buffalo in support of their new album, Good Nature. The band managed a surprisingly great turnout at the Town Ballroom after the closure of the Waiting Room, causing the show to move locations. They cruised through...
by Brendan O'Connor | Nov 15, 2017 | Photos
Buffalo was treated to incredible performance by the legendary dream pop/shoegaze act Slowdive this past Thursday. In their first appearance in Buffalo since their reunion in 2014, the band did not disappoint, playing tracks spanning their whole discography, including...
by Brendan O'Connor | Nov 7, 2017 | Photos
This past Wednesday, the absolutely massive indie/pop crossover group, Imagine Dragons, brought their immense Evolve World Tour to Buffalo. While the tour also featured K Flay and Grouplove, who have both played in Buffalo within the past few months, this was...
by Brendan O'Connor | Oct 25, 2017 | Photos
This past Sunday, The Front Bottoms returned to Buffalo, this time playing an insane set at Buffalo RiverWorks. The New Jersey based indie / pop punk act played Buffalo last year at the Town Ballroom, and since then, dropped a new LP on Fueled By Ramen, titled Going...
by Brendan O'Connor | Oct 18, 2017 | Photos
Last Saturday, local radio station, 103.3 The Edge partnered with After Dark Presents to threw their inaugural HRVST Festival. While the show was original slated to take place at the Cumulus Festival Grounds, it was moved to an outdoor festival stage at Riverworks due...
by Brendan O'Connor | Oct 9, 2017 | Photos
Last week, scene vets Against Me! returned to Buffalo for another unforgettable show. This was the their second time in Buffalo since the release of their latest LP, Shape Shift With Me, and they dropped a new 7″ earlier this year, featuring two killer new...
by Brendan O'Connor | Oct 6, 2017 | Photos
This past Tuesday, Buffalo had a lot going on. COIN at the Town Ballroom, Circa Waves at the 9th Ward, Frankie Cosmos at Mohawk, and Mitski at the Tralf Music Hall. If you ended up you picking the Mitski show that night, you made a very smart choice. Stef Chura kicked...
by Brendan O'Connor | Sep 25, 2017 | Preview
Tonight, Sugar City hosts an amazing lineup of two touring acts and a couple great locals. Brooklyn based slowcore/indie-emo act Peaer will be returning to Buffalo for the second time this year, touring in support of their fantastic self titled record, which came out...
by Brendan O'Connor | Sep 22, 2017 | Photos
If you were one a the lucky ones who was able to score tickets to Wendesday’s Mac DeMarco and Flaming Lips show at the Rapids Theatre, consider yourself lucky. Mac DeMarco’s boyish charm was in full effect, cursing his way through a set in which he...
by Brendan O'Connor | Sep 18, 2017 | Photos
For his first show in Buffalo in quite some time, all in attendance at Asbury Hall this past Thursday got quite the unique experience out of Conor Oberst’s live show. Anyone that has listened Bright Eyes or Oberst’s solo work knows that he has seriously...
by Brendan O'Connor | Sep 11, 2017 | Photos
This past Monday, Sheer Mag returned to Buffalo to perform at Mohawk Place. While they did play the same venue last year, they new have a new LP under their belts, titled Need To Feel Your Love. They rocked through a bunch of tracks off of the new record, as well as...
by Brendan O'Connor | Sep 5, 2017 | Photos
This past Saturday, Fanbassador threw it’s inaugural Tailor Made Festival at Canalside. The festival featured local acts Bill $aber and Dolo Chillin, as well as countless touring acts, including Smokepurpp, Waka Flocka Flame, Keys N Krates, DVBBS, 2 Chainz,...
by Brendan O'Connor | Aug 29, 2017 | Photos
Pop punk fans and radio listeners alike came out in droves to the Green Day show at Darien Lake this past Saturday. The band’s explosive show featured songs spanning their entire career as a band, and they did not disappoint. There was never a dull moment from...