by Brendan O'Connor | May 15, 2017 | Photos
A couple weeks back, Baltimore pop/shoegaze five piece, Wildhoney, returned to Buffalo for yet another fantastic show. The bands ability to not only create an insane wall of sound, but their ability to keep the music super catchy and interesting were in full effect,...
by Brendan O'Connor | May 1, 2017 | Concert Review, Photos
The semiannual of Montreal art rock freakout rolled through Asbury Hall at Babeville Wednesday night with Christina Scheider’s Jepeto Solutions, and the results were customarily intense and deeply satisfying. Jepeto Solutions were instantly effective, with a...
by Brendan O'Connor | Apr 26, 2017 | Preview
of Montreal will be making their what seems to be their yearly stop in Buffalo tonight. Since their inception, of Montreal has basically been dropping a project a year, all having their own unique feel. The band is currently on tour for their 2016 full length,...
by Brendan O'Connor | Apr 3, 2017 | Photos
This past Thursday, legendary indie/math rock group Minus the Bear played an awesome show at the Town Ballroom. They played a career spanning set, touching on most of the past albums, as well as playing multiple cuts from the solid new release, VOIDS. Bayonne and...
by Brendan O'Connor | Mar 21, 2017 | Photos
This past Friday, Local Natives brought their lofty indie sounds to the Town Ballroom. This was the second date on the tour for their new album, Sunlight, but the Californian five piece worked like a well oiled machine, sounding completely ethereal. The near perfect,...
by Brendan O'Connor | Mar 9, 2017 | Photos
Last Friday, Buffalo emo / math rock trio, Del Paxton, celebrated the release of their fantastic new LP at Mohawk Place. They managed to pull together some great local acts including VWLS, Yellow House, Sonny Baker Band, and Slow Cooker, resulting in what will...
by Brendan O'Connor | Mar 1, 2017 | Buffalo
Buffalo americana act, Roger Byran and the Orphans, are back with their first new recording since 2014. Coming back from their break, the band just dropped a super catchy new track, titled “WhyLife.” While there’s no drastic changes sonically from...
by Brendan O'Connor | Feb 16, 2017 | Photos
We sent buffaBLOG photographer Brendan O’Connor to last Friday’s Lemuria show at Mohawk Place with Mikey Erg and Cayetana. The Buffalo natives, Lemuria, packed the room for the sold-out show, arguably one of the most full the room has been since the...
by Brendan O'Connor | Feb 13, 2017 | Preview
If you’re looking for something to do this Monday night, Sugar City has you covered. Brooklyn act, Palberta, will be rolling through Buffalo tonight, with some support from some great local acts. Palberta is hot off some good press from Rolling Stone, and...
by Brendan O'Connor | Feb 10, 2017 | Preview
There are some big things happening in Buffalo tonight, but its pretty clear that Mohawk Place will be the place to be. Lemuria will be making their way to town, but not to perform just any show, they are touring on a ten year anniversary deluxe edition of their...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jan 31, 2017 | Buffalo
Close Ties is a pretty unique act within the Buffalo music scene. Their five song EP, titled “Nothing really shocks me anymore.,” dropped earlier this month and is an impressive debut to the scene. The EP was written and recorded by Matt Walker in his basement with...
by Brendan O'Connor | Jan 18, 2017 | Buffalo
If you’ve been at all involved with the Buffalo music scene over the past few years, you should be no stranger to the local indie-emo trio, Del Paxton. Following their debut in 2013, and a split 7″ in 2015, the trio are gearing up for a full length via...
by Michael Moretti | Dec 15, 2016 | Best of 2016
To begin our Best of 2016 coverage, we asked a handful of our staff writers to submit their favorite albums and songs of the year. Cliff Parks Favorite Album: The Avalanches – Wildflower The joy and pleasure this album gave me this year is incalculable. The...
by Brendan O'Connor | Dec 10, 2016 | Preview
Tonight, Milkies on Elmwood will be hosting a short, sweet show showcasing three local acts. Freshly formed fuzzed out rock two piece, Green Slime, are on the bill, and are sure to rip through plenty of tracks of their great Self Titled release, which came out this...
by Brendan O'Connor | Dec 9, 2016 | Photos
Canadian hip hop artist, Tory Lanez, packed a sold out Town Ballroom for an electric show on Sunday. Lanez kept the crowd on their feet throughout the whole show, playing some old songs, as well as tracks off of his major label debut, I Told You So. His set was...
