by Cliff Parks | Nov 11, 2017 | Preview
Ascendant Louisville hard rockers White Reaper headline a killer lineup tonight at the Town Ballroom with Chicago psych rock outfit Post Animal and local garage rock heroes Made Violent. In town in support of their very, very well reviewed sophomore effort The...
by Cliff Parks | Nov 10, 2017 | Preview
Buffalo might be in the grips of some hellafied arctic cold air this weekend but Milkie’s on Elmwood will be sizzling tonight because Sugar City’s Soul Night will be in full effect from 10am to the wee hours. $5 gets you in the door so you can shake...
by Cliff Parks | Nov 1, 2017 | Preview
Bluesy Brooklyn soul punk heroine Shilpa Ray makes her welcome return to Buffalo tonight at Nietzsche’s. A shining beacon of integrity, genuine emotion and timelessness, Shilpa is back in town in support of her sophomore solo album Door Girl. Opening the show...
by Cliff Parks | Oct 27, 2017 | Preview
Beloved Buffalo experimental rockers Lazlo Hollyfeld have previously taken on the music of Talking Heads, LCD Soundsystem, and Radiohead, and tonight they’re playing twenty… yes twenty Arcade Fire songs at the Mohawk, which is the closest we’ve...
by Cliff Parks | Oct 23, 2017 | News
Just when you thought Buffalo’s strong year of shows couldn’t get any better, the Town Ballroom announced that Cincinnati by way of Brooklyn indie heroes The National will be hitting it up December 11. On tour in support of their latest album Sleep...
by Cliff Parks | Oct 20, 2017 | Preview
Brit alternative band from Nebraska The Ambulanters drop by Milkie’s tonight to coincidentally play the release party for local psych/surf rockers Passed Out’s latest EP with David Dondero, Bold Folly, The Good Neighbors, and Passed Out, obviously. The...
by Cliff Parks | Oct 19, 2017 | Rochester
Rochester rock and roll upstarts River Lynch and The Spiritmakers have teased us with a video for their latest single “Straight Through” that is pure, organ soaked, riff heavy goodness. These guys are clearly on a mission, and this song and...
by Cliff Parks | Oct 13, 2017 | Preview
Beloved Buffalo baroque indie surf pop band dreambeaches are back with their eagerly awaited second EP Disappearing Act, and they are rightly celebrating it’s glorious overabundance of riches with the people tonight at Milkie’s on Elmwood. Fearing Friday...
by Cliff Parks | Oct 6, 2017 | Preview
The latest installment of the red hot indie dance party that is Dance Yrself Clean is going off tonight, this time at Milkie’s On Elmwood, and alas change is in the air for DYC. DYC cofounder and WNY scene fixture Nick Muldoon is splitting Buffalo for...
by Cliff Parks | Oct 3, 2017 | Preview
Tonight NYC lo-fi chanteuse Frankie Cosmos plays Mohawk Place (not the Studio at Waiting Room) with special guests Ian Sweet and Nice Try. Recently signed to Sub Pop Records , Frankie Cosmos, aka Greta Kline (daughter of Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates) will be bringing...
by Cliff Parks | Sep 27, 2017 | Buffalo
Buffalo baroque surf rockers dreambeaches are getting ready to drop their newest EP in a few weeks and they’re getting us ready for it too with a hot lead single, “Trademark.” A gorgeous riot of chiming guitars, a propulsive beat, irresistible...
by Cliff Parks | Sep 26, 2017 | Buffalo
At the Flaming Lips with Mac DeMarco show the other night I was talking with a respectable citizen and elected union official who lamented to me that he’d read something on the Internet about how today’s youth don’t engage in the coming of age...
by Cliff Parks | Sep 22, 2017 | Preview
It’s been a few years but tonight Upstate NY electronica hero Com Truise makes a triumphant return to Buffalo at the Town Ballroom with Nosaj Thing and Clepold. The pride of Oneida , Com Truise (aka Seth Haley) is currently touring the globe behind his latest...
by Cliff Parks | Sep 18, 2017 | Preview
An intense week for WNY music lovers continues tonight when legendary gypsy punk heroes Gogol Bordello hit up the Rapids Theatre up in Niagara Falls. In town in support of their latest album Finders Keepers, the venerable and picturesque Rapids is the perfect venue...
by Cliff Parks | Sep 16, 2017 | Preview
Tonight Milkie’s on Elmwood hosts an intense night of indie rock featuring the newly rejuvenated Bearhunter, along with Rochester’s The Young Couples and local art rock darlings Parade Chic. After resurfacing for Herd Fest 2017 this summer, the funky and...
