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Tonight: BAMBARA

June 28, 2018

Electric Avenue is hosting an eclectic, heady, and dark lineup of noise rock tonight headlined by Athens GA by way of Brooklyn death rockers BAMBARA that could be exactly what you need. Droning, rootsy like a deranged preacher, and vaguely scary in an apocalyptic sort of way, BAMBARA is a bleak storm that shreds on a variety of levels good for the soul if you’re into that sort of thing, which we are. Opening the show will be local doom and gloom punks Alpha Hopper, punk country nihilists Be Locus Or Alone, and new wave newbies Cyber Bullies, playing just their second show. Doors open at 9pm and cover is $7.

Tonight: Algiers

June 20, 2018

Big time indie soul band Algiers rolls through DIY art/performance space Sugar City tonight with support from Velvet Bethany and Hundred Plus Club and the timing could not be better. Known for their righteous and progressive approach to glorious American soul music, the Atlanta by way of UK outfit were excellent when they last played these parts, opening for !!! for their on/off/surprise show at the Mohawk last September, and with America staring into the abyss this sure to be incendiary show might be exactly what you and I need. Local surf punk shredders Velvet Bethany and indie post punkers Hundred Plus Club open the show, which starts at 7pm with $5-$10 suggested donation. Remember, Sugar City is all ages and a drug and alcohol free space, so be cool.

Tonight: Bad Bad Hats

June 17, 2018

9th Ward at Babeville has an excellent excuse for local indie rock fans to get out of the house on a Sunday night when they host Bad Bad Hats and blog favorites Honey Coma. Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, land of Prince Rogers Nelson, Husker Du, and The Replacements, Bad Bad Hats rock an earnest and classic indie sound that’s soulfully honest and catchy as hell, propelled by the wise, crystalline power of frontwoman/guitarist Kerry Alexander and the tight rhythm section of Chris Hoge and Noah Boswell. Lovely local slowcore sad rockers Honey Coma open the show with their life enhancing beautiful melancholy, and all this sweetness can be yours for $12 at the door, which opens at 7pm.

Tonight: Sugar City Soul Night

June 8, 2018

Get ready to shake your butt to the hottest soul, funk, disco, and afrobeat cuts tonight at Milkie’s when Sugar City puts on the latest edition of their Soul Night! Dance Party fundraiser. The volunteer and event powered DIY art and performance space (disclaimer: I’m one of those volunteers) has lined up Handsome Dan, Pat K, Press and Mutualism to spin only the choicest vinyl for your listening and dancing pleasure from 10pm to 3am, and it can all be yours for the reasonable donation price of $5. So be sure to carb up, hydrate, find your comfiest shoes, and get down to Milkie’s to get down for a good cause.

Tonight: Method Man & Redman

June 7, 2018

This year’s less than spectacular Thursday at Canalside season begins with one of the true bright spots on the schedule when Wu-Tang founder Method Man and early 90’s New School Hip hop legend Redman bring their classic team-up to Buffalo’s waterfront tonight. These muy simpatico cats have been collaborating and getting up to no good for almost twenty years since the first Blackout album, with a third edition currently in the works, so yes the jams always come in hot and heavy when these two come together to keep it nice and gritty. No word on opening acts but expect a few to get the party warmed up. Tickets are $5 and gates open at 5pm.

Hop Hop – Scratch

June 4, 2018

Hop Hop (aka Jaz Frazier) has delivered us from evil and boredom and into the future on her inspired and hypnotically irresistible new EP Scratch, and it’s our enthusiastic Album of the Week. A precision MC that bends time and space with her impeccable flow so that every consonant, vowel, word, and complex thought comes at you as if it (and you) are suspended in space like the visual effects in The Matrix movies and given a chance to inspect and savor all of it, Hop Hop does not play on Scratch, sharing and going deep while giving you the funky beats and jams you need. A concentrated headrush, Scratch comes at you fast with a fully realized sound that fills your ears with all kinds of incredible sonic sweetness courtesy of the pristine and ambitious production from Jaz and Brandon Schlia. There’s a fine sense of whimsy at work[...]

Tonight: Queen City Music Lottery

June 2, 2018

The Queen City Music Lottery, one of the wildest annual music showcases Buffalo’s got going is back for a fifth installment tonight at the Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle. Organized again by destiny and DIY arts collective Sugar City, the local musicians down for the adventure and previously grouped together by the hand of fate into The Final Countdowns, Solve For X, Party’s Over, Vincent & The Gallows, and Broski, have withstood ups and downs and the creative process, and they will be gathered together to show us all what they’ve come up with. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm, and cover is $5. Walk on the wild side, and see something shiny and brand new.

Tonight: Deadwolf

June 1, 2018

Tonight the Mohawk hosts a killer lineup of Buffalo bands headlined by Deadwolf and bringing together genres, scenes, and party people for an excellent late show with Medusa, The Sofa Kingz and Space Cubs. After some hot sets at the Trimania art party blowout and opening for indie darlings Sunflower Bean, Deadwolf will be unleashing more of their heavy psychedelia, while fellow blog favorites Space Cubs will be playing their last show of the summer (boo!) before going into the studio (yay!), making this already hot show an even more precious commodity. Local Infringing garage rockers The Sofa Kingz and dark electronic pop confectioner Medusa get the night going, with doors opening at 10pm and a cover of $6. Heavy Heart by Deadwolf

Beekeeper Drops Video For “King Me”

May 25, 2018

Beekeeper, aka Elias Van Son has been cooking up a full length album with Brandon Schlia when he’s not playing with Jawbone that’s dropping today, and he’s dropped a terrific video for it’s lead single “King Me” to get us warmed up. Created by Shawn Eliot Lewis, of Lesionread infamy and currently a member of Space Cubs, it’s a glitch art masterpiece that coats Van Son’s vaguely sinister yet sweet lounge music with soothing, sexy butter. Treat yourself to a few minutes of audio visual bliss. You deserve it.

Tonight: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

May 12, 2018

Tonight Buffalo’s excellent spring and summer of shows keeps rolling on when beloved San Francisco garage rockers Black Rebel Motorcycle Club return to the City of Good Neighbors after a decade plus absence for a greatly anticipated show at the Town Ballroom. BRMC is currently celebrating 20 years together kicking vintage yet immediate rock jams that keep the flame alive, and they’re out touring in support of their eighth album Wrong Creatures, their first in five years. Opening the show will be Portland Oregon psychedelic supergroup Pete International Airport, a veritable indie rock Voltron featuring Peter (Dandy Warhols) Holmstrom,Json (The Upsidedown) Adams, Collin (The Brian Jonestown Massacre) Hegna and Jason (The Warlocks, Spindrift) Anchondo. Tickets are $30 and doors are at 7pm.

Dotsun Moon Drop New Single “Sin Nombre en 18”

May 11, 2018

With a new EP on the way Dotsun Moon are back with a smoldering new single in “Sin Nombre en 18” that’s a breathless and bilingual slab of electronic pop and well worth a listen. “Sin Nombre en 18,” or “Nameless In 18,” conjures both 60’s French pop with a decidedly non French twist thanks to Maria Sebastian’s sweet vocals and vaguely menacing British New Wave via Richard Flierl’s synths, guitar, and slick yet organic production that crafted vast spaces to be filled with sound. Give it a spin below and stay tuned for more music this year from Dotsun Moon. Sin Nombre en 18 by Dotsun Moon

Tonight: Deer Tick

May 1, 2018

Tonight, prolific and very gonzo Providence, Rhode Island indie Americana mainstays Deer Tick make a welcome return to the area for a show at Buffalo Iron Works with Liz Cooper & The Stampede. After a four year absence the full throttled up roots rockers returned in a big way with two albums, Deer Tick Vol. 1 and 2, one that rocked hard and another that burned a little quieter, with both providing a wide canvass for John McCauley and the fellows to get loose and showcase their range and fortitude. Opening the show will be bold Nashville psychedelic folk three piece Liz Cooper & The Stampede. Tickets are $30 and doors are at 8pm.

Tonight: Made Violent

April 29, 2018

You hear a lot of talk these days about rock being dead. It’s a very fashionable thing to say, based on “diminished market share” or the lineup and crowd sizes at Coachella, but at the local and underground level we know better. Yes it’s true that the local scene isn’t particularly well supported by Western New York beyond the wonderful music fans that do, in part because some rock fans are sitting home complaining about rock being dead, but the fact remains that rock is very much alive, and tonight it’s going to be at the Mohawk when hometown heroes Made Violent bring it all back with some help from local skull crushers Ugly Sun and Philadelphia indie rockers Cold Fronts. Combining propulsive garage rock with Tweedyesque vocals and strong melodies, Cold Fronts feel like they’re actually a band on a big label worth a damn. Discovered by the justifiably legendary impresario Seymour Stein,[...]

Tonight: Beach House Listening Party

April 28, 2018

Local devotees of Baltimore dreampop legends Beach House fans are in for a genuine treat this evening when the fantastic people at Black Dots on Grant Street host a special listening party for the band’s latest release 7, two weeks before it arrives in stores. From 5pm to 7pm the store will be giving the hotly anticipated album a couple of spins for the assembled faithful to savor while trying to win free stuff and collectively trying to wish into reality a Buffalo date on the band’s upcoming tour, which would be wonderful to be honest. 7 manifests online and in the physical world May 11 on Sub Pop Records.

Tonight: Gladshot

April 27, 2018

Tonight NYC indie rock folk band Gladshot pass through the sonic temple that is the 9th Ward at Babeville.  With the rock musical Barcode already in the rear view mirror and a sophomore album due this October with producer John Agnello (Kurt Vile, Waxahatchee), Gladshot has expanded beyond the core of Debb Andrews and Max Blaxill to include a full band, changing everything for this up and coming act. Opening the show will be a rare performance by the always enjoyable ambient electronica salwarts  Dotsun Moon and neo soul grooves of B.A.N.K. Noise. Doors open at 7pm and tickets are $10.