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dolly sods – self titled

February 5, 2026

It’s a rare thing for a local project to appear, disappear, reappear, and somehow put together anything beyond a reunion show or an anniversary showcase. Local bands are fleeting by nature, it’s an inconvenient truth. Buffalo’s dolly sods, however, have been reborn from ashes. After a years-long hiatus following guitarist/vocalist Jesse James Kaufman’s stint in Brooklyn, the trio–originally formed in 2021 from a pedigree of local mainstays like Tomoreaux, Award Show, and Passed Out–is back on home turf. Their self-titled debut EP, released January 16th, isn’t really a comeback though… It’s more of a long-overdue introduction, and now it’s our album of the week.   Recorded at GCR Audio with Jay Zubricky, the EP captures this icy, cosmic weight that pairs well with these subzero temps we’ve endured for the past couple weeks. While the studio recordings feature original drummer Andy Pothier, the current lineup has since solidified with Monika[...]

Must See Shows (11/19/25-11/25/25)

November 18, 2025

Thursday, November 20th @ 8pm Cut Copy @ Electric City   Australian synth-pop outfit Cut Copy bring their high energy new wave stylings to the Theatre District this Thursday. Since forming in the early 2000s, the band has has achieved vast critical acclaim since their breakout 2008 album, In Ghost Colours. Cut Copy is pure indie sleaze adjacent, with the band’s breakout hits “Lights and Music” and “Heats on Fire” nestling comfortably in any sweaty hipster basement dance party for the following decade. Fans of Duran Duran, Friendly Fires, or Hot Chip would be into this one. Record the Bills game and start it when you get home at 10:55pm. Get there early for an opening set from Ora the Molecule. Tickets are $43.99.   Belong To You by Cut Copy, Kate Bollinger Friday, November 21st @ 8pm Dolly Sods @ Milkies   Early 2020s Buffalo COVID project Dolly Sods[...]

Dolly Sods – “tupelogumswamp”

February 11, 2022

Hot new gloomy shoegaze band from Buffalo, Dolly Sods is making some literal noise with their debut single “tupelogumswamp.” Comprised of three members of other Buffalo-based bands, Jesse James, Nate Ward, and Andy Pothier, Dolly Sods hit at the very peak of bleak. Heavily reverbed vocals sound as if they’re coming from a cemetery within a church. The instrumental contains much reverb in itself which ties together the loose vocals in a very dark and ominous package. At seven-plus minutes, this one is as epic as it is sludgy in all its doom-and-gloom glory. Check out all the different ways you can listen to “tupelogumswamp” here. tupelogumswamp by dolly sods