by Mac McGuire | May 5, 2015 | News
With just over a month to go until opening its sophomore kick off at Mohawk Place, we are proud to present the full lineup for Herd Fest, which in its second year, has expanded to four days, 14 showcases, and over 60 acts. Showcases will again be curated by returning...
by Taryn Alper | Jun 25, 2014 | Photos
Day 2 of Herd Fest began with back-to-back punk shows at record stores Black Dots and Spiral Scratch. Black Dots owner Josh Smith swooped in with his band Vanilla Sex after Ranch’s cancellation, which was meant to be in order to catch the captivating Kat...
by Justin Amidon | Jun 24, 2014 | Interview
If you happened to make it out to buffaBLOG’s Herd Fest this past weekend, you may have heard something about a little band from Philadelphia called Psychic Teens. Now if you were fortunate enough, you actually got to catch their set at Allen Street Hardware, as part...
by Mac McGuire | Jun 23, 2014 | Buffalo
This past Friday night, local DIY collective, Sugar City, took over the front and back rooms of Hardware as a part of our Herd Fest weekend. Kicking things off in the back room was Moverealfaststop, a new(er) group that features members of Cross Stitch and Lesionread....
by Candace Camuglia | Jun 22, 2014 | Photos
This past weekend, buffaBLOG threw its inaugural Herd Fest: a two day, nine showcase festival scattered around Allen Town (and just beyond). With showcases at College Street Gallery, Nietzsche’s, Duke’s, and Hardware, each fit a certain taste and scene in...
by Mac McGuire | Jun 21, 2014 | Preview
Day 1 of our inaugural Herd Fest is in the books, and if you happened to miss last night, or just wanted more, then you are in luck. Day 2 is bigger, and depending on your tastes, maybe even better. If you missed any of our spotlights on today/tonight’s showcases,...
by Michael Moretti | Jun 19, 2014 | Herd Fest Showcase Spotlight
I’m not sure if you have gotten the message yet, but there is something called Herd Fest going on and buffaBLOG is dabbling in it. This Saturday, the blog. along with many other progressive members of the music community. will combine forces to deliver a...
by Justin Amidon | Jun 18, 2014 | Herd Fest Showcase Spotlight
Josh Smith deserves a lot of credit, and not just because he’s a walking, talking encyclopedia of underground punk knowledge. Or because he owns and operates a basement record store, Black Dots, on the West Side of Buffalo. Or just because he runs a local label by the...
by Joe Speranza | Jun 17, 2014 | Herd Fest Showcase Spotlight
In what we hope and anticipate to become a yearly staple in Allentown’s music triangle, Herd Fest starts this weekend at Hardware, Duke’s and Nietzsche’s. Outside of this unofficial triangle but very much a part of the action, Spiral Scratch Records,...
by Mike Torsell | Jun 17, 2014 | Herd Fest Showcase Spotlight
Sugar City deserves a lot of credit for the ceaseless work they have done to provide an open and collaborative space for all types of art in Buffalo. Over 5 years old, the arts collective is responsible for fostering a significantly stronger community of artists,...
by Nick Sessanna | Jun 16, 2014 | Herd Fest Showcase Spotlight
If you follow buffaBLOG at all, you should be familiar with Quiet Country Audio. Although it functions as a full-blown recording studio, the men at QCA specialize in high-quality live video sessions of local and national bands. As one of our curators for Herd Fest,...
by Ronald Walczyk | Jun 16, 2014 | Herd Fest Showcase Spotlight
Let’s get this done! This Friday, Buffalo’s own Steak & Cake Records, the Potomac based DIY label, will host the very first showcase of the inaugural Herd Fest at College Street Gallery, featuring a stacked lineup of local favorites. Space Wolves will kick off the...
by Mac McGuire | May 12, 2014 | News
So about a month ago, we announced our inaugural Herd Fest, a two-day, nine showcase festival centered in Allentown and slightly beyond on June 20th-21st. We invited some of the blog’s closest friends – Sugar City, Quiet Country Audio, Only Comrades, The...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 14, 2014 | News
Spring has arrived in Buffalo, and just like that, things are on the up. With summer in the city nearly here, we are happy to announce our next big party plans. Rather than do another stand alone showcase, we decided to be a bit more ambitious this time around. On...
