by Cliff Parks | Mar 10, 2017 | Preview
There’s really no denying that the Buffalo music scene is cranking right now. Collaborations aplenty, bands are going into the studio left and right, and the releases are coming hot and heavy, with the Del Paxton full length LP last week celebrated at the Mohawk...
by Mac McGuire | Feb 3, 2017 | Buffalo
Humble Braggers are diving head first into 2017, announcing earlier this week the Buffalo-based trio will be releasing their first full length album I Know Better, I’m No Better on March 10th. Along with the album announcement, the band dropped the lead single...
by Brendan O'Connor | Sep 27, 2016 | Photos, Uncategorized
Metric is no stranger to Buffalo. Hailing from Toronto, the indie pop act has played plenty of shows in our area, but none quite as special as the show this past Friday. Following a venue change from Artpark in Lewiston, the band played a rare and intimate club show...
by Michael Moretti | Sep 23, 2016 | Preview
Tonight Buffalo will be treated to a night of blissful indie pop by way of scene veterans, Metric. Originally slated for a show at Artpark, the location of the gig was moved to Town Ballroom earlier this week. The famed Canadian band has been pumping out jams for...
by Michael Moretti | May 28, 2016 | Preview
Sunny Buffalo-based indie rock act, Dreambeaches, will be celebrating their EP release, titled Habits, tonight at Nietzsche’s. The baroque-rs have been on the scene for over a year, so waiting this long for an EP is rare in an era of home recordings. From what...
by Michael Moretti | Apr 21, 2016 | List
This Friday in Albany, Move Music Festival launches into their fifth annual year, programming one hundred bands at ten venues over a three days span. If that isn’t enough, there will be workshops and panels ranging from music licensing to drum techniques. In...
by Shauna Presto | Mar 4, 2016 | Preview
Kopps, a four piece electronic dance group from Rochester, have proved themselves to be a potent force within the electro-pop scene. They are yet another Rochester band to break through the regional seal and go national (I like to think of them and Joywave as partners...
by Michael Moretti | Dec 19, 2015 | Preview
It’s that time of year again where ABC Family is pretty chill, you go through half your vacation days, and buffaBLOG has our annual holiday party. On the bill tonight are synth-pop trio Humble Braggers, gravelly-indie-rockers-all-the-way-from-Rochester Secret...
by Admin | Dec 17, 2015 | Best of 2015
It’s that time of year again, where we re-think and dissect every local song that we’ve come across organically or via submission. This is our fourth year counting down our top songs and this year, like every other year, has been difficult to whittle down. Like we...
by Joe Cardina | Dec 10, 2015 | Preview
Tonight at Mohawk Place hosts a local bill that’s as local and awesome as you can get– Sleepy Hahas, The Naturalists, Aircraft, and Humble Braggers. It’s like Christmas is here early! Or something like that. While these bands really don’t need much of an...
by Michael Moretti | Nov 23, 2015 | News
Throughout our close to six year existence, we’ve had multiple staple events – our birthday party, Halloween Party, Herd Fest, and of course our year-end Holiday Party, with this year being no different. Join us on Saturday, December 19th at Duke’s...
by Mac McGuire | Nov 7, 2015 | Preview
Even with the year nearly complete, the Buffalo music scene still has a couple new releases to look forward to before the calendar turns, and one of those is from the Tins. While recording their forthcoming full length with Robby Takac, set to drop in 2016, the pop...
by Nick Muldoon | Oct 24, 2015 | Preview
Buffalo plays host to our Canadian neighbors with the synth-pop jams of Toronto’s Young Empires this evening. The trio has made waves in Canada in recent years with its unique blend of indie rock, synthpop, and Latin American percussion. The band found further...
by Nick Muldoon | Aug 8, 2015 | Preview
Tonight is one of the most stacked bills I’ve seen in awhile as four completely terrific take the stage at Nietzsche’s tonight. Kicking off things is local electro-pop artist, Space Cubs. Knowing little to nothing about her, I saw her open for Majical...
by Steven Knapp | Jul 16, 2015 | Preview
Buffalo born electronic musician Suzanne Bonifacio, aka Space Cubs, had one of the most intriguing local debut albums earlier this year with The Fire and The Things Forgotten. Her atmospheric soundscapes and experimental pop songwriting style made for a creative,...
