by Mac McGuire | Apr 22, 2015 | News
After a sold yet, yet unexpected solo show last summer at the Tralf Music Hall, indie rock class clown, Mac DeMarco, will make a return appearance later this summer, hopefully with band in tow, to the downtown venue on Sunday, August 16th. Earlier this morning, both...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 21, 2015 | News
In all of the “say what?” announcements I have seen in Buffalo lately, this one is near the top. The Smashing Pumpkins will be appearing at North Tonawanda’s fantastic Riviera Theatre for a gig titled “In Plainsong – An Acoustic-Electro...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 21, 2015 | News
If there was any doubt that Mohawk Place was back in business, that question has been laid to rest over the last couple months. It seems like we are writing about show announcements from fantastic bands on a near weekly basis, and like clockwork, this morning we got...
by Nick Sessanna | Apr 20, 2015 | News
I’ve been yearning for this one for a while. The fuzzrocious emogazers in Pity Sex will be joining us on Sunday, July 5th, for a night of noise at Mohawk Place. Pity Sex is a great example of what the recent emo revival has to offer. Between gigantic guitars and...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 14, 2015 | News
While caught up in an intense battle of paper football at the office today, Waiting Room announced a rare appearance of ethereal NYC trio, Blonde Redhead, set to hit Buffalo on Tuesday, June 16th. Beginning 20+ years ago, the long time threesome teeter taughters...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 7, 2015 | News
LA based folk band Lord Huron will be back in Buffalo this summer on Tuesday, July 28th. After playing at Mohawk Place a couple years back, the quartet has now graduated to the stage of Town Ballroom. Lord Huron made its full length debut in 2012 with the ethereal...
by Michael Moretti | Apr 7, 2015 | News
This morning, ESI announced it would be bringing one of the best live party bands, !!!, back to Buffalo after a 3+ year hiatus. On Friday, May 22nd, the dance punk act will be getting sweaty in the Ninth Ward basement. !!! (pronounced chk chk chk) have been mainstays...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 2, 2015 | News
One of 2014’s best success stories came from Timothy Showalter’s Strand of Oaks project. Last summer, the Philadelphia rocker released his acclaimed new album, the emotionally raw Heal, which was anchored by the blistering lead single, “Goshen...
by Michael Moretti | Mar 31, 2015 | News
This afternoon it was announced that Boston-based heavy indie rockers / 2015 tour warriors, Pile, will be taking the stage at Mohawk Place on Sunday, May 17th. The band has literally been all over the country in 2015, playing for four months straight in support of the...
by Mac McGuire | Mar 31, 2015 | News
After weeks of rumors, its turns out those Rolling Stones to the Ralph speculations are true after all. The British Rock legends will play the Orchard Park stadium on Friday, July 11th as a part of their Zip Code tour, a tour that will take the band to 15 stadiums in...
by Mac McGuire | Mar 26, 2015 | News
The State University of NEW YORK (see the men’s basketball jerseys) at Buffalo continues to prove it is with the times as its Student Association announced this year’s Spring Fest yesterday, set to be headlined by Young the Giant on Saturday, May 2nd. N̶o̶...
by Mac McGuire | Mar 23, 2015 | News
With spring in full bloom (sort of), Artpark has begun to roll out its summer concert schedule. We learned of the My Morning Jacket show a few weeks ago, along with Amos Lee just recently. The next show that should be of note is an August 4th engagement with Sharon...
by Mac McGuire | Mar 19, 2015 | News
One of 2013’s more bonkers shows in Buffalo had to be Melt-Banana’s ridiculous fall show at the Tralf Music Hall. The schizophrenic, Japanese punk/pop/noise group unleashed a chaotic set full of squealing guitars, out of control percussion, and songs sung...
by Mac McGuire | Mar 10, 2015 | News
The next couple months should be a formidable stretch for Buffalo folk fans. Horse Feathers and Shakey Graves will run through town within a two day period at the end of this month. And now, on Saturday, May 16th, Great Lake Swimmers are set to make a stop in Buffalo...
by Brendan O'Connor | Mar 10, 2015 | News
Just yesterday, alternative rock giants, AWOLNATION, announced a summer return to Western New York. After a successful show at the Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls in 2013, the band will be back in support of its new album, Run (3/17), on Sunday, June 28th at Town...
