by Admin | Dec 15, 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 Cliff Parks | Oct 25, 2015 | Concert Review
In a year of live music treats, Friday night has to stand out thanks to the much anticipated return of Denton, Texas electronic funk outfit Neon Indian to Buffalo after a five and a half year absence, along with truly excellent opening support from Explorer Tapes and...
by Cliff Parks | Oct 24, 2015 | Buffalo
Last night at the Tralf, Lesionread (aka Shawn/Sean Lewis/Louis) staged a triumphant return to BFLO opening for Neon Indian. The beat heavy and trippy set gradually drew in the crowd of LR neophytes, offering a tactile, almost punk experience all in the service of...
by Mike Torsell | Oct 23, 2015 | Preview
After about four years of silence caused partially by a stolen laptop, Neon Indian’s Vega Intl. Night School is one of this year’s surprises. Vega Intl. sounds like something you might hear in a restaurant in Blade Runner. A solid record oscillating...
by Cory Perla | Sep 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Editor’s note: Each week Cory Perla of The Public asks a local musician to tell us why they love their favorite piece of gear. Lesionread is a electronic music producer from Buffalo. He just finished a cross country tour. “I love my case because it’s...
by Steven Knapp | Sep 5, 2015 | Preview
Artist Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe has a body of work that ranges from acting, film composition, playing in experimental psychedelic rock band Om, as well as a solo modular synth project under the name Lichens. These vocal/electronic explorations bring to mind musicians...
by Shauna Presto | Jun 20, 2015 | Herd Fest
The Herd Fest-ivities continue on this glorious Saturday! Make sure you’re ready to rally by noon today, so you can head over to Record Theatre on Main Street for the Steak & Cake Records showcase. Steak & Cake Records is a DIY indie-rock label founded...
by Ronald Walczyk | Jun 8, 2015 | Preview
Sugar City has been tearing it up lately with excellent and affordable all-ages bills featuring some of the coolest indie/punk/whatever acts rolling through Buffalo, many times stacked with quality local talent. Tonight the newly revamped Niagara St. venue will follow...
by Mac McGuire | Jun 2, 2015 | Buffalo
The ever restless pop artist Lesionread has unveiled a summer tour itinerary that is frankly ridiculous. The nearly 50 city, 10,000 mile cross-country tour (see route map here) begins next Monday, June 8th, and will feature fellow local (and formally local) musician...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 28, 2015 | News
The nearly year long Wonk Sesh series, presented by pop musician Lesionread, has always been known for its left-of-the-dial acts, but the for the series upcoming show, we clearly have a front runner for the strangest set yet. On June 28th at Sugar City, and presented...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 23, 2015 | Wonk Sesh
It’s been a minute since Lesionread blessed us with another Wonk Sesh clip. The green-screened series, which we co-present with LR’s alter ego, Shawn Lewis, features live performances from normally left-of-the-dial touring and/or local acts. For the latest...
by Cliff Parks | Mar 23, 2015 | Album of the Week
Just a little shy of two years ago, Lesionread exploded onto the scene opening for Wild Nothing at the Tralf with an experience high on avant-garde mischief and mayhem, and Buffalo frankly hasn’t been the same since. The performing moniker of ever ambitious...
by Shauna Presto | Mar 20, 2015 | Preview
Lesionread, the brainchild of local performance art prodigy, Shawn Lewis, is as much of a physical experience as it is a musical statement. His newfangled approach to electropop marries sensory stimulation with authentically catchy production (pepper in a little...
by Cliff Parks | Feb 9, 2015 | Buffalo
Local troublemaker and art polymath Lesionread released a hilariously NSFW nail polish commercial teasing his album release party next month at Dreamland (rescheduled due to arctic weather) with the recently added Brimstone Blondes, Planet Three, and Joe Bap. This...
by Cliff Parks | Feb 3, 2015 | Watch This
Buffalo debutantes Planet Three dropped a new video last week for the Marilla natives ultra spacey jam “Pluto” that’s got tongues wagging in advance of the trio’s opening set next Saturday (February 14th) at Lesionread’s album release...
