by Mac McGuire | Apr 14, 2014 | Concert Review
Last night, the Town Ballroom hosted one of Buffalo’s more anticipated live shows at the quarter mark of 2014 in Philadelphia’s The War on Drugs. Riding high off of the band’s acclaimed album, Lost in the Dream, front man Adam Granduciel and crew...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 11, 2014 | Preview
One of the blog’s favorite Medina based bands is throwing the towel in tonight. Tired Iron, which features Boiler 54 promoter Adam Wakefield on drums, has decided to call it a day, and as a curtain call, will be competing in tonight’s BOOM competition at...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 11, 2014 | Buffalo
Buffalo streetwear fashionista duo, Only Comrades, have released the second installment of their seasonal mixtape series. Following the winter cut from local DJ duo Buzz Trillington, the OC crew reached out to buzzing NYC DJ Tanner Caldwell this time around, which can...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 10, 2014 | Preview
The unfortunately named PigPen Theatre Co. is rolling through town tonight. After reading up on them through the group’s bandcamp page, it appears the band employs shadow puppets into its routine, which is, well, different. I suppose that is where the Theatre...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 10, 2014 | Rochester
Rochester has been a little quiet this week, so we were delighted to stumble upon Makeshift Letterbox. The hazy post-rock band just released its new EP this week, titled The Vaporbomb Love Affair. This menacing collection of songs, which by law should only be played...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 9, 2014 | News
New Jersey punk rockers, Titus Andronicus, are making their way back to Buffalo on Saturday, June 7th with a return to the Tralf Music Hall. The band recently played the downtown venue late last summer in support of their third full length album, Local Business. Led...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 8, 2014 | News
Japanese rock trio Boris, who last played the area five years ago, will be making a return to Buffalo this summer on Friday, August 8th at the Tralf Music Hall. Boris’ experimental rock sound, which has shades of shred tempered by heavy tonal effects, should...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 7, 2014 | News
Well, after four tedious years on blogger, we finally made the move over to wordpress. Good riddance to that awful site. Despite desperately needing a makeover, we didn’t want to drastically change the look of the site. Most people have become accustomed to the...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 4, 2014 | Buffalo
On the eve of the Queen City Music Lottery Showcase, one of the randomly assembled acts, Nail School, has released its first track via bandcamp. Featuring members of JOHNS, Merchants, and Space Wolves, Nail School’s “Russian Bride” is a cut of dark,...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 3, 2014 | Watch This
Despite the Walkmen calling it quits, their former members have been keeping quite busy. Bass player Walter Martine appears to be releasing children’s music, albeit with some help from indie friends like Karen O. Organist Peter Matthew Bauer is prepping his solo...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 3, 2014 | Buffalo
Rackmastas, a long time duo born out of the basement of Gates Circle Wine & Liquor, recently released its long awaited LP, Return of the Rack. Spanning 17 tracks, the record has a lot going on, although don’t be misled by the long tracklist as a handful of...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 2, 2014 | News
Yesterday, proving its never too early to start thinking about summer, Town Ballroom announced that London band Bombay Bicycle Club will be making a stop at the Main St. venue on Saturday, August 2nd. If you are unfamiliar with the act, think of them as a UK version...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 2, 2014 | Listen Up
Exclusive Record Store Day release from the Aussie synth pop quartet. The banger of a track will be available on 4/19 as part of a split single.
by Mac McGuire | Mar 31, 2014 | News
This evening, the Wild Wild Fest announced the initial lineup for year three of the two-day fest. Hosted at the Willow Creek Winery in Silver Creek, NY, and curated by Matt Wisniewski aka Well Worn Boot’s Plainsman, the fest will be hosting Well Worn Boot...
by Mac McGuire | Mar 31, 2014 | Buffalo
Passion in Constellation, the project of Buffalo producer Chris Alan, released its follow up single to “Sunlight” this past weekend. On “Weird Tonight,” Alan appears to be aiming to drop a summer anthem on Buffalo as playful synths lead up to a...
