by Nick Sessanna | Jul 26, 2021 | New Music
There’s no band quite like Buffalo’s own Mallwalkers – the nine (?) piece band has been shattering eardrums with their punk/funk raucousness for essentially the last decade. Before they hang up their menagerie of brass/whistles/strings for good,...
by Cliff Parks | Dec 6, 2019 | Preview
They did what they set out to do, and now local DIY punk heroes Mallwalkers are saying goodbye tonight after nine years with a full scale blow out at the Mohawk with Providence disco punk La Neve and DJ Reazon. This last waltz will feature two epic sets from the band,...
by Cliff Parks | Sep 13, 2019 | Preview
Tonight walk on the wild side at Sugar City when Boston by way of NYC avant garde funk band Guerilla Toss rolls through with Philly post punks Empath and local freaks Mallwalkers and Lesionread. Blending arty NYC New Wave with noise, psychedelia and crazy funk,...
by Cliff Parks | Jul 13, 2018 | Preview
Tonight fans of beloved punk legends Fugazi will be congregating in the 9th Ward to catch the intense power trio The Messthetics, which features Joe Lally and Brendan Canty, the late band’s rhythm section along with DC based jazz guitarist Anthony Pirog. The...
by Michael Moretti | Apr 13, 2018 | Preview, Uncategorized
Trimania returns Saturday, April 14th for its every three year take over of the TriMain building. The multi-faceted program is a hard dive into the local arts and music scenes, allowing the opportunity for the regional creatives to convey their art and the thousands...
by Cliff Parks | Sep 5, 2017 | Preview
Philadelphia punk band Sheer Mag takes over tonight at the Mohawk with Lost Balloons and Mallwalkers. If rock is indeed the new punk, Sheer Mag and their magnificent front woman Tina Halladay has it turned up to 11, taking the proto cock rock of the 70’s and the...
by Michael Moretti | Aug 16, 2017 | Preview
Sugar City is set to host an all-star line-up headlined by one of Sub Pop’s latest signees, Downtown Boys. The Providence, RI funk punk act is touring in support of their latest album released just last week, Cost of Living. Also on the bill are fellow funk...
by Zach M Anderson | May 4, 2017 | Photos
Screaming Females returned to Buffalo after a lengthy absence to play a packed house at Mohawk Place on Sunday, April 30th, in support of their latest album, 2015’s Rose Mountain. The New Brunswick, New Jersey trio played an eardrum-obliterating set of serrated...
by Admin | Apr 7, 2017 | Preview
K Records founder Calvin Johnson heads to Sugar City tonight under the flag of his latest project titled Selector Dub Narcotic. The brains behind Beat Happening, Johnson has had a notable career in independent music scene, collaborating and discovering many...
by Mike Powell | Jan 23, 2017 | Album of the Week
Funk punk collective, Mallwalkers are back from their hiatus, or self imposed exile? Either way, they’ve returned and have brought with them to Buffalo a new LP, “Dial ‘M’ For…” which is a follow up to their debut record, 2013’s Shake the Rust Off....
by Cliff Parks | Oct 29, 2016 | Preview
The expression “family friendly” and punk rock don’t generally go together but they might tonight when Mallwalkers celebrate the release of Dial ‘M’ For at Sugar City with special guests for an all ages show that also happens to be free....
by Shauna Presto | Oct 18, 2016 | Buffalo
The first time I saw Mallwalkers, my cheeks hurt. I must’ve been smiling for a half hour straight. Not that their performance was comical, just incredibly infectious. There were about nine people on the stage (including horns, my favorite part of any ensemble),...
by Brendan O'Connor | May 27, 2016 | Preview
Over the course of the past five years, local DIY cassette label, Drug Party Tapes, has put out some absolutely essential releases from some incredible Buffalo bands. In celebration of the first five, an all local show for the ages will be happening at Mohawk Place...
by Nick Sessanna | May 8, 2016 | Preview
Some might call them the last great rock and roll band. Some might call them gritty punx. Either way, Dischord record’s band Chain & the Gang are here to bring some tongue-in-cheek (or is it?) punk rock to Buffalo tonight. This particular show has an...
by Shauna Presto | Apr 18, 2016 | Preview
The L.A. based trio, Bleached, knows how to pen an appetizing punk song. Comprised of sisters Jessie and Jennifer Clavin and bassist Micayla Grace, the band capitalizes on propulsive power chords, chunky bass lines, and uncontrived, fuzzed out vocal melodies that call...
