by Michael Moretti | May 1, 2018 | Preview
Angular masterminds / mid-aught mainstays Minus the Bear return to Town Ballroom this evening to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their 2007 album Planet of Ice. Tonight’s show will feature the band playing Planet of Ice in it’s entirety, as well as...
by Michael Moretti | Mar 13, 2018 | Preview
Buffalo is ablaze with excitement this evening for Weird Al Yankovic’s sold-out show at UB’s Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure’s March Madness tournament chance, and rising punk act Screaming Females’ performance at Mohawk Place. Fronted by...
by Michael Moretti | Jun 15, 2017 | Preview
buffaBLOG is proud to launch the first day of events for this year’s Herd Fest. A lot of planning and curating went into crafting these shows and we are psyched to gather some of the most buzzed about local and regional acts for your viewing/listening pleasure....
by Michael Moretti | Mar 6, 2017 | Preview
Dreamland is set to play host for touring punkrockers No Parents for an undoubtably raucous Monday night. The Los Angeles-based act is touring in support of their new 7″ Chix in LA. You might have caught their set when they rode into town last fall sharing a...
by Michael Moretti | Feb 14, 2017 | Preview
Couples rejoice as Nashville electro-pop tag team Cherub are set to play Town Ballroom this evening for Valentine’s Day. Composed of songwriters Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber, the duo formed in 2010 making synth-bangers for the not overtly romantic. In 2014,...
by Michael Moretti | Dec 15, 2016 | Best of 2016
To begin our Best of 2016 coverage, we asked a handful of our staff writers to submit their favorite albums and songs of the year. Cliff Parks Favorite Album: The Avalanches – Wildflower The joy and pleasure this album gave me this year is incalculable. The...
by Michael Moretti | Sep 8, 2016 | New Music
Icelandic songstress Soffía Björg released her debut single “I Lie” at the tail end of August and it’s been making waves in the blogosphere. Hailing from a rural area of one of the most remote places on earth, Björg’s songwriting is snarky, hi,...
by Michael Moretti | Sep 7, 2016 | New Music
Washington, DC based electro-pop project Incredible Change dropped their first single in over a year last month and we were quick to gobble it up. Under the surface, “Montreal Is An Island” is a driving and dance-y track about adventuring throughout with...
by Michael Moretti | Aug 16, 2016 | New Music
LA pop tag-team GOAT have been riding high since the release of their debut EP, Forty Love, which came out earlier this summer. The duo’s latest single “Saturdaze” is a funky retro jam about Saturday daydreamin’ bout ur #1 hunny that fans of...
by Michael Moretti | Jun 14, 2016 | News
People who read on the internet super early were delighted this morning to discover that Kanye West announced he will be touring in support of his latest album The Life of Pablo. Dubbed the Saint Pablo tour, Yeezy will be making his second stop on the tour at...
by Michael Moretti | May 17, 2016 | News
For the past six months, we’ve been chugging along trying to put together our third annual Herd Music Festival. The festival, which began in 2014, aimed to gather all of Western New York’s up-and-coming bands into one hustled weekend that showcased the...
by Michael Moretti | Apr 22, 2016 | New Music
Black Honey’s “All My Pride” has been the flavor of the day over at buffaBLOG HQ. The band’s latest single, off of their forthcoming The Headspin EP. Think the gritty garage-rock stylings of The Strokes if it were fronted by Gwen Stefani with...
by Michael Moretti | Apr 14, 2016 | New Music
Philadelphia / DC based indie act Queue have a new song that is right up our alley. Queue’s song “Falling Into Skies” is emotional, with breath-y, sweet vocals over delicate guitars. Beneath the surface, “Falling Into Skies” is about...
by Michael Moretti | Apr 13, 2016 | Preview
Buffalo Iron Works is set to host Brooklyn-based powerfunk band, Turkuaz, this evening for undoubtedly the most fun you’ll have on a Wednesday. The band is no stranger to Buffalo, having played almost every stage that has been able to fit the nine-piece (Buffalo...
by Michael Moretti | Mar 15, 2016 | Buffalo
Buffalo-based beach-y trio, dreambeaches, released their first single off their forthcoming album Habits. dreambeaches, lead by Corey Bzibizik sprang onto the local scene last year after splintering off from local synth-pop band, Humble Braggers (and bringing Jacob...
