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Tonight: Quilt

September 24, 2016

Tonight, New York-based four-piece Quilt bring their dreamy folk pop to Buffalo. The band are fresh off the release of their latest album, Plaza, which earned them much critical acclaim at the start of the year. Their latest album perfectly encapsulates the sound of this psychedelic folk band who at once sound like they could be from any era of pop music and yet like no other band in particular. Newcomers can expect a plethora of glorious layered folk sounds and beautiful harmonies, where long-time fans can expect lots of new material as well as old favorites. Quilt will also be joined by fellow New Yorkers/ Baroque indie rockers, Mutual Benefits. It all goes down tonight at Mohawk Place and should be one well worth checking out. Doors at Mohawk are at 7pm and tickets are $14.

Tonight: Mutual Benefit

June 19, 2014

When I first heard Mutual Benefit, I was sitting in my room in China alone, drinking Tiger beer, eating the best fried rice I will ever eat, and feeling a little too far away.  Let me tell you, Jordan Lee’s debut LP was a welcome visitor. Listening to the self-released, Love’s Crushing Diamond, you feel like you’re having a conversation with Lee. You are not alone, never isolated or marginalized.  You can sense the collective memory of our generation in his post freak-folk ambient sound. It’s a relatively new genre, sort of orchestral-folk meets Elliot Smith. Everything about the album screams hope and community, from the way the wind chimes balance out the electric drum which in turn is balancing out the banjo, to how they all sort of walk then run together to drive the song safely in the exact direction it always needed to go. The album is kind[...]

Just Announced: Mutual Benefit

May 8, 2014

One of the more sneaky good, under the radar albums of 2013 was Mutual Benefit’s Love’s Crushing Diamond. A revolving project led by Jordan Lee, the act sounds like Daniel Rosen or maybe the Antler’s Peter Silberman crossed with Broken Social Scene at their most tender. Lee will bring his project to Buffalo Iron Works next month on Thursday, June 19th. While you may not be familiar with the act, you will most likely be down town at Canalside anyways, so take the quick stroll over to the Cobblestone District after and you may leave with a new favorite act. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 9th, at 10am for $10 in advance, $13 day of