by Nick Sessanna | Oct 13, 2014 | Album of the Week
This week brings us yet another Rochester Album of the Week nod. Europa & The Great Red Spot’s Inside Voices is a wonderfully understated LP full of fuzzy lo-fi gems. Riding mysteriously on a heavy space theme, it might as well be the sound of Europa itself...
by Nick Sessanna | Oct 8, 2014 | Preview
Tonight, Bayside is playing at the Waiting Room… But fans of Bayside probably already know that – they refer to themselves as a cult. For those Buffalonians who haven’t been indoctrinated yet, think passionate pop-punk/emo with a monster discography...
by Nick Sessanna | Oct 3, 2014 | Preview
After a dark, seven-year hiatus, A Hotel Nourishing (Sonny Baker and Cam Rogers) returns tonight to release some new music, the deeply textured and haunting Empty Gesture EP. The band will be taking the stage at the recently re-opened Mohawk Place, so get ready for a...
by Nick Sessanna | Sep 29, 2014 | Album of the Week
“They” say that rock n’ roll is dead; I think the Stainds and Creeds and Puddle of Mudds of the world are just getting smarter. Rock music is now led by bands like Black Keys and Cage the Elephant – its less about machismo and brain dead guitar...
by Nick Sessanna | Sep 22, 2014 | Buffalo
Alleys get existential in their new video for “Can’t You Just Make Fun of the Way I Talk Again…?” Singer/drummer Sebastian Cichon literally faces himself in a minimalistic video featuring the two-piece’s riffy emo/skramz. Cichon’s...
by Nick Sessanna | Sep 17, 2014 | Concert Review
With this odd polar vortex framing our upcoming winter, my sense of nostalgia has been going crazy. I have always felt like Buffalonians are allowed only a few short weeks of crisp sweater weather before we get annihilated with snow… So on went my flannel and my...
by Nick Sessanna | Sep 10, 2014 | Rochester
Call it punk, call it lo-fi, or call it tweemo, Rochester’s princess//princess’ new EP is full of it. Upon reaching my goal, I am completely underwhelmed. is a set of six raucous bedroom-esque recordings full of bouncy guitar and, at times, some...
by Nick Sessanna | Aug 29, 2014 | Preview
Pittsburgh, PA’s Instead of Sleeping has been through Buffalo three times already – and they always leave the stage having expelled more energy than one thought humanly possible. If that wasn’t enough convincing, there is also a stacked local lineup...
by Nick Sessanna | Aug 18, 2014 | Preview
For anyone attending high school in the 2000s, Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin were staples on any mix tape. Even just the nine-minute epic “Konstantine” was enough to knock any teenager into a lovesick coma. The man behind the piano is...
by Nick Sessanna | Aug 14, 2014 | Preview
Unfortunately, New Jersey’s Brick Mower could not make it to this wonderful showcase at one of our favorite local record stores, Spiral Scratch… But there is some good news. On the bright side, tonight’s show is now free! Newish Star and Difficult...
by Nick Sessanna | Aug 10, 2014 | Preview
In case you somehow haven’t heard by now, today is the day that Edgefest rolls through town. It’s hard to ignore such a prime opportunity to people watch at one of the most “accessible” shows of the summer… but enough about that. We here...
by Nick Sessanna | Jul 31, 2014 | Rochester
Fresh off of a huge show with Pentimento and currently on a summer tour, California Cousins have just released a new three-song demo. The Rochester emo band has been on our radar since the dissolution of the now-defunct buffaBLOG favorite, Keeler. This set of songs is...
by Nick Sessanna | Jul 28, 2014 | Watch This
Normally we try to feature brand new music videos, but some unfortunate events happened in Buffalo this weekend and we felt like an exception should be made. Topshelf Records band Have Mercy was robbed Saturday night while they were staying in Buffalo. Although they...
by Nick Sessanna | Jul 24, 2014 | Buffalo
Buffalo NY’s Alleys are a band that embraces sadness, and judging by the recent successes of quasi-discordant emo bands like Dads or The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, their new EP is bound to bring them places. Running Around...
by Nick Sessanna | Jul 18, 2014 | Buffalo
Buffalo’s own The Traditional have announced that they have inked a deal with Los Angeles-based Anchor Eighty Four Records. This welcome announcement comes after the band spent a large majority of last year touring in support of their debut EP. It seems like the...
