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Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park (7/15/17)

July 20, 2017

In it’s 12th year, Pitchfork Music Festival continued to prove its longevity, boasting three sold out days and another jam packed, stellar lineup. Thousands flocked to Union Park in Chicago, making this year what seemed like the most crowded the festival has been in our three years of coverage. With another incredible year filled with countless memorable moments in the books, we take a look back at the weekend through the lens of our blog photographer, Brendan O’Connor. Take a look at some photos from Saturday below, featuring Vagabon, Jeff Rosenstock, Weyes Blood, Cherry Glazerr, Mitski, Francis and the Lights, Angel Olsen, S U R V I V E, and A Tribe Called Quest.  Take a look at our photo gallery from Friday HERE. Vagabon Jeff Rosenstock Weyes Blood Cherry Glazerr Mitski Francis and the Lights Angel Olsen S U R V I V E A Tribe Called Quest

Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park (7/14/17)

July 19, 2017

In it’s 12th year, Pitchfork Music Festival continued to prove its longevity, boasting three sold out days and another jam packed, stellar lineup. Thousands flocked to Union Park in Chicago, making this year what seemed like the most crowded the festival has been in our three years of coverage. With another incredible year filled with countless memorable moments in the books, we take a look back at the weekend through the lens of our blog photographer, Brendan O’Connor. Take a look at some photos from Friday below, featuring Priests, Dawn Richard, Hiss Golden Messenger, Vince Staples, Frankie Cosmos, Danny Brown, Kamaiyah, Dirty Projectors, and LCD Soundsystem. Stay tuned for more photos from the weekend throughout the week. Priests Dawn Richard Hiss Golden Messenger Vince Staples Frankie Cosmos Danny Brown Kamiayah  Dirty Projectors LCD Soundsystem

The Shins at the Rapids Theatre (7/11/17)

July 14, 2017

This past Tuesday, legendary indie act, The Shins, played a sold out show at the Rapids Theater in Niagara Falls. Even after all these years, the band still sounds incredible, Mercer’s voice sounds as great as it ever has, and they were able to absolutely pack the Rapid’s to the brim on a Tuesday. Check out some photos from their career spanning set below, as well as a setlist. Setlist: Caring Is Creepy Australia Name for You Mine’s Not a High Horse Girl Inform Me Gone for Good Mildenhall Saint Simon Kissing the Lipless So Now What Painting a Hole The Rifle’s Spiral Half a Million Phantom Limb Simple Song Encore: The Fear New Slang Sleeping Lessons

Kerfuffle at Canalside (06/17/17)

June 23, 2017

This past Saturday, Alternative Buffalo continued the tradition of their annual Kerfuffle festival at Canalside. The local radio station started the festival in 2014, which takes place at Canalside during the summer, and Key Bank Center in the winter. Canalside was packed to the brim, as this year’s lineup was probably their strongest yet, featuring acts such as OK Go, Frank Ferdinand, Dashboard Confessional, and more. Check out some photos from the day below, shot by blog photographer, Brendan O’Connor. Bob Moses OK Go  Franz Ferdinand Grouplove Dashboard Confessional 

The Naked and Famous at the Town Ballroom (06/12/17)

June 14, 2017

All in attendance at the Naked and Famous show earlier this week we treated to a very special night.  Since their formation, the LA based synth pop has seldom played the Buffalo area, and they brought their A game to the Town Ballroom.  They played a set featuring tracks focusing on their last full length, Simple Forms, as well as a plethora of tracks from their popular 2010 debut album, Passive Me, Aggressive You. Buffalo’s own Humble Braggers kicked off the night with a tight set as well.  Check out some photos from the night below. Humble Braggers The Naked and Famous

Wavves at Tralf Music Hall (05/19/17)

May 23, 2017

Friday’s Wavves show with Post Animal at The Tralf was one for the books, with drama, tension, and a potential for chaos that became manifest throughout the night. Chicago’s Post Animal got the night going with a super charged set of psychedelic rock that channeled the heft and darkness of Black Sabbath (“You Were Not There”), free form sixties Pink Floyd and the dense harmonics of Tame Impala (“When I Get Home”) to crush the slowly growing crowd under their heavy space riffs. The jury is out on whether Joe Kerry (Steve from Stranger Things) was with them; the one guy kind of looked like him but he was wearing glasses and sporting indie rocker long hair instead of the Steve Harrington bouffant, and his yelps sounded familiar, but in the end it didn’t matter. Post Animal was a heady and head banging good time in the best way possible.[...]

PUP at Studio at Waiting Room (05/18/17)

May 22, 2017

Well, it was bound to happen eventually. After making their Buffalo debut at the Studio in 2014 and playing there once a year since, they finally sold it out. Following the release of their latest LP, The Dream is Over,  the Toronto pop punk four piece have steadily been gaining popularity, and at that showed at their performance.  Going as down as one of the more insane crowds I’ve seen at the Waiting Room, the packed house didn’t slow down for a minute over the course of the bands hour long set.   The show was opened with an awesome set by Prawn, who played with PUP the last time they were in Buffalo as well.   Check out some photos from the insane night below, shot by blog photographer, Brendan O’Connor. Prawn PUP

Wildhoney at Mohawk Place (05/04/17)

May 15, 2017

A couple weeks back, Baltimore pop/shoegaze five piece, Wildhoney, returned to Buffalo for yet another fantastic show.  The bands ability to not only create an insane wall of sound, but their ability to keep the music super catchy and interesting were in full effect, coming together to pull off one of the best sets I’ve seen so far this year.  The new tracks that they played sounded incredible live, as did their older releases.  Local emo four piece, Honey., and Albany based pop act, Cannon the Brave, kicked things off, making for a memorable night.  Check out some photos from the show below, shot by blog photographer, Brendan O’Connor. honey Cannon the Brave Wildhoney

of Montreal at Asbury Hall (4/26/17)

May 1, 2017

The semiannual of Montreal art rock freakout rolled through Asbury Hall at Babeville Wednesday night with Christina Scheider’s Jepeto Solutions, and the results were customarily intense and deeply satisfying. Jepeto Solutions were instantly effective, with a continental psychedelic sound that recalled the soundtracks to Michelangelo Antonioni and Barbet Schroder films. Christina Schneider’s dreamy vocals kept everything in a hazy focus while she and her band bathed the crowd in shimmering guitars and kept us guessing through whimsical, swinging timing changes that conjured pleasing sensations of detached freedom and innocence, ideal sensations before a set from of Montreal. of Montreal devotees know that their shows are happenings in the truest sense, and the current show came at the audience hard with a teasing set that largely explored the band’s last three albums and visions of masculinity in 2017. Frontman/guru Kevin Barnes dazzled the crowd with a cross dressing series of tasteful[...]

Minus the Bear at the Town Ballroom (03/30/17)

April 3, 2017

This past Thursday, legendary indie/math rock group Minus the Bear played an awesome show at the Town Ballroom.  They played a career spanning set, touching on most of the past albums, as well as playing multiple cuts from the solid new release, VOIDS.   Bayonne and Beach Slang were featured as openers on the tour.  While all bands differed sonically, the eclectic lineup came together for a super memorable show.  Check out some photos from the awesome night below. Bayonne Beach Slang Minus the Bear    

Local Natives at the Town Ballroom (03/17/17)

March 21, 2017

This past Friday, Local Natives brought their lofty indie sounds to the Town Ballroom.  This was the second date on the tour for their new album, Sunlight, but the Californian five piece worked like a well oiled machine, sounding completely ethereal. The near perfect, lofty, vocal harmonies sounded incredible throughout the venue, and emotions ran high throughout the crowd. The band played a spanning set list featuring tracks from all three of their studio albums, making for memorable night. Check out some photos below, and click here for a full gallery. Little Scream Local Natives

Del Paxton Album Release Show at Mohawk Place (03/03/17)

March 9, 2017

Last Friday,  Buffalo emo / math rock trio, Del Paxton, celebrated the release of their fantastic new LP at Mohawk Place.  They managed to pull together some great local acts including VWLS, Yellow House, Sonny Baker Band, and Slow Cooker, resulting in what will probably one of be one of our favorite shows of the year.  You can check out our review of All Day, Every Day, All Night here, and check out some photos from the night below. VWLS Yellow House Sonny Baker Band Slowcooker Del Paxton All photos by Brendan O’Connor  

Lemuria at Mohawk Place (02/10/17)

February 16, 2017

We sent buffaBLOG photographer Brendan O’Connor to last Friday’s Lemuria show at Mohawk Place with Mikey Erg and Cayetana. The Buffalo natives, Lemuria, packed the room for the sold-out show, arguably one of the most full the room has been since the re-opening of the venue. Check out the photos from the very special return show below. Mikey Erg Cayetana Lemuria Photos by Brendan O’Connor

Tory Lanez at the Town Ballroom (12/4/16)

December 9, 2016

Canadian hip hop artist, Tory Lanez, packed a sold out Town Ballroom for an electric show on Sunday.  Lanez kept the crowd on their feet throughout the whole show,  playing some old songs, as well as tracks off of his major label debut, I Told You So.   His set was nothing short of insanity from start to finish. We were also able to snag some pictures of Tory’s tour mate Jacquees as well, which you can check out below.  For more photos, click HERE for a full gallery. Jacquees Tory Lanez

The Kerfuffle Before Christmas at KeyBank Center (12/2/16)

December 6, 2016

This past Friday,  Buffalo’s alternative radio station, 107.7, packed the Key Bank Center for their annual one day music festival,  The Kerfuffle Before Christmas.  This years lineup featured artists such as Judah and the Lion, Atlas Genius, Joywave, Capital Cities, Andrew McMahon and the Wilderness, and the Dirty Heads.  Check out our shots from the sold out show below, and click here for a full gallery. Judah And The Lion Atlas Genius Joywave Capital Cities Andrew McMahon and the Wilderness The Dirty Heads