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Mac DeMarco at the Tralf Music Hall (8/16/15)

August 18, 2015

This past Sunday, the sweetheart we all deserve, Mac Demarco, treated Buffalo to yet another intimate, sold out show at the Tralf Music Hall. This time around, Mac brought with a full band, and played seven of the eight tracks off of his newest release, Another One. DeMarco’s charisma was in full effect, as was his entire band’s, delivering a performance that kept the audience smiling the whole time. Check out our photos of the show below. Click here for a full gallery of the photos from the night. Jerry Paper Mac Demarco Setlist “The Way You’d Love Her” “Salad Days” “No Other Heart” “The Stars Keep On Calling My Name” “Another One” “Cooking Up Something Good” “Ode to Viceroy” “Without Me” “Reelin’ in the Years” (Steely Dan Cover) “Just to Put Me Down” “Let Her Go” “I’ve Been Waiting for Her” “A Heart Like Hers” “Still Together” Encore “Enter Sandman”[...]

The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die

August 15, 2015

In case you need any affirmation that emo is not dead, last night at Waiting Room was a strong reminder. All of the bands on last night’s bill brought their A game, all playing fantastic, on point sets. Take One Car opened the night with their heavy, talk rock oriented jams, followed by a lighthearted, mellow set from Virginia Beach’s Turnover. Pianos Become the Teeth found the perfect mix between mellow and extreme, delivering an incredibly passionate performance. Closing the night was The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, delivering another emotional set. Despite the heavy performance, the tone of the night was not too serious, as it wouldn’t be a World Is Beautiful set without an excessive amount of stage banter. Take One Car Turnover Pianos Become the Teeth The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die[...]

Pitchfork Music Festival: Sunday

July 23, 2015

Just when you thought the day by day lineup of acts couldn’t get any better, Sunday happened. With no rain in sight, the crowd at the final day of the 2015 Pitchfork Music Festival did not hold back in the blistering sun during sets from Viet Kong, Waxahatchee, Caribou, Run the Jewels, Courtney Barnett, and many more. Check out the photos of Sunday’s action below. Single Mothers Viet Kong Waxahatchee Madlib & Freddie Gibbs Perfume Genius Courtney Barnett Jamie xx Caribou Run the Jewels Todd Terje & The Olsens Chance the Rapper Check out a full gallery of Sunday’s acts here, and if you missed any of Friday or Saturday’s shots, catch up here and here.  

Pitchfork Music Festival: Friday

July 21, 2015

With the sun beating down on the growing lines of anxious festival goers and shouts from street vendors selling bottled water, I could see the excitement building within the crowd as the 2015 Pitchfork Music Festival was ready to kick off. As Union Park opened it’s doors, it slowly filled with boisterous music lovers, some running to be first in line at the stages. Musically, some indie’s biggest acts played, including CHVRCHES, Mac Demarco, Panda Bear, and a headlining set from Wilco. Check out the photos of Friday’s day time action below, along with photos from the Official Pitchfork Festival after party at the Subterranean featuring Pinkwash, Tenement, and Waxahatchee. Natalie Prass Jessica Pratt ILOVEMAKONNEN Mac DeMarco Panda Bear Iceage CHVRCHES Wilco Official Pitchfork Festival After Party feat. Waxahatchee w/Tenement and Pinkwash at the Subterranean  Pinkwash Tenement Waxahatchee Check out a full gallery of Friday’s acts here.

On Tour with Lemuria

July 20, 2015

Ex-pat photographer and blogger Derek Neuland recently went out on tour with Buffalo rooted pop-punk trio Lemuria. Over the last couple weeks, Newland, a Queen City native who now resides in Kentucky, has been compiling tour essays and photo galleries documenting his time on the road with the band members he calls friends and shared the moments on his blog, Quiet and Constant. He was nice enough to offer us a few unreleased outtakes from his first handful of tour essays, which you can check out below. If you wish to follow Neuland’s travels with the band and check out his on going collection essays and galleries, make sure to keep up with his progress over on his blog. His most recent essay about the band’s visit to LA’s Galco’s Soda Pop Stop was shared last week. Read about it here. Photos by Derek Neuland

Herd Fest 2015: Day 3 (Part 2)

June 27, 2015

Herd Fest 2015 returned to Allentown Saturday night with three more loaded showcases sprinkled on to the block. With Silo Sessions setting up shop at Nietzsche’s, Quiet Country Audio taking over Duke’s, and the Wax Museum crew manning both rooms in Hardware, the final evening of the 2015 edition of the festival featured something for everyone. Tireless festival photography, Candace Camuglia, was able to capture the evening. Check out some select shots below, and for the full gallery from Day 3’s night time showcases, head over to the festival’s Facebook page.

Herd Fest 2015: Day 3 (Part 1)

June 26, 2015

Day 3 of Herd Fest proved to be the young festival’s biggest day yet (so big, in fact, that we made the photo galleries two parts), featuring five loaded showcases spread all over town. The afternoon saw local record shops Record Theatre (along with Steak & Cake Records) and Black Dots host in-store and, in the case of the latter, outdoor patio bills. Candace Camuglia was once again on hand to shoot all of the action. Check out some select shots below and for a full gallery, visit the festival’s Facebook page. Keep an eye out soon for a part 2 gallery from Herd Fest’s Day 3.

Herd Fest 2015: Day 2

June 24, 2015

Herd Fest 2015 officially kicked into its second gear last Friday night with three loaded showcases littered over Allentown. First off, though, long time local photog, Michael Mulley, opened up his “People That Rock” exhibit over at Sugar City on Niagara St.. The 20 + years in the making gallery featured photos of Henry Rollins, David Bowie, Social Distortion, and more. Later on that night, Nietzsche’s, Duke’s and Hardware were taken over by showcases from Harvest Sum, Deep Thinka Records, and the Cool Dad crew, respectively. Our festival photographer, Candace Camuglia, was once again deep into all of the action. Check out some select shots from the night below, and for a full gallery of Day 2, visit the festival’s facebook page.

Herd Fest 2015: Day 1

June 23, 2015

This past Thursday night, local haunt Mohawk Place hosted the opening ceremonies to Herd Fest 2015, featuring performances from Bryan Johnson & Family, Attic Abasement, Pleistocene, and DJ sets from Mohawk regulars, Transmission Dance Party. Herd Fest photographer, Canadace Camuglia, was on hand to catch all of the action. Browse through some select photos below and visit Herd Fest’s facebook page for a full gallery of day 1. Check back in all this week for the remaining festival galleries.

White Lung w/ Obliterations, Utah Jazz at Mohawk Place (6/15/15)

June 17, 2015

This past Monday, Vancouver punk outfit, White Lung, brought its frenzied live show to the Mohawk Place. Local punks Utah Jazz kicked the night off with a short but sweet set, followed by some blasting hardcore tracks from Obliterations. White Lung commanded the show with its squealing guitars and piercing vocals, keeping the crowd moving the whole time. Check out our photos below. Utah Jazz Obliterations White Lung  White Lung Setlist “Sycophant” “Face Down” “Monster” “Bad Way” “Bag” “Wrong Star” “Snake Jaw” “I Believe You” “Just For You” “Down It Goes” “Thick Lip” “Two of You” “Blow it South” “Take the Mirror”    

Tyler, The Creator at Town Ballroom (6/14/15)

June 15, 2015

With the Odd Future collective in flux, the group’s clown prince ringleader, Tyler, The Creator, returned to Buffalo Sunday night for a sold-out performance that saw the rapper dig deep into his latest record, Cherry Bomb. Contributing blog photographer, Candace Camuglia, was on hand to snap some pics of Tyler, opener and fellow/former Odd Future member Taco, and a somewhat subdued (for an OF show at least) crowd. For a full recap of the show, check out our review here.

Diarrhea Planet w/ Left and Right, Sleepy Hahas at Mohawk Place (3/30/15)

March 31, 2015

If you missed last night’s show, I am so, so sorry. Monday night, soon to be rock and roll legends, Diarrhea Planet, absolutely ripped apart Mohawk Place. You may remember when Nashville group did the same last year, being hailed as one of the best performances in Buffalo in 2014 by buffaBLOG writer Michael Morretti. DP definitely did not disappoint this time around either. Sleepy Hahas opened up the show with a very jam oriented set, featuring lots of psychedelic elements, as well as a lot of electronics and synthesizers. The set featured amazing custom lighting done by Shawn Lewis, aka local electrofreak, Lesionread. Following the Hahas was touring Philadelphia rock and roll act, Left and Right, who also put on an incredibly entertaining set of raucous garage rock While both opening acts were impressive, its no surprise that Diarrhea Planet commanded the night. There is just a certain energy[...]

buffaBLOG 5th Birthday Party @ Nietzsche’s (3/28/15)

March 30, 2015

The blog crew ringed in our 5th birthday this Saturday night with a packed house and a bill full of Buffalo’s (and one of Utica’s) very best acts. On hand to shoot the evening was blog friend and local photographer, Nate Peracciny, capturing sets from Zak Ward, Comfy, Applennium, and many more, in addition to candid shots of many of the night’s supportive audience members. I say this after every one of our parties, but this was my favorite yet. Check out a handful of Nate’s pictures below, and for the full gallery, please click here. Photos by Nate Peracciny

Torche w/ Nothing and WRONG at Mohawk Place (3/23/15)

March 25, 2015

It’s shows like this that really make me happy that Mohawk Place is back in action. There is just a certain vibe there that other venues downtown can’t really recreate. This past Monday,  Florida sludge rock titans, Torche, brought their tour to town, along with WRONG and Nothing. Torche and crew were one of the loudest shows I have ever been to, and it will also go down as one of my favorites. Not only was this the first show that I shot for the blog, but every single one of the bands seemed to be having a blast, even more so than usual. WRONG and Torche put on two of the heaviest sets I have seen in a long time, while Nothing put on easily the best live set of shoegaze music I have seen, period. WRONG NOTHING TORCHE Photos by Brendan O’Connor

Stars at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA (3/5/15)

March 9, 2015

Toronto’s resident romantics, Stars, continued their North American tour in support the band’s latest, and very danceable new album, No One is Lost. The band recently performed at San Franciso’s famed venue, The Fillmore, and west-coast contributor, photographer Sean Mikula, was on hand to shoot the band. Check out some photos and the complete set list below. Setlist “From The Night” “Ageless Beauty” “We Don’t Want Your Body” “Backlines” “You Keep Coming Up” “A Song Is a Weapon” “This is the Last Time” “Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It” “Look Away” “Dead Hearts” “Trap Door” “One More Night (Your Ex-Lover Remains Dead)” “Elevator Love Letter” “Take Me to the Riot” “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” “No One is Lost:” Encore: “Are You OK?” “Nothing I Can Do”