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Sweet Talker – Summer 2025

August 1, 2025

Grab some sunscreen and soak up Sweet Talker’s scorching new two songer, Summer 2025. The Buffalo hard rock and rollers consists of members of local Buffalo punk and hardcore acts Buried Alive, Exhibition, and Big. Following up last year’s Not Your Daddy’s Rock and Roll, this brief, one-two punch continues to see the band mix hardcore punk with old school heavy metal.   The opening song, “Someone Like You,” hits like a nut shot with a frenzy of galloping drums, buzzy basslines and barking vocals. The track permeates big circle pit energy and will rough you up before downshifting into a shreddy, halftime bridge. Spin this at your Gallagher Beach party bash and watch things get a little crazy.   Rounding out the release is “Tough Tunes,” a time capsule of the days of VHS, corded telephones and Judas Priest. Sweet Talker energizes this melodic, throwback track with NWOBHM power[...]

Must See Shows (7/16/25-7/22/25)

July 15, 2025

Wednesday, July 17th @ 7pm Claimed Choice @ Caffe at Amy’s   International touring punk act Claimed Choice makes a stop in for a mid-week pick-me-up. The Lyons-based French oi-punk act is touring in support of their new self-titled album. Fans of Turbo Negro, New York Dolls, or even locals Nervous Tick and the Zipper Lips would be into this one. Rounding out the bill will be support from local rock and rollers Sweet Talker and pop punkers Pilot-Field. $15 cover or pay what you can. CLAIMED CHOICE “We won’t give in” LP by Une vie pour rien Vinyles Saturday, July 19th @ 8pm Young the Giant @ Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino Young the Giant was once one of the most buzzed about bands in the blogosphere in the early 2010s, where the quintet broke with notable singles like “My Body” and “Cough Syrup.” The momentum of the band’s[...]

Must See Shows (3/5/25-3/11/25)

March 4, 2025

Saturday, March 8th @ 8pm Chores @ The Cave Rochester indie outfit Chores plays Buffalo this Saturday in support of their new cassette, Tender as a Wound. For those who follow the blog closely, you’ll remember Chores as they were our Album of the Week back in December 2024. Grunge-y locals Stress Dolls will share the stage and are the only representative from Buffalo on this one, with Syracuse indie-pop act Paper Rabbit making the 11 exit trip down the 90 for this goodwill exchange. The three bands will be trading off gigs between The Cave, the Bug Jar in Rochester on March 21st, and ending the run with a show at Syracuse’s famed Funk’n Waffles on April 4th. So if you like what you see, you can do this two more times. $10 for this one and it’s a steal.   Tender As A Wound by Chores   Sunday,[...]