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Tonight: Oso Oso

March 9, 2016

The West Side is the place to be tonight for lovers of all things emo.  Following a stop at Sugar City last year, Long Beach emo outfit Oso Oso will be rolling back through Buffalo, to DIY spot The Lair. The band is in the midst of a spanning, two month tour of the United States, and are bringing along Albany young guns Prince Daddy and the Hyena, who let me tell you, are the real deal. I do not use the term stacked gig lightly, and I can assure you, this is a stacked gig.  Kicking the night off is local emo / pop punk act Alleys, who just put out a 7″ split on Running Around Records.   Closing the show out will be local emo vets Del Paxton.  The boys are sure to give you a taste of their new LP, out on Topshelf Records later this year, as well as[...]

Tonight: Prawn

March 26, 2014

This isn’t the first time Top Shelf Records has sent one of their top-tier emo revivalist bands through Buffalo – tonight’s offering is Prawn, whose clean guitars and angsty vocals sound like Joan of Arc if they calmed down a little and tried to put a little structure to their songs. Tonight’s show is at The Lair and starts at 6:00pm. The support for tonight is incredible, featuring Buffalonian support from Del Paxton, Figurehead, and Alleys. Rochester is sending over Barbarossa. $10.