by Nick Muldoon | Dec 18, 2014 | Preview
With the advent of 107.7’s Kerfuffle event becoming the start of a Buffalo tradition, so too is the local after-party that surrounds the event. These after-parties have been marked by bands much in-tune with indie/alt-pop sound of the Kerfuffle events themselves...
by Mac McGuire | Oct 23, 2014 | Buffalo
Does a 4-song EP need a video for every song? Maybe not, but at least the Tins are making them interesting. From Freddie Mercury impersonators to violence on watermelons, the three-piece indie duo has been getting some major burn out of its latest release, Young Blame...
by Cliff Parks | Sep 27, 2014 | Preview
Tonight, celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Elmwood Village Association at a big street party between West Utica and Hodge where it all began tastefully called The 20 Block Bash and featuring a raft of blog favorites handling the music for the festivities....
by Mac McGuire | Aug 1, 2014 | Buffalo
Buffalo new wavy pop trio, the Tins, are currently on the road supporting their recent EP, Young Blame. I believe at the time of this writing, they are somewhere up in the Pacific North-West. The EP, and in particular, current single “Let It Go,” have been...
by Michael Torsell | Jul 14, 2014 | Album of the Week
There is a fantastic moment right in the beginning of the Tins’ latest EP, Young Blame, where a synth kicks in and the chorus brings an immediate smile to your face. It is that often sought after moment where a new song hits you in just the right way. This is the...
by Taryn Alper | Jul 12, 2014 | Photos
The beer, poutine, and local bands were on point at Buffalo Iron Works this past Friday night. A ticket got you a free copy of the Tins’ new EP, Young Blame, in addition to a view of the baseball game’s fireworks from the back patio. Energetic frontman...
by Dan Bauer | Jul 11, 2014 | Preview
It wasn’t too long ago that The Tins had been so quiet for so long that they merited a “What Are They Up To?” post just a few months ago that ended with a strangely in-depth description of ice cream. In the last month, they’ve been all over the...
by Joe Speranza | Jun 17, 2014 | Herd Fest Showcase Spotlight
In what we hope and anticipate to become a yearly staple in Allentown’s music triangle, Herd Fest starts this weekend at Hardware, Duke’s and Nietzsche’s. Outside of this unofficial triangle but very much a part of the action, Spiral Scratch Records,...
by Mac McGuire | Jun 11, 2014 | Buffalo
Herd Fest act the Tins have announced the release of their latest EP, Young Blame, set to drop on July 29th. The EP is currently available for pre-sale here, but luckily, the band has released the music video for Young Blame’s first single, “They...
by Mike Torsell | Apr 22, 2014 | Interview
Hello and welcome to the first in what I hope to become an ongoing series where we check in with various local bands to ask that question that pops into our head from time to time, “what are they up to” these days. It has been a little while since we last...
by Mac McGuire | Apr 16, 2014 | Buffalo
We like to help our some of our blog buddies when we can. And The Tins, well, they have been blog friends since the beginning, back when “The Green Room” was blaring out of our blog offices, back when they were headlining our first bday party back in 2011...
