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Tonight: Made Violent

April 29, 2018

You hear a lot of talk these days about rock being dead. It’s a very fashionable thing to say, based on “diminished market share” or the lineup and crowd sizes at Coachella, but at the local and underground level we know better. Yes it’s true that the local scene isn’t particularly well supported by Western New York beyond the wonderful music fans that do, in part because some rock fans are sitting home complaining about rock being dead, but the fact remains that rock is very much alive, and tonight it’s going to be at the Mohawk when hometown heroes Made Violent bring it all back with some help from local skull crushers Ugly Sun and Philadelphia indie rockers Cold Fronts. Combining propulsive garage rock with Tweedyesque vocals and strong melodies, Cold Fronts feel like they’re actually a band on a big label worth a damn. Discovered by the justifiably legendary impresario Seymour Stein,[...]

Tonight: Terror Pigeon

April 23, 2018

OK, your Monday probably sucks so far, but tonight is another story because Sugar City is hosting a show guaranteed to make it all worth while featuring life affirming art rockers Terror Pigeon and NYC  punks White Rope. Terror Pigeon, from Nashville Tennessee, put on an amazing and deeply affecting show at Dreamland (sigh) a few years back that was generous and uplifting in a humanist, inclusive way,  so that will be especially nice. Think a more hyper Dan Deacon and you’ll get the idea. White Rope will be joining the fray to play some skull crushing, modern punk for your liberating pleasure, while NYC media artist Eric Barry Drasin will be presenting/performing a Power Point opus on how to make it big in the speed metal game. Local evil hip hop artist Medusa and beloved rap malcontent Jack Topht will be rounding out the show with their nasty beats, which[...]

Tonight: The Eaves

April 21, 2018

Tonight Nietzsche’s hosts a crazy good lineup of local and regional favorites headlined by enigmatic American rockers and true tabula rasa The Eaves. Nihilistic Rochester art garage rock duo Buffalo Sex Change will also be on hand to kick jams off their hotly anticipated and just released yesterday sophomore rock out Searching Hands, while local psychedelic  punk locals Velvet Bethany will be introducing you to their serious riffs and beguiling harmonies. Rounding out the night are the raucous indie quartet, Passed Out. Doors open at 9pm and cover is $5.

Tonight: Basic Printer

April 11, 2018

Two of Buffalo’s best bands are hosting a fantastic show tonight, featuring a set from experimental Nashville synth-poppers Basic Printer. Buffalo’s indie-rock-for-indie-rockers outfit dreambeaches will bring their impressive brand of baroque-pop… Synth masterminds Humble Braggers are also playing, and they always bring it home with their unique brand of irresistibly hooky synth-pop. Tonight’s show is at Mohawk Place and it starts at 7pm. Bring $7 for admission. Good Weird ft. Del Florida by Basic Printer

Tonight: Matthew Danger Lippman

April 8, 2018

Matthew Danger Lippman returns to his hometown with some swagger headlining a seriously tight lineup tonight at the Mohawk. The former Brimstone Blondes frontman, current New Yorker, and eternal art rock spaceman is passing through on his way home to an undisclosed location in the Five Boroughs and will be playing selections from his tripped out but supremely soulful Refresh 2 Death EP. Opening the show will be The Get Money Squad’s Quinton Brock featuring Feverbox, slowcore mind shredders Award Show, and up and coming local indie darlings Johnny and the Man Kids, all for the tidy sum of $8. Doors open at 7pm. REFRESH 2 DEATH [EP] by Matthew Danger Lippman

Tonight: Good In The Dark

March 30, 2018

Tonight Good In The Dark hits up Milkie’s on Elmwood with support from local grunge rock heroes Ugly Sun and Nylon Otters. Hailing from Harrisburg PA,  Good In The Dark specializes in a moody and sexy take on New Wave, with bassist lead vocalist Heather Perry occasionally channeling the legendary Francoise Hardy to tremendous effect. Getting it all going will be reliable local indie rockers Nylon Otters and the ever satisfying Ugly Sun, just back from bopping around the Rust Belt with their heavy yet deeply melodious jams. Doors for this “secret show” open at 9pm and cover is   $5. Rafters by Good In The Dark

Tonight: Bethlehem Steel

March 20, 2018

Brooklyn by way of Buffalo garage rockers Bethlehem Steel are hitting up their old area on their way back home from Texas after SXSW tonight at Birdhaus with Gun Candy and Slowcooker. The gritty riffs and emotional heft you know and love from Bethlehem Steel, you know… “one of our own,” will be in full effect, so you’re probably going to want to hit this show. Opening the show will be punk troublemakers Gun Candy and gnarly surf punks Slowcooker. Doors open at 7pm and cover is $5-$10. Party Naked Forever by Bethlehem Steel

Tonight: Can’t Swim

March 19, 2018

New Jersey quintet Can’t Swim is making a stop in Buffalo tonight, with strong support from lots of other great bands. Their tasteful blend of pop-punk and post-hardcore will close out the evening, while the dreamy and shoegazy emo-punk of Super Whatevr and Gleemer warm up the crowd. Local mainstays Fernway and Into the Wake will also be playing tonight. Tonight’s show is at Mohawk Place. Snag a ticket from a band for $12, or buy one at the door for $14. Doors are at 6pm.

Tonight: Casey Abrams

March 17, 2018

Double bass wunderkind, vocalist and pride of Idyllwood, California’s Casey Abrams rolls through the Ninth Ward tonight to lay down some non St. Patrick’s Day grooves with local soul man Vin DeRosa. The 2012 American Idol contestant is on tour behind his recently released sophomore full length Put A Spell, recorded Arcade Fire style in an old abandoned church in Brooklyn for holy vibes to go with Abrams’ well crafted and very earnest roots rock. Buffalo soul classicist Vin DeRosa gets the show going at 8pm, and tickets are $17 at the door, which opens at 7pm.

Tonight: The Cordial Sins

March 8, 2018

Columbus, Ohio shoegazers The Cordial Sins pass through Mohawk Place tonight to rock indie jams that will tickle the fancies of fans of early Radiohead and Memoryhouse. Cordial Sins frontwoman/lyricist Liz Fisher is unmistakably the real deal, with a potent yet delicate voice  that’s got range and beguiling sweetness, while lead guitarist Corey Dickerson’s spirit animal is clearly Jonny Greenwood (a good thing). Opening the show will be local haze quartet Coral Collapse and psychedelic accordion rockers Church Key Social (think of Ian Anderson by way of the Doors). Doors open at 8pm and cover is $5.

Tonight: David Byrne

March 6, 2018

Tonight legendary singer songwriter, multi-media artist/curator, and ex Talking Heads frontman makes a welcome return to UB’s Center For The Arts after a ten year absence to kick jams from across his storied career. Hailing his just kicked off American Utopia World Tour as his “most ambitious show since the shows that were filmed for Stop Making Sense, a very high bar indeed considering those Talking Heads shows, and the film that documented them, are unabashedly brilliant. David will be playing classics from his solo catalog, some well known classics, as well as new material from his upcoming 11th solo album American Utopia, out this Friday, part of his ongoing multi media Reasons To Be Cheerful project, a worthy endeavor during these turbulent and trying times. Comfy shoes good for dancing are encouraged because there will be butt shaking. Tonight’s sold out show starts at 7:30pm, with doors opening at 7pm. There’s[...]

Tonight: Cavalcade

March 2, 2018

Long-running Rochester act Cavalcade will be trekking through the snow tonight to play a fervent set at Mohawk Place… Their music transcends genre, but falls somewhere between prog rock and psychedelic indie rock, with special attention payed to pop songwriting. Joining Cavalcade tonight are psych-rockers Moody Cosmos (who are returning after a lengthy absence), and the grungy punk trio of Major Arcana. Tonight’s show is located at Mohawk Place and starts at 8:00pm. Bring $5 for admission. The Switch by Cavalcade

Tonight: Jack EP Release Party

March 1, 2018

Jack will be celebrating the release of their latest EP Alchemical Rounds with a shindig tonight at Mohawk Place with some help from Slinky X, dreambeaches, and Saturn V. The first two cuts from Alchemical Rounds, “Anxiety” and “A Kick A Knife” shows Jack expanding her punk/stoner rock into anthemic shoegaze territory, thrashing away beautifully with penetrating vocals and harmonies reminiscent of Jenny Lewis and Springtime Carnivore. Opening the show will be lo-fi punk skullcrushers Saturn V, the always wonderful dream pop of dreambeaches, and mysterious local punks Slinky X. Doors open at 8pm and cover is $10. Alchemical Rounds by JACK

Tonight: Fat Tuesday

February 13, 2018

Mardi Gras is now more or less a thing up here in Buffalo so you might as well celebrate it properly tonight at Mohawk with the return of their Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Party. Featuring the artfully ramshackle Americana band Pine Fever, heavy duty psych rockers Deadwolf, the rockabilly punk sensibilities of Soul Butchers, The Buffalo Brass Machine cranking New Orleans brass, A. Dreamer Solutions, and Mr. Conrad playing piano in between sets all night long, there’s also going to be a New Orleans buffet, NOLA drink specials, beads… and it can all be yours for $10, or $5 after the food runs out. Doors open at 6pm.

Tonight: Sugar City’s Soul Night

February 9, 2018

Venerable and essential Buffalo DIY arts and performance space Sugar City is having their semi quarterly dance party Soul Night! fundraiser tonight at Milkie’s on Elmwood, and as always it’s the place to be. Featuring vinyl jams spun (really spun!) by Handsome Dan, DJ Haüsfly, DJ Reazon, and Steve Soulson… the sweet soul, hot funk, and Soul Train line dancing joints will be kicking from 10pm to 3am, giving you plenty of time to drop in, throw your $5 towards this fine arts collective (full disclosure: I volunteer over there) to keep them going, and shake your booty right for as long as you like (or, until 3am when frankly, you got to go), and hit up the Lloyd’s truck across the street. Soul Night really is all you need.