by Mac McGuire | Mar 3, 2015 | News
I guess these show announcements are coming in threes today. First Modest Mouse, then My Morning Jacket, and now, we have Father John Misty, set to return to the Town Ballroom, this time in a headlining role, on Saturday, August 1st. Since leaving Fleet Foxes and his...
by Steven Knapp | Jan 28, 2015 | Preview
British Columbia-born producer, Datsik, has been creating crass, bass-oriented dubstep and trap music for nearly a decade, first breaking through in 2009 when ten of the artist’s releases reached number one on Beatport. In addition to original productions,...
by Nick Muldoon | Jan 23, 2015 | Concert Review
Wednesday night, Dr. Dog returned to Buffalo for their latest in a long list of memorable area performances. For a band that almost seemed to make Mohawk Place a temporary home on their stops through town, there’s been something inspiring in the sight of the...
by Ronald Walczyk | Jan 21, 2015 | Interview
Touring the US in support of their first live album, Live at Flamingo Hotel, Dr. Dog will bring their high-spirited folk rock to Buffalo again this year at the venerable Town Ballroom. After eight albums and a truckload of tours, the boys have undoubtedly hit a...
by Mac McGuire | Jan 15, 2015 | News
This has been a busy week for show announcements (Diarrhea Planet, Torche, Tigers Jaw), but one of the more under-the-radar shows going down this spring will be the cult, anti-folk musician, Shakey Graves, making his debut on the Town Ballroom stage on Tuesday, March...
by Cliff Parks | Jan 14, 2015 | Listen Up
Montreal electronica duo Purity Ring made a fairly huge splash a few years back with the groove heavy and hypnotic Shrines, and blew local minds when they played the Town Ballroom in 2013. On March 3rd, they’ll be back with the much anticipated sophomore...
by Steven Knapp | Dec 16, 2014 | Preview
Texas based producer Nick Weiller, better known as Bro Safari, has been producing trap, dubstep, and moombahton tracks since 2008 and has since become a mainstay in the American EDM scene with appearances on Mad Decent’s Jeffree’s imprint and BBC Radio...
by Mac McGuire | Dec 3, 2014 | News
Following a co-headlining performance at Alternative Buffalo’s inaugural Kerfuffle, breakout indie-pop act, Bleachers, will make a return to Buffalo next spring on Saturday, April 4th. Presented by After Dark, Bleachers is the solo project from former Steel...
by Jon Krol | Nov 26, 2014 | Preview
Pop punkers of the world rejoice! Your favorite 90’s band is back! (Sorry NOFX…you were great, but kinda burned us on those last few records). Lagwagon, the seminal California group that counted itself as one of the figureheads of the mid-90’s punk...
by Steven Knapp | Nov 12, 2014 | Concert Review
On Tuesday night, those in attendance at the Town Ballroom were taken on a journey through nearly 40 years of the rich musical history that laid the groundwork for hip hop culture. DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist surgically moved through their set comprised of six...
by Vanessa Lynne | Nov 11, 2014 | Preview
Once upon a time too long ago DJ’s used turntables to maximize flow, records were heard and no one stood; dancing was better and the music was good. There was a young DJ who was misled; he thought a laptop playlist could make him bread. When DJ’s stop...
by Arianna Lang | Nov 1, 2014 | Preview
The day after Halloween can feel anticlimactic, especially if you’ve just spent the night partying away. Solution? Start off pie-season right, and grab tickets to see Tokyo Police Club at the Town Ballroom. Though this band is rooted in Ontario, they’ve made quite an...
by Mac McGuire | Oct 27, 2014 | News
Proof that Buffalo’s love of Canadian acts will never die, Montreal power pop outfit, Sam Roberts Band, is set top hold a two night stand at the Town Ballroom early next year on Friday, February 6th and Saturday, February 7th. Over the years, the band has played...
by Alicia Greco | Oct 26, 2014 | Preview
In the year 2008 in Toronto, Adam Tune, David Matisse, and Jr. Flo decided that they wanted to do something different. Live electronic music with their own style, the three perform with turntables, keys, a synth, and drums to re-create the trap genre as Keys N...
by Steven Knapp | Oct 22, 2014 | Preview
Asheville, North Carolina-based band Papadosio bring a unique, improvisational approach to electronic music, creating organic grooves with eclectic instrumentation. As a mainstay on the summer festival circuit in addition to heavy touring over the past few years, the...
