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Tonight: Waxahatchee

Waxahatchee returns to Buffalo for the first time since 2015 tonight.  Katie Crutchfield’s last Buffalo appearance with her live band was her opening set for Sleater Kinney at Asbury Hall, which was in support of their third full length, titled Ivy Tripp. With another new record under her belt, Buffalo should welcome the live band’s return tonight at the Tralf Music Hall.  Released in July of this year,  Out in the Storm once again garnered Waxahatchee some crazy, well deserved media attention, after receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews from Pitchfork and more.  The full band live show is delicate and driving, and is one definitely worth seeing. Opening the show will be Ought, an amazing, frantic post punk act from Montreal, who played a great set at Mohawk Place back in August.  Tickets are available at the door tonight for $17, and doors open at 7pm.  This is definitely one you[...]

Mitski at the Tralf Music Hall (10/03/17)

This past Tuesday, Buffalo had a lot going on. COIN at the Town Ballroom, Circa Waves at the 9th Ward, Frankie Cosmos at Mohawk, and Mitski at the Tralf Music Hall. If you ended up you picking the Mitski show that night, you made a very smart choice. Stef Chura kicked off the two band show off with a quick, charming set, equal parts bouncy and emotional.  When Mitski took the stage, she immediately demanded attention. The crowd was respectful throughout their set, in which she performed some tremendously emotionally dense tracks, focusing on her last two records, Puberty 2 and Bury Me at Makeout Creek.  Mitski made their first stop in Buffalo since 2014 a memorable one, and hopefully it won’t take them another 3 years to come back around town. Check out some photos from the night below, shot by blog photographer, Brendan O’Connor. Stef Chura Mitksi

Tonight: Mitski

Mitsuki will return to Buffalo tonight for her first show in the city since 2014. A lot has happened for Mitski since then, the release of her stellar breakout record Bury Me At Makeout Creek, some insane press, garnering a following across the globe, and in 2016, the release of her latest incredible record, titled Puberty 2. Coming from someone who has seen Mitski once on tour for her latest LP, Buffalo is in for a real treat tonight. The live translations of her tracks are performed so delicately, but sound absolutely massive, it’s something you won’t forget. Doors open at the Tralf Music Hall at 7pm, and Stef Chura will kick things off at 8pm. Tickets are still available at the door for $18.

Tonight: Big Thief

Fresh off of the release of their new LP, Capacity, Big Thief will be making their Buffalo debut tonight. The LP, out on Saddle Creek Records (Conor Oberst, Bright Eyes, Hop Along, Cursive, many many more) has been receiving raving reviews from  many major music publications, including Pitchfork, which gave the record their Best New Music rating. I can’t think of a better venue to house the Brooklyn four piece’s Buffalo arrival, as the Tralf Music Hall almost feels like it was made to house the band’s delicate, haunting sound. Doors are set to open at the Tralf at 7pm, and while there are no locals on the show, folk influenced Brooklyn act, Twain, will be kicking things off at 8pm. Tickets are only $12 at the door.

Wavves at Tralf Music Hall (05/19/17)

Friday’s Wavves show with Post Animal at The Tralf was one for the books, with drama, tension, and a potential for chaos that became manifest throughout the night. Chicago’s Post Animal got the night going with a super charged set of psychedelic rock that channeled the heft and darkness of Black Sabbath (“You Were Not There”), free form sixties Pink Floyd and the dense harmonics of Tame Impala (“When I Get Home”) to crush the slowly growing crowd under their heavy space riffs. The jury is out on whether Joe Kerry (Steve from Stranger Things) was with them; the one guy kind of looked like him but he was wearing glasses and sporting indie rocker long hair instead of the Steve Harrington bouffant, and his yelps sounded familiar, but in the end it didn’t matter. Post Animal was a heady and head banging good time in the best way possible.[...]

Tonight: Reverend Horton Heat

In the year 2016, no band quite embodies the spirits of the ’50’s like Reverend Horton Heat.  With an obsession for Buddy Holly meets Chuck Berry style rock’n’roll, stand up bass slides, flame colored everything, and rollicking rockabilly licks the Rev have steadily built up a loyal fanbase, as crazy about hot rods, bikes and those “good ol'” years, as you’re gonna find. Tonight, along with Nashville Pussy, another  hard-edged, slighty more worshipping of AC/DC hard rock band, Unknown Hinson and Lucky Tubb the band will play the Tralf, in what has seemingly become a tradition.  There are still tickets left at $28 but get there early (7pm). Chances are this one’ll sell out.

Titus Andronicus at the Tralf Music Hall (03/21/16)

On their biannual trip to the Tralf Music Hall on Monday night,  New Jersey punks, Titus Andronicus,  were able to not only pull a surprisingly sizable crowd for a Monday night, but also create one of the best atmospheres at a show I have seen in a while.  The band brought along The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn to kick the night off, for a set in which he played mostly solo material, along with one Hold Steady tune,  “Certain Song,” and one Lifer Puller track, “Nasaau Coliseum”. As Titus Androncius took the stage, frontman Patrick Stickles took the time to warn the crowd about how slam dancing and crowd surfing makes some audience members unsafe, and kind of hinted not to do it in an effort to make everyone feel safe at the show.  This however did not stop the crowd from breaking out into a mosh pit at multiple points[...]

Tonight: Titus Andronicus

In what seems to be their bi-annual trek to Buffalo,  New Jersey punk Titus Andronicus will be bringing their show to the Tralf Music Hall tonight.  This will be the first stop in Buffalo on tour for their recent punk epic, titled The Most Lamentable Tragedy.  The triple LP, released on Merge Records in July of last year, is a collection that spans all eras and sounds of the band’s history.  Hugely personal ambitious in nature, the 90 minute rock opera will no doubt translate into an intense live experience. Those who get to the gig early will be in for an extra treat as well, as Craig Finn of The Hold Steady will be kicking the night off.  Doors open at 7pm with a showtime of 8pm, and tickets are still available at the door for $17.  If you have found yourself at one of the Titus Andronicus live shows in Buffalo over[...]

Tonight: Lettuce

There are two kinds of lettuce: one, a boring vegetable, and the other, an influential funk band. Lettuce brings the full course of the meal even though they’re named after what some would call an appetizer. Historically, they came together in 1992 at Berklee School of Music up in Boston, Massachusetts. Not having any gigs to speak of, the gang would consistently ask bands to “let us play,” which sonically translated into “Lettuce” after much repetition. Nowadays, they’re not begging for an audience: they’ve got one. It’s been two years since Fly! came out on Velour Recordings, and with their latest studio album, Crush, they’re picking up where they left off with a twist. Lettuce has always had a “big band” sound due to its larger size: Erick “E.D.” Coomes on bass, Adam Deitch on drums and percussion, Neal Evans on keys, Hammond B-3 organ, and piano, Eric Krasno on[...]

Tonight: Godflesh

As further proof that Buffalo is getting almost every incredible tour this year, metalheads and lovers of all things experimental rejoice as yet another stacked tour package takes the stage at the Tralf Music Hall this evening. Godflesh, absolute pioneers and legends within the industrial metal scene, will be headlining tonight’s show, and for good reason. The band has been active since the late 80’s, and has put out solidly received material ever since, including the 2014 album A World Lit Only By Fire. Opening for Godflesh will be noise legend Prurient. Even though Dominick Fernow has been active within the experimental / noise scene since the late 90’s, his popularity has recently picked up steam after his incredibly well received album Frozen Niagara Falls dropped earlier this year. There are no locals on the show tonight (bummer), and doors are set to open at 7pm with music at 8pm. There are still[...]

Mac DeMarco at the Tralf Music Hall (8/16/15)

This past Sunday, the sweetheart we all deserve, Mac Demarco, treated Buffalo to yet another intimate, sold out show at the Tralf Music Hall. This time around, Mac brought with a full band, and played seven of the eight tracks off of his newest release, Another One. DeMarco’s charisma was in full effect, as was his entire band’s, delivering a performance that kept the audience smiling the whole time. Check out our photos of the show below. Click here for a full gallery of the photos from the night. Jerry Paper Mac Demarco Setlist “The Way You’d Love Her” “Salad Days” “No Other Heart” “The Stars Keep On Calling My Name” “Another One” “Cooking Up Something Good” “Ode to Viceroy” “Without Me” “Reelin’ in the Years” (Steely Dan Cover) “Just to Put Me Down” “Let Her Go” “I’ve Been Waiting for Her” “A Heart Like Hers” “Still Together” Encore “Enter Sandman”[...]