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Tonight: KOPPS’ Y2K End Of The World Dance Party

June 7, 2019

The state of the world got you down? Are all of the trendlines pointing to a big honking anxiety attack? Well get ready to dance away all of your mounting apocalyptic fears away by celebrating and commemorating the last time we all thought the world was going to end, in the one place I want to be when the end comes, the beloved Mohawk, with some tasteful DJ sets from Tom Burtless (Humble Braggers) and Jacob Asher (Ben Bailey of Joywave)  and a special performance by Rochester electro trash disco gods KOPPS. Go back in time to the turn of the millennium with all the hottest 1999-2000 jams and a Y2K costume contest for the sexy party people dressed to impress, so be sure to leave your smartphones at home (just kidding). Doors are at 8:30pm, music starts at 9pm and cover at the door is $12.

Tonight: Sonny Baker Band

January 25, 2019

Nietzsche’s is holding the line tonight against the existential threat of the invading  lunkheads with a strong lineup of in your face but smart as hell local rock featuring the always satisfying Sonny Baker Band, The Eaves, TVMTN and the Shallows. One of the hardest working musicians in Buffalo, Sonny is the sound of the city we wish it really was, and tonight he’s getting the whole band together to play some original tunes and possibly some interesting covers because they are good like that. Tonight’s lineup will feature American garage rockers The Eaves, fresh off the release of their tight full length vinyl LP Learning To Live last month; newbie indie rock outfit TVMTN, featuring members of On Beta, The Old Sweethearts and Fourem; and the Shallows, the latest project from inevitable talismanic folk hero Joe Myers and an incredible band held aloft by Chris Ploss and heave’s Emily Finlan. Doors are[...]

Tonight: Party’s Over

January 11, 2019

Yace Booking continues their streak of incredible line ups with a stacked bill tonight at Mohawk Place. Talented Buffalo groups Hundred Plus Club, The Burkharts, and Award Show round out the lineup, featuring a special set from lo-fi Brooklyn bedroom-poppers Dogs in Stereo. Queen City Music Lottery-born Party’s Over will be bringing the show home with their fun, post-party rock. Tonight’s doors open at 8pm. Mohawk Place is the place to be – bring $7.

Tonight: Different Strokes

February 2, 2018

Buffalo’s preeminent (and only) Strokes tribute band Different Strokes is back tonight headlining a top notch show at DBGB’s also featuring The Eaves, The Good Neighbors, and indie dance jams all night courtesy of the Dance Yrself Clean crew. An all-star squad featuring Tom (Humble Braggers, DYC) Burtless, Ben (DYC) Parsons, John (Girl Jeans) Grace, Ryan (The Slums) Schilia, and Griff (Feverbox) Smith, the wonderful, cheeky sausages of Different Strokes get the objects of their collective obsession right: kicking the early aughts downtown rock jams with tight riffs,  danceable grooves, some swagger, and the don’t give a fudge insouciance one expects from Casablancas and crew. Indie bar band from heaven The Eaves (you know, the fellows formerly known as Sixties Future) and garage rocker newbies The Good Neighbors will be warming you up, with Dance Yrself Clean keeping you on your feet all night. Doors open at 9pm and cover is $5.

Tonight: Humble Braggers

December 9, 2017

Armed with some new tunes, synth pop heroes Humble Braggers headline an insanely stacked, can’t miss show tonight at Nietzsche’s that features some of the region’s best bands.  It’s a red hot Buffalo/Rochester showcase, with our friends KOPPS and The Demos representing for the 585, with KOPPS rocking their ever satisfying trashy electropop and The Demos bringing the glam power pop. Local garage rockers Ugly Sun are also thrown in their for good measure and will be sure to provide some righteously melted faces. Cover is $8 and doors open at 9pm. I Know Better, I’m No Better by Humble Braggers

Tonight: Lazlo Hollyfeld & Friends Play Arcade Fire

October 27, 2017

Beloved Buffalo experimental rockers Lazlo Hollyfeld have previously taken on the music of Talking Heads, LCD Soundsystem, and Radiohead, and tonight they’re playing twenty… yes twenty Arcade Fire songs at the Mohawk, which is the closest we’ve gotten to the real thing since the fancy dress loving Arcade Fire has chosen to skip playing Buffalo for the last 12 years. If you caught their Radiohead In Rainbows shows last year at Iron Works and The Bug Jar you know Lazlo Hollyfeld will do a very good job, and with a whole bunch of accomplices joining them to generate that big Arcade Fire sound, tonight could be a real pre Halloween treat. Meanwhile, NYC rock legends The Strokes, who have played WNY, will be honored with a set of covers by local all-star tribute band Different Strokes, featuring Tom (Humble Braggers) Burtless, Ben (Dance Yrself Clean) Parsons, John (Girl Jeans) Grace, Ryan (The Slums) Schilia, and[...]

Tonight: The Ambulanters

October 20, 2017

Brit alternative band from Nebraska The Ambulanters drop by Milkie’s tonight to coincidentally play the release party for local psych/surf rockers Passed Out’s latest EP with David Dondero, Bold Folly, The Good Neighbors, and Passed Out, obviously. The fellas in Passed Out are back with the Aforementioned and How it Pertains to Absolutely Nothing, produced by Deadwolf’s Cody Morse and mixed by Elliot (M.A.G.S., KIN) Douglass, and lead single “Bukowski & Brautigan” is a literate and crunchy hit and run jam that you really ought to listen to right now. Please note The Ambulanters are not British in any way, but their sound is straight up British alternative, heavy on Joy Division and The Smiths, which is mighty tasty filtered through the band’s unassuming Midwestern lens.  Also hailing from the Midwest, Minneapolis songwriter David Dondero is in town in support of his latest album Inside The Cat’s Eye, while additional local support will[...]

Tonight: dreambeaches

October 13, 2017

Beloved Buffalo baroque indie surf pop band dreambeaches are back with their eagerly awaited second EP Disappearing Act, and they are rightly celebrating it’s glorious overabundance of riches with the people tonight at Milkie’s on Elmwood. Fearing Friday the 13th is for suckers, and if you’re going out you might as well go out strong kicking it with dreambeaches and a tight lineup including visionary MC extraordinaire Hop Hop, psychedelic rockers Bold Folly, and garage rocker Jack (aka Brittany Costa). Tickets are $10, which includes a hard copy of the EP if you’re into that sort of thing, and doors open at 8pm. Disappearing Act by dreambeaches

Tonight: Bearhunter

September 16, 2017

Tonight Milkie’s on Elmwood hosts an intense night of indie rock featuring the newly rejuvenated Bearhunter, along with Rochester’s The Young Couples and local art rock darlings Parade Chic. After resurfacing for Herd Fest 2017 this summer, the funky and melodic trio have been hard at work on their first release in four years, so be ready to maybe hear some new tunes, while The Young Couples will be bringing their hella catchy Vampire Weekend infused garage rock to town.  Doors are at 9pm and cover is $5.

Tonight: Hank & Cupcakes

July 14, 2017

Tonight Nietzsche’s will be jumping thanks to an incredible slate featuring the thunderous dance punk of Hank & Cupcakes and some of Buffalo’s most forward looking acts. Hailing from Brooklyn, Hank & Cupcakes, aka Sagit Shir and Ariel Scherbacovsky, rock an evolving, mighty sound that currently skews more punk than dance on their third full length release Cheap Thrill, while still keeping those danceable beats coming. Opening the show will be R&B crooner from the future Saint Opal, grunge rock heroes SMUG, and charming vintage alternative rock revivalists Hundred Plus Club. Doors open at 9pm and cover is $6.

Tonight: Pinkerton 20th Anniversary Show

September 30, 2016

Tonight celebrate the 20th anniversary of Weezer’s sophomore classic Pinkerton with some of Rochester’s best musicians at DBGB’s on Allen Street.  The frankly terrific Rochester scene will be represented by members of Pleistocene, the Ginger Faye Bakers, Talking Under Water, FM Green, and Down To Earth Approach, who will be in town to convene a tribute to the dark and abrasive cult hit, a favorite of Weezer obsessives. Local indie rock quartet Hundred Plus Club, celebrating the release of their debut EP will be opening the show with harmonious Buffalo grunge rockers Cooler. Doors open at 9pm and cover is $5.

Tonight: Aircraft

September 23, 2016

Wednesday Buffalo News restaurant reviewer Andrew Galarneau delivered a terrific article summarizing the terrific bounty and potential that is the current Buffalo food scene. In addition to the still valuable classics that defined the region for generations (wings, fish fries, beef on weck), he extolled the virtues of the farm to table movement as well as the new ethnic cuisines arriving in our area thanks to the newest members of our community, and heartily encouraged local eaters to branch out and support these new efforts. It’s an amazing time to be an eater in this underdog and snake bit city, or a supporter of our local music scene, but you already knew that. Which brings me to tonight’s entertainments at Nietzsche’s featuring Aircraft, OL’ CD, and Feverbox. You already know all about Aircraft: psych rockers, blog favorites, always terrific, now featured on local TV; these guys never disappoint. OL’ CD are pleasingly skeezy[...]

Sixties Future EP Release Party at Nietzsche’s (11/20/15)

November 23, 2015

Those in attendance on Friday night’s show at Nietzsche’s were treated to what I am probably going to have to call my favorite locals only show of the year. Cooler kicked the night off right, and with only a few shows under their belt, they played an incredible set, sounding like they’ve been at it for years. Rochester natives Skirts then took the stage for a rare Buffalo show and got the crowd’s feet moving, followed by a great set by Buffalo psych freakers Aircraft, hot off a new EP released on Admirable Traits Records. Sixties Future reminded the Buffalo audience that they mean business, ripping through tracks off of their new EP, also out on Admirable Traits. Check out some shots from the show below, and click here for a full gallery. Cooler  Skirts Aircraft Sixties Future

Tonight: Sixties Future EP Release Party

November 20, 2015

After stoking serious interest about town with some impressive shows at the Mohawk Place this summer and fall, not to mention at Dreamland opening for Made Violent’s last local show before their UK tour with Wolf Alice and Drenge, Buffalo’s next big band, Sixties Future will be celebrating the release of their highly anticipated debut EP tonight at Nietzsche’s. If that wasn’t enough, the release party also features from newbie emo/grunge locals Cooler, the soaring beach punks of Rochester’s Skirts, and the always excellent Aircraft. For my part, I don’t think I’ll ever forget that first time seeing Sixties Future at Mohawk this past summer, watching these guys unload a pleasing and distinctly Rust Belt tinged brand of American rock with notes of Springsteen and The National, and exchanging incredulous looks with fellow staffers Brendan O’Connor and Ron Walczyk while Mike Moretti stood at the back smiling beatifically like a happy papa.[...]

Shellshag at Sugar City (10/21/15)

October 22, 2015

Last night, the first Yace Booking showcase at Sugar City took place, and hopefully, it was not the last. The show set off with a quick set from touring pop punk act Rational Anthem, followed by a raucous set from local garage rock act Kharlos. Mallwalkers then took the stage to showcase their unique brand of danceable funk-punk. Finally, on tour for their latest release, Why’d I Have to Get so High?, Shellshag ripped through their set, no doubt winning the crowd over by the end of the evening.  Check out some shots of the show below, and click here for a full gallery. Kharlos Mallwalkers Shellshag