- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on October 9, 2025 at 9:18 pm
New concert announcements and live music all this week in WNY
- Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson will tour as Rush in 2026!by Jeff Miers on October 6, 2025 at 3:10 pm
German virtuoso drummer (and former Jeff Beck collaborator) Anika Nilles will join them in 12-date tour paying tribute to Neil Peart
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on October 1, 2025 at 8:40 pm
Dali Lama’s meditations set to music! Mohawk Place update! Steve Hackett comes to Kleinhans! Stereolab! Gary Numan! So much GOLD!
- Concert Review: Elbow Brings its Sound & Vision Statesideby Jeff Miers on September 30, 2025 at 7:38 pm
Manchester Band delivers arena-sized emotions to Intimate Buffalo club
- Concert Review: David Byrne – ‘Love is the New Punk Rock’by Jeff Miers on September 26, 2025 at 9:59 pm
Shea’s Theatre stop on the Who Is the Sky? tour took Buffalo to heaven
- Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers: Ulithian Vibes – From Micronesia to Buffalo, With Loveby Jeff Miers on September 25, 2025 at 3:15 pm
Ep. 43- Reggae band from the Ulithian Atoll tell their story and discuss their connection to Buffalo
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on September 24, 2025 at 7:23 pm
Dis/Connect: A global day to unplug from digital distractions; David Byrne comes to Shea’s; and a heavily curated list of recommended shows for the coming week! So much GOLD!
- Joss Stone: On her ‘Less Is More’ tour, motherhood, road life, and keeping the flame burningby Jeff Miers on September 22, 2025 at 9:48 pm
Watch the interview and register to win tickets to Joss’ Oct. 1 show at UB’s Center for the Arts!
- Review: Borderland Festival 2025by Jeff Miers on September 17, 2025 at 10:44 pm
Three incredible days of peace, love, community and music
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on September 11, 2025 at 1:47 pm
Borderland is here! And there are loads of other shows this week…Plus, concert announcements and show picks
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live music and concerts news
Genkin Philharmonic, Weird Phishes, Baked Shrimp & Eberwine, the Shuffling Madness, and some Halloween hijinks
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Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers – ep 7: A conversation with Mike Gantzer of AqueousThe AQ
In the episode of Why Music Matters, I’m joined by Buffalo Sabres play-by-play announcer Dan Dunleavy. In addition to his considerable game-calling skills, Dan is a died-in-the-wool music lover with an enduring passion for artists as diverse as Elvis Presley and Eddie Van Halen, the Tragically Hip and AC/DC. Throughout our chat, Dan offers some…
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Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers – ep 6: A conversation with Mike Gantzer of Aqueous
For the new episode of the Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers podcast, I caught up with my dear friend Mike Gantzer of Aqueous, Death Kings and Dirty Work.
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Where the Bands Are: This Week’s Must-See Live Music and Concert News
The Furious Bongos Celebrate Zappa & Halloween with the help of Chad Wackerman, Sam Grisman celebrates his dad & Jerry Garcia to benefit Hospice, and more
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Where the Bands Are: This Week’s Must-see Live Music and Concert News
Pappy Martin Jazz Legacy John Coltrane Festival, Beats N’ Bars Hip-Hop Showcase, Broken Social Scene, and more
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Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers – ep 5: A conversation with SZA bassist (and guy I know pretty well) Declan Miers
Declan Miers is a bassist, producer, composer and guitarist who is currently on the road with alternative R&B superstar SZA.
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Peter Gabriel’s Buffalo I/O tour stop offers the gift of meaningful connection
The 2-set, 3-hour show celebrated Gabriel’s bold new music and offered beautifully reimagined selections from his past
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live music and concert news
Tyler Westcott talks 7th Annual Folkfaces Fest, Old First Ward Arts & Heritage Festival, and more
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Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers ep.4: guest Shain Shapiro on Building Better Cities with Music
A discussion with Shain Shapiro, founder and chairman of Sound Diplomacy, director of Center for Music Ecosystems, and author of the forthcoming book This Must Be the Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better
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Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers SPECIAL EPISODE ep. 4: guest Robbie Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls bassist and Music is Art Festival founder chats about MIA, the Goos, and the unifying power of music
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live concerts & music news
Natalie Cressman, Trio Imagination, Steven Wilson and some new music news, and a whole lot more
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Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers ep. 3: guest Jen Brazill
On this episode I chat with the founder and producer of Borderland
