- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on April 24, 2025 at 12:45 pm
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- The New Mastersounds Bring the Funk to 4/20 in Buffaloby Jeff Miers on April 22, 2025 at 4:15 pm
Easter Sunday Buffalo Iron Works gig with guest The Sideways summons the region’s music-loving faithful for a soul-jazz shakedown.
- Flash Ticket Giveaway! Dweezil Zappa at Kleinhans, Buffalo, NYby Jeff Miers on April 22, 2025 at 2:52 pm
Win a pair of tickets to Dweezil Zappa: 50 Years of Roxy & Elsewhere + Apostrophe on Tuesday, April 29
- Flash Ticket Giveaway! The New Mastersounds at Buffalo Iron Worksby Jeff Miers on April 18, 2025 at 3:09 pm
Win a pair of tickets to this must-see funky band playing Sunday, April 21
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on April 16, 2025 at 9:43 pm
Joseph Arthur, The New Mastersounds, Todd Rundgren is coming to Artpark, some music news and festival announcements, plus picks for this week and beyond
- Why Music Matters: Singer/Songwriter Marc Scibiliaby Jeff Miers on April 11, 2025 at 12:31 pm
Ep. 35 – From Buffalo, to Nashville, to the World
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on April 9, 2025 at 10:53 pm
Congratulations JoAnn Falletta, Record Store Day is April 12, Lucy Dacus, Ricky Skaggs, Herbie Hancock, and this week’s must-see gigs
- BAND Against Bullying: Promoting Dignity Through Music & the Artsby Jeff Miers on April 7, 2025 at 4:09 pm
Despite recent grant freezes and attacks on DEI programs, students are more energized than ever for Tuesday’s 11th Anniversary event at UB’s Center for the Arts
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on April 3, 2025 at 12:46 pm
Herbie Hancock UB CFA date announced, Jazz Appreciation Month kicks off, Band Against Bullying, and this week’s gig picks
- Concert review: Cheap Trick & Heart, Buffalo, NY, 3/31/25by Jeff Miers on April 2, 2025 at 5:50 pm
After the fire, the flame still burns…
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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
