- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on January 23, 2025 at 9:01 pm
Music manages to unite us; AKG Art of Jazz announced; This week’s recommended shows
- A Heartfelt Thank You to the Buffalo music communityby Jeff Miers on January 22, 2025 at 3:47 pm
Our ‘Help On the Way’ benefit concert raised more than 6K to aid musicians displaced by the LA Wildfires
- Robby Takac and Letter To Elise Tackle ‘Mr. Brightside’ with Bills Mafiaby Jeff Miers on January 18, 2025 at 5:37 pm
The new “Bills anthem” gets a killer punk-pop makeover
- Why Music Matters: Sam Marabellaby Jeff Miers on January 16, 2025 at 9:46 pm
Ep. 31 – Songwriter and club-owner Sam Marabella on Bob Dylan, Nietzsche’s, and Buffalo’s Allentown neighborhood
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on January 16, 2025 at 7:04 pm
Ways to lend a helping hand to Brick Bar employees, musicians displaced by the Los Angeles fires; Mohawk Place’s last stand; this week’s concert picks, & more
- Help On The Way Benefit: A Buffalo Benefit for Musicians Displaced by the Los Angeles Firesby Jeff Miers on January 14, 2025 at 9:07 pm
Monday, January 20, 2025 6pm at Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo. $15.00
- “Why Music Matters”: Brian Higginsby Jeff Miers on January 4, 2025 at 2:02 pm
Ep. 30 – Former Congressman and current Shea’s Performing Arts Center President Brian Higgins: Politics, passion, and the power of music
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on January 3, 2025 at 1:31 pm
Thoughts on ‘Gantzer Does Pink Floyd’ NYE show, plus a curated list of recommended club gigs for the coming week
- A conversation with The Tragically Hip’s Gord Sinclairby Jeff Miers on January 2, 2025 at 6:07 pm
Hip bassist chats award-winning documentary, ‘Up To Here’ box set, and 40th anniversary of beloved band
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on December 18, 2024 at 1:01 pm
A curated list of recommended club gigs and concerts for the holiday season
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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
