- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on October 21, 2026 at 8:19 pm
Improvement Movement and the ‘How the hell did I not hear about this show!?’ quandary; plus new announcements, this week’s picks and a curated list of upcoming gigs!
- The Bye Week Ball: Ticket Giveaway!by Jeff Miers on October 20, 2026 at 8:37 pm
No Bills? No worries. 8 bands on 2 stages will chase away your Sunday blues.
- Why Music Matters w/Jeff Miers: Generations: Stu, Ethan & Avery Weissmanby Jeff Miers on October 15, 2026 at 3:58 pm
EP 60: How a legendary Buffalo musician passed on his love for music to his sons
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on October 14, 2026 at 8:13 pm
Steve Hackett, Pat Travers Band, Omar Hakim shows announced, plus this week’s picks and a curated list of upcoming shows!
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on October 8, 2026 at 9:02 pm
Congrats to BMHOF Inductees, Goo Goo Dolls new tour, local favorite Willie Nile coming home for annual holiday show, more concert announcements, plus the curated list of shows
- If Pat Metheny asks ‘Are you going with me?,’ just say yesby Jeff Miers on October 2, 2026 at 5:39 pm
Concert Review: Pat Metheny Side Eye III+ , Asbury Hall, September 29
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on September 30, 2026 at 6:05 pm
That’s a wrap on the 2026 summer concert season! Thank you for a real good time! On we go, with new concert announcements and a curated list of show picks!
- Goo Goo Dolls Announce Twin Benefit Shows in Buffaloby Jeff Miers on September 28, 2026 at 6:02 pm
The band will play the Town Ballroom on November 20 and 21, to benefit FeedMore WNY
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on September 17, 2026 at 8:32 pm
Borderland 2026, Misty City Music Festival, Spend “A Night with Janis,” BIG concert announcements and show picks
- Why Music Matters w/Jeff Miers: author and founder of renowned indie label Big Deal Records, Dean Brownroutby Jeff Miers on September 11, 2026 at 12:02 pm
EP 59: The acclaimed author of ‘No Big Deal’ dishes on the dying days of the record business
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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
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Where the Bands Are: This Week’s Must-see Live Music and Concert News
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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
