- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on July 24, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Some Cobblestoned Vibes and Borderland festival news, Robby Takac’s new bourbon, show announcements, and recommendations for the coming week (or so)
- Happiness Makes You Cry: A Review of the Flaming Lips at Artparkby Jeff Miers on July 23, 2024 at 11:06 pm
The band’s ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’ anniversary tour melted faces and hearts in Lewiston
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on July 18, 2024 at 6:53 pm
At last – The Flaming Lips! Plus, Pappy Martin Legacy Masten Jazz Fest, Type Relevant, Talking Dead Heads, Gantzer/Spafford, and much more…
- Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers: Episode 22 – Live Music Curator and Lifelong Music Lover, Dave Wedekindtby Jeff Miers on July 15, 2024 at 9:06 pm
Welcome to Why Music Matters…the podcast where we examine the power and influence that music can wield in our lives. Today, I’m excited to welcome an old friend to the podcast. Dave Wedekindt has been working behind the scenes to enrich the lives of music fans throughout the Western New York region for several decades.
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on July 3, 2024 at 4:53 pm
New show announcements, a handful of postponements, and a curated list of essential summer concerts in the coming weeks
- Music is Art Festival moves to Outer Harborby Jeff Miers on July 2, 2024 at 3:43 pm
Organizers cite ‘too many challenges’ at proposed AKG Art Museum location
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on June 26, 2024 at 8:15 pm
M’Dou Moctar melts faces & hearts at Asbury Hall, Chuckie Campbell, Stress Dolls, Dellwood & the Nightshades, & more
- BEAT Goes On!by Jeff Miers on June 25, 2024 at 2:51 pm
‘Belew/Vai/Levin/Carey Play 80s King Crimson’ will perform at UB’s Center for the Arts on December 2nd
- Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers: Episode 21 – the talented and soulful David Michael Millerby Jeff Miers on June 22, 2024 at 12:02 pm
A conversation with the Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Producer and Bandleader
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on June 20, 2024 at 12:02 pm
Hello summer! Great live shows abound – inside and out
- Farewell to the dark and beautiful heart of the true ‘Alternative Buffalo’by Jeff Miers on June 19, 2024 at 6:04 pm
Like so many others, I found my tribe at the Old Pink.
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on June 5, 2024 at 8:54 pm
A WTBA double edition: So many gigs, so little time…
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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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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