- 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 & concert news
Free Phish webcasts, James Casey benefit, Steve Earle, Northwest Jazz Festival & more
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Jack Rabbit to the rescue!
Elmwood Village establishment teams with 42 North Brewing, CBW and Three Chord Bourbon to pay bands at Elmwood Village ArtFest
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The myth of ‘Exposure,’ and other lies
Elmwood Village ArtFest organizers ask bands to play for free
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Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers ep. 2: guest Michael Franti
A Chat With Musician, Songwriter, Performer & Activist, Michael Franti
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live music & concert news
Zuri Appleby, Sunny Day Real Estate, Mikaela Davis and more!
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live music & concert news
The Great Flamingle II, more ‘Days of the Dead,’ Arkells, Drumwork Music Fest and more
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‘Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers’ now live and streaming everywhere!
For the first episode, I was blessed to be joined by JoAnn Falletta, world-renowned conductor, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and tireless advocate for music’s ability to speak to and unite us across physical, social and cultural borders
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‘Rush saved my life,’ excerpt # 2
A conversation with music journalist Anil Prasad about progressive rock icons RUSH
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Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music & Concert News
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Queen City Jazz Fest, Celebrating Summer Jam ’73, Big Easy in Buffalo
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Excerpts from ‘Rush saved my life: 40 years of memories from the world’s most devout fans’
To warm up for the Rush 716 Masterclass & Tribute Concert at The Cave on Thursday August 3, I’m sharing some excerpted chapters from the book I’ve been working on. Here’s the first!
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live music & concert news
The Great Flamingle II, Lazlo Hollyfeld and The Damone Jackson Outcome, Larkin Poe with the Allman Betts Band, and more
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I love Dead & Co! Fight me!
As the farewell tour kicks off its 3-night conclusion in San Francisco, it’s abundantly clear that Dead & Co have made it plain not just that they’re going out on top, but that this particular lineup is quite possibly the finest vessel of Grateful Dead music to emerge since the 1995 death of Jerry Garcia.
