- 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 & 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.
