- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on May 22, 2025 at 5:02 pm
Extended Edition: What to see over the Memorial Day holiday weekend and beyond
- Opinion: On Springsteen, authoritarianism, and the power of the counter-cultureby Jeff Miers on May 21, 2025 at 9:14 pm
No artist worth their salt should serve at the pleasure of a self-declared King
- Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers: Carbon Leaf’s Barry Privett and Terry Clarkby Jeff Miers on May 19, 2025 at 4:47 pm
Ep. 37 – The long-serving indie band discusses the importance of embracing the moment in both life and music
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on May 15, 2025 at 5:01 pm
A look back at last week, a look ahead to the coming weeks, some music news, and a few travel-worthy gigs
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on May 8, 2025 at 1:02 pm
Maybe being a ‘tertiary concert market’ isn’t so bad; New show announcements; and a host of picks for this week
- Majesty, Bombast & Grace: Jon Anderson & the Band Geeks at the Riviera Theatreby Jeff Miers on May 5, 2025 at 9:00 pm
Iconic Yes singer and his merry band of virtuosos take us close to the edge, then bring us safely back home
- Dweezil Zappa & His Band Made the Diabolically Difficult Delightful in Buffaloby Jeff Miers on May 2, 2025 at 5:33 pm
Marathon set at Kleinhans Music Hall celebrated ‘Roxy & Elsewhere,’ ‘Apostrophe’ and more
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on May 1, 2025 at 7:57 pm
Get up and get down…concert announcements, shows galore and more
- Mercury Rev Summons A World of Mystery and Enchantment in Buffaloby Jeff Miers on April 30, 2025 at 8:58 pm
4/25/2025 performance at The Town Ballroom revels in transformative sound
- Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers: The Van Halen Roundtableby Jeff Miers on April 25, 2025 at 12:45 pm
Ep. 36 – Three longtime musician buddies share their love for the mighty Van Halen
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live music & concert news
Metric, black midi, Dirty Work, Jeremy Dutcher and more!
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My Morning Jacket melted my face!
There can be no doubt that My Morning Jacket melted my face and rearranged my musical cosmos with their 20-song set.
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live music & concert news
My Morning Jacket, Umphrey’s McGee and Death Kings after-party, Music is Art Festival Fundraiser, and more
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Michael Franti’s musical mission
Michael Franti & Spearhead perform at Artpark Ampitheatre tonight (June 21) beginning at 6 p.m., and I caught up with the bandleader, songwriter, philanthropist and activist earlier this week for a discussion centering on the positive role that music has played in Franti’s own life, and the lives of his international fanbase. That full discussion…
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Mike Gordon and band make a meaningful connection at Town Ballroom show
Mike Gordon’s two-set show highlighted the Phish bassist’s gifts as songwriter and bandleader, and thrilled those assembled.
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Friday I’m in Love: New King Gizzard makes the apocalypse sound like fun
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard delivers a full-bore, detuned, blast beat-bearing, end of the world-summoning metal album.
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live music & concert news
An Evening with Mike Gordon, The 5th Annual Strawberry Moon Festival, Whitetails and more
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Robby Takac announces 21st anniversary Music is Art Festival
If there’s one thing Robby Takac has learned over the past two decades of presenting his Music is Art Festival to Buffalo audiences, it’s how to roll with the punches.
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live music & concert news
Ain’t no time to hate, barely time to wait…I’ve been making hay while the sun shines, as the saying goes, eagerly stuffing myself on a diet of live music and washing it all down with the occasional Buffalo-born craft beer
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live music and concert news
The summer concert season moves from tentative first-step to straight-up mad dash this week, without so much as a pause for a quick gear shift in between.
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Of a Fire on Mt. Joy
Artpark’s outdoor amphitheater season opener was a warm and glowing affair.
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live music & concert news
Two of the week’s biggest shows are completely sold out… Good to see the summer gig season off to a strong start, at any rate.
