- The Way Upby Jeff Miers on December 7, 2024 at 7:59 pm
Anniversary box set edition of Tragically Hip’s major label debut, ‘Up To Here,’ belongs in every Hip-head’s collection
- FLASH Ticket Giveaway for Organ Fairchild’s annual hometown show playing the Grateful Dead!by Jeff Miers on December 6, 2024 at 9:32 pm
Win tickets to the show tomorrow night (Saturday, December 7) at Buffalo Iron Works
- “Why Music Matters”: Josh Holtzman & Grace Vesneskeby Jeff Miers on December 5, 2024 at 3:55 pm
Ep. 29 features the force behind Buffalo Iron Works and Twenty6 Productions, and the future of live music in WNY
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on December 4, 2024 at 9:00 pm
Opportunities to give back to the music community that nurtures us, Alison Krauss & Union Station announcement, SZA & Kendrick hit the stadium trail, and this week’s gig picks
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on November 27, 2024 at 2:13 pm
A host of Thanksgiving Eve shows and some upcoming gigs to be thankful for
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on November 21, 2024 at 4:01 pm
Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve UB CFA show announced, Borderland ‘Blind Faith’ tix on sale, Guabaza brings the fire, and a host of amazing recommended shows this week
- Goo Goo Dolls to perform at KeyBank Center in August 2025by Jeff Miers on November 15, 2024 at 3:02 pm
Dashboard Confessional to support the Goos’ first hometown appearance since 2022; Tickets on sale Friday, November 22
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on November 14, 2024 at 2:27 pm
Alex Van Halen’s ‘Brothers,’ ‘Songs For A Lost World,’ and an abundance of highly recommended gigs in the coming week & beyond
- “Why Music Matters”: Jae Skeese – Putting Buffalo hip-hop on the mapby Jeff Miers on November 13, 2024 at 10:57 pm
Ep. 28 features a cutting edge artist whose work represents a major step forward for both Buffalo hip-hop and contemporary national hip-hop
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on November 7, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Junior Jerry Jam Buffalo String Works benefit announced, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, and a whole lotta live shows for the coming week
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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.
