- Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers: A Conversation with Joe Satrianiby Jeff Miers on May 7, 2026 at 2:43 pm
EP 53: The iconic guitarist and composer talks SatchVai Band, his earliest inspirations, and his plans for the future
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on May 6, 2026 at 10:10 pm
Buffalo FlowJam is back, Punch Brothers and other concert announcements, plus picks for this week and beyond.
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on April 29, 2026 at 5:18 pm
Morrissey and Metheny coming to town, more concert announcements, plus picks for this week and beyond.
- Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers: Hittin’ the Note with Todd Eberwineby Jeff Miers on April 25, 2026 at 8:07 pm
EP 52: Guitar player and band-leader known for face-melting, dynamic jams
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on April 23, 2026 at 7:18 pm
A Seminar on Balancing Art & Commerce; A Tip of the Hat to Organ Fairchild; More (and more) concert announcements, plus picks for this week and beyond.
- Ticket Giveaway! Duane Betts at UB CFA April 25by Jeff Miers on April 17, 2026 at 2:22 pm
I’ve got two pairs of tickets for Betts and his band, Palmetto Hotel, with guests Wilson & Walsh, for paid subscribers!
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on April 15, 2026 at 6:27 pm
Record Store Day ’26; SOMBR, Coheed and Cambria and more concert announcements, plus picks for this week and beyond.
- Celebrating Spontaneous Composition, Buffalo-styleby Jeff Miers on April 14, 2026 at 7:24 pm
‘Off-Script Sundays with Jeff Miers’ Debuts April 19 at Penny Lane
- Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers: Catching Up with Cami Cluneby Jeff Miers on April 13, 2026 at 4:04 pm
EP 51: ‘The Voice’ finalist and official National Anthem singer for the Buffalo Sabres tells her story
- Concert Review: ‘All Washed Up’? Not Even Close!by Jeff Miers on April 8, 2026 at 9:38 pm
Cheap Trick’s Seneca Niagara Casino show was a fiery family affair
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Friday I’m in Love: My Favorite New Music This Week
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Gila Monster; Mike Gordon, Flying Games; Yes, Mirror to the Sky; and Dave Matthews Band, Walk Around the Moon
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live music & concert news
We’re off to the races. Choose your concert companions wisely and get a good grip on your stamina, folks
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What’s in my headphones: This week’s musical obsession – The ecstasy of XTC
I’m prone to listening jags. Serious ones. The tend to last several weeks. They run deep. And the deeper they run, the more likely they are to recur.
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Where the Bands Are: This week’s must-see live music & concert news
At long last, here comes sunshine! And with it, for those of us who live this music-centric life, a deep desire for live shows – indoors, outdoors, anywhere at all.
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Friday I’m in Love: My favorite new music this week
Peter Gabriel, Four Kinds of Horses (Bright-Side Mix); The 3 Clubmen, Aviatrix and more
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Damone’s Tuesday Night Music Club
By the time he launched his band The Outcome 5 years back, Damone Jackson was already regarded as one of the most virtuosic and dynamic drummers in all of Western New York. Today, however, Jackson needs to be viewed through a wider lens.
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Friday I’m in Love: My favorite new music this week
The National, First Two Pages of Frankenstein; Pearl Jam, Give Way; Beach House and more
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Rest in peace, Harry Belafonte, singer, activist, humanitarian
The voice of Harry Belafonte, who died at age 96 on Tuesday, is one of those vehicles of emotional overload for me, and has been for most of my life.
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Metallica’s ’72 Seasons’: A symphony of sound, fury and… introspection?
With the release of “72 Seasons,” the band’s 11th studio album, it becomes apparent that even the mighty Metallica has had to face the morning after…
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Creating cultural infrastructure: How do we make Buffalo a real ‘Music City’?
We all enjoy it, but we don’t do much to ensure its survival, or to fully capitalize on what it has to offer. And yet, in other markets, music, when employed in a deliberate and intentional way, has been proven to deliver economic, social and cultural growth.
