- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on November 5, 2026 at 8:54 pm
Rush announce Sphere residency; Warren Haynes’ ‘Dreams & Songs Symphonic Experience’ coming to Kleinhans; Plus show announcements, and a curated (albeit long) list of upcoming gigs
- Why Music Matters w/Jeff Miers: Mohawk Place – Rebirth of a Live Music Landmarkby Jeff Miers on November 3, 2026 at 3:22 pm
EP 61: How a trio of Buffalo musicians reimagined a legendary Buffalo music venue
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on October 29, 2026 at 5:02 pm
Get a first listen to QOTSA and U2 new albums, Halloween festivities, Mitch’s Infydels reunion is official! Plus show announcements, and a curated (albeit long) list of upcoming gigs
- 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!
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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.
