- Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers: Episode 19 – Organ Fairchild’s Dave Ruch and Corey Kertzieby Jeff Miers on May 17, 2024 at 8:45 pm
A conversation with two-thirds of the postmodern, jam-based trio
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on May 15, 2024 at 8:02 pm
New shows, new festivals, new concert series, Tommy Stinson in the backyard, and more
- A Journey Downstream with Jon Batisteby Jeff Miers on May 14, 2024 at 2:36 pm
Solo stop on ‘Streams’ tour wows UB Center for the Arts audience
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on May 8, 2024 at 8:15 pm
A transcendent night with Miller & the Other Sinners, more new show announcements, and loads of intriguing performances to pick from
- Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers: Episode 18 – Chris “Bulldog” Parkerby Jeff Miers on May 6, 2024 at 3:57 pm
The voice of Buffalo Sports radio and passionate music lover
- Some Recent Live Music Experiencesby Jeff Miers on May 3, 2024 at 5:35 pm
Phish at The Sphere, King’s X in Toronto, Todd Rundgren at the Riv, Matthew Sweet
- Where the Bands Are – An Addendumby Jeff Miers on May 2, 2024 at 4:17 pm
The Blackbird 3, more show announcements
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on May 1, 2024 at 6:37 pm
New show announcements, David Michael Miller album release, Yarn, Lotus & more
- Today is International Jazz Day 2024by Jeff Miers on April 30, 2024 at 3:10 pm
America’s greatest cultural asset will be celebrated around the world, and right here in Buffalo
- Where the Bands Are: This Week in Live Music and Concert Newsby Jeff Miers on April 25, 2024 at 12:03 pm
Borderland Festival, more concert announcements, plus a wealth of shows this week
- Back on the Borderland: The Black Crowes, Caamp, Marcus King and moreby Jeff Miers on April 24, 2024 at 1:57 pm
2024 lineup marks 6th anniversary of WNY homegrown festival
- Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers: Episode 17 – Allison Pipitoneby Jeff Miers on April 20, 2024 at 12:04 am
Singer & Songwriter, Alison Pipitone on The ‘Best Things’ in Life
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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.