- 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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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.
