Footage of the legendary Jumpers, a Pauline & the Perils reunion, and a tribute to Mark Freeland are some of the highlights of this relaunch party for the series of CDs honoring the late 1970s and early 1980s of Buffalo’s alternative/new wave/punk/rock music history. A compilation CD, titled This Is It Vol. 4 and featuring [...]

Alex Chilton died on St. Patrick’s Day in his adopted hometown of New Orleans. He was 59. Click here to read the obit in the New York Times.

Back in November 1963, just nine days before President Kennedy was assassinated, Royal Rambler was throwing a three-day grand opening party at their 1790 Main St., Buffalo dealership. Door prizes, refreshments, and of course the complete lineup of 1964 Ramblers were there for all party-goers.
I imagine one of the groups happiest about Royal’s grand opening [...]

Top o’ the morning to you! Don’t put away your best green outfits from St. Patrick’s Day just yet. Stand, a band that hails from Ireland, will perform at Nietzche’s Thursday (March 18). Four friends from Dublin came together in the 1990s to form the band. Though Irish to the core, Stand considers itself to [...]

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Now that the snow’s just about melted (until next winter, I hope!) we’re starting to once again see these old nuggets from the past, sitting in people’s yards, behind barns, and off the side of the road.
This week’s find was spotted recently in Olean, N.Y., a not-too-bad looking 1956 Mercury Custom sport hardtop coupe (although [...]

In 1955 Volkswagen produced its one-millionth Beetle. And you could buy yourself a new “Amazing Volkswagen” (for a bit under two-grand) at Kelly’s VW, located at 2360 Bailey Ave. in Buffalo, as seen in the accompanying ad from the Tuesday, Nov. 1, 1955 edition of the Buffalo Courier-Express. Just like the actual car, the ad [...]

On Wednesday (March 10), Foreign Born brings their tribal-tinged folk music to Soundlab. The band creates a simple sonic template that is ideal for sipping a drink in the sun, like a strange blend of Animal Collective, groovy Simon & Garfunkel, and hand-claps. A perfect example of the band’s beach house [...]

Neon Indian, one of the monikers held by 21 year-old Alan Palomo, made a dent in the psychedelic music scene this year with the release of his debut album Psychic Charms (Lefse Records). The album combines lo-fi recording techniques with electronic beats and samples to create a sound that flows like the score to a [...]

On Friday, four bands walked into the Tralf and four walked out, but only one took home a satchel of cold hard cash, and hundreds of dollars worth of recording equipment from Guitar Center. Over 400 people turned out to witness Photos of Wagons take the grand prize in the annual Artvoice Battle of Original Music. [...]

It was clearly the most emotional game of the season. And the most physical. With the season on the line, the Buffalo Bandits dug deep inside of themselves tonight at HSBC Arena, taking on the Orlando Titans, one of the league leading teams. When it was all over, the Bandits had themselves a 12-10 win, [...]

Few bands can make you dance and contemplate the nature of reality at the same time, but this is what Portland, Oregon based indie-pop duo YACHT forces you to do. Electronic composer Jona Bechtolt created the project in 2003 and released three albums before adding vocalist Claire Evans in 2009. The [...]

Cursive has been making music for well over a decade now, which almost seems unbelievable considering the shelf life of so many indie bands. But Cursive hasn’t experienced a creative drop off; in fact, they’re at their lyrical and musical best. Hats off to singer Tim Kasher, too, whose [...]