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15 hours ago3 min read

MUDDLE: A New Lineup, New Album, New Attitude and the Same Ol’ Badass Sound

( Editor’s Note — Buffalo punk band Muddle has a new lineup and is working on a new album. Recently, 1120 Press writer Benjamin Joe...

SOUNDBITES — A Roundup of Music News from the Buffalo Scene

matt smith

2 days ago2 min read

SOUNDBITES — A Roundup of Music News from the Buffalo Scene

(EDITOR’S NOTES — Bands across the scene in Buffalo have been working on, and releasing, new music at a furious pace. 1120 Press, on...

Welks Mice’s ‘Blub Blub’ a Force of Positivity

Benjamin Joe

Dec 122 min read

Welks Mice’s ‘Blub Blub’ a Force of Positivity

Welks Mice — the duo comprised of Max Weiss on vocals and Andre Welks-Fabretti on vibraphone — first dropped their debut LP, ‘ Songs in C...

Marching to a Beat All Its Own: BOZO’s Cool New Album, ‘The Glass Eye,’ a Daring Expression of Musical Buckshot

matt smith

Dec 103 min read

Marching to a Beat All Its Own: BOZO’s Cool New Album, ‘The Glass Eye,’ a Daring Expression of Musical Buckshot

(EDITOR’S NOTE — Please see our story below on the new album, "The Glass Eye," by Buffalo’s BOZO. The band is comprised of Christian...

Documenting Buffalo’s Hardcore Punk History with Classic-Core Records: ‘The Music Needs to be Kept Alive’

matt smith

Dec 35 min read

Documenting Buffalo’s Hardcore Punk History with Classic-Core Records: ‘The Music Needs to be Kept Alive’

(EDITOR’S NOTE — The following story on Classic-Core records marks the 200th story to run in 1120 Press since we started in April 2022....

As the Oceans Rise and the Empire Falls: A Conversation with Buffalo Musician Ian McCuen

matt smith

Nov 258 min read

As the Oceans Rise and the Empire Falls: A Conversation with Buffalo Musician Ian McCuen

(EDITOR’S NOTE — We had a great talk with Buffalo singer-songwriter Ian McCuen , who will be dropping their new album, ‘As the Oceans...

‘Don’t Let Anyone Tell You DIY is Supposed to be Shitty’ — A Talk with Cullen Parker of the Indie Label, ‘Milkcrate’

matt smith

Nov 245 min read

‘Don’t Let Anyone Tell You DIY is Supposed to be Shitty’ — A Talk with Cullen Parker of the Indie Label, ‘Milkcrate’

(EDITOR’S NOTES — Cullen Parker runs the Fredonia-based DIY label ‘Milkcrate,’ which started, as his website states, in a small...

Punks, Satan, Dope & Murder: ‘Return to Snakeland’ Creators Explore a Dangerous and Deadly Time in Kenmore

Benjamin Joe

Nov 203 min read

Punks, Satan, Dope & Murder: ‘Return to Snakeland’ Creators Explore a Dangerous and Deadly Time in Kenmore

(EDITOR’S NOTE — In the following story, writer Benjamin Joe spoke with Jason Gusmann and Aaron O’Brian, creators of the DIY comic and...

Twenty Years of Harvest Sum Recordings: ‘We Are All Still Here Doing This’

matt smith

Nov 144 min read

Twenty Years of Harvest Sum Recordings: ‘We Are All Still Here Doing This’

(EDITOR’S NOTE — When Harvest Sum started back in 2004, there was never any plan for it to become an actual label, let alone one that...

Back to the Heights: On The Cinder Returns to its Roots

matt smith

Nov 134 min read

Back to the Heights: On The Cinder Returns to its Roots

(EDITOR’S NOTE — When Buffalo’s On the Cinder plays Saturday night at Amy’s Place, it will mark the melodic hardcore band’s first return...

Uncomfortably Numb: Skyway’s Election Rage Fuels Spontaneous & Urgent New Single and Video

matt smith

Nov 92 min read

Uncomfortably Numb: Skyway’s Election Rage Fuels Spontaneous & Urgent New Single and Video

Just when you thought that this might end It goes on and on and on... All morals and good sense are gone. —'Uncomfortably Numb’ (by...

Pure Energy: A Talk with Buffalo Indie Band 'Prairie Pavement'

Benjamin Joe

Nov 43 min read

Pure Energy: A Talk with Buffalo Indie Band 'Prairie Pavement'

Prairie Pavement put out its self-titled debut in August 2021. Flash forward three years, two more albums and the addition of a new...

SOUNDBITES: Jeweltone, Selfish Act, Skyway, Harvest Sum Recordings and New Fiction

matt smith

Oct 244 min read

SOUNDBITES: Jeweltone, Selfish Act, Skyway, Harvest Sum Recordings and New Fiction

JEWELTONE — There’s a saying in the music business that goes something like: ‘Any band can write a great first record because they have...

matt smith

Oct 248 min read

Glass Houses

( EDITOR'S NOTE — As part of our mission to cover DIY art from all mediums in Buffalo, we're happy to bring you the following short...

Elena E. Drops Hauntingly Beautiful Video for New Single, 'Join Us'

matt smith

Oct 191 min read

Elena E. Drops Hauntingly Beautiful Video for New Single, 'Join Us'

Check out the absolutely stunning video at the bottom of this page by Buffalo’s Elena E ., which just dropped for her new single ‘Join...

medium.chaos Drops a Maximum Kick-Ass Debut Album in 'hysteria.catalysts'

matt smith

Oct 149 min read

medium.chaos Drops a Maximum Kick-Ass Debut Album in 'hysteria.catalysts'

(EDITOR’S NOTES — Over the summer we were surfing social media when we came across a cool-looking duo called medium.chaos announcing the...

Ten-Year-Old Bastards: The Story of an Enduring Buffalo Thrash-Punk Band

matt smith

Oct 95 min read

Ten-Year-Old Bastards: The Story of an Enduring Buffalo Thrash-Punk Band

(Editor’s Note — BastardBastardBastard is one of Buffalo’s hardest working bands, gigging and touring relentlessly while grinding it out...

Benjamin Joe

Oct 83 min read

PROFILE: A Talk with Scene Veteran Sean Reverie of Kill Uncle

Sean Reverie was born in Buffalo but spent his high school years in Texas. Upon returning to the Queen City, he found a music scene here...

Ensuring Justice & Equity for All While Highlighting the Important Role Buffalo Artists Play

Benjamin Joe

Sep 272 min read

Ensuring Justice & Equity for All While Highlighting the Important Role Buffalo Artists Play

Our City Buffalo, a non-profit founded in 2017, will host an important fundraiser Saturday to help the organization continue its mission...

SOUNDBITES: The Latest News on New Music from the Buffalo Scene

matt smith

Sep 262 min read

SOUNDBITES: The Latest News on New Music from the Buffalo Scene

The emo-infused hardcore project Gatto Black , led by musician-songwriter Sal Mastrocola, has released a powerful new single titled...