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matt smith
Feb 28, 20242 min read
K-Hole Drops a Monster New EP in ‘Discordant’
(Editor’s Note — K-Hole is one of the Buffalo hardcore scene’s hardest working bands, gigging relentlessly both locally and in other...
matt smith
Feb 28, 20242 min read
Pilot-Field Drops 'Harder & Faster' New EP
(Editor's Note — Pilot-Field has a new EP dropping Friday, March 1. We recently caught up with the band’s Dan McCormick (vocals, guitar)...
matt smith
Feb 22, 20242 min read
BUFFALO HOSTEL ORDERED TO CLOSE
The Buffalo Hostel has been ordered by the city to shut down on March 1, Hostel officials confirmed Thursday. The formal order came in a...
Benjamin Joe
Feb 19, 20243 min read
Amid an Uncertain Future, the Hostel Continues Operations but Needs Our Help
(EDITOR’S NOTE — The following is a very important story for our scene and our city. We ask that you give it a read and do whatever you...
matt smith
Feb 19, 20242 min read
Olexi Makes Powerful Statement with Blistering Album, “Rock N’ Roll Paint Job”
“I’m queer and want to seriously injure anybody who has a problem with that,” said Brandon Oleksy, the artist who performs under the...
matt smith
Feb 19, 20243 min read
Goodbye Metro Enters a New Era with Single ‘Dark Blue and Below’
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Goodbye Metro has dropped a new single ‘Dark Blue and Below,’ which hit the streams Feb. 24. The duo was not only kind...
Anthony Wachowiak
Feb 19, 20247 min read
Ashford’s Brotherhood Extends Far Beyond Band’s Shared Bloodline
(EDITOR’S NOTE — The Emo scene in Buffalo is nothing if not bustling with artists. With every shade present on the scale, from indie to...
matt smith
Feb 19, 20243 min read
‘From the Abyss,’ Lost Artifacts Rises Upon Buffalo’s Metal Scene
(EDITOR’S NOTES — 1120 Press recently had the pleasure of speaking with Lost Artifacts, a new band on the Buffalo metal scene which...
matt smith
Feb 6, 20244 min read
The Ever-Evolving Sonic Sound of Loveboxx
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Loveboxx has been back in the studio recording a new album and was kind enough to grant 1120 Press access to a recent...
Benjamin Joe
Feb 6, 20244 min read
With Gutterpop and Personal Style, Stephen Floyd Says He’s ‘Very Fortunate’ and ‘Grateful’
(A PERSONAL NOTE FROM 1120 PRESS PUBLISHER MATT SMITH — In the article below, Buffalo punk musician and business owner Stephen Floyd...
matt smith
Feb 6, 20244 min read
Going Full Force: Donnie Boy has Found his Lane
(EDITOR'S NOTE — 1120 Press recently sat down for a talk with rapper Donnie Boy. It was a great chat with a young artist whose...
matt smith
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Buffalo Hardcore: Scene Keeps Growing with Break Out of Forest Fire
(EDITOR'S NOTE — Fresh off its recent debut gig on a bill with some big names at Days Park Tavern, the young upstart band Forest Fire...
Anthony Wachowiak
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Artists (Frozen) in Winterland
(Editor's Note — Writer's block — the problem every artist dreads. Buffalo's long winter and incessant gray days don't help the cause,...
Benjamin Joe
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Mike Santillo Finds Creative Freedom with Matches Laces
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Mike Santillo, former frontman of The Tins, has been working on a recording project known as Matches Laces. We caught up...
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