It’s Muttonfest Season! Buffalo Band ‘Bighorn Sheep’ Gears Up for its Annual Multi-Day Music Festival
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Muttonfest, the annual summer music festival founded and hosted by Buffalo indie band Bighorn Sheep, will be held this...
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Benjamin Joe
May 292 min read
Sweat Equity: Hard Work Paying Off for Niagara Falls Band, Hywater
Niagara Falls rock band Hywater has certainly been making a name for itself. Their debut single, ‘Up in the Air,’ was on the 2024 ballot...
matt smith
May 232 min read
EMCEE M.D. 'Energized' by Release of New Album 'e=mcMD'
Rapper and promoter Mark Miller — who performs under the moniker EMCEE M.D. — drops his latest album today, a 19-track LP titled...
Benjamin Joe
May 222 min read
Buffalo Songwriters Retreat: ‘The Record of Your Life’ with Davey Harris
(Photo Provided) Davey Harris, aka David Mutner, has had a busy year. The former drummer for the Buffalo-based indie band, The Tins,...
matt smith
May 204 min read
New Buffalo Hardcore: 'Seconds Left' Crashes the Gate Hard & Drops Killer Demo
(Photo by Ciara Shockley) There’s been an onslaught of new music produced on the Buffalo scene in the last few weeks. We admit: not only...
matt smith
May 203 min read
DISSECTION: Urgent and Intense, World on Fire's New LP, 'Ad Nauseam,' Rips
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Today marks the release of the new album, Ad Nauseam, by Buffalo hardcore band World on Fire. Besides the LP’s digital...
matt smith
May 178 min read
DISSECTION: Skyway Makes its Mark with New EP, 'Never Disappear'
My memories were taken in the flood Souvenirs from early days Souvenirs when we were young I think about the things that washed away Some...
matt smith
May 1510 min read
'This Has Always Been with You' — Josh Martin's New 'Thought Trials' LP Confronts Cancer Battle with Power of Music
(EDITOR’S NOTE — You might know Josh Martin as the guitarist in the Sal Mastrocola-led post-hardcore project, Gatto Black. A...
matt smith
May 145 min read
Buffalo’s Band of Bards’ New Worker-Owned Co-Op Opens Opportunities for Comic Creators
(EDITOR’S NOTES— Punk music, DIY culture and comics have long held a symbiotic relationship. The Buffalo music scene is filled with...
matt smith
May 142 min read
DISSECTION: A Look at T.T.T.T.'s Debut EP, 'Everyone Loves My Friends'
We were caught by surprise when we awoke Monday morning and learned that T.T.T.T. released their debut EP, ‘Everyone Loves My Friends.’...
Benjamin Joe
May 134 min read
Remembering Sly: Group Raising Funds to Erect Bust of Well-Known Homeless Man in Bidwell Park
(EDITOR'S NOTE — If you would like to contribute to this effort, a GoFundMe has been established. DONATE HERE.) Sylvester P. Bennett Jr.,...
Benjamin Joe
May 83 min read
Bill Santen and Birddog Get it Together in Buffalo
(EDITOR’S NOTE — From meeting, performing and touring with Elliott Smith to losing his drummer to Wilco, Bill Santen has had an...
matt smith
May 72 min read
DISSECTION: Dishonored's '7 Ton Bridge' Commands Attention
Over the last day here at 1120 Press, we’ve been spinning Dishonored’s new EP, ‘7 Ton Bridge’ … (and by the way, that’s a very cool title...
matt smith
May 54 min read
DISSECTION: A Look at On the Cinder's New Album, ‘Heavy-Handed’
(EDITOR’S NOTE — On The Cinder will release its third full-length LP tomorrow — Tuesday, May 7 — titled ‘Heavy-Handed.’ The 11-song...
matt smith
May 22 min read
Editorial: A Lesson in Communication in Wake of an Awful Tragedy
In researching the event that left a young woman severely injured Tuesday April 30 at a Trophy Eyes show in Buffalo, we came across this...
matt smith
May 22 min read
UPDATED: GoFundMe Set Up for Young Woman Seriously Injured by Stage Diver
By now you might have seen posts on social media about a GoFundMe set up for a young woman named Bird Piché, who was involved in a tragic...
matt smith
Apr 307 min read
New Music, New Video, New Sound: A Conversation with The Water Dogs
(EDITOR’S NOTE — The Water Dogs are a three-piece alternative band with a strong DIY ethos made up of siblings Maria, Jarett and Grace...
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