New Podcast '716 The Sound' Shines Spotlight on Buffalo’s Scene
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Chris Chavez is an interesting guy. And, he’s a passionate supporter of Buffalo’s Scene, someone whose face you will...
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matt smith
Jul 112 min read
SOUNDBITES — A Roundup of Music News from around the Buffalo Scene
(EDITOR’S NOTES — Bands across the scene in Buffalo have been working on, and releasing, new music at a furious pace. In an effort to...
Benjamin Joe
Jul 103 min read
Former Tins' Bandmates Hit the Stage Separately Together
When Adam Putzer and Dave Muntner performed together recently in Williamsville, it wasn’t the first time the two had ever shared the...
matt smith
Jul 51 min read
'burner' Drops a Demo that's Fire
Whoa! So this demo seemingly just dropped out of thin air today. Good for us. The band is called burner , and its sound is...
matt smith
Jul 12 min read
SOUNDBITES — A Roundup of Music News from around the Buffalo Scene
(EDITOR’S NOTES — Bands across the scene in Buffalo have been working on, and releasing, new music at a furious pace. In an effort to...
matt smith
Jun 282 min read
Buffalo's ‘White Crayon’ Aims to Make his Mark Highlighting Bands, Artists & Brands
He calls himself White Crayon, named after the crayon in the box that always seems to be the odd one out, the one that never gets used....
Benjamin Joe
Jun 242 min read
Doing It Their Way: A Talk with Little Liar
In a scene where the landscape across the city is dominated mostly by punk and hardcore music, Little Liar has carved out a niche all its...
matt smith
Jun 233 min read
Heads Up for the ‘Guillotine’ — Buffalo Hardcore Vets Unveil New Band with Two Debut Singles
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Nick Giammarise — the former frontman for the long-running Buffalo hardcore group Claymore — is back with a new band,...
matt smith
Jun 112 min read
SOUND BITES: New Music from Inhaler and Personal Style!
(EDITOR’S NOTES — Bands across the scene in Buffalo have been working on, and releasing, new music at a furious pace. In an effort to...
matt smith
Jun 62 min read
DISSECTION: ‘Do Crime’ Drops Blistering Debut EP
If there wasn’t already reason to feel good about what’s happening on the Buffalo scene — with the spate of fabulous bands, new and...
Benjamin Joe
Jun 63 min read
FIRST PERSON: 1120’s Benjamin Joe Steps into the Songwriter’s Arena at Davey Harris Mammoth Studio Retreat
(EDITOR'S NOTE — The following story is a firsthand account by 1120 Press senior writer Benjamin Joe, who took part in a recent...
matt smith
Jun 32 min read
SOUND BITES: A Round-Up of New 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. In an effort to...
matt smith
May 294 min read
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...
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...
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