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...
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matt smith
Feb 192 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 193 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 197 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 193 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 64 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 64 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 64 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 63 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 63 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 63 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...
matt smith
Jan 313 min read
When Legions Fall Continues its Rise with Killer New EP and Stunning Video
(Editor’s Note — Heavy and melodic, When Legions Fall has been steadily making a name for itself on Buffalo’s metal scene since forming...
matt smith
Jan 314 min read
Tough Old Bird Soars into a New Wave of Creativity on the Wings of Its Single, 'Conjurer'
(EDITOR’S NOTE — As it entered the new year, Tough Old Bird was riding a wave of emotion. There was reason to celebrate as its new single...
matt smith
Jan 318 min read
New Music, Longevity & Chewbacca: A Conversation with Part-Time Genius
(Editor’ Note — With a two-song EP set to be released Feb. 3, Scott Howard and Jon LoRusso of Part-Time Genius spoke with 1120 Press...
matt smith
Jan 312 min read
Xmas Collaboration Between Pretty in Plaid & Frostbelt Entertainment Results in Surprise Gift
(EDITOR'S NOTE — Over the holidays, Pretty in Plaid guitarists Joel Proulz and Lou Muscato, and drummer Rob Vansaders, joined with Adam...
matt smith
Jan 262 min read
Daze Ago Carries On in Wake of Sudden Loss with New Song & Video Honoring a Brother Gone Too Soon
(EDITOR’S NOTE — As they continue to work through the Oct. 31 sudden passing of their former drummer Erik Robinson, Daze Ago has...
matt smith
Jan 111 min read
CHECK IT OUT! Gatto Black Drops New Video for the Single, 'Solastalgia'
The music video for the latest single 'Solastalgia' by Gatto Black — the post-hardcore project by Buffalo musician Sal Mastrocola —...
Anthony Wachowiak
Jan 88 min read
Going to Church: A Conversation with Jay Zubricky
(EDITOR’S NOTE — At the door of the old convent on Franklin Street in Allentown, GCR Studio C, we stand outside, chilled by the air and...
matt smith
Jan 85 min read
The Future is Now: Monomaniac is Ready to Carry the Torch of Buffalo Hardcore
(EDITOR'S NOTE — The future of Buffalo Hardcore seems to be in good hands with Monomaniac. The young band has been generating a buzz with...
matt smith
Jan 84 min read
Let's Crowdsource Actual Crowds for Buffalo's Well-Deserving Bands
(EDITOR'S NOTE — The following is an 1120 Press editorial. — Photos by Matt Smith) We’ll say upfront, we’re not going to offer any...
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