'Bombs & Bullets': A Look at the New Video by Smitten For Trash
(EDITOR’S NOTE — The blackgrass/folk-punk band Smitten For Trash recently released its debut video — a very cool black-and-white...
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Benjamin Joe
Jan 85 min read
The Method to Lobotomite's Madness is Laced with Experimentation & Intention
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Lobotomite is a five-piece alt-metal band from Fredonia made up of singer/front-woman Olivia Karasiewicz, bassist Logan...
matt smith
Dec 18, 20238 min read
A Talk with MikeUnion Jeffers on the Resurrection of Despair, Union and Playing with Integrity
(EDITOR’S NOTE — On Dec. 30, a sold-out hardcore blowout will go down at the Rec Room featuring Despair and Union, each of whom will be...
Benjamin Joe
Dec 18, 20236 min read
Focus on Gaza: 'Why do I live in a world where I have to explain (this) is wrong?'
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The mission of 1120 Press is to cover the artists who make up Buffalo’s scene, as well as the social issues that often...
matt smith
Dec 12, 20234 min read
Ugly Sweaters & Festive Punks: On The Cinder’s Holiday Bash Unites Diverse Bands for a Good Cause
(EDITOR’S NOTE — This Friday at Timeless Babez, one of Buffalo’s hardest-working punk bands, On The Cinder, will be hosting Flower House...
matt smith
Dec 6, 20239 min read
In Depth: The Music of Sunday Reign — An Interview with Michael Delano
(Editor’s Note —1120 Press sat down recently with Sunday Reign vocalist and guitarist Michael Delano for a wide-ranging talk about the...
matt smith
Dec 6, 20239 min read
With a New Video, A New Lineup, and a New EP in the Works, Murder! Keeps Killing It
(EDITOR’S NOTE — 1120 Press is thankful to Murder! guitarist Gus Walters for taking the time to speak with us at length about not only...
matt smith
Dec 6, 20233 min read
'Woo'! BOZO's New EP is Very, Very Cool
(EDITOR’S NOTE — BOZO is a very badass band. If we had to describe them, we'd use this analogy: BOZO is that kid in high school who,...
matt smith
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Feral and Ferocious: Meet the Spit Sisters
(Editor's Notes — Spit Sisters are playing their debut show this Friday. Dec. 8, at Timeless Babez with Radical Operations and One Way...
matt smith
Dec 6, 20231 min read
Songs in Memory of a Friend: Musician Reese Daniels Offers Some Words on Erik Robinson
(Editor's Note — Erik Robinson, the drummer of the Buffalo band, Daze Ago, passed unexpectedly Oct. 31. There is now a playlist on...
Benjamin Joe
Dec 6, 20235 min read
David Tolkacz: A new kind of writer?
(Editor's Note — In a conversation with 1120 Press writer Benjamin Joe, Buffalo writer David Tolkacz examines his use of technolgy in his...
matt smith
Nov 13, 20235 min read
The Past is the Past: So Put Down that Corn Liquor, Rust Belt Brigade is Back!
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Call it a reunion, call it a resurrection, call it an album-release party three years after the fact. Whatever you want...
matt smith
Nov 13, 20235 min read
Film Noir: Stress Dolls Drop Surprise Video in Support of New Single ‘Ghostwriter’
(EDITOR’S NOTE — There’s always something affirming about speaking with Chelsea O. of Stress Dolls. A gifted songwriter and prolific...
matt smith
Nov 13, 20235 min read
Jamison Hendricks Makes His Mark with Ambitious Debut Album, 'Voidtree'
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Emotional and raw, Jamison Hendrick’s debut album ‘Voidtree’ is an ambitious and personal work of both healing and...
Benjamin Joe
Nov 13, 20237 min read
Sunburn is Living in the Moment and Going with their Gut
(EDITOR’S NOTE— The band Sunburn was named after a Nirvana lyric and the trio has taken up residence in the Buffalo scene. While just out...
matt smith
Oct 31, 20237 min read
Chronicles of a Scene: Brandon Oleksy's Distinct Work Comes to Area 54 with 'Rust Punk' Exhibit
(EDITOR'S NOTE — Photographer Brandon Oleksy has become part of the fabric of Buffalo's hardcore scene, and his work is as instantly...
matt smith
Oct 31, 20234 min read
Going Back to Cali — The Abruptors Head for the Golden State to Record New Album
(EDITOR'S NOTE — As fans of their music and with the utmost respect for the way they approach their art, we've been wanting to feature...
matt smith
Oct 31, 20234 min read
Meet Wolfenstein: Young, Rambunctious, Hardworking Old-School Purveyors of Thrash Metal Savagery
(EDITOR'S NOTE — We first came across Wolfenstein at Loco Fuerte II in Hamburg back in June when they opened the daylong hardcore/thrash...
Benjamin Joe
Oct 31, 20236 min read
Pretty in Plaid Charts Its Course with Debut EP, 'Deciding to Tell the Truth'
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Pretty in Plaid is releasing its first EP, streaming on Nov. 17. Benjamin Joe of 1120 Press caught up with the guys: Kurt...
matt smith
Oct 31, 20234 min read
Captain Tom & The Hooligans: A Modern Rendition of Old World Tradition
(EDITOR'S NOTE — Captain Tom & The Hooligans have released a new EP titled 'A Modern Rendition of Old World Tradition' — a name that...
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