Formed in 2000, the alternative rock band Brand New has just announced its long awaited return to Buffalo.

You can catch Brand New at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Town Ballroom. Tickets for the show are $28 in advance and $30 the day of show. Tickets to catch Brand New will go on sale at noon on Thursday and can be purchased from Tickets.com or the After Dark offices.

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Back in its industrial heyday, Buffalo’s grain district was full of immigrants—mostly Irish—who worked tirelessly to feed their families and, quite literally, the world.

On Saturday, the Valley Community Association will host Feeding the World, a guided tour and commemorative event that is meant to pay tribute to Buffalo’s grain scoopers of decades past.

“The history of…

There is a romantic figure in our collective imaginations, an image that dates back to the earliest days of our country that has evolved over time and distance: the solitary man whose rugged freedom and guileless self-knowledge are counterbalanced by a troubled sense of emptiness and loss. The frontiersman, the pioneer, the railroad tramp, the hitchhiker, the folk singer—tough…

When Tupac Shakur was shot and killed in September 1996, I was in my sophomore year at the University at Buffalo and I was convinced—CONVINCED—that it was a marketing ploy. I was certain that he would disappear from the scene for a few years (and why not—in the final two years of his life, Shakur suffered five gunshot wounds, spent nearly a year in prison and was hanging out with…

Updated: We’ve announced our winners on Monday morning. They are Derek Lutz, Evan Barrick, Paul Westover, Kristen Marie Lutz, Mary Best, Diane Riedel, Jennifer Macey, Kimberly Shores, Deirdre Carroll Whelehan, Phil Ciallela, Adam Kern, Joe Speranza, and Catherine Walsh.

Thanks to everyone who participated. Enjoy the show.

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Of Montreal, an indie pop band from Georgia will be stopping by Town Ballroom for an entertaining night on Monday.

“The band’s style has been known to change between albums. At first, Of Montreal embraced a more simple, quirky, lo-fi indie pop sound, which occasionally bordered on twee pop,” according to a Last FM bio.

“Of Montreal was created by Kevin Barnes and named after…

Free concerts, a weekly film series, food trucks and family-friendly activities can all be found on Old Falls Street in Niagara Falls this summer.

On Thursday, Old Falls Street organizers announced a list of summer attractions and events coming to the US side of the falls. Some offerings are repeats from years past; other attractions are new additions to the summer lineup. Here’s…

The “Masters of Madness” are bringing their Shock Therapy Tour to Buffalo, after canceling a date in Syracuse.

The latest addition to the Outer Harbor Series, Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson will co-headline the show at 6 p.m. on June 14. Tickets for the show will be $20 in advance, $30 the day of the show and can be purchased through the Outer Harbor website beginning on Friday…

Buffalo Niagara 360, B_Team Buffalo, and Buffalo Rotary and Sunshine Rotary Clubs put on another successful Happy Hour For-A-Cause mixer on Wednesday night at Saturn Club.

BN360's young professionals, their friends and colleagues enjoyed delicious food, cocktails, and even some rocking entertainment from Buffalo.com Presents: The Albrights.

The popular networking experience…