Comedians Matt Bergman and James Kurdziel only needed one take to record “Friends,” a standup comedy album produced by Robby Takac’s Good Charamel records.

“Friends,” slated to go on sale in June, was recorded last October at…

Sweet and light. That’s how Bayside’s frontman Anthony Raneri took his coffee when we met up at The 2nd Cup for a quick chat before…

It's not easy to lure people to attend an Easter show, but Ohio-based band Lovedrug did its best Sunday night at Mohawk Place. Touring in support of its March 2012 release "Wild Blood," the indie rockers showed off their new-found independence after a difficult history…

Jenna Morrison – former Iowan, former newspaper graphic designer, former vocalist for indie cult favorites Son Ambulance, current singer for shimmering noise-rockers

Cursive, a four-piece indie rock band from Omaha, jam-packed Mohawk Place last night on a bill with Conduits and Cymbals Eat Guitars. Maybe Nebraska has more to offer than we thought! The headliner has played on the Late Show with David Letterman and released its most…

The Omaha, Neb.power-shoegaze sextet Conduits is in a somewhat unenviable position. Yes, the band is currently on tour with fellow Nebraskans Cursive…

A small group of fans gathered at the Mohawk Place to see the Bloody Hollies' return to Buffalo. The band was formed in Buffalo before lead singer/guitarist Wesley Doyle relocated to San Diego, but several band members still harbor love for their birthplace as a band.…

I’ve seen a few Facebook posts recently about there being “no good new music” these days and I get confused. I suppose if you listen to commercial radio all day, you could be living under the impression that the music industry stopped making new…

Cincinnati, OH band Foxy Shazam, on a tour for its most recent record the Church of Rock and Roll, stopped in at Mohawk Place for a Thursday evening show. Buffalo.com freelance photographer Gabrielle Farah stopped by to gather shots of Fictitious Ray, Inlite and the…

Sons of Azarael guitarist Tony Lorenzo was shot in an armed robbery in October in the city’s Elmwood Village area and is now paralyzed from the waist down, after a bullet was lodged in his spine. If there were ever a reason to enjoy some live music on a Saturday…

Tycho, created by San Francisco-based artist Scott Hansen, brought its unique brand of partly-synthesized, partly-organic style to Mohawk place. It was their first trip to Buffalo, and I'd say it was a successful one. Check the shots to see for yourself!

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Dreamlike. Ethereal. These are the best adjectives to describe Scott Hansen’s synth-based music, which mixes a happy, upbeat chorus with occasionally wistful tunes. Under the alias Tycho—oddly named after a 16th century Danish astronomer—Hansen…

It may have been cold outside on this Saturday night in Jaunary, but the guys in It's A Firefight and I Can See Mountains turned up the heat and rocked a big crowd at Mohawk Place.

Any male-dominated band that can coolly cover a Shania Twain song is fine by me.

It’s a Firefight, a group of five gifted local musicians with a longing to avoid the pitfalls of modern music, is slowly making its mark. The pop/rock group will headline…

The self-managed and self-produced Sunset Wakeup will host their debut show at Mohawk Place this Friday night.…