Rapper Chae Hawk is a microcosm of the Queen City, his hometown that’s coincidentally propelled and limited his music career. He’s performed in front of thousands at Thursday at the Harbor, and he’s played to tiny crowds at Soundlab. He simultaneously…

Asheville, NC native Darwin Deez brought his Songs For Imaginative People Tour through Buffalo's Soundlab Thursday night, where they played many pop melodies in front of a loving crowd.

Come check the photos to see for yourself! The show was booked and…

Darwin Smith is late. Scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. telephone interview from Columbus, Ohio, he is AWOL when I call—the tour manager can’t find him and asks if he can have 10 minutes to put together a search party. “I think he went across the street…

He puts on a colorful show, but you can’t help but tap your foot to Darwin Deez and his music.

Coming to Buffalo next week, Deez had humble beginnings at first but has worked his way up to an international tour and shows no signs of stopping. Writing…

Described as an “emotionally charged and highly cinematic” group, Caspian has really been making a name for themselves.

Band members including Philip Jamieson, Joe Vickers, Erin Burke-Moran,…

Say this about Jeremy Jermaine Jerome: he knows how to get into your head.

A tad mysterious—JJJ has alluded, in conversation, to a vagabond past, changing residencies from Buffalo to the American…

Chae Hawk (rapper) & Grabbitz (producer) came together on Saturday night at Soundlab to display what they have been busy cooking up for the past few months. The sounds of Grabbitz's engineering with Chae's lyrics proved to once again win over the hometown crowd. They…

It’s not like Buffalo rappers Chae Hawk and Grabbitz…

This week, Buffalo will play host to a number of unique performers including female rock vocalist, Fiona Apple and rookie hip-hop artist, Mike Stud.

Apple,…

Buffalo is a city that celebrates the fringe—from outsider visual artists to aurally challenging musicians to avant-garde theater, there is a rich vein of anti-mainstream and, quite frankly, weird creativity that resonates through the region. It’s not…

Blockhead tried to play in the winter, but weather blocked his path here. He made up for it tonight! with DJ Cutler and DJ Bones opening, who would want to miss this?

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Also known as 24 year old Chriss Williamson, “Chrissy Chris” will be invading Buffalo this Thursday.

The youngest DJ/Presenter at present to broadcast…

Born and raised in South Africa and now residing in Brooklyn, NY, MartyParty has released over 50 tracks in just two years both prominently and frequently featured on the iTunes, Addictech and Beatport charts.

MartyParty started producing his own flavor of…

Due to the magnitude of Rusko's dubstep show at Town Ballroom, Mike T. Marshall of MNM Presents figured it would be a pity for the party to end before midnight. With the after-party scheduled for Soundlab immediately following the show, the festivities never slowed.…