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Jazz-trio LaMP came to Buffalo Iron Works on Tuesday, March 10. Vermont-based Russ Lawton (drums) and Ray Paczkowski (keys) both come from both Soule Monde and Trey Anastasio Band. Brooklyn's Scott Metzger (guitar) has played in numerous…

Umphrey's McGee came back to their favorite Buffalo venue, the Town Ballroom, on Sunday, February 1 as a part of their "Skies the Limit" tour. This would be Buffalo's first look at the new line-up as drummer Scotty Zwang took over…

Australia's Cut Copy came to Buffalo's Electric City on November 20. After a 5 year hiatus, the Grammy nominated group is touring in support of their new album, Moments. The show was a mix of old vs. new, as songs from their…

Guerilla Toss, an experimental art rock band from Boston by way of New York City, stopped into Buffalo to play Nietzsche's in support of their new album, You're Weird Now, on Tuesday, September 16. They head out the Midwest, next…

Phish returned to Hampton, Virginia on Friday September 19 to begin the finale of their Summer 2025 tour. Let's check in for a progress report. It's been 198 months since Phish came back for good at Hampton in 2009. At first heavy…

Octave Cat closed out the night at Geneva's 6th Annual Drumstock on Saturday, September 6. Drumstock was in downtown Geneva, centered around Lake Drum Brewing and Castle Street. Octave Cat, is a trio of Eli Winderman (Dopapod -…

Phish came to Ohio State University's Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio on July 9 as their summer tour continued. Just off a 3-day weekend in Boulder, Colorado, the Ohio date was a mid-week one off. They started things off with…

Phish played the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, June 24. The first set was very solid with a few interesting song choices and a really nice jam in "Gumbo". Page's synth pop tune, "I Always Wanted It This Way," is always…

Perfume Genius brought his "Glory" tour to Buffalo on Friday, June 13. Perfume Genius comes from Michael Hadreas, a bit of a musical chameleon, with most of his albums having a distinct vibe, sometimes taking a hard turn in a different…

Seattle's La Luz came through Rochester on April 11 to a sold out show at Bug Jar. Shana Cleveland and her band have been through a lot lately. Shana overcame a cancer diagnosis and then wrote an album about it, 2024's News of the…