the town ballroom

Continuing NYS Music's look at the venues of New York State, we are now more than a year since music venues were forced to shut down, and signs of life are visible everywhere this spring. While venues await relief from the Small…

NYS Music is celebrating the end of 2016 by posting staff and reader picks on 10 various categories, and today we are highlighting the winners of the Best Show by Region and the Best Venue in New York State. We polled the staff and asked…

Back in 1972 the cost of a gallon of gas was 55 cents. Richard Nixon was our nation's president, soon to experience a fall from grace.  The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI.  "American Pie" by Don McLean was #1 on…

Post-punk romantics The Church released their 21st studio album album, Further/Deeper late last year and are bringing 35 years of recordings to North America on a co-headlining tour with art rock stalwarts The Psychedelic Furs. The Church…

When Jeff Tweedy took to the storied stage of Buffalo's iconic Town Ballroom this past Wednesday it was clear that he had nothing to prove.  The alt country, alt rock, alt convention pioneer had once again cut a detour into the sonic…

On April 26th, SUNY Fredonia Professor Elmer Ploetz, myself and another volunteer made our way towards the back entrance of the Town Ballroom in downtown Buffalo on April 26th.  It was to play host to the second annual Continental Reunion…