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As the Oceans Rise and the Empire Falls: A Conversation with Buffalo Musician Ian McCuen
(EDITOR’S NOTE — We had a great talk with Buffalo singer-songwriter Ian McCuen , who will be dropping their new album, ‘As the Oceans...

matt smith
Nov 26, 20248 min read


‘Don’t Let Anyone Tell You DIY is Supposed to be Shitty’ — A Talk with Cullen Parker of the Indie Label, ‘Milkcrate’
(EDITOR’S NOTES — Cullen Parker runs the Fredonia-based DIY label ‘Milkcrate,’ which started, as his website states, in a small...

matt smith
Nov 25, 20245 min read


Punks, Satan, Dope & Murder: ‘Return to Snakeland’ Creators Explore a Dangerous and Deadly Time in Kenmore
(EDITOR’S NOTE — In the following story, writer Benjamin Joe spoke with Jason Gusmann and Aaron O’Brian, creators of the DIY comic and...
Benjamin Joe
Nov 20, 20243 min read


Twenty Years of Harvest Sum Recordings: ‘We Are All Still Here Doing This’
(EDITOR’S NOTE — When Harvest Sum started back in 2004, there was never any plan for it to become an actual label, let alone one that...

matt smith
Nov 15, 20244 min read


Back to the Heights: On The Cinder Returns to its Roots
(EDITOR’S NOTE — When Buffalo’s On the Cinder plays Saturday night at Amy’s Place, it will mark the melodic hardcore band’s first return...

matt smith
Nov 14, 20244 min read


Uncomfortably Numb: Skyway’s Election Rage Fuels Spontaneous & Urgent New Single and Video
Just when you thought that this might end It goes on and on and on... All morals and good sense are gone. —'Uncomfortably Numb’ (by...

matt smith
Nov 9, 20242 min read


Pure Energy: A Talk with Buffalo Indie Band 'Prairie Pavement'
Prairie Pavement put out its self-titled debut in August 2021. Flash forward three years, two more albums and the addition of a new...
Benjamin Joe
Nov 4, 20243 min read
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