VOICE OF DISSENT Buffalo punk band Voice of Dissent has released a new music video for its song, “Blood in Berlin.” Intense and replete with punk ferocity, the video was produced and edited by the talented Jonathan Lambert, who did a masterful job capturing the band’s essence. The four-minute video showcases exactly what makes Voice of Dissent — which has always epitomized punk’s true DIY punk ethos — such a captivating band. “We built a set for this video in my basement usin

(EDITOR’S NOTES — At a time when bands are under constant pressure to enslave themselves to an algorithm few people, if any, truly understand — an algorithm, in fact, that arbitrarily demands bands drop new music on the streams every six weeks or else risk being cast into oblivion — there are few if any artists that can go 14 years without releasing new music and not only maintain both a presence and relevancy, but also pick up followers along the way. Then again, there are v

(EDITOR’S NOTE — For much of its 43-year career as a punk band, Virus X was considered an outsider in its hometown of Niagara Falls; long viewed as unruly delinquents whose original music about youthful alienation, drug addiction and general malfeasance fell far outside the city’s more traditional musical landscape, which in the 80s and 90s was dominated by classic rock and Top 40 cover bands. But now, nearly five decades after its birth, this band of perennial punk outcasts

(EDITOR’S NOTE — There’s a difference between ripping through a set and putting on a show. Pretty Good State University is known for doing both every time it takes the stage and its frontman Tobias Prey is one of the most engaging frontmen on the Buffalo scene. Recently, he sat down with 1120 Press, and we thank him for his time. — Photos and video by Matt Smith/1120 Press) Tobias Prey at Mohawk Place 1120 PRESS: Thanks so much for speaking with us. There’s a lot to talk to y

Hotel Etiquette and Gatto Black — the musical juggernauts of Buffalo musicians Mike Hansen and Sal Mastrocola, respectively — have released the first singles from their forthcoming split, ‘THIRST/SHADOW,’ which is due out in early 2027. The drop, available on streaming platforms, features Hotel Etiquette’s ‘I Want to Help You Meet God,’ and ‘Kiss Me With Your Eyes Closed’ by Gatto Black. The upcoming record — which will include four songs from Hotel Etiquette and three origin