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matt smith
Jul 20, 20238 min read
New Album 'noble crimes' by pjn x is a Fierce and Raw Expression of Discovery and Liberation
(Editor's Note — exene paloma, who performs under the name pjn x, dropped on Thursday July 20 'noble crimes.' The debut folk-punk album —...
matt smith
Jul 20, 20232 min read
Loveboxx Elevates 'Hate' in Masterful New Re-Issue of Song
(Editor's Note — Loveboxx has re-issued its single 'P.S. I Hate You,' made available recently on the streams. The band's vocalist Mary...
Benjamin Joe
Jul 20, 20234 min read
An Upbringing of Segregation and Racism Motivates Desmond Abrams to Push for a Better World
(Editor's Note — 1120 Press will be writing from time to time about socio-economic issues, which not only confront and challenge our...
Gerry Dempsey
Jul 20, 20233 min read
The Long Goodbye
(Editor's Note — The following work is by Buffalo-born and raised writer Gerry Dempsey, who grew up with way too many siblings but...
matt smith
Jul 10, 20237 min read
Snakeland Gets 'Physical' with Release of Fierce Debut Album 'PanAmerican!'
(Editor’s Note — Less than a month ago, we said you’d be hearing a lot from Snakeland this summer. We weren’t lying. Since then, over a...
matt smith
Jul 10, 20236 min read
Pushing Boundaries with Jacob King
(Editor's Note — With his third album, 'Healers,' Jacob King examines the act of creating art while continuing to test and defy the...
matt smith
Jul 10, 20235 min read
13 dead canaries are Alive and Well — and Better than Ever
(Editor's Note —Recently coming off their first live performance since 1999, 13 dead canaries is back on the scene. The band performed...
matt smith
Jun 26, 20232 min read
K-Hole Readies for the Road to Spread its Furious Sound Across the Land
(Editor’s Note — K-Hole is a hardcore band that officially formed in July 2022. In the last year, they’ve released an eponymous album,...
matt smith
Jun 26, 20234 min read
'Hello London' Continues to Expand its Musical Vision with 'Breathing In'
(Editor’s Note — James Froese, a former member of the band 'Farewell, Manchester,' is now recording as a solo artist under the name...
matt smith
Jun 26, 20236 min read
From Isolation & Chaos, Karma Queen Spawns Album of Hope & Quiet Rage
(The origins of Karma Queen’s first album ‘Projector’ trace back to those weird, uncertain early days of the pandemic, when many of us...
matt smith
Jun 18, 20235 min read
Focused on the Future, asalone is Making New Music on His Own Terms
(Editor’s Note — A year after releasing his first song as a solo artist, Adam Putzer, former guitarist for The Tins and now performing as...
matt smith
Jun 18, 20234 min read
Buffalo’s Band of Brothers: Pilot-Field Hits Home Run with Debut Release
(Editor’s Note — The eagerly anticipated debut of Pilot-Field is finally here, with a new 4-song demo. It’s both a resurrection and a...
matt smith
Jun 18, 20233 min read
gas station. Spills onto the Scene with a Killer New EP
(EDITOR’S NOTE – If the band gas station. is any barometer for the future of Buffalo’s indie music scene, it’s hard to be anything but...
matt smith
Jun 4, 20234 min read
40 Years and Counting: Virus X Keeps Going Full Throttle
(EDITOR’S NOTE — We were psyched to talk with Virus X, pioneers of the Buffalo punk scene, now touring in celebration of their 40th...
matt smith
Jun 4, 20234 min read
Chelsea O. Hits the Airwaves with New Radio Show & New Stress Dolls Single
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Chelsea O. of Stress Dolls spoke with 1120 Press recently to discuss her new radio show, The Scene, on WBFO The Bridge,...
matt smith
Jun 4, 20236 min read
The Ballad of a Band Named Tsunami Tsurprise
(EDITOR'S NOTE — Tsunami Tsurprise — comprised of James Sprecker and Cameron Bunch on guitars, Meg Munro on vocals, Griffin Jones on...
matt smith
May 29, 20238 min read
On the Scene with Buffalo Music Journalist Benjamin Joe
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Benjamin Joe, founder of the website Buffalo Music Players, has been writing about the Buffalo music scene for six...
matt smith
May 29, 20233 min read
The Desert Comes to Buffalo — Meet Desert Crystal
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Hailing from the desert of Southern California, Desert Crystal is new to the Buffalo music scene. On Monday, June 5,...
matt smith
May 29, 20233 min read
The Punk Rock Prom! Hey Ho, Let's Go ... and Don't Forget to Donate
(EDITOR’S NOTE — 1120 Press spoke with Carina DeFabbio of Good Things Events about this year’s Punk Rock Prom, which will be held this...
matt smith
May 14, 20237 min read
Poet Laureate Jillian Hanesworth on an Anniversary We Never Wanted but Can’t Ignore
(EDITOR’S NOTE — To mark the one-year anniversary of last year’s May 14 racially motivated mass shooting at a Tops supermarket on...
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