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Buffalo’s Not Normal Drops Textured, High-Energy Debut EP ‘Furnish the World’
(EDITOR’S NOTES — 1120 Press had the pleasure recently to speak with Not Normal — a spirted Buffalo rock band made up of four dynamic...

matt smith
Mar 30, 20256 min read


Deep Dive: An In-Depth Talk with Prolific Jamestown Industrial Noise Artist STCLVR
(EDITOR’S NOTE — 1120 Press recently had the privilege to speak at length with noise/industrial/harsh-pop artist STCLVR — (pronounced...

matt smith
Mar 27, 20259 min read


Not Your ‘Standard’ Punk Band: Standard Living Set to Drop Impressive Debut Album
(EDITOR’S NOTE — The Buffalo punk band Standard Living will soon be dropping its debut self-titled album on all streaming platforms....

matt smith
Mar 24, 20255 min read


A Talk with Buffalo Painter, Rapper and Designer Nick Mass
Nick Mass stands before parts of "The Puzzle Project" shown at the Great 238 Art Fest. (Photo credit Alden Noel.) Painter, rapper and...
Benjamin Joe
Mar 22, 20254 min read


Powerful New Album, 'Makeover,' Marks New Era for The Living Braindead
(EDITOR’S NOTE — The Living Braindead will drop its new album, ‘Makeover,’ on Saturday March 15. We’ve had the privilege to give it...

matt smith
Mar 12, 20257 min read


Buffalo Rapper Edo Langston Building Community & Connection through Art: ‘We’re Too Segregated’
“Maybe when your sister’s on drugs or when she might abort heard your nephew was cutting himself like he was fighting swords I thank...
Benjamin Joe
Feb 26, 20253 min read


A Playground of Experimentation: Jacob Smolinski & Alex Behrens Link Brains for Project ‘Dumb 100’
Two of the scene’s most engaging songwriters have teamed up for a musical collaboration from which a steady stream of new songs will be...

matt smith
Feb 21, 20253 min read


Post-Punk Revival: Photosound Drops Unique and Entrancing Debut Demo
(EDITOR’S NOTES — 1120 Press writer Benjamin Joe recently spoke with Elliot McAndrew, vocalist and guitarist of the Buffalo post-punk...
Benjamin Joe
Feb 19, 20253 min read


Faith To Fear Set to Drop Urgent & Unapologetic Debut EP 'Codependents Anonymous'
Faith to Fear (photo provided) Faith To Fear will be releasing its debut EP on Friday, a banging and emotionally charged five-song...

matt smith
Feb 13, 20255 min read


SOUNDBITES: Music News from Around the Scene
(EDITOR’S NOTES — The new year is only a few weeks old and already there’s a lot happening across the scene. We had an especially busy...

matt smith
Feb 8, 20252 min read


In-Depth: A Talk with Talented Buffalo Musician Sally Schaefer
(Editor’s Note — Sally Schaefer has emerged as one of the most recognizable and in-demand musicians on the Buffalo scene. Recently...
Benjamin Joe
Jan 29, 20255 min read


Tsavo Highway’s Uplifting New Album ‘Circles’ Brings Much-Needed Light to Uncertain Times
(EDITOR’S NOTE — 1120 Press was fortunate enough recently to chat with Emily Scripps, vocalist for Buffalo indie-jam band Tsavo Highway ,...

matt smith
Jan 24, 20253 min read


Documentary Explores Snapcase Legacy: ‘They Changed the Sound of What was Happening, Influencing Decades to Come’
(Editor’s Note — 1120 Press was fortunate enough recently to speak with Fourth Media’s William Saunders and Nathaniel Shannon, the...

matt smith
Jan 22, 20255 min read


Hip Hop, Hardcore and a Brand New Record: A Conversation with Buffalo Artist, Neftali
Neftali (Photo by Ken Campbell) Known widely as the frontman for Buffalo hardcore band JEWELTONE , Daniel ‘Neftali’ Bonilla is also a...
Benjamin Joe
Jan 15, 20255 min read


Songs of Punk Protest: An ‘unsettled’ pjn x Set to Drop Powerful New EP
(Editor’s Note — On Friday, exene paloma, the queer Buffalo folk-punk artist who performs under the name pjn x , will drop a new EP...

matt smith
Jan 9, 20258 min read


SESH Live: A Plan to Take the Hassle Out of Booking Shows for Artists and Venues
(EDITOR’S NOTES — A new platform is under development aiming to make booking gigs easier for both artists and venues in Buffalo. Named...

matt smith
Jan 3, 20254 min read


Roy G Biv Takes Listeners on Wild Ride with Expansive, Genre-Busting New EP, ‘RGB.fm’
(EDITOR’S NOTE — If ever there was a fitting name for a band it would be ‘Roy G Biv,’ the moniker of the self-described ‘post-jam’ indie...

matt smith
Jan 2, 20255 min read


Songs of Life, Death, Change and War: Monomaniac Set to Drop Heavy New EP, ‘Between the Eyes’
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Buffalo hardcore band Monomaniac will be releasing its first EP, ‘Between the Eyes,’ on Friday, which it recorded with...

matt smith
Jan 1, 20258 min read


Everythings’ New EP, ‘again for the first time,’ is a Release Worth Listening to Again, and Again and Again
Struck by the notion that I know you’re still A song I’ll never get out of my head I heard you laughing in the parking lot I wondered how...

matt smith
Dec 23, 20243 min read


MUDDLE: A New Lineup, New Album, New Attitude and the Same Ol’ Badass Sound
( Editor’s Note — Buffalo punk band Muddle has a new lineup and is working on a new album. Recently, 1120 Press writer Benjamin Joe...
Benjamin Joe
Dec 20, 20243 min read
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