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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


SOUNDBITES — A Roundup of Music News from the Buffalo Scene
(EDITOR’S NOTES — Bands across the scene in Buffalo have been working on, and releasing, new music at a furious pace. 1120 Press, on...

matt smith
Dec 18, 20242 min read


Welks Mice’s ‘Blub Blub’ a Force of Positivity
Welks Mice — the duo comprised of Max Weiss on vocals and Andre Welks-Fabretti on vibraphone — first dropped their debut LP, ‘ Songs in C...
Benjamin Joe
Dec 12, 20242 min read


Marching to a Beat All Its Own: BOZO’s Cool New Album, ‘The Glass Eye,’ a Daring Expression of Musical Buckshot
(EDITOR’S NOTE — Please see our story below on the new album, "The Glass Eye," by Buffalo’s BOZO. The band is comprised of Christian...

matt smith
Dec 10, 20243 min read


Documenting Buffalo’s Hardcore Punk History with Classic-Core Records: ‘The Music Needs to be Kept Alive’
(EDITOR’S NOTE — The following story on Classic-Core records marks the 200th story to run in 1120 Press since we started in April 2022....

matt smith
Dec 3, 20245 min read


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
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