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01/29/2025

We’re really thrilled to bring you today our recent talk with the uber-talented Buffalo multi-instrumentalist Sally Schaefer. Check it out below!

(Editor’s Note — Sally Schaefer has emerged as one of the most recognizable and in-demand musicians on the Buffalo scene. Recently awarded a New York State Council on the Arts grant for the making of an ambitious album set for release later this year, Sally was kind enough recently to take time ...

01/22/2025

Please see our story today on the forthcoming documentary exploring the legacy of legendary Buffalo hardcore band, Snapcase. We spoke with Fourth Media filmmakers William Saunders and Nathaniel Shannon, who were generous enough to give us insight into the project.

(Editor’s Note — 1120 Press was fortunate enough recently to speak with Fourth Media’s William Saunders and Nathaniel Shannon, the filmmakers behind the forthcoming documentary ‘Snapcase: Legacy,’ which examines the long and storied history of the seminal Buffalo hardcore band, Snapcase. S...

01/15/2025

We had a great talk with Buffalo hip-hop artist and JEWELTONE frontman, Neftali. Check it out below.

Known widely as the frontman for Buffalo hardcore band JEWELTONE, Daniel ‘Neftali’ Bonilla is also a gifted hop-hop artist who’s been bringing people together — and to their feet — for quite some time. And perhaps nowhere was that ability more on display than at JEWELTONE’S October relea...

01/14/2025

History repeats itself: Revisit this amazing documentary by HighWatermark Films on the closure of Mohawk Place the first time it closed. Thanks to Roger Bryan & The Orphans for heads up.

A mohawk Place Documentary Bufalo, NY

01/07/2025

Latest on Mohawk Place per Mohawk’s manager as told to WKBW.

Another Buffalo staple is closing its doors. General Manager of Buffalo's Mohawk Place, Mike Thor, said the popular music venue is set to close at the end of the month.

01/03/2025

Please see our story today on a venture in the works — called SESH Live — to make booking shows less stressful for Buffalo 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 ‘SESH Live,’ the system is the brainchild of founders Clarke Hogenkamp and Alex Trolli. The couple’s aim is to reduce the stress and complications for both...

01/03/2025

Roy G Biv, the excellent Lewiston indie “post jam” band has released a killer EP today on the streams. Check it out and our story.

(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 trio from Lewiston. An acronym for the colors of the rainbow — red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet — Roy G Biv also describes perf...

01/03/2025

Mohawk Place .. from Mohawk Press Update .. 10:36 pm .. Jan. 2, 2025 …. 🙏

01/03/2025

Amy’s Place on Caffe Aroma partnership and shows in the future

A fusion concept coming in March for long-standing Buffalo eatery in the University district.

01/03/2025

Amy’s Place to become Caffe Aroma

A fusion concept coming in March for long-standing Buffalo eatery in the University district.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year! Please see our story today on Buffalo hardcore band Monomaniac, which will drop its new EP ‘Between the Eyes’ on Friday. We had a great talk about the new record, its songs and what lies ahead for the band.

(EDITOR’S NOTE — Buffalo hardcore band Monomaniac will be releasing its first EP, ‘Between the Eyes,’ on Friday, which it recorded with well-known engineer Nick Borgosz of Sound Authentic. The five-track EP explores some deep subject matter, which the band was gracious enough recently to spe...

12/23/2024

Please see our story on the new EP, 'again for the first time,' by the Buffalo indie artist Everythings (aka Alex Behrens).

Struck by the notion that I know you’re stillA song I’ll never get out of my headI heard you laughing in the parking lotI wondered how I ever could forgetSo when you’re waving at a strangerOr you’re standing in the mirror by your bedI want to watch you getting changedI want to memorize the w...

12/21/2024

Here's Upload Two of this year's photo coverage of the annual Strummerville show. Feel free to take photos, BUT PLEASE CREDIT 'Matt Smith Images' in any reuse. Thank you.

12/21/2024

Here's this year's coverage of the annual Strummerville show. Due to Facebook upload limitations, they needed to be broken up. The first batch is photos of the Ghetto Defendants (Urban Achievers) set. The second upload will be the remainder of the bill. Feel free to take photos, BUT PLEASE CREDIT 'Matt Smith Images' in any reuse. Thank you.

12/12/2024

We spoke recently with the very cool Buffalo indie duo Welks Mice. Please check out our story below.

Welks Mice — the duo comprised of Max Weiss on vocals and Andre Welks-Fabretti on vibraphone — first dropped their debut LP, ‘Songs in C,’ which introduced the world to the band’s very unique sound, back in 2018. It’s taken six years for the band to follow up that effort. But in promotin...

12/10/2024

Please see our story today on the very cool new album, ‘The Glass Eye,’ from BOZO.

(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 “Chuck” Richard on bass; Jaxon Giovino, drums; Don Dzubella, vocals; and Bill Doherty on guitar. ‘The Glass Eye’ is out now on all streaming platforms. Y...