Photo Credit: Brendan Walter Written By: Ashley Friedman Buffalo’s Asbury Hall welcomed singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson with opener Stephen Kellogg this evening for an unforgetable show. The Boston Accent Winter Tour 2023 allowed both artists to be back on the road again after knowing each other for over twenty years. At the show, crowdgoers are adorned in their Winter Tour 2023 gear and “music is better than everything t-shirts.” A few people are sporting pre-show tags, giving them access to a question and answer session with Nathanson and a brief private performance of some of their favorites like “Church Clothes” or…
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Photo Credit: Matty Vogel Last night, singer-songwriter, Alec Benjamin, offered a stunning performance alongside breakthrough pop artist, Sara Kays. The two performers gave a near-perfect performance for fans Wednesday night at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY. Sara Kays: Opening Act 23-year-old artist, Sara Kays, opens the show, with “Backseat Rider,” a song on how relationships change over time and your partner can become a complete stranger. Kays, known for reminiscing on past relationships in her music, also tends to focus on topics like body image, loneliness, and mental health. Recently, she was the supporting act for cavetown on tour…
Written by Ashley Friedman Cavetown, otherwise known as Robin Skinner, kicked off his latest 2022 tour at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY tonight. The singer-songwriter was supported by pop artist, Tessa Violet, and alt-indie musician, Addison Grace. Starting off the show, Addison Grace performs hit songs like “Honeysuckle” and “I Wanna Be A Boy.” The 20-year-old has made a name for themselves as a singular new artist and is popular on social media platforms like TikTok with a current 3+ million followers. During their performance, Grace mesmerizes the audience with their bedroom pop vibes and soft-spoken nature. As someone…
Photo Credit: Kelia Anne MacCluskey Written by Ashley Friedman Billie Eilish gave a crowd-pleasing performance at the Keybank Center last night. The singer-songwriter graced Buffalo with her talent for her Happier Than Ever, The World Tour. The show started with former New Yorker, Dora Jar. Jar, 24, set the tone for the show with her eccentric and bubbly personality. Her mannerisms reminded me of Billie in the sense that she was a crowd-pleaser, somewhat quirky and a kind soul. Jar starts the show with “Opening,” a song featured on her recently released EP, Digital Meadow. She’s animated with movements that, well, to be…
Last night, Riz La Vie made a pitstop to Buffalo’s The Rec Room on his The Dinner Date Tour bringing along whiterosemoxie as a special guest and Buffalo’s own, Jaali Cypher. In a world of digitalized music, of autotune and mixing and mastering of the sorts — today, you never know an artist’s true sound until you see them live. And, I can say that all of the artists that performed last night exceeded my expectations. First up was Buffalo native, Jaali Cypher. The up-and-coming rapper grew up listening to a variety of genres like heavy metal, hip-hop & pop.…