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The sun was shining on Lake Erie as I took a pre-concert walk around Buffalo’s Outer Harbor. I had only been to the Terminal B music venue once before; nonetheless, the venue was unforgettable and I was eager to explore before the show began at 6:30. On my stroll by the water, I passed bikers,… Read more
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Glancing around Buffalo’s Iron Works before the show began, I saw chatty friend groups and couples outfitted in jeans, overalls, and baggy t-shirts, mirroring the venue; posters of bands plastered the well-worn brick walls, garage doors were lifted up for entrances, and the space was dimly lit, creating a casual ambiance that matched the crowd.… Read more
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Nashville based singer/songwriter Cece Coakley has been honing in on making songs with honest storytelling and unique guitar riffs since beginning to release in 2022. She has developed a discography that highlights the complex emotions of young adulthood, making listeners feel seen and encourages them to embrace the messiness of this period of their lives.… Read more
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As I write this article, I am on a 12-hour drive home from North Carolina. I have been cycling through activities including staring out the window mindlessly, reading All You Need to Know About the Music Business by Donald S. Passman, and studying for my AP Government class. I am bored out of my mind,… Read more
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“A lot of bands don’t make it past five years, so for us to be out here having the time of our lives after 20 years is pretty impressive,” The Lumineers’ frontman Wesley Schultz explains with a combination of pride and gratitude in his voice. The folk rock band recently performed at Buffalo’s very own… Read more
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Sitting in the worn leather chairs of SPOT Coffee, Buffalo native Mairead Cloherty recalls her first performance with Washington Highway, “I thought it was out of a movie. From meeting the managers to doing soundcheck, it was an out of body experience.” Washington Highway has no relation to the state nor the nation’s capital, but… Read more
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Driving to Rainbow Kitten Surprise’s Thanks For Coming Tour leg in Lewiston, NY, I crammed in as much of the headliner as well as opening act Medium Build’s discography as I could, trying to familiarize myself with the songs I didn’t know. In an attempt to avoid parking fees at the stunning Art Park venue,… Read more
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Meeting with singer songwriter Leanne Binder was like a breath of fresh air. From Youngstown, Ohio, Binder has loved music her whole life, and her passion was tangible in less than a minute into our conversation. She is filled with positivity and is constantly looking for the beauty in everything, even tough situations, which is… Read more
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Typically when I sit down to write a concert review, I focus on the band’s performance. This time, however, I find myself drawn to a different aspect of the overall concert experience. There was something about the Irish rock band Inhaler’s crowd that stood out to me. This decade of music has been filled with… Read more
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“But now you’re just a face of a passerby I know too well in this life.” That’s a taste of Nashville based singer songwriter Emma Andersen’s cathartic lyrics. With her incredible lyricism mixed with fingerstyle acoustic guitar, her ballads blend together in a beautiful way, turning every listener into a fan. I was filled with… Read more
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