Fitz & the Tantrums bring their funky grooves to ArtPark – Aug 12, 2025

I'm not sure if I should have been surprised when Fitz & the Tantrums released their sixth studio album Man on the Moon last month. While they haven't experienced the success of their first three albums, they have been pretty consistent in putting out new music and touring. I first caught them in 2013 whilst …

Grace Potter wows ArtPark on a beautiful night in Buffalo – July 19, 2025

It's hard to believe that Grace Potter has been releasing music for over twenty years! She's an artist that never seems to age and her musicianship, personality, and onstage presence makes you understand why there are Potter groupies. You can't help but fall in love with her. This year, she released Medicine, an album that …

Cage the Elephant and Young the Giant pack incredible one-two punch at ArtPark – Sept 7, 2024

When Cage the Elephant announced a new studio album "Neon Pill" and an accompanying tour with support from Young the Giant, it brought together two extremely popular alt-rock bands that both came up around fifteen years ago. After the release of the previous album "Social Cues" in April 2019, Cage the Elephant did tour in …

Buffalo shows up to dance with Two Door Cinema Club – July 29, 2024

If you were paying any attention in the 2010's, chances are you were going to hear one of Two Door Cinema Club's songs at clubs, on TV, or in commercials and video games. The indie rock band from Bangor, Ireland was a staple during that decade and their 2010 debut studio album "Tourist History" was …

The Flaming Lips battle the pink robots at ArtPark – July 22, 2024

Many words can be used to describe the Flaming Lips: Eclectic? Brilliant? Or maybe just weird?? If you search for a band formed maybe ten years earlier than the Flaming Lips, you might be referring to the Talking Heads! But what’s one body part amongst friends? This year brought the second leg of the band’s …

Sarah McLachlan celebrates 30 years of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy at ArtPark – Jun 18, 2024

The last time we caught Sarah McLachlan, she performed with the New York Pops at Forest Hills Stadium in NYC. Fast forward through the pandemic and it's now been thirty years since her breakthrough album "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" was released! That record was also my introduction to this amazing artist and it remains one of …

Gary Clark Jr fires up ArtPark with his searing guitars – May 25, 2024

In the midst of his Hyperwave Tour, Austin-based blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr made a stop at ArtPark in Lewiston, NY near Niagara Falls. In support of his latest studio album “JPEG Raw”, Clark is a throwback to old rock and blues days of yore, playing his screaming guitar accompanied by his smooth vocals including …

Grace Potter closes out ArtPark’s season in style – Sept 9, 2023

The last time we saw Grace Potter was towards the beginning of the Covid pandemic when she visited the Paste Studio and was touring in support of “Daylight”. In fact, she was sick at that NYC show in January 2020 and could possibly have had Covid when we were all just a bit clueless. She …

The Pixies and Modest Mouse brought 90s alternative rock to ArtPark – Aug 28, 2023

Indie rock was in full swing at ArtPark last night as nineties stalwarts The Pixies and Modest Mouse stopped by in the midst of their co-headlining tour across the US. The Pixies released their eighth studio album (fourth with the current lineup) “Doggerel” in September of last year. Modest Mouse released their fifth studio album …

Styx still rocking at ArtPark – June 2, 2023

Over fifty years since Styx released their debut album in 1972 and over forty five years since their classic album "The Grand Illusion" became certified triple platinum, the band continues to tour even through personnel changes including an acrimonious separation from former lead singer Dennis DeYoung. They've even been making new music, the latest being …

ArtPark parties into the night with Culture Club and the English Beat – Aug 31, 2022

If you've been following Just One More Concert, you'll find that we've recently been covering quite a number of top 80s bands who have discovered that, not only are their old fans still eager to see them perform live, they have built a new generation of younger fans who love the retro sounds of ska, …

Death Cab for Cutie plays to packed ArtPark – July 11, 2022

With a new LP "Asphalt Meadows" set to be released in September, Death Cab for Cutie hit ArtPark's mainstage in Lewiston on July 11th for a welcome back party. The band is touring extensively through 2022, first with Illuminati Hotties supporting (as they did at ArtPark), then with Low, and finally with Yo la Tengo. …

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