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Up and coming pop star Benee (aka Stella Rose Bennett), like many young artists nowadays, started by uploading her music online when she was just in high school. Her offbeat funky style gives me early Lily Allen vibes, very apropos since she ended up supporting Lily Allen on her New Zealand tour stop in 2019! …
Continue reading "Benee brings a taste of New Zealand to Electric City – Mar 13, 2026"
It's been less than a month since we covered synth-pop legend Andy Bell, singer for 80s hitmaker Erasure, and we're back with another synth-pop act, this time Australian band Cut Copy. Formed by lead vocalist and keyboardist Dan Whitford in 2001, they had a number of hits during that decade, primarily "Hearts on Fire" and …
Continue reading "Buffalo goes dancing with Cut Copy on Thursday night – Nov 20, 2025"
I can’t believe it’s been twenty five years since the Neon Trees’ debut album Habits was released and thrust the Utah indie-pop band into the spotlight. With the album and singles “Animal” and “1983” making waves on the Billboard charts, it seemed like you heard and saw (lead singer Tyler Glenn and his signature mohawk) …
Continue reading "Neon Trees sink their teeth into Buffalo – Apr 27, 2025"
After previewing a lot of new music during Lauren Mayberry’s first solo tour in 2024, we were finally able to listen to her full studio album “Vicious Creature” when it was released in November. The songs on the album can’t really be locked down into a single genre, poppy but not, dance but not, punk …
Continue reading "Lauren Mayberry plays Electric City supporting first solo album – Feb 8, 2025"
Remember that time at band camp when a bunch of campers started jamming and turned a quiet evening into a dance party? Yeah, neither do I but that's what watching indie rock band Rubblebucket reminds me of. Every show is so much fun, where you don't know what to expect, whether it be outrageous costumes, …
Continue reading "Buffalo danced to Rubblebucket to stay warm – Jan 18, 2025"
Five years ago, if you had said that a Mongolian throat singing band would be a huge up and coming metal band, no one would have believed you. It was just not on anyone’s bingo card! Since they opened for Halestorm in 2019 at ArtPark, they showed up on every metalhead’s radar big time! They’ve …
Continue reading "The Hu play to a costumed crowd at Electric City – Oct 31, 2024"
The Linda Linda's exploded onto the scene in 2021 when their song "Racist Sexist Boy", written about a...well, you know...who said something to drummer Mila de la Garza (who was 10 at the time), went viral. Formed in 2018 in LA, this band of teenagers include guitarist Bela Salazar (19), bassist Eloise Wong (16), guitarist …
Continue reading "The Linda Linda’s are setting an example for young punks – July 31, 2024"
What can I say about Nation of Language that I haven't already said when we covered their shows in Toronto in 2022 at Lee's Palace and last December at the Phoenix Concert Theatre? On the heels of their third Studio album "Strange Disciple" being named Best Record of 2023 by Rough Trade and UK/EU and …
Continue reading "Buffalo partied with Nation of Language at Electric City – Jun 19, 2024"