The HU / The Funeral Portrait

The HU Headline Halloween Night In Buffalo, NY

The HU – Electric City, Buffalo, NY

Mongolian folk-metal band, The HU, are currently on the road supporting metal giants Iron Maiden. However, they made sure to make the most of their time while in North America and squeezed in 9 headline shows of their own, with The Funeral Portrait as openers. Buffalo, NY lucked out to be on that short list of dates.

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Soul Asylum / Juliana Hatfield Three

Soul Asylum Leave Their Mark, Slowly But Shirley in Homer, NY

Soul Asylum – Center for the Arts, Homer, NY

Long time running alternative rock band Soul Asylum played to a sold out crowd Friday night in Homer, NY. Having just released the album, Slowly But Shirley, just 4 weeks earlier, they have been out on a headline tour supporting its deliverance with fellow 90’s rockers Julianna Hatfield Three.

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Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio Had No Time To Waste In Buffalo, NY

Alkaline Trio – Buffalo Riverworks, Buffalo, NY

Tuesday night Buffalo, NY was treated to the second leg of Alkaline Trio’s Blood, Hair and Eyeballs tour. Their tenth studio album of the same name was released earlier this year. The pop-punk three piece chaperoned the Los Angeles band Spanish Love Songs and sludge rockers Slomosa, from Norway.

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Headstones

Headstones Take Over the Buffalo Waterfront

Headstones – Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B, Buffalo, NY

A great Canadian invasion happened last thursday at Buffalo, NY newest outdoor venue, Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B over looking the waterfront. Headstones co-headlined the event with Canadian royalty, The Tea Party. The Trews opened the show and DJ Human Kabab was responsible for getting the crowd revved up between sets.

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Ville Valo

Neon Noir tour with co-headliners Black Veil Brides

Ville Valo – Rapids Theatre, Niagara Falls, NY

Ville Valo and Black Veil Brides are no stranger to working together. The pair recorded a cover of Sisters of Mercy’s ‘Temple of Love’ earlier this year to aid in the co-headlining tour announcement. Niagara Falls, NY was lucky enough to be included on the first leg of the Neon Noir tour. The large theatre was tightly packed on the steamy September evening.

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