Tag: Mohawk Place
sunday july 15th 2007
Leather and Heels: Detroit Cobras Rock the 'Hawk
Combining the timeless sounds of 60s Motown classics with the swagger of modern garage rock, the Detroit Cobras have created a rock' n' roll sound all of their own. Beginning with their first album, 1998's Mink Rat or Rabbit, the Cobras have established themselves as one of the most important and interesting bands in the Detroit garage scene. Though the band's material consists of reworked versions of lost Motown gems, to call the Detroit Cobras a cover band would be an injustice. Digging deep through their record collections, the Cobras uncover a slew of fantastic material and give the songs a new life, making them sound fresh, not dated.
Though the band's line up has changed over the years, the deep husky voice of singer Rachel Nagy has remained a constant. Described by All Music Guide as “Peggy Lee gone to seed and chain-smoking while standing on a Detroit street corner,” Nagy, along with guitarist Mary …
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friday june 29th 2007
La Cacahouette – Hard to Pronounce, Easy to Love
Those of us who yearn for the golden age of shoegaze and dreampop (it can't just be me, right?) are in for a treat this Saturday night. Buffalo's own La Cacahouette offer up a dazzling blend of psychedelia, dreamy vocals and swirling guitars that just make you think it's 1990 all over again. The band first caught my attention at last year's Music Is Art, and it was love at first note. In a scene that has become over saturated by metal and pop-punk rejects, La Cacahoutte is a welcome breath of fresh air. Influenced by 60s psychedelia, shoegaze and prog, the band's distinct sound ranges from sleepy-eyed dream pop to grandiose wall-of-noise epics - both extremes often found in the same song. Fans of My Bloody Valentine, Ride and Cocteau Twins take note – this just may become your new favorite band.
Led by a husband and wife team …
friday june 15th 2007
Voxtrot: Chicks Dig it
It’s 8 PM on Sunday night in downtown Buffalo. A group of girls are milling about outside the Mohawk Place waiting for doors to open.
“I’m taking a picture of Voxtrot’s trailer!” one of them shrieks as the others anxiously await the chance to see their favorite band in person.
This scene played out in various forms throughout the night during Voxtrot’s stop in Buffalo with Au Revoir Simone and Favourite Sons. Voxtrot’s intensely loyal fan base has until recently been built mainly through word of mouth and web. A glance at their MySpace page (a must have for any up and coming band these days) reveals swarms of comments ranging from ‘your music changed my life’ to ‘you’re totally my band crush of the year’ (in addition to good music, they’ve got that ‘not only are they talented but they’re cute hipsters too’ look going for them). Prior to the rele…
thursday june 7th 2007
I like girly pop-music. So what?
Pop music has always been a guilty pleasure of mine, especially alternative power-pop. It's embarrassing, I know. I don't think there is anything less macho than power-pop rock. But secretly, when I'm not in the company of my burley, tougher-than-nails guy friends, I like to listen to something a bit softer and less threating, like that Fountains of Wayne song 'Stacy's Mom'. I'm pretty sure I'm the only guy in the world who will admit to liking that song.
So for you people out there that do like alternative pop music and aren't ashamed to prove it, Mohawk is the place to be this Sunday as not one, not two, but three pop-influenced rock bands will be playing.
The triple bill starts off with Au Revoir Simone; three girls on keyboards and a drum machine. Then comes Favourite Sons, which have a big beat, almost gospel type of pop sound. Both of these opening bands are bursting wit…
saturday june 2nd 2007
As if you didn't have enough to do. . .
Fancy light show? No. Microbrews and girly drinks? No. Tickets with high service charges? No. Straight up Celtic rock from the winners of 5 (count 'em 5) 2007 Artvoice Music Awards? YES. Jackdaw, Buffalo's proudest musical band of brothers continues its wrecking ball throughout the city with their return to the legendary last bastion of rock itself, Mohawk Place on Saturday, June 2nd at 10pm. $5 at the door gets you two sets from the best pint-swilling and rocking band this side of mother Ireland. The collision of these two Buffalo icons is a show surely not to be missed, so get there early and be ready to raise your glass to the sounds of Jackdaw......"
Saturday, June 2, 9PM Doors, 10PM Show $5 Mohawk Place 47 East Mohawk 14203, 716.855.3931
friday june 1st 2007
Califone: Techno-Folk for Those That Want to Rave Out James Taylor-style
This Sunday, Chicago-based Califone bring their experimental-trance-blues-folk music to Mohawk and there is no place on earth I would rather be than front row.
This is a band whose style is so different from anything else out there, their sound can only be described with ridiculous polar opposite combinations. Like Brian Eno coving Ruddy Guthrie, or AIR playing a Pete Seeger tune. Seriously, I think it's folk music from the future.
The thing about Califone is, they combine these two seemingly contrasting styles almost effortlessly. As if these two musical styles were long lost brothers, waiting for just this type of band to emerge so that they could finally be reunited. Never have acoustic guitar-driven folk music and electronic synthesizer riffs sounded so perfect together. Why, they go better together than peas and carrots.
But maybe this is just the natural progression …
tuesday may 22nd 2007
Fen Ikner of Knife Crazy
Ah, Rhode Island Street, it’s a colorful place really. Home to the Essex Street Pub, Left Bank (on the same block, honest!), and Delicious Delicious Audio, our second stop and favorite hang of Fen Ikner from Knife Crazy. The studio is just as unpredictable and entertaining as the street it resides on, and its owner for that matter. Buffalo Rising: Where are we?
Fen: This is my studio; it’s called Delicious Delicious.
Buffalo Rising: So you’ve tasted it? Fen: Yes, two times! I like to record rock bands here. Um… should I name rock bands? Can I name rock bands? Buffalo Rising: Yes please!
Fen: Ice Cream Social, The Czeck Mates, Light Box Therapy…god, who else?... Joe Molhollen, Knife Crazy… millions and millions of other artists. Bon Jovi…
Buffalo Ris…
thursday may 10th 2007
The Next Big Thing?
It's been a busy year for the guys in COLORSINTHEAIR. After forming in 2005 at SUNY Fredonia, CITA has been on the run from the start, and the horizon is miles away. Their sound brings to mind Coldplay and Jimmy Eats World having a love child, with the Foo Fighters playing the antagonizing older brother. Honest lyrics and beautiful arrangements add to to moving and captivating stage presence that gives the audience a show worth listening and watching, rather than merely being a visual CD player.
After the 2006 release of the "Montreal EP", their sound caught the ear of the wacky folks at The Workshop Group, whose penchant for keeping their studio hidden remains a fun mystery (word has it everyone is blindfolded before traveling there). The Workshop Group immediately signed the band after only a few listens, sensing something special. After months in the studio, COLORSINTHEAIR h…
