AQUEOUS Reunites, Flashback into the ’80s/’90s Buffalo music scene LIVE with Analog Rewind + Ticket Giveaway, concert announcements and show recommends

By Jeff Miers
Artwork above by Ben Dunkle

(REMINDER: these listings are curated and definitely not intended to list ALL the live music out there! If you have a cool concert or interesting event, email info and links to jeffmiersmusic@gmail.com to be considered for inclusion in Where the Bands Are. Thanks!)

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ANALOG REWIND at Artpark 8/22

Saturday, August 22, 5-10 pm at Artpark Mainstage Terrace, Lewiston, NY. $35. Get tickets here >

WEATHER UPDATE: The concert is being held on the Mainstage Terrace. In the case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved into the Mainstage Theater.

This special reunion concert brings 5 iconic local bands back together for a fundraiser supporting Artpark’s Memory Café, a free, art, movement and music program for individuals with dementia, Alzheimer’s, or memory loss, along with their caregivers.”

4 pm Gates open

5 pm: Ansley Court

One of the finest power-pop ensembles to emerge from the Buffalo independent music scene, Ansley Court – vocalist Joe Foldes, guitarist Brian Woods, bassist Joe Mattimore and drummer Mike Boncaldo – married an indie rock aesthetic to their love for indelible pop hooks and garage grit. The band’s 1996 album Jade Heart Bleeder is a stone-cold classic of the era.

6 pm: Marvelous Sauce

A band that seemed like a shoe-in for a broader breakthrough beyond Buffalo, Marvelous Sauce brought a vivacious power-pop edge to their obvious love for the taut early punk and Mod revivalism of The Clash and The Jam. Songs like “Sister Knows What To Do”, “Animals and Bicycles” and “Strength and Sobriety” made the band’s self-titled 1995 release a must-have, but on stage, these tunes truly came to life. Marvelous Sauce made music that was built to last.

7 pm: The Tails

Another powerful Kenmore-born ensemble, The Tails became a mainstay of the 90s regional music scene with their heady blend of influences ranging from the Beatles, to New Wave luminaries, prog-rock iconoclasts, world music visionaries, grunge gods, and the icons of jazz, as best exemplified by their 1995 album Spiral World. Guitarist and founding member Kevin Boyle passed away in 2022, but remaining members Nelson Starr, Jeff Miers, Eric Starr and Dave Hill recently reunited for a show at Nietzsche’s in Buffalo, dedicating their set to their bandmate’s memory.

8 pm: Girlpope

If you loved your garage rock with a healthy dose of Kinks-style power chords, unforgettable power-pop choruses, and a palpable sense of rock ’n’ roll abandonment, you were an easy mark for Girlpope. With albums like Cheeses of Nazareth and The Whole Scene Going, ‘The ‘Pope’ offered a fat-free body of work long on hooks, high on energy, and stuffed to the brim with heavenly melodies.

9 pm: The Ramrods

Blasting out of Kenmore, NY, in the late ‘80s, the Ramrods raucous and ribald blend of primal garage rock, Stooges-style swagger, and killer hooks defined the Buffalo indie-alternative rock movement of the time. Singer Bill Scott, guitarists Pat Neal and John Paa, bassist Norm Schwagler, and drummer Craig Voight were the coolest band in town for a brief but brightly-burning period. Rest assured – they’ve still got it!

Flash Ticket Giveaway for ANALOG REWIND

If you are a paid subscriber and you’d like to attend this powerhouse show, we’re giving away a PAIR of tickets. Comment below with your first and last name for a chance to win! Winner will be emailed by Friday, August 21, 3 pm.

Borderland Festival ticket prices go up this Friday

Get more information and tickets here > Prices go up Friday, August 21.

New and Noteworthy

Aqueous

Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5, 7 pm at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 21 at 10 am. 2-night passes available.

Shredd and Ragan Present The Zeptember Show

Featuring: Out on the Tiles, Wilcox Mansion, Tsavo Highway, Letter to Elise, Garden Party, Part Time Genius, Big Black Zeppelin

WNY Bands Play Led Zeppelin and more to benefit Make A Wish.

Saturday, September 12, 4 pm at Sportmens Park, Buffalo, NY. $25/VIP $50. Get tickets here >

Dogs In A Pile & Kitchen Dwellers

Thursday, October 29, 7 pm at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. Tickets on sale Friday, August 21 at 10 am.

The Disco Biscuits

Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10, 7 pm at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. Presale tickets go on sale Thursday, August 20 at 10 am.

Big Shrimp

Saturday, October 24, 7pm doors at The Cave, Buffalo, NY. $15

Ally Venable Band wsg/The Grosh Girls w/Dylan Hund

Friday, November 6, 7 pm at Samuel’s Grande Manor, Williamsville, NY. $34/GA Table Seating, $39/Reserved Table Seating

Buffalo State Performing Arts Center Presents

BEAT – Belew/Vai/Levin/Bozzio Performing the Music of King Crimson

Wednesday, November 11, 8 pm at Kodak Center, Rochester, NY. $97.05

The Robert Cray Band

Tuesday, November 3, 7:30 pm at the Buffalo State Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY. $51.75–$137.50. Get tickets here >

DIIV w/voyeur

Wednesday, September 30, 7 pm at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. $37.87

Anthony Gomes

Friday, September 25, 6:30 pm doors at The CAZ, South Buffalo, NY. $39

This week…

Music Matters Summer Concert Series: Reggae Dance Party: Olmsted Dub System plays the Clash and Critt’s Juke Joint ft/BEÜ

Thursday, August 20, 7 pm at Sully’s Harbor Bar & Grill, Buffalo, NY. $10

Brandi Carlile wsg/I’m With Her

Thursday, August 20, 7 pm at CMAC, Canandaigua, NY. $53 lawn available

The Band Memo w/Loaded & Gorgeous

Thursday, August 20, 7 pm at The 9th Ward in Babeville, Buffalo, NY. $15/$20

Music in Bloom Free Concert Series: Songbirds

Thursday, August 20, 6 pm on the East Lawn at Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House, Buffalo, NY. SOLD OUT

Waildogs w/ Goat Island Beach Club

Thursday, August 20, 6 pm doors at The Lounge at Revolution Gallery, Buffalo, NY. $10

Snowmen

Thursday, August 20, 6 pm doors at The Cave, Buffalo, NY. $15/$20

Blacktop Mojo w/ Seven Year Witch

Friday, August 21, 7 pm doors at Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY. $32.12/$73.57

Sounds of Buffalo Music Concert Series: Pocketship

Friday, August 21, 7 pm at the Buffalo’s Outer Harbor Wilkeson Pointe, Buffalo, NY. FREE

Parking, Anxious Cricket, Debris Bardot, and Ordinary Feeling

Friday, August 21, 8 pm doors at Nietzsche’s, Buffalo, NY. $10

An Evening With Joanne Shaw Taylor

Friday, August 21, 7 pm doors at Electric City, Buffalo, NY. $

Sublime wsgs/ The Ataris & Bedouin Soundclash

Saturday, August 22, 7 pm at CMAC, Canandaigua, NY. $42.75+

Sessions X Legacy House: Neftali, The Dominic Missana Band, Curtis Lovell

Saturday, August 22, 6 pm at Legacy House, Buffalo, NY. $26.25

KOMRADS, STCLVR, SUCCULENT & SINISTER, and CHVCK w/DJ Sets by Osiris

Saturday, August 22, 7 pm doors The Lounge at Revolution Gallery, Buffalo, NY. $10

Equinox Band

Saturday, August 22, 7 pm at Revolver Records on Elmwood, Buffalo, NY. $9

India Ramey

Saturday, August 22, 8 pm at Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. $15

David “The Waz” Wasik

Saturday, August 22, 3 pm at Duende at Silo City, Buffalo, NY.

Analog Rewind

Saturday, August 22, 5 pm at Artpark Mainstage Theater, Lewiston, NY. $35

BUR Fest 2026: Karma Queen, DoDriver, Trever Stribing of PA LINE and Jagged Little Bills

Join Buffalo Underdogs Rescue for an afternoon of live local music, basket raffles, drinks, great food, and unforgettable fun — all supporting dogs in need!

Saturday, August 22, noon at Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY. $15/$20

Big Martha: Music of the Allman Brothers

Sunday, August 23, 4 pm at Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. $20

A Taste of New Orleans ft/ the Fredtown Stompers

Sunday, August 23, 4-7 pm on Ellicott Street, Tappo Restaurant, Buffalo, NY. FREE

Levitt VIBE Buffalo Music Series: Organ Fairchild and The Brass Machine

Monday, August 24, 5:30 pm at Ralph Wilson Park, Buffalo, NY. FREE

Flowjam: Pocketship

Monday, August 24, 7 pm at Hoyt Lake in Delaware Park, Buffalo, NY. FREE

Flow Tribe

Tuesday, August 25, 7 pm at Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY. $20

Food Truck Tuesdays: Will Holton

Tuesday, August 25, 5 pm at Larkin Square, Buffalo, NY. FREE

Live@Larkin Finale: Grosh Prime ft. Alexandra McArthur, Harry Graser & Zak Ward

Wednesday, August 26, 5 pm Larkin Square, Buffalo, NY. FREE

Black Label Society w/Zakk Sabbath and Dark Chapel

Wednesday, August 26, 6:30 pm doors at Buffalo Riverworks, Buffalo, NY. $60

Andy Thomas

Wednesday, August 26, 7 pm at Sportmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. $20

Coming Up…

Music Matters Summer Concert Series: Eberwine and the Little Mountain Band

Thursday, August 27, 7 pm at Sully’s Harbor Bar & Grill, Buffalo, NY. $10

Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber

Thursday, August 27, 7:30 pm at Darien Lake Amphitheater, Darien, NY. $24+

Thursdays on the Water: The Floyd Concept – Two full sets

Thursday, August 27, 5 pm gates at Gratwick Park, North Tonawanda, NY. FREE

Buffalo Dead All Stars: Ship of Fools

Thursday, August 27, 6 pm on the Miss Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. More info and tickets here >

Sarah Borges

Thursday, August 27, 2026 7pm at Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. $15ad/$20door

Camp Scampi Music, Food and Arts Festival

Friday and Saturday, August 28–29 at Moe Town Music Venue in Addison, NY. $94.99 for 2-Day Pass and Free Camping. Get tickets here! 

HELMET w/Spirit In The Room and Jeweltone

Saturday, August 29, 7 pm at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. $37.87

Dead Letter Office – A Tribute to R.E.M.

Saturday, August 29, 8 pm at Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. $20

An intimate evening with The Soul Street Band

Saturday, August 29, 7 pm at The Strand Theatre, North Tonawnda, NY. $23.18. BYOB.

Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson w/The Hu & Orgy

Sunday, August 30, 6:15 pm at Darien Lake Amphitheater, Darien, NY. $24.75+

The Chicago Authority A Tribute to the Music of Chicago

Sunday, August 30,3 pm at Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. $25

Olivia Block performs Breach

Sunday, August 30, 8 pm at University at Buffalo Department of Music’s Multi-Channel Studio, Buffalo, NY. $20/$18 students and seniors/$15 Hallwalls members

“Breach is an electronic and field recording sound concert mixed live via computer and mixing desk by Olivia Block through multiple speakers surrounding the audience. The composition contains field recordings from various locations within the Laguna San Ignacio (San Ignacio lagoon) in Baja, Mexico. Additionally, Block includes analog synth audio material in response to the field recordings.”

JERRY GARCIA SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION wsgs/ Melvin Seals, Jacklyn LaBranch, Tom Hamilton, Grahame Lesh, John Morgan Kimock, & Kanika Moore

Tuesday, September 1, 7 pm at CMAC, Canandaigua, NY. $42.75+

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