Caligula Blushed at Buffalo Iron Works | June 5, 2026
Caligula Blushed brings the Queen Is Still Dead Tour to Buffalo Iron Works on Friday, June 5, 2026 at 8 PM — a full Smiths and Morrissey tribute experience with music, stage antics, costume changes, and projection visuals.
Shwayze at Buffalo Iron Works | June 9, 2026
California surf-hop cult favorite Shwayze brings his breezy, infectious sound to Buffalo Iron Works on Tuesday, June 9, with Beach Fly opening. A mid-week summer shot straight to the jugular.
Ben Folds & A Piano Tour at Paramount Theatre | June 6, 2026
Ben Folds strips it down to solo piano for an intimate night at Rutland’s historic Paramount Theatre on June 6 — deep catalog, no barriers, one of a kind.
Lucy Dacus at MASS MoCA | July 23, 2026
Lucy Dacus brings her devastating, essential indie rock to MASS MoCA on July 23 — one of the finest songwriters of her generation, in one of the region’s best venues.
Big Thief at MASS MoCA | August 8, 2026
Big Thief brings the Somersault Slide 360 Tour to MASS MoCA on August 8, presented by FreshGrass. Adrianne Lenker and her band in the Berkshires is the indie folk event of the summer.
Wilco’s Solid Sound 2026 at MASS MoCA | June 26, 2026
Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival at MASS MoCA is sold out for 2026 — but the story of why it keeps selling out says everything about what makes it the Northeast’s best indie festival.
Laurie Berkner Solo – The Greatest Hits Tour at Buffalo State PAC | October 4, 2026
Laurie Berkner brings her Greatest Hits Tour solo to Buffalo State PAC on October 4 — “We Are the Dinosaurs,” “Buzz Buzz,” and all the favorites, live. A must for families across Western New York.
Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev emerged from the University at Buffalo in 1989 as something between a student film project and a sonic experiment. Co-founded by Jonathan Donahue, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak, David Baker, Dave Fridmann, Suzanne Thorpe, and Jimy Chambers, the band drew inspiration from drone-music pioneer Tony Conrad, who was teaching at UB at the time. What […]
Ra Ra Riot
Ra Ra Riot emerged from Syracuse University in 2006 as one of the most distinctive indie rock bands of their generation — a group that fused soaring strings, urgent vocals, and infectious melodies into a sound that put Syracuse on the national indie map. Their story is one of creative ambition, devastating loss, and a […]
Joywave
Joywave is Rochester’s most successful musical export of the 2010s — a synth-rock band that turned the Flower City’s post-industrial grit into a launching pad for a sound that splits the difference between new wave, electropop, and art-rock. Led by vocalist Daniel Armbruster, the band has spent over a decade proving that a world-class act […]