The Ramones brought their 30-song, 75-minute blitzkrieg to SUNY Buffalo at a time when the punk veterans were searching for ways to stay relevant in the MTV era. Their debut album had launched the entire genre a decade earlier, and their live show — fast, loud, relentless, no breaks, no solos — remained the blueprint for punk performance. Buffalo college crowds understood exactly what they were watching: the founders of modern punk, still too fast to quit.
Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York
