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buffaBLOG's 2nd Annual Herd Fest
by Jeff Czum
As summer officially rolls in this weekend, buffaBLOG’s 2nd annual Herd Fest is set to kick things off starting Thursday, June 18th and going all the until Sunday, June 21st. In a style similar to South by Southwest, the festival will feature 12 showcases in various venues across Allentown and beyond. This year, buffaBLOG has partnered up with Steak & Cake Records, Deep Thinka records, Cool Dad Records, Silo Sessions, Wax Museum Radio, Quiet Country Audio, Harvest Sum Records, Black Dots, ESI Events, and Sugar City to offer a full weekend of music and art from over 40 acts. Plan on popping into venues like Mohawk Place, Nietzche’s, Hardware, Duke’s, Black Dots, and Sugar City to watch some of the area’s best musicians do their thing. For $20, you can purchase a VIP bracelet via herdfest.com that will get you into each venue on all four nights; otherwise, it will be $5 at each venue. You’ll find the complete Herd Fest schedule below including our picks of this year’s must-see acts.
ThursdayBUFFABLOG OPENING CEREMONIES @ MOHAWK PLACE
8:00pm | Transmission Dance Party
8:30pm | Bryan Johnson & Family
MUST SEE! Self-described as Buffalo’s “surf-lake-pop” group, Bryan Johnson & Family combines catchy surf guitar riffs with appealing vocal harmonies that are perfect for the summer vibes you’re looking for.
9:45pm | Attic Abasement11:00pm | Pleistocene
HARVEST SUM SHOWCASE @ NIETZSCHE’S
10:00pm | Johnny Nobody
MUST SEE! Here’s a band that sounds like a mix between Sloan, Superdrag, The Beatles, Radiohead and Led Zeppelin. Interesting right? It’s almost as if they made a list of some of rocks most influential bands and decided to draw influences from each of them. Whatever the case may be, it definitely works. Their live shows have been known to be fun and energetic which is only matched by their strong musicianship. You won’t want to miss these guys as they kick off Friday night at Nietzsche’s.
10:45pm | Strange Acres11:30pm | Bearhunter
12:30am | Applennium
1:30am | Roger Bryan
10:00pm | Cove DJ Set
10:30pm | Prime Example
11:15pm | Dr. Ooo
MUST SEE! The only thing you need to know about the buffalo MC Dr. Ooo (aka Drew Hartman), is that he brings the party. He’ll get everyone in the room grooving n’ movin to the flow of rhymes and the rhythm of his hard-hitting beats. We’ll see you on the dance floor for this one.
12:00am | Mad Dukez12:45am | WZA, Truey V, and Short Moscato
COOL DAD RECORDS SHOWCASE @ HARDWARE CAFE
11:00pm – 3:00am | Rave Mathews Band
6:00pm | Michael Mulley’s “People Who Rock Exhibit”
MUST SEE! For over 25 years, Michael Mulley has been photographing bands and musicians from all around the world. On Friday night, Mulley will be showcasing his collection of musician portraits from some of his favorite concerts and festivals.
STEAK & CAKE RECORDS SHOWCASE @ RECORD THEATRE
1:00pm | Local Onlys
2:00pm | Lesionread
MUST SEE! Shawn Lewis is the mastermind behind what we know of Lesionread. It all started out as an experimental electronic music/performance art project that quickly took on a life of it’s own. In order to fully understand what Lesionread is all about, you just have to see him perform live. The experience is as much of an art piece as it is a musical composition. Make sure you get to Record Theatre a little early for this one.
3:00pm | Red Heat4:00pm | Zealot
5:00pm | Welks Mice
6:00pm | Boy Scouts
MUST SEE! These girls (yeah, that’s right) have a DIY punk mentality is completely obvious in the music they create. They labeled themselves as “feminist punk” and they don’t give a shit whether you like them or not. Come watch them kick off the night at Black Dots.
7:00pm | Alien Three7:20pm | Facility Men
8:00pm | Junk Drawer
Saturday Night
WAX MUSEUM RADIO @ HARDWARE CAFE
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FRONT ROOM: 10:00pm | Jolly Waller 12:00am | Pizza Pizza 2:00am | Josh Yourmoms |
BACK ROOM: 11:00pm | Heezy 12:00am | Stonez 1:00am | Concurr 2:00am | DJ Medison |
10:00pm | American Low
MUST SEE! You might recognize their name. The indie/pop/rock band American Low has been on a steady rise throughout Buffalo and continues to impress audiences every time they perform. The lyrics are vulnerable and the guitars drive like hell. If you’re a sucker for 90’s alternative and enjoyed the classic emo songs of the early 2000’s, you’ll love this band.
10:30pm | The Soft Love11:30pm | The Slums
12:15am | The Naturalists
1:00am | M.A.G.S.
10:00pm | Bourbon and Coffee
10:20pm | Andy Pothier
10:50pm | Helen
11:00pm | Lara Buckley
11:30pm | Alex Berkley & Sonny Baker
12:00am | Viking Moses
12:45am | Pam Swarts
1:30pm | Aircraft
MUST SEE! This four-piece indie art rock band takes their performances to an entirely different level. This is all thanks to years of experimental drug use combined with a deep interest in the mystical world. Their music will put the nature of reality into perspective and you mind just lose your mind (in a good way, of course.) The songs they play are met with an energetic stage presence that’s highly contagious to everyone in the room.
Sunday
SUGAR CITY
1:00pm | Record Fair
7:00pm | Music Video Showcase
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