There’s a new hope in the world of Buffalo rock in the form of Mother Red. The band’s driving forces are Joe Orlando (vocals/guitar) and Matt Roberts (guitar), late of Victory Records hardcore stalwarts Buried Alive. Along with Sean Kader (bass) and Joe Folmar (vocals/drums), Mother Red delves into heavy, swampy guitar strewn rock with firm roots in punk traditions, yet veering from punk’s directness and concision with extended instrumental breaks and tinges of psychedelia. Sounds like our kind of rock, so we’ll be checking out Mother Red’s debut on a bill with Siren St. Shutdown and Speaker Fire this Saturday (June 30) at Nietzsche’s starting at 10pm.