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Tonight: Porches


The Glitter Box is hosting a great little bill this evening, a perfect way to end your music week. The shallow West Side establishment will be hosting Porches, a five piece currently on tour from Brooklyn. Their dark and somber blend of indie rock, dubbed bummer pop (I like that term), is very Pedro the Lion-esque. Local support for tonight is a bit across the board: Bobby Griffith's droney and ambient VWLS project, laid back folkie Nick Gordon, and the debut live performance from the indie pop act, Inquiring Mind.

Music kicks off at 6pm. No cover is noted on the event page, but bring at few bucks to take care of the touring band.




~ Photo by Heather Craig



Buffalo Porchfest Seeks Bands, Porches



If you want to get a little more burn out of your porch or balcony before the weather turns on us (and it so will), then here is an event for you. On Saturday, October 5th from 1pm - 5pm, the Elmwood Village Association will be holding the inaugural Buffalo Porchfest. Apparently, cities like Ithaca and Cleveland, among others, have been doing this for a while so Buffalo being Buffalo, we decided to join the party a couple years later. I kid.

Anyways, the concept is pretty simple: a band plays on a porch, and you watch. I'm down for anything that helps promote music in the city so I am looking forward to the event. I may even throw my balcony in the hat for this. Anyone looking to host a show, play a porch, or volunteer the event, all info can be found here. In the mean time, please listen to the most appropriate use ever of Bryan Johnson & Family's "Deck Party" in blog history.





Buffalo Band Abroad: The Malones - Episode VIII


Shit's really looking up for the touring Malones and Aircraft en route and upon their arrival to New Paltz, NY. From what I gather, it was possibly the best show all tour. The energy was right and so were the ladiez. That's rock and roll. G's above include, listed left to right: Tyler, Brandon, Elliott, Ian, Steven, Justin, and James. And it appears someone took the picture from behind glass...can you see the reflection of some dude with his arms up? Look closer.

Their raucously successful show with shakin' gals and a shouting, but friendly, bar back (strangely named James Warren, just like the bassist of Aircraft) ended with the boys "digesting" the invaluable experiences that have come with their tour. And over a macaroni and cheese pizza, the bands fell over in exhaustion.

In New Paltz, the boys were housed by producer Chris Daly, of Salvation Recording Company. He's worked with familiar bands like Porches of NYC and Summer People of Binghampton, as well as folk/soul weirdo artist Viking Moses. Daly, in all of his wisdom, served as a guru for our budding friends, making them hip to some valuable tips for survival in the music scene. Many thanks to Chris Daly, fa sho.

On the road again, they're making their way to Rochester for their last away show tomorrow night at the Bug Jar, then will be playing for Buffalo once again at the Waiting Room Wednesday, September 4th. Gear up for "Dirty Soap", bitchez! It's probably the last time you'll hear it for a while.

Above is James Warren of Aircraft doin' some stuff on the bass.

And below is Steven fRIgGin Floyd, step dancing for far longer than anyone thought his drunken stamina could handle. 








Listener's Digest: Porches - "Franklin The Flirt"


Don’t be fooled by the song title. Porches isn’t some bubble-gum pop outfit  here to bore you to tears with another homage to the 60’s. But what they do have to offer, as evidenced by their past albums, Scrap And Love Songs Revisited and Je T’aime, is a catalog of excellent songwriting dovetailing perfectly with Aaron Maine’s grunge tinged croon - a combination that will make you come back for more, and more.

Their new single, "Franklin The Flirt", off of Porches' upcoming album, Slow Dance In The Cosmos, which, though a drastic departure from the stripped lo-fi production Porches have come to be known for, still manages to keep their endearing intimate simplicity. Maine’s gruff vocals rise above a swirling rock organ, electric guitar sweeps, and the analog synth interspersed throughout the chorus.

It seems that this could be Porches transition into a more mainstream world of songwriting, instrumentation, and (slightly) less depression. Keep an ear out! Slow Dance In The Cosmos will be released on August 27 and I know I’m ready.