Blitzen Trapper tries on many suits, but the alternative country size seems to fit them real snug. They play the role of American storyteller as if it were their birthright. Cutting through the crap, this crew from the Pacific Northwest give a straight up old fashioned rock performance without tinsel and other distractions. They're piping hot off the release of their adventurous new album VII which only just came out on October 1st, so a raw and enthusiastic performance tonight at the Tralf ($18, 8pm) will certainly be in order.

Nearly every week I find myself writing a post about a newly announced Tralf show. On the heels of a deafening Swans performance this past Friday and buzz worthy set this evening from Wild Nothing, the downtown venue is set to welcome Blitzen Trapper back to Buffalo on Friday, October 4th. Over the course of 4 full length alums, the PAC NW band has covered genres from space rock, to freak folk, to autumnal Neil Young/Bob Dylan inspired rock. The band is no stranger to Buffalo. A few years back, they were the only positive to what was an otherwise insufferable and boring solo Iron and Wine show at Asbury Hall, and a couple Octobers ago, they played to one of the fullest rooms I have ever seen at Mohawk Place.

Tickets for the show are currently on sale for $16 in advance, $18 day of.

Fresh off the release of their latest album, American Goldwing, on Sub Pop Records, Portland based experimental folk group Blitzen Trapper rolls through Buffalo tonight at Mohawk Place.  The group, who formed in 2000, played Buffalo a few years back as support for Iron & Wine (and stole the show in my opinion), and now will be headlining their own show.  Since signing to Sub Pop in 2007, the band has released four LPs, from the fuzzy folk of Wild Mountain Nation, to the prog rock leanings of Detroyer of the Void to the open road embracing Americana of American Goldwing, the group has a style that as eclectic as any band in indie rock today.  Fans of rustic indie folk, alt-country, and the occasional rural freak out would best be in attendance.  Doors for tonight's show, with the Belle Brigade opening the show, open at 8:00pm.  Cover is $17.