Look at it outside. Winter is back and so begins our long, brutal Buffalo existence for the next few months. On the brighter side, Buffalo's On Beta, the three piece piano driven rock act, has just released a pretty sharp new website (you may visit the site here), and along with that, a free new song, titled "Anything at All." In fact, the Harvest Sum trio will be releasing a new, free track every two weeks on the site, and old tracks can be purchased for only $.80. Not a bad deal at all.

In January of 2013, Buffalo's most beloved venue, Mohawk Place, shut its doors to the world. Many tears were shed, as the Mohawk was not only a music establishment but a home for rock'n'roll outsiders who seemingly didn't fit in anywhere else. The cast of characters and patrons who occupied that small space are as much a part of the story as the building itself, and their stories live on, as do the legendary music performances that occurred there.

Bring Me Your Vultures is a documentary about Mohawk Place. For those not in the know, the fine folks at Quiet Country Audio (Paul Besch), Highwatermark Films (Mike Sobieraj), YOUR CINEMA (Ryan Besch), Erik Roesser, Roger Bryan and Harvest Sum (Mark Nosowicz) have been collaborating to tell its story, warts and all.

The film is set to be released January 11, 2014 at the Town Ballroom beginning at 9pm. Tickets go on sale this Friday at noon for $10 in advance/$15 day of at Tickets.com and at the Town Ballroom box office. In the meantime check out Bring Me Your Vulture's facebook page for upcoming trailers and free stuff.

This movie was made for the people of Buffalo. Mark this one on your calendars and revisit a time and place that brought us so many great memories.

Start your Halloween early at one of Buffalo's hottest joints tonight when Strange Acres celebrates the release of their eponymous debut and All Hallow's Eve at The Gypsy Parlor on resurgent Grant Street at Potomac. Mark Nosowicz gets things started at 10 and DJ Manny Sike Lewis will be handling after party honors, while Strange Acres gets you properly warmed up for the holiday with their dark, spare, haunting, and sexy sound and chilled out songs off their celebrated debut. Fans of The XX will definitely want to check out Strange Acres and hit up The Gypsy Parlor tonight in their Halloween best. The dark fun starts at 10 PM.

Crackin Up by harvestsum

Goodbye spinning record.  Hello fresh new website.  The web page of Harvestsum Records, home to Roger Bryan & the Orphans, Bearhunter, Johnny Nobody, and more of Buffalo's best bands, feels like it has been under construction for years with the above image acting as a tease for what was to come.  Well, those sleepless nights of waiting for some kind of update are now behind us as late last night, the newly updated page went live.  While the site is still not 100% (their in-the-works audio section promises free downloads and previews of future releases),  you can currently browse videos from various performances of the Harvestsum lineup(including clips from the impromptu Old Sweethearts reunion), check out  the label's back catalog and hopefully, a merchandise section will soon be on it's way.  Look for more updates from the folks at Harvestsum in the (hopefully near) future.  Speaking of Harvestsum artists, make sure you check out Roger Bryan & the Orphans this Saturday at Mohawk Place.