Jeff Miers
Buffalo’s Alan Kryzak shows how the weird can be wonderful
There are several ways to define what it means to be an “independent” musician. (Updated: 11/20/09 8:52 AM )
Ron Hawkins takes ideas and sculpts them into his music, art
In Buffalo, fans of Ron Hawkins have been spoiled over the years. We saw the Lowest of the Low more often than our less fortunate neighbors to the south, and when Hawkins split from that band to form the Rusty Nails, some of the first shows were performed here. Later, when the Low reformed for periodic gigs, Buffalo was tops on the tour list. In fact, the reformed band recorded its live album, “Nothing Short of a Bullet,” during a reunion show at the Tralf. (Updated: 11/13/09 5:04 PM )
Four new books by musicians challenge stereotypes
Drummer Stewart Copeland has penned his new memoir, “Strange Things Happen.” (Updated: 10/23/09 8:49 AM )
Buffalo musicians, new reissues celebrate the Rolling Stones
Little Boy Blue & the Cockroaches. The Rolling Uglies. The Stoned. The world’s greatest rock ’n’ roll band. (Updated: 06/26/09 7:50 AM )