TYLER PEARCE

Kermit the Frog won’t be hosting a troupe of boppin’ Muppets, but Lovin’ Cup will feature its own whimsical rendition of Jim Henson’s “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas.” A crew of musicians pulled from top local bands — The MoHo Collective, Teressa Wilcox Band, The Isotopes, The Ruckus Juice Jug Stompers and others — will re-create […]

Gillian rolls into town from Brooklyn on a 3-show “Micro Tour,” as the band has dubbed it. Gillian is a 5-piece indie pop crew who, with barely 2 years together as a band, have started making some ripples into the pop scene. Energetic and head-pumping, the band’s sound is both catchy and accessible with some […]

Aditya Verma and Sandeep Das are at the forefront of carrying on the traditional sounds of India. Strong emotion, oral tradition, and a history of improvisation simmer in their sound. Verma, hailing from Montreal, is an internationally-acclaimed sarodist, while Das, of India, has two Grammy-nominations under his tabla playing. Das’s hand drums have taken him […]

Buffalo-based musician David Miller has blues in his bones. Whether it’s in his solo project, his duo, Miller and the Other Sinners, or his full band, Dive House Union, it’s blues with a little bit of gospel poured in. Sultry, plump and soulful, Miller’s sound travels from intimate coffeeshops to high-octane festival stages, depending on […]

Spacey and thumpy with trance-inducing undulations, you float through Heavy Temple. The kick drum sets the pulse for the female lead’s — High Priestess NightHawk — vocals to float over. Her guitar shifts from a floaty wah-pedal sound to a distorted fuzz in the same minute. Heavy Temple seems to want to take you to […]

Some say Bill Staines carries on the tradition of Woody Guthrie. And surely with his Americana characters, his well-worn harmonica, and 40-plus years on the road, Staines shares a few similarities with the legendary fellow sextenarian, Neil Young. Having crisscrossed the country repeatedly with more than 200 shows a year, you get the feeling Staines’ […]