Leopard Print

First installment of the Happy Loss sessions recorded at Temperamental Studio, Geneseo, N.Y.

Magic Hat Beer Co. Sponsorship Opportunity

Click HERE to check us out on the Magic Hat Beer Co. Website.

Check out our Magic Hat Band Profile. We have a chance to win a $1,000 bucks and a 6 city tour with Magic Hat venues across the USA. Also, please leave a comment if you get a chance.



HOW it WORKS (from Magic Hat website)
Bands can enter their music until October 31st. Then Magic Hat will brood over beers and bands to select 10 finalists. From November 10th to November 30th, it's up to YOU to vote for the winner!

We need your input on these bands! We've offed many a beer in the past, so some may consider our judgment a little iffy. The more you comment, the more we'll be able to see why the band you like is so badass. Tell us why this band should be a finalist, and we might listen. The final 10 bands will be voted upon by YOU, the libation loving public, on November 30, 2009. Constructive criticism, deconstructive criticism, we want it all and we want it bad.

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Music is Art Festival review by the Buffalo News

7th Music Is Art Festival Offers Unparalleled Sonic Stimulation

By Joe Sweeney
NEWS CONTRIBUTING REVIEWER

“If there’s anything you haven’t tried, today’s the day to try it,” Robby Takac exclaimed Saturday afternoon on the front steps of the Albright-Knox—referring, of course, to art forms. The statement encapsulates the appeal of the Music Is Art Festival, a yearly smorgasbord of locally produced creativity that practically forces people to open their minds.

Saturday marked the seventh edition of the festival, and it was a testament to the success of Takac’s not-for-profit brainchild. The Goo Goo Dolls bassist founded Music Is Art in 2004 with the goal of stressing the importance of music in our community, building awareness in local schools and shining a spotlight on deserving local musicians, leaving no genre unturned.

Music Is Art has not only done that, it’s also given us the most sonically stimulating local event of the year — if you’ve ever used the Buffalo music scene as the butt of a joke, this year’s festival would make you lower your head in shame. We’re talking 12 straight hours of live performances, bouncing across three stages, organized by people who don’t give a rat’s patoot about pleasing demographics.

And our pool of local talent was more than large enough to fill every second. Son of the Sun delivered a set of shimmering melodies that did justice to its name. The opening song, “How Can It Be,” is so rich, dramatic and true, it could be a Roy Orbison ballad.

Family FUNKtion & the Sitar Jams immediately followed, a trio of brothers (sitar player, drummer and bassist) that mixes raga, funk and jazz to create some uniquely intoxicating grooves. This Medeski, Martin & Shankar style simultaneously spans continents and moves rears; the group’s entertaining genre mash-ups are a microcosm of the festival itself.

Things just got more eclectic from here — at one point, the hip-hop duo Crooked Letta was on the main stage, singing and spitting rhymes about poverty’s stranglehold on the lower class, while a children’s Irish dance troupe waited in the wings.

The precocious singer/songwriter Erin Sydney Welsh shared her brand of Tracy Chapman-ish folk, which featured some impressive lyrical twists for a 13-year-old. She was followed by Soul Bodega, whose utterly infectious, Spanish-language hip-hop jams were the highlight of the day for me. The trio’s energy was palpable, their joy plain on their faces, and their verses generous portions of syncopated bliss.

Local legend Dave Schulz gave a midday performance, backed by his crack L. A. backing band. The former Goo Goo Dolls keyboardist and leader of Buffalo funk stalwarts C. O. Jones shared material from his debut album, “Connect,” braving some technical difficulties and busting out a handful of big, soulful pop songs that aren’t so far removed from his most famous affiliation.

If Music Is Art was purely a live music experience, it would be impressive enough. But on top of all the beats, chords and harmonies, practically anything else that could be called art was represented.

A walk from one end of the event to the other could have included glimpses of the following— metal sculptors, groups of hula hoopers, painters, photographers, Darth Vader, ballroom dancers, film screenings, a marching band, live DJs, Clifford the Big Red Dog, potters, a Rock Band video game setup, graffiti artists, a food court and beer garden.

Lord Vader was there as a part of The North Ridge, a Star Wars re-enactment group that performed at different points throughout the day.

Concert Review
Music Is Art Festival
An all-day festival featuring music, dance and other entertainment, Saturday outside Albright-Knox Art Gallery.

The TREWS at Artpark Tonight THEN the After-Party with SON of the SUN

THE TREWS
July 29, 2009

Opening Act: Jeremy Hoyle Band

The Trews' reputation is built on buffed and visceral rock songs. And the group's musical breakthrough has certainly been noticed by others, including shock rock legend Alice Cooper, who christened The Trews "A great young band with a Zeppelin feel."

And in the great rock tradition of Van Halen, the Black Crowes, and AC/DC, the Trews include a brother tandem within their ranks – singer/guitarist Colin MacDonald and guitarist John Angus MacDonald. Raised in a hippy household listening to a record collection that mostly consisted of late 60's and early 70's rock, their father - an aspiring musician himself - always had music playing and had a great influence on the musical inclination of his kids. From an early age Colin and John were always encouraged to play music, and both picked up the guitar in their early teenage years. Colin was always steered toward the art of singing while John Angus put most of his focus on mastering the guitar. The MacDonald family moved around quite a bit so the boys spent some of their high school years living in the Caribbean. It was while living in Barbados in 1995 when the two decided to form a rock and roll band. Slowly but surely, the pieces began falling in place for the group that eventually became the Trews.

Visit The Trews online at http://www.thetrewsmusic.com

6:30pm
Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater
FREE

THEN

THE TREWS Artpark AFTER-PARTY with SON of the SUN
Also performing with Hotel Reverie
SPONSORED BY: Magic Hat Brewing Company
$3 Magic Hat Drafts and $4 Red Bull Bombs

Wednesday, July 29th
The Brickyard Pub
432 Center St.
Lewiston, New York 14092
Doors @ 7PM – Performances Start at 9PM
FREE ADMISSION

FACEBOOK EVENT INVITATION:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100689061354


Son of the Sun Myspace:
www.myspace.com/sonofthesunmusic

Hotel Reverie Myspace
www.myspace.com/hotelreverie

DOWNLOAD OUR ALBUM for FREE at our website: www.sonofthesunmusic.com

SON of the SUN Buffalostuff.net Podcast and Interview

Welcome to the Buffalo Stuff Media Room. This is your link to all all of the amazing audio and video projects we can dream up. We'll be doing regular podcasts of local bands and other notables who translate better to the auditory senses than to the visual. We also set up a really cool YouTube channel for all of our video projects. On this page you'll see links to all of our media projects.

LISTEN HERE: http://www.buffalostuff.net/podcasts/01%20BS%20Pod%20Son%20of%20the%20Sun.mp3

Son of the Sun - Jeff Miers of the Buffalo News listed Son of the Sun on his list of bands to watch in 2009. He was right. These guys have a great sound that is layered and melodic. You can catch these guys at Hard Rock in Niagara Falls and all over WNY. Thanks to Joe, Zak, Jeremy, Steve and Brandon for spending some time with BS. You can check them out on the web at:

www.sonicbids.com/sonofthesun
www.myspace.com/sonofthesunmusic