Goodbye Mohawk.
It occurs to me that this will be the final review of this venerable Buffalo icon.
Today, January 12th, the final show will be put on. The building will be, most likely, condemned. Â When the old timers talk of he old days, Mohawk will be part of the conversation...and for good reason.
It's one in the morning. I'm just getting back. I watched amazing bands play. I looked around the room, seeing faces that looked so familiar...yet older. Time had taken a toll on all of us.
Kids today may not believe it (have I really gotten this old?) but at one time, Buffalo was a hotbed of music. Perhaps it was the fact that we never caught onto grunge. Perhaps it was the lack of local support. For whatever reasons, the glory days of Buffalo music will be of an earlier decade.
No matter. Nostalgia is virtue for the dying, and a vice for those who dream of the future. Let us pour out a drink to the Mohawk, but remember it represented an earlier age. the future awaits. Buffalo, create a new scene. The old scene is dead.
Lot of history in this place from a lot of different bands that have played here over the years. I guess you can call this place the poor mans Continental, but even that's not even accurate. This place is just too small, and not to mention the place is almost run down more than the old pink, but not in a good way. This place isn't a bad place but it's just not really for me. I know a lot of people that come here and have a blast all the time and that's what it's all about!
Review Source:Excellent dive venue for underground metal bands, and variants of other musical genres.
How often do you think they go to the grocery to stock up on the cheap beer?
and WTF is up with all the plastic cups, they should institute bring your own mug, so long it has a handle, and isn't ceramic or glass.
I've seen a variety of shows here and I've been to many of their dance parties. The "Transmission" dance parties are always a blast. They're 18+ so the majority of the dance party goers are barely legal but it's still a good time. The music is generally 80s new wave, electronic, dance music. The bar itself is interesting. On busy nights, I've seen cash, cases of beer, and liquor bottles in disarray behind the bar. They do not serve wine because who drinks wine at a punk show? It is a great place to see live music though. I've seen small shows inside and out front in the summer. I've seen sold out shows. The sound is usually on point, the selection is usually punk, rock, sometimes local bands performing. Yes the bathrooms are absolutely atrocious.
Review Source:I stumbled into Mohawk Place after I went to a few other bars with some close friends... Â I had gotten there after all the shows were over.
We eneded up being the last people in the bar, and the bartender (or bouncer) ended up sticking around and chilling with us until we finally left. They entertained my friends alcohol antics and seemed to be good company.
I don't know what they say about the shows.... But I would for sure go back to the bar :)
CLASSIC BUFFALO NY MUSIC VENUE.
**This rating is prefaced by saying the quality of acts is far superior than the establishment itself.
Good bartenders.
Cold Beer.
Intimate Stage Setting.
At least they have bathrooms (?)
Always filtering in up and coming local and national acts as well as supporting established ones - Mohawk will stand the test of time. Â
The White Stripes have played here.....nuff said.
ICONIC is a perfect word.
A great venue to see a band. Just saw the Felice Brothers there last night and witnessed one of the best shows I've seen. It is a small space that allows for an intimate performance. It is a grimy interior that echoes the urban decay of the surrounding area. The bathroom looked like someone "upperdecked" the toilet. The only real downfall of the joint was the beer selection. Other than that, I really liked the setup. The guys who run it seem to know how to book a good show.
Review Source:There is definitely that dirty, smelly, rock show atmosphere here. I actually find it to be more crowded during transmission dance parties (and more pretentious, and not nearly as fun) then it is during actual shows here... It can be kind of hit or miss. Sometimes, it's awesome to see a little (almost) no name band here who will get off the stage and make conversation with fans and maybe invite you to hang out after the show.. but other times it just feels like we're trying to convince ourselves that this place is actually a good venue when it's really not.
Well, if nothing else, it IS Buffalo... and I HAVE had some good memories and seen some amazing bands here live. I guess I'll take what I can get, I'd rather have the Mohawk then nothing.
Well, since expanding, Mohawk Place is now slightly larger than my kitchen, but I still use that measure for comparison when bragging about the acts I saw crammed on the tiny stage pre-2002. Â The draw of the bands that came through was enough to make my pals and I pile in the car and drive from Rochester. Â It's dark, cheap, and a bit scummy, so pretty much everything you want in a rock and roll music venue. Â Even when I'm an old lady and my tattoos are sagging towards the earth, I'll be glad this was the first place I saw Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers, Rilo Kiley, The Mooney Suzuki, and Captured By Robots.
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