BRENTON NEWCOMB
Special to The Leader
Fredonia booking agency Last Call Entertainment is throwing a show featuring PA bands Mallory Run and The Standby with Buffalo band Previous Love.
The concert will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Previous Love is a three piece alternative rock group straight out of Buffalo.
Their influences range everywhere from emo, shoegaze indie-bands — like The Smiths and The 1975 — to hip-hop and pop artists like Ariana Grande.
Bassist Steve Browne said, “We listen to all types of music . . . every kind of genre, outside of country.”
But don’t get offended Merle Haggard fans, they even enjoy a handful of music in the country genre.
The three piece has been playing together since high school, under various names.
Their first self-titled EP was recorded at a time when they were unsure about their future as a band, because they were all beginning college.
In relation to that, Browne mentioned that it was “Primarily written without us being in the same room,” a nod to how alternative rock band The Strokes wrote their album “Angles,” completely isolated from their lead singer.
The show will feature songs from the group’s self-titled EP as well as their new singles.
With new hoodie merch coming out as well, these guys are ready to rip it up at their first BJ’s show with Mallory Run.
Hailing from Edinboro, PA, Mallory Run takes its name from a small dam in their hometown.
However, their sound is a large, yet sometimes melodically flowing force influenced by bands like Young Culture, Homesafe, Tiny Moving Parts and Title Fight.
As of late, they have been listening to an eclectic mix of genres, including but not limited to, “A lot of 2000s emo and midwest emo.”
The performance at BJ’s will include “Everything off the ‘SPIN’ EP and a couple of tracks from the first EP we released.”
The group also has new music on the rise.
Mallory Run has already heard the rumors of Fredonia being a “sick” place to play and are “super stoked” to play with Previous Love.
They were also excited to play a show with their friends from home, The Standby.
The Standby is a self proclaimed “Emo-Indie trio based out of Erie, PA.”
They describe their sound as “Sad lyrics, heavy bass lines and dark guitar tones.”
The show will be held from 9 p.m. to midnight.
Admission is $1 for 21+ and $5 for anyone underage.
Underage admission is limited.