iDKHOW in Buffalo

About iDKHOW

iDKHOW is a two-piece band featuring Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman, emerging from the alternative rock scene with a sound that straddles emo sensibility and indie rock irreverence. Weekes, known for his work with The Brobecks, brought songwriting chops to the project while Seaman provided tight, precise drumming. The band's early output caught attention for its slacker energy and genuinely weird subject matter delivered with deadpan intensity. Songs like Choke showcase their ability to make anxious, introspective lyrics feel almost conversational rather than desperate. They've built a dedicated following by refusing to take themselves too seriously while actually caring about the craft, a balancing act that resonates with people tired of both irony and sincerity as separate extremes. Their presence feels less like a band with a mission statement and more like the work of two people making music they wanted to hear.

Shows are tight and weird in equal measure. Weekes has this detached stage presence that somehow holds attention, while Seaman locks in drumming that hits harder live. Crowds tend toward genuine fans rather than casual listeners, people who actually know the deeper cuts. Lots of singalongs on choruses but it never tips into crowd-service territory.

Known for Choke, Web Weaver, Leave Me Alone, Absinthe, The Funeral

iDKHOW + Buffalo

iDKHOW brought their particular brand of theatrical alt-pop to Buffalo Iron Works in April 2024, running through a 16-song set that felt like watching someone's diary get read aloud in the dark. They leaned hard into the weirder corners of their catalog—"GLOOMTOWN BRATS" and "INFATUATION" sat comfortably next to more digestible moments like "Razzmatazz" and "Lean on Me." The real gut-punch came when they closed with "Nobody Likes the Opening Band," a song that somehow manages to be both self-aware and genuinely melancholic. It's the kind of closer that lingers after the lights come up.

iDKHOW in Buffalo News

• Boys Like Girls Announce Tour with iDKHOW and Arrows In Action idobi · Nov 3, 2025
• We Have An ‘Infatuation’ with iDKHOW’s New Single & Music Video idobi · Jan 11, 2024
• IDKHOW Announces 2024 Tour Dates & Releases New Song, "GLOOMTOWN BRATS" Prelude Press · Dec 7, 2023
• iDKHOW announce 2022 The Thought Reform Tour Kerrang! · Oct 18, 2021
• iDKHOW extend "Night Heat" tour with summer dates Alternative Press Magazine · May 22, 2019

Live Music in Buffalo

Buffalo's music scene has always had room for the odd and the earnest. There's a particular tolerance here for artists who refuse to fit neatly into a category, which suits iDKHOW just fine. The city gravitates toward acts that prioritize weirdness over polish, authenticity over accessibility. Iron Works remains one of those venues where you can watch someone's genuinely strange vision get performed in front of people who actually get it.

Buffalo road trip to see iDKHOW?

Stay in Allentown, where the neighborhood's Victorian architecture and walkable blocks of galleries, vintage shops, and bars feel genuinely lived-in. Dinner at Sear should be priority—chef Jeremy Boyle's locally-sourced approach is legitimately ambitious without the pretense. Catch the contemporary art at Albright-Knox (their recent renovations are worth your time), then spend an evening at one of the neighborhood's dive bars like The Owl that still feels like actual people hang there, not tourists.