With #4, I was just going for simplicity. In #5 and #6, the text is similar to equalizer bars and slightly different treatments for the buffalo symbol.
Lindsey, sorry I haven't posted a comment until now. I like what you've done w/the multicolored logo & the swooshing circle around the buffalo on the black background (#6), for instance, and #8 would work for our record label, as it looks like it's on a 45. The main complaint, however, is that the buffalo looks like a statue- frozen, motionless. Since we're talking music here, perhaps you can conceive of somehow conveying some movement? If you haven't viewed the origirnal inspiriational image we started with, please do so: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitebuffalomusic/ This image is too complex for a logo, we understand that, but it's the emotional impact we'd like to have conveyed in the logo, if that's even possible? Keep trying & thanks for your efforts! Chan