more by Cory Perla
[HIP HOP] Not only did Vanilla Ice have a hit with “Ice Ice Baby,” but he had that song from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze. What a career!
[PUNK] The 2nd Annual Food Not Bombs Punk Show and Vegan Food Drive happens on Saturday, June 30 at Mohawk Place. The show will feature nearly a dozen acts from punk rock bands to burlesque acts.
[INDIE] Following the 4th of July, the Elmwood Village Association Summer Concert Series continues with The Tins. The Buffalo-based indie rock band is performing on the heels of their new, self-titled record, which was produced by the Goo Goo Dolls’ Robby Takac and features...
[TECHNO] A new, queer-focused house and techno dance party launches this week from new promoters Ghost Stories. The party will feature headliner Rachel Noon, herself a founding member of the Brooklyn-based queer party collective Large Marge.
[JAM] Quintessential jam band Umphrey’s McGee comes to the Canalside stage for the next Canalside Live concert this Thursday, June 28.
[HIP HOP] This spring has been pretty jam packed with blockbuster hip hop albums from Kanye West, Nas, Jay Z and Beyonce, and others, so it’s possible that Tory Lanez’s latest record, Memories Don’t Die, which was released in March, might have gotten lost in the mix.
[HIP HOP] Mental health is a topic at the center of our nation’s conversation, especially this month after the suicides of celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. Oddly enough, that makes it a good time to revisit one of last year’s biggest summer hip hop hits.
[FOLK] A founding member of the Grammy Award Winning band Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rhiannon Giddens is a multi-instrumentalist from Greensboro North Carolina.