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The Public Guide to Upcoming Releases: Fall 2017

Several of the most exciting albums for fall are actually late summer releases, including Native Invader by Tori Amos (Decca, September 8), a high-concept set that dwells on the fate of mankind through a pagan lens, the latest from Hercules and Love Affair, Omnion, featuring a newly sober Andy Butler and vocal contributions from Fairs Badwan and Sharon Von Etten (Big Beat/Atlantic, Sept. 1), and, of course, the first full length from the newly reunited LCD Soundsystem, American Dream (DFA/Columbia, Sept.

Outer Harbor Fall Fest

[FUN] Here’s a great excuse to head down to the Outer Harbor for a day of exploration: the Outer Harbor Fall Fest. The event takes place this Saturday, September 16 and features music by singer/songwriter Keith James from 11am to 3pm outside of the fully stocked Consumers Beverages Pointe Beer Garden that’ll be featuring locally brewed fall-inspired beverages. Expect to find a cute heard of alpacas too for petting and admiring, and some kettle corn for crunching from Barrett Brothers Kettle Corn.

CowPok 25th Anniversary Rewind

[CELEBRATION] One of Allentown’s favorite tattoo shops, CowPok, will celebrate their 25th anniversary with a special event this Saturday, September 16. They’ll close down a block of Elmwood for a street festival right outside of the shop. The event will feature music from DJ Gabby of GLDNGRLs, spinning 90s music at Pasion where they’ll also host karaoke on the patio, a pog tournament, and a virtual reality demo from Vivid VR.

Pile

[INDIE] From Boston, Pile make a whole bunch of noise. Their latest album A Hairshirt of Purpose doesn’t exactly pick up where You’re Better Than This left off, though. This time they lure you in before battering you over the head. There’s more of a method to the madness this time around, and though they’re loud, spastic, and wild on the record, it doesn’t even compare to their live show. Catch them at the extremely intimate 9th Ward, this Wednesday, September 20.

Robert Kelly

[COMEDY] You might recognize him as Louie C.K.’s brother Bobby on the hit show Louie. Or maybe you know him from Inside Amy Schumer. If you’re not familiar with comedian Robert Kelly, your best place to start however his his hilarious podcast “You Know What Dude?” Once you’re hooked, you’ll want to catch him live at Helium Comedy Club this Friday, September 15 and Saturday, September 16 for four shows.

Castle

[METAL] On their latest album, Welcome to the Graveyard, San Francisco’s Castle combine stoner rock, doom metal, and 1970s glam rock in an at times outlandish 34 minutes of music. When it’s not over the top, it’s hypnotic in its riffage and begs to be experienced live. Check out Castle when they come to Mohawk Place on Wednesday, September 20 with support from Nine Layers Deep, Saints & Winos, and Zillion Eyes.

Tchaikovsky’s Violin

[CLASSICAL] The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate the opening night of their season with a performance by violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. As star of opening night, the German violinist will perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. The piece, written in 1878, is one of the composers best known concertos. Mutter, a four time Grammy Award winner who began her career as a child prodigy and who is now considered one of the best violinists in the world, has not visited Buffalo since 1987.

Coldwave at the Cat Cave

[NEW WAVE] The next edition of Cold Wave at the Cat Cave, the monthly synthpop, post-punk, and coldwave dance party, will take place at Mohawk Place on Saturday, September 16. The headliners this time around is new wavy trip hop band Dotsun Moon and synthpop duo Komrads of Rochester. Expect DJ sets from Collin Gabriel and Nicholas Reid as well as some art for sale and vegan snacks.

Lettuce

[FREAK] Freak-funk outfit Lettuce returns to Buffalo for a show at the Tralf on Sunday, September 17. The band, formed in 1992 in Boston, is lead by guitarist Eric Kranso, keyboard player Neal Evans, and drummer Adam Deitch. The nine-piece band blend funk, rock, and hip hop to create a psychedelic and danceable concoction that never lets up. Maddy O’Neal joins in support.

The Blasters

[PUNK] It’s a big week in Buffalo for fans of the L.A. underground circa 1980. Led by brothers Dave and Phil Alvin, X’s Slash label-mates The Blasters began churning out a sound that was both rootsy and forward moving in 1978, releasing their aptly titled debut, American Music, two years later.

Gogol Bordello

[PUNK] From the opening violin-and-accordion gallop of “Did it All,” the first track on Gogol Brodello’s new Seekers and Finders (Cooking Vinyl), it’s clear that NYC’s self-proclaimed gypsy punk army hasn’t lost its moxie. Nearly 20 years on from the 1999 debut, Voi-La Intruder, and the band is sounding as purposeful and driven as ever, though perhaps a bit more reflective. Wild-eyed front man Eugene Hutz’s borderless message has never been more timely, his mission never more essential, as it is in Trump’s America.

X

[PUNK] Remember when Donny and Marie Osmond used to sing about being, “A little bit country and a little bit rock and roll” on their variety show? It was a little bit cheesy, and a little bit sexist and patronizing (she was country, he was rock and roll). Oddly enough, it also describes the sound of X, one of punk’s most venerated treasures.

The Get Up Kids

[EMO] Formed in 1995 in Kansas City, Missouri, The Get Up Kids are pioneers of emo music. The band, headed by Matt Pryor, has been cited by bands like Blink 182, Fall Out Boy, and The Early November as a creative influence. Fellow Get Up Kids member James Dewees has gone on to collaborate and tour with many of the band’s who his band has influenced, including New Found Glory, My Chemical Romance and others.

Conor Oberst

[INDIE] At first hailed as maybe the new Bob Dylan, singer/songwriter Conor Oberst has always felt more to me like some kind of successor to Elliott Smith, in that, at least for me personally, Oberst’s music has always had a supremely cathartic effect. Bright Eyes was Oberst’s first major music project and through that outlet he released nine emotionally heavy, at times narcissistic albums, most notably Fevers and Mirrors, Lifted, and I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning.

Norm Talley

[HOUSE] Born and raised in Detroit, Norm Talley has been an authority on house music since the beginning. He’ll give Buffalo a lesson on old school techno and house when he comes to the Gypsy Parlor on Saturday, September 16, presented by Rufus Gibson. In an interview with the Chicago-based house music magazine, 5 Magazine, Talley talks about how playing house music has evolved and changed. “There were not so many records as there were now. Right now, a DJ can play 20 records and the DJ following his set doesn’t have one of them. Back then, we had mostly the same records.

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