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Dub Affair with Styn and Berrix

[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] The 19-year-old producer from the Netherlands, Styn, electrifies the stage with his versatile transitions from dubstep, trap, and hip hop. Berrix, the DJ newbie hailing from Antwerp, Belgium comes with a classic dubstep sound and pounding technical styles. What do you do when you put them together? The ultimate Dub Affair. Check them out at the the VENU this Friday, February 10.

Cherub and the Floozies

[INDIE] The Floozies have teamed up with the indie electro-pop group Cherub for “Your Girlfriend Already Bought Tickets Tour” that hits the Town Ballroom, on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14. The funky brother duo originally from Kansas is currently on back-to-back tours—just finishing their Power Ranger tour a couple months ago. Their music, heavily infused with bouncy electro funk instrumentals, is bound to please.

William Kunstler’s Last Big Speech

William Kunstler was for many years the best-known civil rights attorney in America. He had, since he first represented Freedom Riders attempting to integrate interstate buses in Mississippi in 1962, been a central figure in nearly every major civil rights case. Because many of his early clients are now American heroes, it is easy to forget that at the time Kunstler represented them, most were American pariahs. He represented or worked with Martin Luther King, Lenny Bruce, Malcolm X, Phillip and Daniel Berrigan, H.

Girls Drink Beer

You’re out with your friends looking to blow off some steam after a horrible day of work. You’ve been looking forward all day to a well-earned draught and you place your order. The bartender replies, “Oh, you don’t want that one, sweetie. How about a Blue Moon or a shandy?” You blink twice, making sure this is what is happening. 

“No, I’d like the double rye IPA,” you repeat.

“Are you sure? It’s really strong,” the bartender asks.

Spotlight: B-Girl Stacy “Resolve” VanBlarcom

While attending one of Verve Dance Studio’s monthly dance battles, I witnessed an unassuming, smiley, petite woman elevate the room with her high-flying tricks and groovy rhythm. She transitioned from complicated floor-work into subtle moves that gave just the right bounce. Like the crowd, astonished and with a gust of enthusiasm, I cheered, satisfied that Resolve gave the b-boys a run for their money.

Buffalo United Artists: Steve

[THEATRER] It’s possible the Buffalo United Artists has at last found the perfect play for its most consistent audience: Mark Gerrard’s Steve is a comedy whose characters are a group of middle-aging, theater-loving gay men—“and our occasional lady visitor,” says the play’s namesake character—who deal with aging, monogamy, unrealized ambitions, etc. In short, the usual stuff, which is to say, you don’t need to be gay, male, or middle-aging to appreciate it.

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