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Tedeschi Trucks Band

[ROCK] Chemistry is what continues to work about the Tedeschi Trucks Band, now three studio albums along with Let Me Get By, which dropped earlier this year and brings the 12-piece blues-rocking machine to the UB Center for the Arts for two shows this weekend, Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8 with Amy Helm & the Handsome Strangers (tickets for Sunday are still available). Produced by Derek Trucks himself and written cohesively as a band, Let Me Get By marries the raw energy of 2011’s celebrated debut Revelator

Zomboy

[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] Another product of Never Say Die Records, the label home to acts like Skrillex, Flux Pavilion, Datsik, and Excision, bass music purveyor Zomboy delivers a set just as heavy and hard hitting as his label mates. The 26-year-old electronic dance music producer released his latest record, the Neon Grave EP, in March. The follow up to Resurrected, his 2015 debut full length, Neon Grave is just as aggressive with a touch of pop.

Amy Schumer

[COMEDY] Before Amy Schumer swept the nation with her hit film, Trainwreck, she was roasting controversial celebs like Charlie Sheen, and dishing out her biting stand-up on Last Comic Standing and beyond. The New York native has been on the rise in recent years thanks to her sharp tongue and her Emmy-winning sketch comedy series, Inside Amy Schumer, which she writes and stars in.

Echoing Echo

[ART] An independent and complementary show that joins inthe fair’s mission of encouraging the collecting local artists.

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band

[BLUES] Hailing from southern Indiana comes Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. Through a hearty combination of delta blues and backwoods bravado, this family trio plays with a musical dexterity that’s sharp as a thistle. Their epic live shows feature the Rev’s insane flair for guitar – which includes playing their already fast-paced tunes at twice their speed – and his wife, Breezy working the crowd for a foot-stompin’ good time.

Tim Meadows

[COMEDY] Tim Meadows is arguably one of the most underrated comics of his generation. One of Saturday Night Live’s’ longest running cast members, his capacity for improv is beyond remarkable. He flows naturally into each character he portrays, whether it’s the “Ladies Man,” OJ Simpson or Tiger Woods.

Porchfest

[FUN] Porchfest has become an Elmwood Village tradition and the next edition of the block-party-esque neighborhood celebration will take place this Saturday, May 7 from 1pm to 6pm. Porchfest is basically a neighborhood-wide concert that takes place on the porches, balconies, and on the front yards of the houses of the residents of the Elmwood Village. In April, residents and bands signed up to participate in this year’s event.

Steve Reich Celebration

[EXPERIMENTAL] “The three Rs of rock and roll,” The Fall’s Mark E. Smith sang, “are repetition, repetition, repetition.”

Purple Rain at the Riviera

[FILM] It’s not a great movie by any standards, but Purple Rain was a sizeable hit in 1984 for a mainstream audience that was just getting to know its star, a young musician/singer named Prince. Oh, you’ve heard of him? A lot of people hadn’t at the time.

Purple Rain at North Park

DrFameus

[ELECTRONIC] Multitalented drummer Allen Aucoin brings his electronic music project DrFameus to the Town Ballroom’s Leopard Lounge this Saturday, May 7 in what will be a unique, drum ‘n’ bass heavy show. Aucoin’s ability to survey the crowd allows him to produce one of a kind shows, ensuring that each show is more interesting and different from the next. Presented by MNM Presents.

Sunflower Bean

[INDIE] Long Island natives and “night music” makers, Sunflower Bean are stopping by Mohawk Place this Sunday, May 8. Compared to everything on the spectrum from psychedelic to Black Sabbath, Sunflower Bean’s rugged lo-fi influences are set to make waves inside of Mohawk Place, much like the band has made waves from coast to coast. The Get Money Squad opens the show.

Protomartyr

[ROCK] Detroit’s Protomartyr can best be described with the sentence “the best bands sound like everything you love and nothing you’ve heard.”

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Spotlight: Lomo, Lomo, Yum, Yum

Anxiety was eating away at Sam Geyer. In a few short weeks, Geyer, 27, and his business partner, Matt Pauszek, 28, were supposed to have their new food truck, Lomo Lomo, on the streets. They’d already sunk tens of thousands of dollars into it, along with countless hours of work and worry.