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[TOUR] Buffalo’s respect for early American architecture is not only evident in our tendency towards preservation, but also in our willingness to build neglected designs, like the Fontana Boathouse. Designed in 1905 by Frank Lloyd Wright—father of modernist architecture—it was intended for the University of Wisconsin. The design sat idle in Wright’s infamous 1910 Wasmuth Portfolio, until its 2007 construction on the shore of the Black Rock Channel in Buffalo. Why was it built over a century later in Buffalo?

[FOLK] Brooklyn based singer-songwriter Daniel Knishkowy’s full length debut as Adeline Hotel, Leave the Lights, is an impressive country-folk amalgam touching on everything from Fairport Convention to Oakley Hall to Kirwan/Welch-era Fleetwood Mac.

[FOLK] The fate of Canadian neo-trad folkies Great Big Sea remains on hold in the wake of Sean McCann’s departure, but vocalist Alan Doyle is keeping busy. Last year he released a childhood memoir, Where I Belong, and a solo disc of new material entitled So Let’s Go, which came out in January. Longtime fans rest assured, that won’t stop him from doing a handful of GBS tunes during a show of generous length this Friday, April 24 at Town Ballroom.

[ART] Curated by 2015 MFA Candidate Liz Bayan, Phantom Vibrations, is a group show with a stellar list of internationally known artists such as Lynn Hershman Leeson, Clement Valla, Kris Verdonck, Future Death Toll, Jillian Mayer, Erik Carter and Tyler Madsen.

[COUNTRY] Two masters in the art of song writing have their targets set on Buffalo. This Thursday, April 23, John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett will take the stage together at the University at Buffalo’s Center for the Arts. The duo hold court in different musical spaces, but as highlighted in previous outings together, their complimentary styles only elevate their individual talents.