[ROCK] Brothers Richard and Tim Butler may have formed The Psychedelic Furs 40 years ago in the UK, but they’re no strangers to New York: front man Richard, now 60, lives in Beacon, and the band’s 1982 breakthrough album Forever Now was recorded with Todd Rundgren in Woodstock.
[INDIE] Indie rock band the Districts are one of those unique cases. Formed when the members were still in high school, they’ve maintained a consistent trajectory for nearly a decade now, releasing charming indie rock records like 2012’s Telephone and 2015’s A Flourish and a Spoil on the indie label Fat Possum Records. The four-piece band from Philly comes to Babeville’s 9th Ward for an intimate show this Thursday, April 13 with support from singer/songwriter Abi Reimold.
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1. @nikonbandit
[COMEDY] If you ask Gary Owen about his finest accomplishments as a comedian, he’ll probably tell you that being named “Black America’s Favorite White Comedian” by Ebony magazine is among his proudest moments. He’s taken that to the bank, with recurring roles in Tyler Perry productions like House of Payne, and in Kevin Hart movies like Ride Along.
[TRIBUTE] Combining hits from The Grateful Dead and Phish are Colorado musicians Dead Phish Orchestra. Performing at the Tralf this Saturday, the musical quartet highlights the best of the jam band scene, with their extended improvisation. The group seamlessly integrates the folksy signature of The Grateful Dead and aggressive-yet funkier grooves of Phish. If you enjoy the spontaneity of live jamming, and appreciate the history of two of the best rock bands of all time this just might be for you.
In April 2017, Congressman Chris Collins uncritically cheered President Trump’s military strike against Syria — the same type of action that President Obama had proposed in 2013, and which Collins vehemently opposed as “ill-conceived”. Is there some substantive difference, or is it just a craven partisan about-face?
As the Republican-led Senate and leader Mitch McConnell are poised to change Senate rules to allow for a simple majority vote on Donald Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, it helps to put things in perspective.
Ron Wofford is a photographer, writer, and communications professional who has been active in Buffalo’s cultural scene for decades. He served as production director for Sunship Communications, an early provider of public access television based on the city’s East Side in the 1970s and 1980s. He also worked as a producer, reporter, and on-air host of programs on WIVB, WKBW, and WGR TV and as a freelance music and drama critic for area newspapers.
In a rare color photograph taken in 1958, the West Village and Allentown appear much as they do today, but there are important differences. This view from the City Hall Observation Deck would have been much different today had the West Side Arterial, connecting the Kensington Expressway and Niagara Thruway, been built. With the arterial plans scrapped in 1976, mass clearance was averted, but spot demolitions have still done damage. The largest change came with the 1971 construction of the Thaddeus J.