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Seen & Heard: WNY Rally for Transgender Civil Rights

On Sunday afternoon, February 26, several hundred demonstrators gathered in Niagara Square to express support for civil rights for members of the transgender community, and to register opposition to the Trump administration’s decision to rescind guidelines to states regarding the enforcement of federal Equal Protection guarantees. Speakers at the demonstration, which was spearheaded by Stonewall Democrats on Western New York, included Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, Congressman Brian Higgins, and Assemblyman Sean Ryan.

No Parents with Morbs and The Gennies

[PUNK] No Parents are a punk band from Los Angeles signed to Ring the Alarm Records. The first thing you’ll want to do when looking into No Parents is, of course, visit their website which is a replica of the Space Jam movie website from the 1990s. Next, you’ll want to click on “music” and listen to their record May the Thirst be With You. My favorite cuts are “I’m a Dildo” and “Dick City,” but that’s just me.

Music of Nat King Cole

[TRIBUTE] Celebrated Canadian vocalist Denzal Sinclaire exists, stylistically, in that grey area between theater and jazz, making him perfect for tribute shows like Tapestry: The Music of Carole King, while his acting has been an asset as well, leading to some TV roles and a spot in a recent Canadian production of William Saroyan’s The Time of Your Life. His versatility also landed him a position in UK electronic-soul maven Jamie Lidell’s touring band.

Cale Tyson

[COUNTRY] Rolling Stone magazine describes him as “old school, sad-bastard outlaw country for a new generation of excited country fans,” but despite his old school sound, Cale Tyson is undoubtedly of a new generation. The young country music singer songwriter has draw comparisons to Sturgill Simpson, Townes Van Zandt, and Gram Parsons, but his sound is certainly all his own, as much self deprecating as it is humorous.

Del Paxton

[INDIE] Local indie-emo faves Del Paxton are dropping their full length debut for Topshelf Records, entitled All Day, Every Day, All Night, and they’re celebrating with an album release show at Mohawk Place on Friday, March 3. The deal with Topshelf is a big break for the trio, and the lead single, “Take it to the Limit” showed up in

Comedy at Community Beer Works

[COMEDY] Three local amateur comedians are going to brave the merciless stage (?) at Community Beer Works and put their careers on the line under the harsh criticism of a room full of beer snobs. Ok, maybe that’s a little much. It’ll actually likely be way more chill than that, with lots of laughs and beer flowing at Community Beer Works headquarters when these stand up performers—Allie Brady, Ryan Fay, Liam Patrick, Philip Machemer, and Tyrone C. Maclin—give it a shot. It’ll be fun. Check it out Friday, March 3.

Victor Wooten

[JAZZ] Victor Wooten has become the Jimi Hendrix of the bass. He’s the name that comes to mind when one thinks about bass soloing in the same way that Hendrix and guitar solos are synonymous. The multiple-Grammy award winning 52-year-old musician has never really settled into one band—the closest he’s come is as the bassist of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, with whom he’s recorded 14 albums— but when folks think of Wooten they usually discuss his solo work or collaborations. One famous collaboration was simply a trio of bassists, Wooten, Stanley Clarke, and Marcus Miller.

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