MUHAMMAD Z. ZAMAN’s new show at Argus Gallery (1896 Niagara Street) is called Integration and continues the artist’s exploration of text: graffiti, calligraphy, Eastern and Western alphabets. The show opens Friday, December 7, with a reception, 6-9pm.
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[AMERICANA] Hailing from Boulder, Colorado, Grant Farm is a self-proclaimed “cosmic-Americana” band. What that means is this four-piece band takes their Americana roots and extends them deep into jammy, spacious territory. Catch Grant Farm at Buffalo Iron Works on Wednesday, December 12 with support from Jon Stickley Trio, and Tyler Westcott of Folkfaces.
[HIP HOP] Not to be confused with the heavy metal band or the hard rock band by the same name, Shinigami is a hip hop artist who blends aspects of pop-punk, emo, trap, and even post-hardcore into his emotional hip hop music. It’s genre-bending emo-rap with highly personal lyrics and low key beats, which the young rapper has honed on his latest record, 2018’s I Will Never Be a Memory. Catch Shinigami at the Rec Room on Sunday, December 9 with like-minded artists Familypet and 93feetofsmoke.
[ROCK] Texas-based rock band Whiskey Myers make their second trip to Buffalo this year for a show at the Town Ballroom on Thursday, December 6. The six-piece southern hard rock band have released a number of records since forming in 2007, but their most recent, 2016’s Mud, took off after being featured on the series Yellowstone on the Paramount Network. Support comes from Bishop Gunn.
[HOLIDAY] Sugar City, located on Niagara Street will hold a holiday flea market on Saturday, December 8. Expect to find records, CDs, DVDs, musical gear, housewares, clothing, jewelry, and tons of off beat, vintage, and fun items.
[FOLK] After the 2016 election, Gabriel Kahane decided he wanted to understand his fellow Americans a little bit better, so set out to talk to them and listen to them. He traveled around the country engaging with fellow citizens to an attempt to understand how they tick. He used these travels as the inspiration for hist new album, Book of Travelers, his debut for Nonesuch Records.
[COMEDY] Comedian Jessimae Peluso comes to Helium Comedy Club for a special event this Thursday, December 6. Fans may recognize her from a couple of MTV shows including Failosophy and Girl Code, on both of which Peluso delivered one liners and witty comments as part of a panel of comedians and personalities. Her hilarious and sometimes controversial tweets are what have kept her fans engaged, though. See how this all translates to the stand up stage this Thursday.
[INDIE] One third of the garage-rock band, The Whigs, Parker Gispert comes to Mohawk Place for a solo show on Tuesday, December 11. As singer of the Athens, Georgia based band, Gispert lead the glammy indie rock band through tenacious albums like Mission Control and slick records like In The Dark, building a following that lapped up the band’s jangly and sometimes intense music. It’s unclear what the status of The Whigs is as of now—and perhaps that’s why we’re seeing Gispert out on tour as a solo singer/songwriter act.
[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] Tacos, tech house, and ugly sweaters—what a combination. $5 buys all of it, including the tacos (though you’ll have to find your own ugly sweater). Music comes from Pyramid’s Nate Howell, Dave Sif, and Chad Lock. Check it out at the Gypsy Parlor this Saturday, December 8.
[ROCK] Alt-rock band Headstones make a return to Buffalo for a show at Town Ballroom on Saturday, December 8 as part of their “The Picture of Health” tour. The Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario formed in 1987 and quickly hooked fans with their raw, punk rock-inspired musical style. In 2003, the band went on hiatus, and after almost a decade reunited. Since then, the five-piece band has released a handful of studio albums, including their latest, 2017’s Little Army.
[TRIBUTE] Phish will play four straight concerts New Year’s Eve concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City at the end of the month, but if you can’t go to those shows, or if you haven’t been able to catch the band at one of their other 50 or so shows around the country this year, or if you have and that’s still not enough, as is the case for many of their phans, then why not check out this Phish tribute show at Nietzsche’s. Cymbob & BeboPhone, a Buffalo-based Phish tribute band, will take the stage at the Allentown venue to deliver jams by “The