[RAGE] A few local musicians are so raged up about the “disappointing or devastating news” this election might bring, that they’ve teamed up for a one night only set of Rage Against the Machine tunes this Election Night, Tuesday, November 8 at Mohawk Place. The band, dubbed the Buffalo Rage Ensemble features notable local musicians Dan Ross, Aaron Blackmon, Jim Candytree, and Matthew Crane, barking out RATM hits like “Bulls on Parade,” “Killing in the Name,” and others.
[ROCK] You have to tune in to 103.3 The Edge to win tickets to this Band of Horses “Pop Up and Unplugged” gig, so hop on that dial if you want to attend. The Seattle-based five piece has been on the road supporting Why Are You Ok, produced by Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle, out last June on Interscope—but who knows what they’ll play for this special gig which may call for an unusual setlist. For lucky winners, doors are at 5pm and music starts at 6:30pm on Wednesday, November 2 at the Town Ballroom.
[SPOKEN WORD] The only sure bet for a Henry Rollins spoken word gig is that it’ll be insightful and slightly manic: the torrent of witty rhetoric won’t let up for the duration, however long. For his international gigs earlier this year, it was over two hours. The punk icon/actor/author/DJ is no less aggro-hot at 55, but don’t let that distract you from hearing his clever takes on American politics, meeting other musician-celebs, and the odd grab-bag of acting roles in which he’s been cast.
[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] With their highly polished album Days Gone By, the live band duo known as Bob Moses—childhood friends Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance—proves they have successfully melded mainstream pop sensibilities with underground dance music ideals. This has led them to mainstage festival appearances at festivals as varied as Lollapalooza and Movement Festival. Days Gone By, which was released in 2015 and consists of the band’s first two EPs—Hands to Hold and Far from the Tree—marked their debut on Domino Records.
[HIP HOP] Last month, irreverent Detroit-rapper Danny Brown dropped his highly anticipated third LP, Atrocity Exhibition—the follow up to his critically acclaimed 2013 album, Old. It’s not often that the words irreverent and critically acclaimed fall into the same sentence, but this is the world of Danny Brown we’re talking about. Deft lyrical delivery and flow are paired with explicit lyrics and clever wordplay throughout all of the rapper’s albums and Atrocity Exhibition is no exception.
[ROCK] Once a classic rock cover band, The Steppin Stones, helmed by 19-year-old musical prodigy Hannah Wicklund, has in recent years transformed into a full on original music act. The rock-trio from South Carolina have a pretty unique story. Wicklund formed the band at the age of nine, which means, if you do the math, they’ve been active for 10 years already. Clearly, Wicklund got a head start with music, and in 2014 reached another milestone when the band released their first album of original music, Looking Glass.
North Dakota Water Protectors are standing against an empire of destruction that is operating in our names.
[PRESENTATION] Whether you watch the popular yet controversial History Channel TV show Ancient Aliens or not, you probably recognize Giorgio A. Tsoukalos due to his widespread meme-ification. Though he’s embraced his life as a meme, that doesn’t mean he takes his line of work any less seriously. For those who don’t know, Tsoukalos researches and investigates evidence of alien contact with earthlings in the distant past.
He strides in confidently, wearing a carefully starched dress shirt, sporting a pair of comfortably relaxed dad jeans. In one, he’s in front of a green screen that projects words behind him to emphasize their importance about what the candidate says is a critical issue in this campaign.
[CLASSICAL] Named one of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time by Rolling Stone, Stewart Copeland is best known for his work with the Sting-helmed rock band The Police. In fact, not only did Copeland make the top 100, he came in at number 10. “It may be Sting’s melodies that have become ubiquitous, but the Police sounds the way they do because of Stewart Copeland’s use of space, subtlety and aggression,” said the writer of the article.
If you’re going to the RISE Collaborative’s ’90s-themed Halloween party at the Waiting Room (334 Delaware Ave) on Saturday night, share your costume at a few other spots in the neighborhood, too:
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