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Sunshine on SUNY Polytechnic
New oversight could make scandal-plagued SUNY Polytechnic Institute projects more transparent.
Nils Vigeland at the Burchfield Penney
Local musicians play with and pay homage to Buffalo-born composer Nils Vigeland.
Looking Backward: William & Emslie, circa 1911
William Street was called, in a 1908 Buffalo Illustrated Times account, “the great East Side’s greatest thoroughfare.”
Map: Downtown Buffalo
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:
1 NEW PHOENIX THEATER ON THE PARK / 95 JOHNSON PARK
R. W. Fassbinder Retrospective at TIFF Cinematheque
Through January in Toronto, a nearly comprehensive retrospective of the controversial writer-director’s work.
Politics and Stuff: Handicapping the Local Races
Unless you’re running for office or working on a campaign, this is a dull year in local politics.
Inferno, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Two sequels, based on best-selling series novels, both starring Hollywood heavy-hitters named Tom.
Centerfold: Notebook Sketches
Chuck TIngley’s notebook sketches are currently on view at Studio Hart.
Cover Art: Mallwalkers
GREG MCCLURE took some lovely, sloppy photos of the band Mallwalkers (saxophonist Tony Flaminio is our cover boy), who you can read about in this week’s Spotlight.
New Play The Task Explores Political Tourism
Among other things, privilege affords people the ability to be tourists in political struggle. When you live above the fray, you’re free to dive in, make your voice heard, and exit when the going gets too rough.
Oasis: Supersonic
[SCREENING] Gene Simmons could have taken lessons in arrogance from Oasis in their prime. The biggest British band of the 1990s by a considerable margin, their rise to fame was mercurial: only a few years into their career, they sold a quarter of a million tickets for two shows at Knebworth, England. What’s even more impressive is that another 2.25 million people applied for tickets.
Stewart Copeland
[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.
7 Spooky Halloween Parties this Weekend (Oct 28-30)
[PARTY] There are a lot of options this Halloween weekend, but here we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite freaky parties.
The Wailers
[REGGAE] The show must go on—and it has, for 35 years. The Wailers is currently a bit of a conundrum: a legal battle has broken out over who-is-what and which-is-which, the rights to the band name, etc… it’s a cycle we’ve seen play out with other artists again and again.
Elvis Costello
[ROCK] “I’ve got a feeling/I’m gonna get a lot of grief…” sings Elvis Costello in “Beyond Belief,” the tune that opens Imperial Bedroom—an album with which many folks seem to feel he crossed a line, and the centerpiece of his gig with The Imposters at Shea’s Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, November 2. Really, though, he’d already crossed it in the two years prior.
Gilbert Gottfried
[COMEDY] Stephen King once said that Gilbert Gottfried could have stopped Hitler had Hitler heard his stand up back in 1942. Not bad. The powerful comedian has been fine tuning his stand up routine since he was 15 years-old, which has landed him a spot as an SNL member in the 1980s and an MTV promoter where his excellent improv skills were put to use. His mix of bathroom humor, social commentary and impressions have branded him with a unique sense and style of humor.
Chris D’Elia
[COMEDY] Chris D’Elia comes straight out of Hollywood with his stand up routine. The Los Angeles comedian has made his way through all of the basics: Conan, Late Night, NYC’S Gotham Comedy Club, you name it. He has his Comedy Central stand-up special already squared away, his Netflix special, a parody rap album, a three year stint on the NBC show Undateable as the lead man and a two year stint on NBC’S Whitney. He was also a part of the infamous 2015 Justin Bieber roast on Comedy Central.
Lotus
[JAM] Philadelphia’s electronic jam band Lotus will come to the Town Ballroom on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29 to showcase their latest album, Eat the Light. This album is electric. With 10 bubbly songs and contagious dance beats for them all, Eat the Light moves in a new direction and its success is guaranteed. The vocals are catchy and the album has appearances from an awesome range of guests including Johnny Fissinger, Oriel Poole and Steve Yutzy-Burkey.
Thursday Night Terrors presents Fright Night
[SCREENING] To coincide with Halloween weekend, the folks behind Thursday Night Terrors—the monthly horror movie series that has already presented two films, Dead Alive in August and Demons September—will present the 1985 film Fright Night as their latest instillation. “Fright Night is the ideal movie for the Halloween season,” says organizer Peter Vullo.