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Without Their Limits: Just Ending Now, Rodagues, Half Animal, Music For Ultras, and Sparklebomb

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Clutch

[ROCK] Hard rock band Clutch will kick off their Psychic Warfare World Tour in Buffalo on Wednesday, September 28 at the Town Ballroom. The band, hailing from Frederick Maryland are onto, if you can believe it, their eleventh LP, Psychic Warfare which is equal parts grinding, bluesy hard rock, and the stuff of over-the-top comic book herodom.

Lettuce

[FUNK] Lettuce itself is often thought of as superfluous, leafy filler that adds an annoying crunch to your sandwich or buys time between the cukes and tomatoes in your salad. But it’s not a fitting analogy for the Boston-based funk outfit of the same name, now in business for a quarter century and considered a forerunner to Buffalo-born Stax-jam compatriots, Soulive.

Railroad Earth

[ROCK] It may not take much talent to get played on commercial hit radio these days, but getting booked to play Telluride Bluegrass Festival on the sole basis of your demo tape is another matter entirely. And that’s exactly what happened to Railroad Earth back in 2001, essentially functioning as the roots-rocking sextet’s first proper gig after a short run of public rehearsals.

Ladies Night

[INDIE] It’s a showcase of local fem-talent, featuring four of Western New York’s finest folkie up-and-comers, including Grace Stumberg (perhaps best known for her ongoing gig singing backup for Joan Baez and working as her personal assistant) and Dirty Smile’s Megan Brown. Also on board are Tina Williams and Sara Elizabeth.

Cinegael Buffalo 2016

[FILM] Cinegael, the annual program of Irish cinema, expands its borders a bit this year into the realm of theater. The evening portion of the day-long event concerns the work of Samuel Beckett and will open at 7pm with a staged reading of Krapp’s Last Tape featuring Vincent O’Neill, Artistic Director of the Irish Classical Theatre Company.

Barry Altschul's 3dom Factor

[JAZZ] An accomplished trio of musicians has collaborated to create Barry Altschul’s The 3dom Factor jazz piece. Altshul heads the project with his “rag time to no time” drums; a talent that has led to various world tours, over 150 recordings with dozens of different artists and a term serving as a cultural ambassador in Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Composer and recording artists Joe Fonda takes up the bass in the trio, continuing a long list of jazz and musical collaborations with artists all over the country.

Infected Mushroom

[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] Infected Mushroom put the trance in psychedelic trance music back in 1999 and they’re making their way to the Town Ballroom this Saturday, September 24 to give us a taste of what they’re all about. The Israeli born, L.A.-based duo, Amit Duvdeani and Erez Eisen, are trained classical musicians who later on delved into computerized composition, punk rock and heavy metal experiences.

Quilt with Mutual Benefit

[INDIE] On their third full length, Plaza, out late last winter on Mexican Summer, Bostonian quartet Quilt trimmed the fat. Which isn’t to imply that the album lacks an expansion of ideas; they’re just presented in a more concise, tightened-down manner than on previous efforts.

Bike Smut Science Friction

[SCREENING] Erotica and bicycles come together for Bike Smut—a series of short erotic films made by cyclists. Having never seen the show, which has come to Buffalo three times, I’m not sure what the connection between bicycles and erotica is, though I can imagine. I guess bikes are pretty sexual. Phallic shaped seats, moving parts working together in harmony. Everything is greased and lubed. Actually, yeah, this makes perfect sense. Bike Smut will be celebrated with two events.

Brian Wilson

[ROCK] Though this show is sold out, it’s worth reminding ticket holders that it’s coming up, as tickets went on sale in January. Brian Wilson, the legendary Beach Boys frontman will, for the last time, deliver the band’s seminal album, Pet Sounds, in its entirety. Originally released in 1966, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic concept album. Brian Wilson comes to the UB Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre on Wednesday, September 28.

John Williams’ Movie Masterworks

[CLASSICAL] A conductor putting together an orchestral program of music by John Williams has his work cut out for him. Easily the best-known composer of music for the movies, Williams has literally hundreds of scores to his credit, many of them for the most popular films of the last fifty years. John Morris Russell, the new principal pops conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, was drawn to a Williams program not simply for its mass appeal: “We wanted a great orchestral showpiece that features the virtuosity of the orchestra.

The Dear Hunter

[ROCK] Ten years ago, Casey Crescenzo was frontman of the Receiving End of Sirens, a band that was at the time rising in popularity. It seemed like a strange move at the time, but Crescenzo parted ways with the band to pursue a new direction for his music. After leaving, his vision for his new band, The Dear Hunter, quickly came into focus.

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