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Nickel City Comic con

[COMICS] When a new comic con is set to debut, there’s a reasonable expectation of growing pains. New organizers must navigate the complicated web of procuring locations, guests, and vendors while making sure advertising and marketing are on point, leading up to the big day of the event. With so many moving parts to keep in order, it’s no wonder that early forays into the booming business often sputter out.

PHOTOS: Wedding of the Waters at Canalside

In a press release for the Wedding of the Waters, Friends of the Buffalo Story state: ”In our continued effort to bring “The Buffalo Story” to new and different audiences, Wedding tells the story of the construction and the completion of the Erie Canal in a totally contemporary vernacular.” Each Monday in August at 8pm, the Friends of the Buffalo Story will present this original performance piece inspired by the Erie Canal, which was constructed between 1807 and 1817 wed the Hudson River with Lake Erie,

Baroness

[METAL] The Georgia-based heavy metal band Baroness play a brand of metal music that’s equal parts rock and sludge. Their latest record, 2015’s Purple might also contain equal parts of their debut album, Red, and their 2009 album Blue—the enigma of their Red Album mixed with the headiness of Blue Record. Of course those mix to make Purple, which is at times bigger and more melodic than those previous releases.

Rear View Ramblers and Uncle Ben's Remedy

[AMERICANA] Rear View Ramblers, a Buffalo-based Americana/blue grass band will celebrate the release of their new album on Wednesday, August 17 at Larkin Square as part of the Live at Larkin concert series. The band, which is made up of former members of The Albrights and the Andrew J. Reimers Country Punk Extravaganza, will play cuts from their album, appropriately titled Buffalo Americana. They’ll be joined by their dear frenemies, Uncle Ben’s Remedy, for what should be a rip-roarin’ time in Larkinville.

Pasión Relaunch Party

[FOOD] Pasión restaurant, located in the big lot on Elmwood Avenue near the corner of Allen Street has been quietly amassing a crowd of regulars who enjoy their tiki-drinks and Cuban food, but now it’s time for something bigger. On Friday, August 12, Pasión will hold a relaunch party at which they’ll introduce the city to their new head chef, Adrian Muñoz. Muñoz hails from New York City by way of Cuba and has been put in charge of crafting a new, original menu from the growing restaurant.

Lowest of the Low

[ROCK] There are many roads to a successful musical career, but usually the road less traveled is the one with the most gripping story. This is the case with Lowest of the Low. The roots-rock outfit arose in Toronto in the early 1990s and through grassroots efforts were able to garner a rabid local following and sell over 10,000 copies of their self-released debut, Shakespeare My Butt—quite a feat for a band with no distribution or label support.

Brad Williams

[COMEDY] You can’t change the way you were born, but you can laugh about it, and that’s exactly what legal dwarf and comedian, Brad Williams, does and invites others to do. “They should give midgets to cancer patients,” he remarks, before launching into a slew of gut-busting dwarfism jokes, all of which have one common denominator, that laughter may not change one’s situation, but it certainly makes life more fun. Williams has joked that dwarfs could end the war in Iraq, and coincidentally has performed for troops overseas. 

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