[HIP HOP] One of the most anticipated shows of Canalside’s Free Thursday Concert Series happens this week. Public Enemy the classic hip hop group featuring the infamous Flavor Flav and the tenacious Chuck D will take the stage for what should be a jam-packed show at Canalside on Thursday, June 23.
[PIZZA] Described as “the most ignorant Pizza Party in the history of Buffalo, NY,” it’s really difficult to imagine you’ll have a bad time at this event. Claiming to be “a siren, luring weak pizza aficionados into the depths of downtown Buffalo,” this event will feature an all star bartender team, music from the Smooth Criminals (Maxy NY and Rick Jameson), and drink specials all night long.
[ROCK] Buffalo’s beautiful, warm, summer night tradition continues this week as Buffalo Music Hall of Famer Bobby Lebel plays Picnic in the Parkway. Known for his rocking guitar and voice reminiscent of Elvis, Lebel is a staple of the Buffalo scene, whether playing solo, with his orchestra, or one of his many other bands.
[PUNK] For Authority Zero, dishing out high-energy anthems that shoot the listener up with an uncontrollable urge to throw their body around in the key of rocking out is just another day in the reggae-punk-tinged office.
[COMEDY] Thanks to an Indiegogo campaign that garnered $4.2 million, Super Troopers 2 is underway and promises little character development and thicker mustaches. Jay Chandrasekhar (Thorny), who wrote, directed and starred in the 2001 cult classic is so much more than a syrup-chugging second-tier cop.
[COUNTRY] With her wide-eyed smile, bright blond hair and easygoing Southern charm, Miranda Lambert, may look like a country cream puff, but one listen to any of her five platinum-selling albums will reveal her to be iron-packed to the core.
[ROCK] Whitesnake surfaced in the late 1970s as the brainchild of former Deep Purple frontman, David Coverdale.
A few weeks back on May 10, noted author Doug Tallamy spoke as part of the Western New York Land Conservancy’s Speaker Series.
Just Follow the Law on Buffalo’s Outer Harbor
This would seem to the principled lay persons eye to be simple and obvious. However, when it comes to navigating the the insanity imposed upon us by the laws and regulations governing development, the build-out of the Outer Harbor-however that manifests, is a rats nest of contradictions, special situations, and of course special interests.
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper has sent a letter to the Buffalo Common Council asking that the City deny a special use permit for the Queen City Landing LLC project at the former Frreezer Queen site on the Outer Harbor.
[THEATER] Silo City will host the traveling performance group The Wastelands during their three day stay in Buffalo.
Though much of the reporting around Andrew Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion project has focused on Buffalo construction firm LPCiminelli, relatively little attention has been paid to another major beneficiary of Buffalo Billion spending: Ciminelli Real Estate.