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Hertel Holidays

[SHOPPING] The 120-member strong Hertel Business Association boasts stores that offer something special for everyone on your list this month, from books to jewelry to art to beer to fresh meat, Hertel Holidays has it covered. A lot of the business will be offering refreshments and special treats to visitors, and we have it on good authority that a certain Mr. Claus will make an appearance this Friday (5-9pm) and Saturday (11am-4pm). 

Robot Holiday

[MUSIC] Robot Holiday is not what it sounds like: It’s not when you shut down mentally and let the season roll over you, pretending to care, inside your bubble, looking perversely forward to the solitude of January and February. Indeed, it is the just the opposite: It’s a raucous, once-a-year, charitable collaborative effort by some of the region’s finest musicians to record original, nontraditional holiday music, commit it to CD, play it live at a big fundraising concert, and donate the proceeds of the whole shindig to the Food Bank of Western New York.

Genkin Philharmonic Orchestra

[JAZZ] It’s not every day that you get to hear Radiohead songs performed live in a room the size of your living room. The Genkin Philharmonic Orchestra will perform cuts by Radiohead, Captain Beefheart, Led Zeppelin, King Crimson, Frank Zappa and more when they perform live at Pausa Art House on Friday, December 4.

Tats for Tots Holiday Toy Drive

[HOLIDAY] INK INC Tattoo Parlor, located at 320 Grote St. in Buffalo will host a Tats for Tots Holiday Toy Drive from 12pm to 8pm this Tuesday, December 8 through Saturday, December 15. Don’t worry, very few tots will actually be tatted at this toy drive. For $35 and an unwrapped toy valued at at least $15, adults may choose from a variety of holiday and winter themed tattoos, or for $50, you can get a custom, two inch by two inch tat.

GAG with Rotten UK, and Gun Candy

[PUNK] On Tuesday, December 8, Sugar City brings in three exciting noise-punk bands, one new, one throwback, and one nationally known. Headliners GAG hail from Seattle and bring a combination of experimental noise feedback and blistering punk. Rochester’s Rotten UK bring a retro-anarcho punk style, and finally Buffalo new-coming freak punks Gun Candy will debut god-knows-what.

Kurt and the Loders play Pearl Jam

[TRIBUTE] For their next gig, Buffalo 1990s cover band, Kurt and the Loders will play two sets strictly dedicated to Pearl Jam. Each set will feature a Pearl Jam record played in full, though the band has not announced which albums. The list can be narrowed down to two of the five albums PJ put out in the 1990s, however. Kurt and the Loders come to Nietzsche’s on Saturday, December 5.

Gos Gozah: Hotline XXX-Mas Bling

[DANCE PARTY] Gay-wave dance party Gos Gozah returns to Milkie’s this Friday, December 4. The theme this time around is “Hotline XXX-Mas Bling,” which attendees are encouraged to translate appropriately (or not, if you’re trying to freak out the regulars at Milkie’s) into costumes. Specials include two-for-one drinks, “wild ass drag,” DJ Pu$$yPop, and more.

The Sword

[ROCK] Originally from Austin, metal quartet The Sword has taken new direction on High Country (Razor & Tie), expanding further beyond the shred-heavy volume of their earlier discs in favor of a tighter, more manicured presentation. The results are striking, with accents on structure, song craft and harmonies. More percussive accents and use of keyboards adds to the refined sound, which still rocks and revels in some familiar gothic themes.

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