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[ART] It’s the farmer’s market for the aesthetically inclined and this Saturday, September 26 the harvest is coming to Big Orbit. CEPA’s CSA program commissioned eight local artists—Joel Brenden, Kyle Butler, Fotini Galanes, Megan Metté, Anne Muntges, Stacey Robinson, Marshall Scheuttle, and virocode—to create fifty “CSA shares” comprised of eight artworks each.

[NOISE] Container makes some of the most cutting-edge music on the planet right now. Clearly influenced by experimental noise music, he often works syncopated rhythms into a format—techno—that resists anything stringently exact or precise. His maximal techno takes bulging synths and bombastic beats and typically overlays raining metallic waterfalls, erratic buzzers, and growling mechanical demons in a manner that intersects noise with techno. And it’s all about as loud as a space shuttle launch.

[AMERICANA] These guys pick and grin with a speed and agility that boggles the brain, but they’re also capable of delivering authentic, old-world charm that transports through time. Add in some carefully placed rock riffs and they transform into something slightly edgier. The ability to shapeshift within these parameters has won Cabinet repeat invites to play at large festivals each summer, but this Pennsylvanian sextet hits Buffalo on a regular basis.

[HARD ROCK] Nova Scotia-bred outfit, the Trews have acquired a large fan base with an authentic hard rock sound and kickass live shows where the energy is as strong as the instrumental precision. In their 12-year career they have proven their flair for glistening, gritty rock by way of potent, memorable riffs, driving bass lines, and infectious choruses.

[COMEDY] Joe Machi sounds like he sucked helium out of a balloon, but his jokes are as sharp as they are hilarious. He was a force to be reckoned with on Last Comic Standing, and has become a staple in New York comedy clubs and comedy festivals nationwide. His comedy is goofy and fearless, and self-deprecating in all the right places.