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[PARTY] From Forest Avenue to Virginia Street, the Elmwood Village is the heart of Buffalo. These 20 Blocks are where many musicians, artists, businesspeople, students and families in Buffalo enjoy shopping, eating, playing, and creating. Last year, the Elmwood Village Association celebrated their 20th Anniversary by launching a new outdoor music event to close out the summer—the 20 Block Bash.

[ROCK] In 2009, Australian natives, Keith and Michael Jeffrey, converted their garage into a recording studio and began to write music as Atlas Genius. Upon releasing their first single in 2011, “Trojans,” the sparse indie-pop project was immediately lauded for their ability to combine infectious melodies with lyrics that possessed introspective depth. The single quickly caught the attention of Warner Bros.

[LECTURE] In her latest book, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, author Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz talks of how a land of more than 15 million native people became a land home to less than three million. In her book the noted feminist and historian re-examines the traditional story of the founding of the United States and puts on display the genocidal policies intended to exterminate the original inhabitants of this country. Dunbar-Ortiz will speak at Burning Books on Thursday, September 17.

[ART] The curatorial team of Rebecca Wing, Kyle Butler, and John Massier are returning from their summer of studio visits—Massier pegs the grand total at 115 since the project started—to open the fourth installment of the extra-regional art show Amid/In Western New York this Friday at Hallwalls.

[JAZZ] The Four Winds are Brian and Eric de Jesus, Ralph DeMarco, and Damone Jackson. The group will come together to perform the classic music of Don Cerry, Ornette Coleman, and Bobby Bradford this Thursday, September 17 at Pausa.

[ROCK] Since 2010, the Alabama Shakes have been on a high-speed jaunt, selling over a million copies of their debut Boys and Girls and amassing a cult following, which includes a range of celebrities from Robert Plant to Barack Obama. The nine-piece outfit spent their early years cutting their teeth in clubs and venues across the Southeast, fostering a soulful roots rock sound that sizzles.

[COUNTRY] With his debut and sophomore albums, Sturgill Simpson eschews the pop-concentrated radio country style, favoring traditional outlaw peppered with psychedelia.

[POP] Jim Brickman is one of the most successful pianists in the contemporary music cannon, boasting hits like “Valentine,” and “Rocket To The Moon.” From high-profile collaborations to rearrangements of Disney classics and Christmas tunes, Brickman’s romantic, pop-flavored compositions soothe the soul.