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Infringement Spotlight: Cat Sinclair of The Stripteasers

Meet Cat Sinclair, one the acts at this year’s Infringement Festival.

Looking Backward: F.N. Burt Co., 500 Seneca

The F.N. Burt Co., 500 Seneca Street, employed as many as 2,500 people to make up to four million boxes per day.

Centerfold: Infringement Festival Map

Official Infringement Festival map designed by Mickey Harmon, including over 90 venues.

BPO Revives Music’s Original Delight

This weekend the BPO offers a less formal introduction to Mozart and the Baroque composers.

This Week's Agenda from Loop Magazine

Stay in the Loop with this week’s LGBT happenings in Western New York presented by Loop Magazine!

Cover Art: Infringement

JUSTIN ROWLAND is an illustrator, photographer, and sound designer for Torn Space Theater. He is also lead vocalist for the four-piece rock band Soul Butchers and drummer from The Bipolaroids.

Public Picks from buffaBLOG

BuffaBLOG’s weekly local album reviews and event picks!

Screen Play at the Albright-Knox

More than 50 animated screen works by more than 40 artists—total running time, around 10 hours.

Assisted Living: Exposed on Tinder

I found my friend’s boyfriend on Tinder. Do I tell her or keep my mouth shut?

The Public Questionnaire: Christopher Standart

Subversively, even daringly funny, and profoundly talented. That is how we see Christopher Standart. How does the actor see himself?

The Public Record: Hooray for Carl, Little Lord Lorigo

Paladino throws himself a party, Lorigo prohibits dungarees. Plus, AwfulPAC update.

A peaceable throng, dressed in their City Honors cardinal and gray, rallied for their beloved coach, Deborah Matos, on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday July 21. The rally of dozens of current school athletes, as well as alumnae, was meant as a strong visual for the Board of Education, called to a special session that afternoon to discuss whether the coach could keep her job.

Just Announced: Sufjan Stevens

Singer/songwriter, pop artist, multi-instrumental avant garde artist Sufjan Stevens comes to Buffalo in October

Fusion Voting Jamboree

The 5th Legislative District seat is so hot that people are tripping over themselves to obtain an infinitesimal electoral advantage through ballot shenanigans, including the outrageous and corrupt practice of electoral fusion. “Opportunity to Ballot” petitions were filed for two party lines in that district race.

Carl's Spontaneous Yay Carl Demo

When no one else will throw you a party, throw one for yourself.

A Public Conversation: Howard Cadmus

After a prolonger hiatus (apologies) a Public Conversation returns with Howard Cadmus. Howard is a chocolatier and comic book aficionado who is revitalizing a Williamsville landmark, the red mill at Glen Falls.

You Were Wild Here and Human Nature

[ART] A Buffalo native, currently living in the Hudson Valley, Maude White is gracing us with her intrinsic paper cut outs that will keep you wondering the whole night. With the stark contrast of the white on black, these seemingly three-dimensional works will pop out at you. This show is also opening in conjunction with an exhibit with new work by Allan Hebeler, whose mix use of painting, pastel and photography will captivate you until you are ushered out.

Infringement Barging into the Burch III

[INFRINGEMENT] In its 11th year, the Infringement Festival is launching this coming Thursday in the Front Yard of the Burchfield Penney with a series of performance acts that will get you in the mood to later—at 7:30pm—parade down Elmwood, all the way to Allentown. This two-week festival, which isspread out around the city in venues and on the street, will keep you quite occupied with its wide spread programming.

Old Crow Medicine Show

[FOLK] Not just any musicians get inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. Old Crow Medicine Show, the Nashville, Tennessee string band, were graced with that honor in 2013, and celebrated by putting out a Grammy Award Winning record, Remedy, just a few months later. The old-timey folk group comes to the Town Ballroom for a special performance on Sunday, July 26.

Tribute to Ted Reinhardt

[BENEFIT] On Sunday, July 26, the Tralf Music Hall will host a musical tribute to Buffalo Music Hall of Famer, Ted Reinhardt. The legendary drummer, who was known for his work with bands such as Spyro Gyra and Gamalon, passed away in March in a tragic plane crash. Proceeds with benefit Ted’s family.