Rhinoceros with Exalt, Holy War, New Vision, and Burn Book
[HARDCORE] Buffalo hardcore heavyweights Rhinoceros return after a long hiatus to headline a regional hardcore punk showcase at Sugar City.
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Schneiderman Tackles Corruption
Earlier this week Attorney General Eric Schneiderman proposed a sweeping set of reforms to New York’s byzantine and minimally ethical election and campaign finance regulations. What you should pay attention to is this detail: every year, your candidates for state legislature promise to clean up that city’s political cesspool. They punctuate this all of this with caricatures of indicted former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and indicted former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
Merry Preetmas
On the first day of Preetmas, my true love gave to me: a search warrant for Pigeon and Casey.
One Lancaster
The controversy over Lancaster High School’s anachronistic, racist “Redskins” mascot was resolved by unanimous vote of that district’s school board. There was some outcry and protestation, and two of the most vocal opponents of the change were elected to the school board last week. The students, for their part, are in the process of selecting a new mascot via plebiscite.
Sebadoh
[FOLK] The lo-fi legends come to Mohawk Place on this Thursday with Cleveland pop-noise band, Total Babes.
Public School Luau
[PARTY] “While the beach set twists to the big beat sound of the Bel-Airs swinging out with six rocking hits; While the cycle gangs strong arm their way into the party; While teenagers prepare for a secluded slumber party, TERROR STRIKES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA: An invasion of ghoulish atomic beasts who live off human blood!” This is not the synopsis of The Horror of Party Beach, but instead a description of exactly what the Public School Luau will be like.
Tale of Two Buffalos
It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times.
Pushback on Mayoral Control
Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes’s push for mayoral control of Buffalo schools meets resistance in her own district.
The Right Glass for the Right Beer
Your trusty pint glass is great—but there there are other types of glassware designed to unlock to beauty of different beers.
Cover Art: Mercury
BARBARA BUCKMAN, Mercury, part of her exhibit at Buffalo Arts Studio, on view until July 1. Buckman is a professor at Niagara County Community College.
Spotlight: Salsa Sarah
Sarah Haykel is charting a map for personal growth through dance, yoga, life coaching, and community service.
Assisted Living: Future Military Man
Dear Keith, though I’m philosophically opposed to the idea, I’m thinking of enlisting in the military.
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BuffaBlog’s weekly local album reviews and event picks.
An End, a Beginning: Appomattox and What Followed
Historian Elizabeth R. Varon examines the end of the Civil War and how it influenced what followed and reverberates today.
Looking Backward: Broadway & Oak, 1941
In 1941, as this photograph illustrates, Broadway was still a vital commercial artery.
Centerfold: Fame & Paparazzi
FAME & PAPARAZZI / GEORGE AFEDZI HUGHES’s current exhibit at Indigo Art Gallery, Collisions [amp], continues through May 30. Hughes is an associate professor at the University at Buffalo.
Valley of the Deer: Jillian McDonald at Squeaky Wheel
Jillian McDonald’s video at Squeaky Wheel unleashes your inner shaman.
Lions and Tigers and More Lions
If ever a movie demanded the disclaimer, “Kids, don’t try this at home,” this is the one.
Public Speaking: Talking Movies
YOW! In this week’s exciting episode, we are TALKING MOVIES! Pat weighs in on MAD MAX FURY ROAD, and goes in depth with his expert opinion about what WORKS, what DOESN’T, and what YOU need to know as an EDUCATED FILMGOER
Buffalo Car Share's Survival Struggle
After six years of growth, Buffalo Car Share’s insurance carrier has pulled the plug, leaving the nonprofit scrambling to stay alive.