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Put a Bird on Your Summer

A summer guide to seven local areas that are hotspots for bird life.

Grumpy Ghey: Out, Damned Spot!

Floating by in my Facebook feed last week, some ad copy caught my eye. It read, “Bottom? Be clean for him.”

George Afedzi Hughes at Indigo

The title of artist George Afedzi Hughes’s exhibit now at the Indigo Gallery on Allen Street is Collisions [amp], the “[amp]” for “amplified,” I was told. Collisions with a connotation of violence, but also of connection, or connections, it would seem. As the essence of any artwork. How the images in a work connect to one another, and to us, and we to them. To the story they presumably tell. Hughes’s artwork—full of disparate images—raises question in these regards.

Public Picks From buffaBLOG

BuffaBlog’s weekly local album reviews and event picks.

Looking Backward: Booth Alley

“Alleys, like this section of Booth Alley, may soon be a thing of the past. They once served as thoroughfares but many have been obliterated by parking lots and new buildings.” –Buffalo Courier Express, January 27, 1968

Caption: Ramps Off the 190

Glancing to the right while driving on I-190 heading south, I saw an unexpected scene.

10 Indoor Concerts For When You Need Some Damn A/C

10 acts to check out this summer if you just need some damn air conditioning in your life.

Lizard Kings: The Power of Plutocracy

How voting for the lesser of two evils every four years still perpetuates evil.

The Public Questionnaire: Maria Droz

Where did actress Maria Droz come from? Sometimes it seems as if she landed from another planet or emerged from a magic lamp.

189 Public House: Finely Crafted Flavors

Part restaurant, part concert venue, part craft drink haven—189’s flavor profile satisfies all tastes.

Cuomo, Tax Credits, and Waste

Governor Andrew Cuomo is smart on energy policy, stupid on schools.

Suburban School Voters: Vote Smart Today

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel as nervous parents, kids, and teachers cross their fingers and hope that school budgets are passed and that good people are elected to school boards throughout western New York’s rural and suburban districts.

Today is Tuesday, and the polls are open.

A Madder Max: MAD MAX FURY ROAD

The three most precious commodities in the post apocalyptic outback of Mad Max Fury Road are gasoline, water, and women who look like Charlize Theron.

Becker and Bakker Loosen the Bible Belt

Comedian, activist, and provocateur Kristen Becker is about to embark on a comedy tour the South with Jay Bakker, the tattooed preacher son of Jim and Tammy Faye.

Neglia Ballet: Dancing to Live

[DANCE] Buffalo’s Neglia Ballet Artists are presenting the second annual Dancing to Live showcase, an event celebrating life, living, and love of dance for a good cause on Thursday, May 21 from 6-10pm in the Flickinger Theatre at Nichols School.

Face to Face

[PUNK] You may recall, California quartet Face to Face blew up considerably in the mid-1990s with the single “Disconnected,” included on the Tank Girl Soundtrack. Now several years into reuniting after a hiatus—during which front man Trevor Keith played in Legion of Doom and drummer Pete Parada joined the Offspring (he’s now replaced by Uprising’s Danny Thompson)—Face to Face is gearing up to record a new disc this fall.