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A quick guide to what’s at the movies this week.
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Did These People Just Rob A Doritos Truck In a Blizzard?
Did these people in South Buffalo really just rob a Doritos truck stuck in the snow? According to this Facebook user, quite possibly.
Even record snow fall in South Buffalo couldn’t get between these citizens and their fix for powdered nacho cheese. Those tasty chips can be pretty addictive.
Dada Redux: Michael Beam at Big Orbit Gallery
It all comes back to Duchamp.
VIDEO: Silo Sessions 22: Bill Nehill
It’s hard to believe that the people over at Silo Sessions are already onto their 22nd video, but here we are. For this installment they’ve got the always meloncholy “hallucinatory lyricist” Bill Nehill. Boy, does his voice echo in that cavernous silo.
It even got a little emotional on set, according to the director
Climate Killers: Orin Langelle's photos at ¡Buen Vivir!
Photojournalist Orin Langelle’s exhibit at his new ¡Buen Vivir! gallery at 148 Elmwood in Allentown takes on world climate change and the official media’s so-called “objectivity.”
Black Dots Record Store Is A Punk Rock Paradise
If you’ve stumbled into Black Dots, the basement record store on Grant Street specializing in hardcore and punk music, you’ve probably realized this place is a paradise for the punx.
Storm as Espied from City Hall Observation Deck
I just ran over to City Hall to take care of some business for our second issue, and was reminded to stop at the observation deck by our Art Director, Amanda Ferreira. If you’re sitting pretty north of the storm (Mayor Brown has called south of Clinton Street the no-fly zone, with a travel ban in effect) and wondering what the hubbub is about, here’s what it is all about.
Katz's Undark Emits a Soft Light
In the brief program notes, Katz describes the performance as “vignettes that explore the catastrophe looming behind every great act of affection and the scientific imagination.” The scenes are loosely connected by themes of love, decay, and teeth.
Outdoors: The Steelhead Have Arrived
Thanks to the rain of late October, the creeks of Western New York are their old selves again—big, river-sized, rushing waterways with little Niagaras of rapids and pretty waterfalls. The biggest is Scoby Dam on Cattaraugus Creek, a 40-minute drive from Buffalo at the Springville exit off Route 219.
Friends Forever: Real Friends leads a pop punk resurgence
Pop-punk is a genre that has always come in different stages since its earliest days in the 1990s. We saw rises back then, then again in the mid 2000’s, and now a new wave of pop-punk is rising. These young bands aren’t messing around, as the new breed of pop-punk is punchier, gutsier, and more emotional than ever. These kids know how to cut to the core, and no one does it better than Real Friends.
Work by John Coplans, Judy Glantzman, Ellen Phelan, and Martin Swift
[ARTS] The Nina Freudenheim celebrates a new opening of work by John Coplans, Judy Glantzman, Ellen Phelan, and Martin Swift. The exhibition will carry the gallery into the fast-approaching New Year.
Reverberation
[ARTS] The Benjaman Art Gallery is hosting a pop-up show out of one of the many storefronts-in-transition in Larkinville on Friday and Saturday night. The free event will host the work of a panoply of local artists including Bruce Adams, Augustina Droze, A.J.
Four Year Strong
[PUNK] Get your Massachusetts punk fix at the Waiting Room on Friday, November 21 with Four Year Strong. Since 2001, Four Year Strong have been on four different record labels, released three studio albums, and have toured the world relentlessly. Joining FYS on the tour are Transit, Such Gold, and Seaway. Such Gold, from Rochester, just released their new album The New Sidewalk with Razor&Tie Records and will be playing what should feel like a hometown show.
Stars
[ROCK] As part of their North American tour spanning from Montreal to Los Angeles, Canadian indie-rock force Stars will be stopping into the Tralf Music Hall on Sunday, November 23 in support of their latest album, No One Is Lost. Fittingly recorded above a discotheque, the album crosses over into the shimmering territory of synth-pop; driven by warm guitar progressions, precise house-like rhythms, and youthful optimism: always facing the sun.
Kat Dahlia
[HIP HOP] On Friday, November 21, catch Kat Dahlia performing at the Studio at Waiting Room. Heralded as one of the most fiery up and coming singer-rappers, the soulful artist is known for packing a radio-hit punch with a flair of soul and substance. She’s sassy without the cute, raw without the sentimentality, and magnetic without exploiting her sexuality. Craig Strickland, Daniel Robinson, and Ten and Two open the show.
Jack and the Coax
[ROCK] Self proclaimed “sultry rock and roll band,” Jack and the Coax, will kick off their East Coast tour at The Forvm on Monday, November 24 presented by For The Music Productions. The five-piece band, hailing from four different cities across the country are part Dr. Dog, part Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, yet still maintain an air of originality. Buffalo “zombie rock and roll band” Blackwood Terror and indie rockers Urban Reverie open the show.
Tension
[PUNK] When Tymn Waters, frontman of legendary blitz-rock band Tension, casts his ferocious gaze into the collective eye of the crowd, it will be best to be wearing a welder’s mask.
Boyz II Men
[R&B] It is not unusual for Boyz II Men to bring their hits to Buffalo when they hit the road. In 2013 the group played their tops hits such as “I’ll Make Love to You” and “Motownphilly” at a packed First Niagara Center on The Package Tour with 98 Degrees and New Kids on the Block. This year they are back on Saturday, November 22 at UB’s Center for the Arts for a much more intimate performance, presented by The Derico of East Amherst Corporation to benefit the Ronald McDonald house of Buffalo.
Can Jam
[FUNK] The night before Thanksgiving is always a huge night for partying, and Nietzsche’s might be your best bet for a relaxing, funky evening. The legendary Allentown venue will host Can Jam, a night of funk music and jam bands with a discount for those who donate one or two canned food items. You might recognize headliners, Funktional Flow, as one of the region’s premier jam bands.
Paul Giallorenzo’s GitGo
[JAZZ] You don’t need to drink a pitcher of hot-wine in order to experience a series of spasmatic physical gyrations while listening to Paul Giallorenzo’s über-nasty Chicago-based quintet. His ensemble GitGo have found a way to pluck and mule at the puppet strings of associative thought while allowing the listener plenty of overhead space to enjoy their phantasy ride of joyful sound splattering. Head to Hallwalls for this free show, Monday, November 24.