Hailing from Italy, electronic duo JoyCut comfortably stand somewhere between the spectrum created by Ulrich Schnauss and Explosions in the Sky. The duo pair synthesizers with live drums to create ethereal instrumental soundscapes marked by compelling transitions between moments of suspense and rapture.
[DANCE] Thusday night is going to be quite groovy at Allen St. Hardware. Join Brett Mikoll in the Back Room at 10pm for an evening of rock n’ roll and audio + visual stimulation. Mikoll mentioned that his goal is “to make the Back Room feel like a lower manhattan swing club during the height of cultural collision in the 50s.” Names like Dion and the Belmonts, Bill Haley and Roger Williams will provide audio accompanyment while local arist The Loveless provides visuals.
“The basis of Flatsitter is to merge new technologies,” says Jax Deluca, who, with her partner Kyle Marler, have formed the interdisciplinary video, programming, and music collaborative known as Flatsitter. The duo have taken to creating immersive sound and video installations, which they have presented live several times over the last year.
[FILM SCREENING] Possibly the biggest scandal of Ronald Reagan’s presidency, the Iran-Contra Affair, also known as Contragate or simply Iran-Contra, was a whirlwind of lies and coverups. The seceret operation to trade weapons for hostages was revealed to the public in 1986 after a Lebenese magazine reported leaked information. Burning Books will host a screening of the film Cover Up: The Iran Contra Affair and subsequent discussion this Wednesday, November 19 as part of their monthly Leonard Peltier Defense Offense series.
[COMEDY] Former Daily Show correspondent and current host of hit HBO show, Last Week Tonight, John Oliver has won audiences over with a mix of clever media criticism and biting satirical wit.
[JAZZ] Buffalo jazz lovers probably know the name Joanne Lorenzo. The talented vibraphonist will lead a group of equally gifted musicians—including bassist Sabu Adeola, pianist Geroge Caldwell, drummer Abdul Qadir, and percussionist Tony Zambito—when the five-piece comes to Pausa Art House on Saturday, November 15.
[ROCK] This Saturday, November 15, an area favorite, Donna the Buffalo, is returning to play a show at Buffalo Iron Works. The band is best known for their long-time stint at The Great Blue Heron Music Festival in Sherman each year, and has a special following here. The group has a feel-good Americana vibe, which has kept them around for over 20 years now. The Falconer will open the show.
[ROCK] Formerly Enter The Haggis, Jubilee Riots has progressed the sounds of their former identity. In their newly released album, Black Penny, the Canadian folk-rock outfit conveys a melting pot of pop songs based on fan-submitted stories, thickened with Celtic and Scottish blood. Strewn with catchy lines, melodies, and rhythms, this music has a pulse and energy that demands an infectious dance party. Jubilee Riots will play at the Waiting Room on Saturday, November 15.
[ROCK] Here is a list of the Blue Ribbon Bastards’ favorite drinks: cheap beer, and maybe a gin and tonic with a splash of grapefruit juice. It’s a short list, but these are also the drinks we suggest you indulge in when you check out this high-energy five-piece rockabilly band at the Gypsy Parlor on Saturday, November 15.
[REGGAE] On Friday, November 14, Buffalo Iron Works will host an extensive night of reggae music featuring artists including Preach Freedom, Ladi Nafi, and Mosaic Foundation. Reagge fans might know Preach Freedom as a multi-instrumentalist who worked with bands like One World Tribe, and has shared the stage with the likes of the Goo Goo Dolls and the Roots.
[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] Cyclists, pedestrians, and vehicle owners alike are welcome to head over to Handlebar this Friday, November 14 for a dance party that will feature your favorite tunes from the 80’s—the decade of Queen, John Mellecamp, Pat Benatar, Cyndi Lauper Phil Colins, New Order, etc. In addition to serving you craft beers, cocktails, and gourmet appetizers, the new bicycle-themed cafe will be collecting non-perishable items for the Food Bank of Western New York. Get some, give some, and get your dance on.
[THEATER] Showings of Undark, a locally produced, one act play by Rachel Katz, will be held at Sugar City on Friday and Saturday at 8pm and, Sunday at 5pm.
[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] British dance music producer Jordan Suckley is a new DJ we trust; at least according to BBC Radio 1. In 2012 he joined artists like Mosca and Julio Bashmore as a host of BBC Radio 1’s program In New Djs We Trust. On this program he delivered a mix of trance, house, and techno, but as a producer he focuses mostly on steaming trance tracks like one of his latest, “Contaminated.” The DJ will come to Lift Nightclub, Buffalo’s newest Nightclub, on Friday, November 14.
[POP] Blending folk and pop, Carter Hulsey’s style is captured nicely on his latest single, “NPR.” Hulsey should match well with Brett Newski—an American singer/songwriter who found his sound while living in Vietnam—when they join together for this For The Music Productions event, which also features a handful of local bands including Thundercloud Kid, and Garrett Shea of Breckenwood.
[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] On Friday, November 14, the legendary duo known as Infected Mushroom will take over the Town Ballroom. The Israeli electronic producers are pioneers of psy-trance, and the two continue to innovate and push forward. While their last album Army of Mushrooms was released back in 2012, they have released singles since, and have hinted at a new album coming soon.
[ROCK] If they haven’t achieved it yet, Bobo are as close to legendary status as a Buffalo band can come. Formed in the 1990s, the band returned with their brand of garage rock n roll in 2009, lead by local rock star Jimmer Phillips. The band will return to their old haunt, Mohawk Place, on Friday with a few other well known Buffalo bands including future funk-punk band Cowboys of Scotland, rockers Johnny Revolting, and the Nasties, hailing from Toronto.
[ROCK] Snarty is a new promotions company out of Buffalo, and they’re hosting their first show this Thursday, November 13 at Starfield Productions, an event hall and recording studio in Amherst. They’re kicking it off with Buffalo pop-punk band, Head North. This will be Head North’s first headlining show in Buffalo following a three month tour that took them from Ohio to Arizona and back home again. Joey Calamita opens the show.