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Art Is Why

Teacher art and student art currently on show in tandem exhibits at Buffalo Arts Studio. Works by Buffalo Public Schools art teachers, and BAS Jump Start program middle and high school students. Plus for good measure, a few Jump Start graduates now pursuing art studies elsewhere, in college or wherever.

Murray El’Zabar Duo

[JAZZ] Sax legend David Murray, known for his work with the Grateful Dead, Butch Morris, Henry Threadgill, and others, has joined forces with Kahil El’Zabar—the virtuosic percussionist who has collaborated with everyone from Nina Simone to Stevie Wonder, to form the Murray El’Zabar Duo. Catch the duo play an intimate set at Babeville’s 9th Ward, on Wednesday, June 6.

Blis. with Puddle Splasher

[INDIE] Alt rock band Blis. comes in from from Atlanta for a show at Milkie’s on Elmwood this Saturday, June 9. The three-piece emo-ish indie rock band, signed to Sargent House records, brings along New Jersey-based emo band Puddle Splasher, and local support comes from Alleys and Previous Love.

Keith Sweat

[R&B] R&B soul singer Keith Sweat returns to Buffalo for a show at the Seneca Niagara Events Center on Saturday, June 9. The 56-year-old jack swing pioneer has released a dozen albums in his nearly 30-year-long career including his hit 1987 debut Make It Last Forever, his 1996 self-titled album featuring his baby-making-hit “Twisted,” and his latest album, 2016’s Dress to Impress.

DBGBs Artfest Saturday and Sunday

[FESTIVAL] Duke’s Bohemian Grove Bar in Allentown has a whole bunch of music, entertainment, and food lined up for this weekend’s Allentown Art Festival. Starting at 6pm on Saturday, the Allentown venue will host the Grateful Dead tribute band, Sonic Garden, followed by DJ sets by the Incredible Scott Down and Charlie the Butcher, who will spin party tunes late into the night. Expect a complimentary clam bake to top it all off.

Jack White

[ROCK] One of the most highly anticipated concerts of the spring happens this Friday, June 8 as rock star Jack White comes to Artpark. If you slept on tickets for this one you’re out of luck, because it’s been sold out for quite a while, (secondary market tickets are relatively painlessly priced, however). The 42-year-old musician, who came to fame as half of The White Stripes, has won 12 Grammy Awards in his nearly 30 years in the business.

Live at Larkin: Big Mean Sound Machine

[ROCK] The first concert of the summer in the Live at Larkin event series happens this Wednesday, June 6. The show will features nine-piece world music rockers Big Mean Sound Machine out of Ithaca, New York. They’ll be joined by bluesy soul rock group Miller and the Other Sinners. Look for the Live at Larkin concert series each Wednesday at Larkin Square. 

Nietzsche's ArtFest 2018

[FESTIVAL] You’ll be down in Allentown anyways this weekend for the Allentown Art Festival, so while you’re down there, pop into Nietzsche’s. The classic Allentown music venue has two jam packed days of music  lined up to coincide with the Art Fest. Day one, Saturday, June 9 features everything from jazz, funk, blues, rock, and Reggae from bands like Randle and the Late Night Scandals, Space Junk, Adam Bronstein, and more.

Ghost Note

[FUNK] You might recognize a few of the members of Ghost Note, specifically drummer Robert Seawright and percussion Nate Werth from the Grammy Award-winning jazz-jam group Snarky Puppy. With these two at the helm, they’re the rare breed of funk/jam band that truly puts percussion at the forefront. Catch Ghost Note at Buffalo Iron Works this Sunday, June 10 with support from Adam Bronstein. 

Pyramid: Xotec

[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] A veteran DJ in the Buffalo electronic music scene, Xotec will join the Pyramid guys for their next event, this Saturday, June 9 at the Gyspy Parlor. Expect plenty of house, techno, and tech house from Xotec as well as Michaelarcangelo and Pyramid regulars Chad Lock b2b Kyle Moody.

Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires

[PUNK] In a curious and important feeling turnaround, Lee Bains’s new Youth Detention (Don Giovanni Records) rings out like a call to arms against the loss of cultural institutions and norms that used to help us, collectively, hold our shit together. But punk was once about tearing all that down. It’s startling to realize that our way of life has become so unglued that punk is calling for us to rein it all in.

Mary Lambert

[POP] “I know I’m a little unusual, I’m a little delusional,” sings Mary Lambert on “Know Your Name,” a single from last year’s Kickstarter-born EP, Bold, and it’s that very mix of unapologetic pride and self-deprecation that’s brought so much attention her way in recent years. That, and some friends in high places.

Sugar City's Soul Night

[SOUL] Expect to see some foggy windows when you walk into Milkie’s on Elmwood for the next edition of Sugar City’s Soul Night, this Friday, June 8. That’s because winter is over and it’s summer time in the city, so there’ll be plenty of hot bodies dancing to soul classics inside of the retro Elmwood bar. DJs Handsome Dan, Pat K, Press, and Mutualism will dig deep into their record crates to pull out the best of psychedelic soul, Motown, funk, and disco—from the most classic of hits to the deepest obscure cuts.

Steven Tyler and The Loving Mary Band

[ROCK] Steven Tyler cannot be stopped. Despite myriad, ongoing health issues that’ve dogged the last 15 years of his career, the legendary Aerosmith vocalist carries on (dreams on?). As a former music writer in Boston, I can attest to the idolatry: after his cutting edge throat procedure and treatments for hepatitis c last decade, Tyler’s emergence to sing at the annual Fourth of July Boston Pops event in 2006 was one of the most media-frenzied happenings within city limits that summer.

The Dickies and The Queers

[PUNK] I remember when punk was young, me and Gator had so much fun… Well, actually, no – that’s not how the song goes, but there was a time when a certain class of punk bands eschewed politics (and all that emo/feelings shit) for absurd humor and hyper energy. Both L.A.’s The Dickies and New Hampshire-formed The Queers are examples of this, launching in 1977 and 1982, respectively. It’s interesting to note that The Dickies, who are celebrating 40 years this summer, were early on the L.A.

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