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[HOUSE] Later this month, after Detroit based DJ and producer Chuck Daniels makes his way to an intimate club here in Buffalo, he’ll kick off the last day of Detroit’s world renowned Movement Festival, a three day techno and house music festival held on Memorial Day weekend.

[ROCK] Primus and Mastodon are two huge bands that like to come to Buffalo pretty often. This, however, is the first time they’ve shared a bill, which makes this—one of Buffalo’s first major outdoor concerts of the year—pretty special. Primus delivers with their weird, sometimes goofy yet challenging sets led by eccentric bassist Les Claypool, while Mastodon brings a more straight forward heavy metal set that stands out for its epic prog metal passages and general bad-assery.

[JAM] It’s hard to know what the term “jam band” even means anymore, but whatever it is, Ripe qualifies. Sorta. The Boston-based seven-piece delivers that mix of musical dexterity and party spirit that fuels the best of that genre, and they’ve also got the Boston-area secret weapon going for them: Ripe is a Berklee outfit.

[JAZZ FUSION] While Genesis was experiencing increasingly tense relations with lead singer Peter Gabriel, drummer Phil Collins got busy with Brand X, a London-based jazz fusion band featuring sometimes-Eno bassist Percy Jones, that’d originally called him in to potentially lend vocals to their debut. The record company wasn’t keen on the results, but Collins came and went as Brand X’s drummer as the decade progressed, leaving periodically to deal with his increasingly high-profile day gig.

[METAL] Glam metal, emo, and hard rock collide for Hollywood’s Black Veil Brides. The over-the-top rock band, usually dressed in studded leather and torn black t-shirts are known for pretty spectacular live show. Their latest album, Vale, a dystopian hard rock epic with all of the hooks you’d expect from a KISS record. Catch Black Veil Brides at the Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls on Friday, May 18 with support from English hard rock band Asking Alexandria.

[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] Whatever you call it, bit pop, chip tune, chip pop, what Crunk Witch does best is craft music inspired by early video games. And the the Maine-based husband and wife duo make it as bassy and spectacular as they can. Catch them this Tuesday, May 22 at Mohawk Place with Chew, in from Atlanta; and Buffalo’s PizzaDoughnuts and Tr38cho.

[FESTIVAL] For two days in May last year, Buffalo’s Silo City was transformed into the first annual Indeterminacy Festival. The brainchild of Stanzi Vaubel, audiences wandered through an amalgamation of music, light and dance all the while inside immersive bubbles.