August, 2016 - ARTVOICE

New Emails: Clinton’s State Department Gave Special Access to Foundation Donors

This week Judicial Watch released another 725 pages of State Department documents that include email exchanges in which Hillary Clinton’s top aide Huma Abedin helped

August 28, 2016

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THE HIT LIST

THU AUG 25 CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM Canalside Thurs August 25th 6pm • Free Primus’ Les Claypool and Sean Lennon (son of John and

August 26, 2016

Music

News of the Weird

Leading Economic Indicators • Since Bulgaria, on Romania’s southern border, lies close to Romania’s iconic Transylvania region, Bulgarian tourism officials have begun marketing their

August 26, 2016

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Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon & Tesla

English metal lords Def Leppard formed in 1977 as part of the new wave of Heavy Meal. The band deserves a salute for staing

August 26, 2016

Music

Buffalo’s Green Giants part 3: Paul Maurer and Re-Tree WNY

The freakish 2006 October Ice Storm rushed into the heart of Buffalo and obliterated nearly 60,000 of our most vivacious trees. Thick ice formed

August 25, 2016

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Man whose pit bull was killed in ‘wrong house’ raid to sue Buffalo Police

By Frank Parlato; A man whose dog was shot by Buffalo police in late July has taken the first step toward suing the city.

August 25, 2016

News

Next ECC President Unlikely to Be a Politician

by Tony Farina Jack Quinn’s strong political connections helped land him the job as president of Erie Community College back in 2008 even though

August 25, 2016

News

Riverkeeper hosts fundraiser on Sept. 1st for egregiously ‘impaired’ Scajaquada Creek

By Frank Parlato; Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper will host a fund raising event, September 1st, to aid efforts to clean up Scajaquada Creek. The event

August 25, 2016

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This week in stupid crime

by Mike Hudson Driver crashes cop car An Erie County sheriff’s deputy was driving on Niagara Street near the intersection of Austin Street over

August 25, 2016

News

Gosy’s Patients Doing Well Under New Arrangement

by Tony Farina “The 9,500 patients of indicted pain doctor Eugene Gosy are being well treated,” says Joel Daniels, the attorney who

August 25, 2016

News

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS ON SCREEN

By ANTHONY CHASE Musical theater and opera fans, familiar with the incomparably horrible and unintentionally hilarious singing of Florence Foster Jenkins (1868-1944) have been

August 25, 2016

TV & Film

BOOKS | GRAPHIC TRAFFIC

presented by By Mark Rahner (Author) and Jethro Morales (Illustrator) Dynamite Entertainment (Publisher) Review by Joe Tell. Dejah of Mars is an action-packed graphic

August 25, 2016

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BOOKS | GRAPHIC TRAFFIC

By Paul Tobin (Author) and Colleen Coover (Illustrator) Dark Horse Comics (Publisher) Review by Carolyn Marcille. Bandette is less John Le Carre and more

August 25, 2016

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THE 15th ANNUAL LEWISTON JAZZ FESTIVAL 2016 FRIDAY AUGUST 26th & SATURDAY AUGUST 27th

by Robin “Moose” Scott Jr. The Lewiston Jazz Festival kicks off its 15th year with a bang. Drawing over 40,000 people annually Lewiston’s Jazz

August 25, 2016

Music

THEATER | ON THE BOARDS

presented by SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS BETSY CARMICHAEL’S BINGO PALACE, interactive comedy by Joey Bucheker and Mary Kate O’Connell, presented by Cocktails and Cream Puffs Entertainment,

August 25, 2016

Theater

Fossil Hunters as Tourists? Report: Penn Dixie’s ‘Annual Dig’ for fossils has $32k local impact

BY FRANK PARLATO; A recent report conducted by the Hamburg Natural History Society (HNHS) which estimates the economic impact on the local economy of a

August 25, 2016

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BABEFEST 2016

Righteous Babe Records and singer/songwriter/activist Ani DiFranco is announce the inaugural festival “Babefest,” a festival of social activism, comedy and music. Ani Di Franco

August 25, 2016

Music

DEGRAFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TO DOUBLE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Kaleida Health has announced plans to modernize and double the size of DeGraff Memorial Hospital’s emergency department (ED). The plan is to relocate the

August 25, 2016

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Pushing Daisies on Albany Agenda last week; Cuomo, State Lawmakers Boost Undertaker’s Bottom Line

By James Hufnagel; New York State’s reputation as a socialist paradise that takes care of a multitude of free-loaders from cradle to grave, was

August 24, 2016

Opinion

Trump is Wrong About Trade

By Jim Ostrowski; I am not unsympathetic to the Trump Movement as I too am a populist. That said, Trump is wrong about trade.

August 24, 2016

Opinion

Trump is the anti-First Amendment Candidate

By Jeannine Fallon; Artvoice contributor, Jim Ostrowski recently predicted that Donald Trump will win the general election this November, claiming that Trump will prevail

August 24, 2016

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Babefest 2016 brings music, comedy to politics

BY ELIZABETH SIEMATKOWSKI; Friday August 26th at 8pm you best get yourself to the first inaugural launching of BabeFest at Babeville, (Asbury Hall, 341

August 18, 2016

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Schroeder to expand Open Book Buffalo

BY MATT RICCHIAZZI AND FRANK PARLATO; Last year, City Comptroller Mark J. F. Schroeder created an online database called Open Book Buffalo. Updated biweekly,

August 18, 2016

News

Is there ‘Pay to Play’ at City Hall? Contributors to Mayor Brown get City Contracts!!

BY MATT RICCHIAZZI; Buffalo Comptroller Mark Schroeder is being heralded by good government activists for launching Open Book Buffalo, the database that makes the

August 18, 2016

News

No cross endorsements for Supreme Court this year

BY TONY FARINA It appears there will be no bipartisan endorsements for the now two open State Supreme Court seats that will be on

August 18, 2016

News

Schroeder Sees a ‘Tale of Two Cities, recalls Mario Cuomo

BY TONY FARINA Buffalo City Comptroller Mark Schroeder has not yet fully committed to running for mayor next year, but he is certainly acting

August 18, 2016

News

Bisons slugger, Chris Colabello, hitting bumps on the way back to the majors

BY ANDREW KULYK AND PETER FERRELL When it was announced that Chris Colabello was returning to the Buffalo Bisons back in mid July, the

August 18, 2016

Sports

THEATER | ON THE BOARDS

OPENING BURDEN, Torn Space Theater’s fourth and newest performance installation for Silo City. Aug 18-21, Thu-Sun at 6, 7, 8, & 9 p.m. 20 Childs St. (Silo City

August 18, 2016

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Review: The Sheriff of Babylon

By Tom King (Author) and Mitch Gerads (Illustrator) DC Comics/ Vertigo (Publisher) It’s 2003 in Iraq: Saddam Hussein has fallen, and the U.S. military

August 18, 2016

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Pulaski Association to honor local Polish leaders in healthcare

The General Pulaski Association will honor 19 Western New Yorkers of Polish descent who work in the health care field on Sunday, September 11, 2016.

August 18, 2016

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Review: the vision volume

By Tom King (Author) and Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Illustrator) Marvel Comics (Publisher) In a Washington, D.C., suburb lives a family like any other: A

August 18, 2016

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Trio of doctors to perform free cataract surgeries for one day

Cataract Surgeons, Dr. Kenneth D. Anthone, Dr. Amar Atwal and Dr. Ephraim Atwal, will provide cataract surgery at “no charge on Friday, October 7,

August 18, 2016

Health

POETRY: “Recently Single” BY Ruby Anderson

BY RUBY ANDERSON When did we bring back the pompadour? These men are all growing from the roots Leaning over bar counters and flexing

August 18, 2016

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RIVAL SONS

The Rival Sons from Long Beach, California formed in 2009. The band is often compared to British blues-rock bands like Cream, led Zeppelin, and

August 18, 2016

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Star people offer an evening of Miles Davis

BY JACOB JAY The Buffalo jazz ensemble, Star People will perform the music of trumpeter Miles Davis at PAUSA Art House on Wadsworth Street

August 18, 2016

Music

Designer leather, awkward flirtations, and scientific breakthroughs…

BY CHUCK SHEPARD DESIGNER LEATHER The late fashion designer Alexander McQueen (who dabbled in macabre collections, himself), might appreciate the work of acolyte Tina

August 18, 2016

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Jacobs’ plan saves county auto bureau 100k pens

Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs issued a press release this week announcing he saved county taxpayers $45,000 in pens. He reports that after becoming

August 18, 2016

News

Race for State Senate seat far from a lock for Jacobs

BY TONY FARINA The 60th District State Senate race has it all: what appears to be a serious GOP primary challenge from Kevin Stocker

August 18, 2016

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Grant Ferry prostitution eases following Artvoice-Chronicle investigation

BY MATT RICCHIAZZI In the days after Artvoice and The Buffalo Chronicle published a story detailing the rampant open-air drug trade and prostitution economy that has engulfed the

August 17, 2016

News

Attorney General found guilty of perjury, obstruction, abuse of power

Barely four years after winning a landslide election as Pennsylvania’s first female Attorney General, Kathleen Kane was convicted Monday of perjury, obstruction, criminal conspiracy, and

August 17, 2016

News

Ciampoli, a Skelos apparatchik, in town to kick Stocker off ballot

John Ciampoli is the Nassau County Attorney who signed off on the Ab Tech deal that was designed to enrich Adam Skelos, the son

August 17, 2016

News

A primary of consequence for Democrats in the 60th District

BY MATT RICCHIAZZI The retired State Senator and widely respected elder statesman of local politics, Al Coppola is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for

August 16, 2016

News

Summer box office blockbuster season officially over

By Mike Hudson Can summer really be almost over? One look at the movies being released this week and it’s apparent that, for Hollywood

August 13, 2016

TV & Film

Victims of Police ‘Dog Shootings’ Tell Their Tales of Horror

By Frank Parlato Last week Artvoice reported on claims that The Narcotics Division of the Buffalo Police Department shot two pit bulls while

August 11, 2016

News

From Courtroom to Canvas: Local Attorney LeRoi Johnson Takes The International Art Stage

by Kelsey Sandra Ables It’s easy to assume lawyers spend their nights flipping through pale yellow legal pads, filing cabinets and manila folders packed

August 11, 2016

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Hertel Avenue businesses oppose it, Brown condones it, Schroeder says he will reverse Hertel Avenue meter plan, if elected mayor

BY MATT RICCHIAZZI City Comptroller Mark Schroeder said if he is elected mayor in 2017, he will reverse the controversial new Hertel Avenue metered

August 11, 2016

News

State Paying Millions to Defend Canalside Suit

By Tony Farina I wrote a story in this space last week that reported I had received nine responses from the state’s Empire State

August 11, 2016

News

West Side residents voice concerns of drugs, prostitution on Breckenridge near Grant St.

By Matt Ricchiazzi Upper West Side residents are complaining of drug sales and rampant prostitution near the corner of Breckenridge and Grant Streets, a

August 11, 2016

News

NEWS OF THE WEIRD

Leading Economic Indicators ■ Ronnie Music Jr., 45, won a scratch-off lottery prize last year of $3 million in Waycross, Georgia, and must surely

August 11, 2016

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Background check for Job at County Jail discloses warrant for child endangerment; Fired bus driver claims he didn’t know the YouTube cartoon was sexually explicit

It didn’t turn out the way he planned it. David Dole, 34, of Buffalo recently applied for a Sheriff’s Deputy position within the Jail

August 11, 2016

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THEATER/ON THE BOARDS: Listings of live local theater, presented by Irish Classical Theatre

OPENING THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, comedy by William Shakespeare presented by Chautauqua Theater Company, directed by Andrew Borba. Aug 12-19. Bratton Theater, Chautauqua

August 11, 2016

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Quinn’s Travel Plans Unmoved by ECC’s Problems

By Tony Farina Even as the date approaches for the long-delayed groundbreaking of the STEM building at the Erie Community College North campus, now

August 11, 2016

News

Flaherty Camp Releases Poll Showing Him With Big Lead in Erie County District Attorney’s Race

By Tony Farina The Democratic primary for Erie County district attorney won’t be decided until voters cast their ballots on Sept. 13, but the

August 11, 2016

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GRAPHIC TRAFFIC presented by Queen City Bookstore

plutona By Jeff Lemire (Author) and Emi Lenox (Illustrator) Image Comics (Publisher) Review by Maia Bankhead. Ever since The Death of Superman arc gave

August 11, 2016

Visual Arts

Look for Trump to Defeat Pravda

BY JIM OSTROWSKI My election predictions are not primarily based on the polls. When I picked John Kerry to win the Democratic nomination in

August 11, 2016

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SYT: JEFF DUNHAM; Tue; 8/16; 7:30 pm Hamburg Fairgrounds

JEFF DUNHAM; Tue; 8/16; 7:30 pm Hamburg Fairgrounds Gen adm $40/ Reserved $50 Jeff Dunham is arguably the greatest ventriloquist of all time (with

August 11, 2016

Music

SYT: Drake and Future; Fri 8/12 6:30pm; First Niagara Center

Drake and Future Fri 8/12; 6:30 pm First Niagara Center Tickets start at $120 Canadian superstar Drake will be coming to Buffalo fresh off

August 11, 2016

Music

SYT: ROB THOMAS & COUNTING CROWS; SAT 8/13 6:45pm; Seneca Niagara Casino

ROB THOMAS & COUNTING CROWS Seneca Niagara Casino Tickets Start at $36 SAT 8/13 6:45pm Alternative Rock bands The Counting Crows and Rob Thomas are in

August 11, 2016

Music

SYT: STYX; Tue. 8/16; 6:30pm; Artpark

Tue. 8/16; 6:30pm STYX w/Special guests Tim Montana & The Sherdnecks Artpark • tickets $12 Artpark offers 70’s/80’s progressive rock band Styx as part of

August 11, 2016

Music