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Archive - April 2016
> by Brian Campbell Pilsners come in all shapes and sizes. From the soft and floral bitterness of Czech (Bohemian) styles to the spicy hop flavors of classic...
Periods like Bullet Holes by Benjamin Brindise I bought a notebook on the day another gunman opened fire in San Bernardino, California It called to me from the...
by Chuck Shepherd The Internet’s Promise Fulfilled (for Men, Anyway) • Japan’s Tenga toy company appears to be first on the market with a virtual reality...
“I believe I have the right skill set to be mayor,” said Schroeder during a wide ranging interview this week in his 12th floor City Hall office citing his 25...
If a Martian came to earth and watched what the state does when it “regulates,” she might scientifically report that the government just mugged a guy who was...
Every 10 years a Charter Revision Commission is formed by the Erie County Legislature to review and propose changes to the Erie County Charter. It consists of...
Since this publication broke that story last month, BMHA Chairman Mike Seaman has come under fire for an alleged conflict of interest.
Republican County Clerk Chris Jacobs has released a video promoting his candidacy for the State Senate, distributed on his Facebook page and via YouTube.
OPENING THE AMERICAN SIDE- Independent film shot partially in Buffalo about a low-rent detective searching for a long-lost design by enigmatic genius Nikolai...
Anthony Chase Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990) was one of the great entertainers of the 20th century. If you are of a certain age, and the 1960s, ‘70s, or ‘80s...
Amy Williams, a Buffalo native and video artist Aaron Henderson, two acclaimed Pittsburgh-based artists, have been working for over a year on this...
Opening DIRTY DANCING, The Classic Story on Stage, touring production of the musical based on the popular movie, presented by Shea’s and Albert Nocciolino. May...
Three of the most popular movie musicals of the 1980s, Flashdance (1983), Footloose (1984), and Dirty Dancing (1987) have been adapted for the stage but only...
The president of Minor League Baseball, Pat O’Conner, was in town last week, making the visit to Coca Cola Field to deliver a prestigious award to Buffalo...
“The younger generation of jazz players are very aware of the older guys,” said sax player Ellen Pieroni. “Pausa Art House has really brought a lot of that...
By Pratyusha Jain If you haven’t already watched the movie Brooklyn, you’ve atleast heard of it. With its wide acclaim and multiple Academy...
In today's edition edition of The Buffalo News, you will find an excellent feature on the NBA Buffalo Braves, penned by sports journalist Bucky...
By Matt Ricchiazzi Congressman Brian Higgins is urging the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to spend $43 million to redevelop the DL&W Terminal...
BY TERRENCE ROBINSON In this chapter of the Mascia Chronicles we will take the reader on a hair-raising spin around the track of BMHA chicanery...
Republican State Senate candidate and Kenmore attorney Kevin Stocker is slamming primary challenger Chris Jacobs for his fundraising behavior and close ties to...
Prince Roger Nelson, also known as Prince, was found dead today at his Minnesota estate. He was 57. After being hospitalized six days ago with flu...
Shen Yun, the world touring Chinese Performing Arts Company will be returning to Shea’s this weekend. The talented company presents a story-based...
Without a doubt, I’ve achieved all my New Year’s resolutions I was tired and drained most of the time, feeling sick a lot I drank myself under the...
Grant Morrison (Author) and Yanick Paquette (Illustrator) DC Comics (Publisher) Review by Maia Bankhead WWonder Woman: Earth One was promised to be a...
The young and innovative musicians of the Buffalo Bach Project will make their Friends of Vienna debut this Sunday at 3:30pm in the Unity Church, 1243 Delaware...
Geoff Johns (Author) and John Romita Jr. (Illustrator) DC Comics (Publisher) Review by Gabriel Allandro A pair of scientist parents. A doomed world. A...
This weekend, the Irish Classical Theatre Company’s will open The Yeats Project: Two Plays by W.B. Yeats, a three-way collaboration with Lehrer Dance and...
OPENING BORN TO BE BLUE- Biographical drama about jazz trumpeter Chet Baker (Ethan Hawke) as he attempts to stage a comeback in the late 1960s. Directed by...
The UB Symphony Orchestra will end its season with a free performance this Sunday April 24, at 3pm in Slee Concert Hall, under the baton, for the final time...
Eva Tiamat Medusa, 55, of the Phoenix area, has almost completed her journey (she calls it “transspecieism”) to become a “mythical...
Community activist Amber Small, a relative political newcomer, is running an aggressive grassroots-oriented campaign in her bid to win the kind of support that...
What better topic to introduce my new column in this paper than Trump’s visit to Buffalo Monday night? So there I was, in the press pen, literally...
Food Truck Tuesdays just kicked off their fourth season on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. When you see the enormous gathering of people at Larkin appreciating the...
OPENING AMERICAN IDIOT, musical by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer presented by Canisius College Little Theatre, directed by Nicolette Navarro and Matt...
Artvoice photographer Christina Cooke hopped on the NFTA train to First Niagara Arena to get some shots of The Donald.
County Clerk Chris Jacobs, a popular moderate Republican with deep and extensive roots in Western New York, has released a video promoting his candidacy for...
Dan at 2480Autos spent all last week entertaining his friend who is visiting from Cordele, Georgia. For those of you who don’t know Cordele is the...
The two weeks of public hearings staged against elected housing commissioner Joe Mascia — behind closed doors with cameras banned — were...
By James Hufnagel Later this month, and for the second time during his five years in office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo will make a decision that has enormous...
By Jordan Canahai Hello, My Name Is Doris, the oddly endearing and unconventional effort from director Michael Showalter (The State, Wet Hot American...
The Rize & Fall Of Tephlon Ent., a short film premiering at the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival this Saturday (April 16th, 2016, 9:45 pm) features the story...
Artvoice caught up with Michele Ragusa shortly after she completed a triumphant run as the title character in Hello Dolly! at Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach...
Play by Irene O’Garden at O’Connell & Company
By Javier Ten-time Tony Award winner Tommy Tune (pictured above) will be a special guest of honor this Saturday at the sold out gala event to celebrate...
OPENING THE DINING ROOM, play by A.R. Gurney, presented by Lancaster Regional Players, directed by David Hall, starring Catherine Burkhart, JoeCassidy, Deborah...
The Buffalo Niagara Film Festival is merely ten years old and has already emerged as one of the region’s signature cultural events, attracting hundreds...
OPENING BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT-Sequel starring Ice Cube and the old barbershop crew as they come together to bring some much needed change to their...
“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free,” said novelist Ralph Ellison. Would you consider making that a paramount theme in the coming weeks?
Yet Another Way to Tell If You’re DUI: Maryann Christy, 54, was arrested in Roselle, Illinois, in January when police spotted her driving through town...
By Aidan Ryan 1988, left the satined ladies of the Galway races for a day trip to Pa’s place, Ennistymon, County Clare. ‘Michael Ryan?’ Not a...
By Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn (Authors) and Tony Moore (Illustrator) Marvel Comics (Publisher) Review by What do you get when you combine over-the-top...
By Mark Waid (Author) and Peter Krause (Illustrators) IDW Publishing (Publisher) > Review by Gabriel Allandro Irredeemable was a horrifying take on the...
With two solid weeks of spring weather, it seems that winter will not relinquish its icy grip on Buffalo. While it is easy to lament the return of the cold...
Karen Schmid plays Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven on the fortepiano By Jan Jezioro On Saturday April 16 at 3pm, Karen Schmid, an Oberlin Conservatory and Julliard...
O ne of the works in the current Nina Freudenheim Gallery show of photographs by George Woodman is called Hymn to Classicism. It consists of collage...
28 years ago to the day, Buffalo unveiled its new downtown ballpark, then named Pilot Field, to rave reviews not only locally, but across the nation and the...
According to informed sources in the Buffalo development community, Mark Hamister is about $6 million short of the mark in financing for his much-hyped $35.7...
rie Community College has filed a formal response to the Jan. 14 audit report by the state comptroller that detailed a “lax control environment”...