Archive - April 2017

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DAVE ALVIN & THE GUILTY ONES

Sportsmen’s Tavern Tues May 2nd 7:30pm $35   Dave Alvin is a Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter is widely considered to be one of the pivotal founders...

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T PAIN

The Rapids Theatre Fri Apr 28th 8pm $30   With 60 hits under his belt and a pair of Grammy Awards, T-Pain has cemented his reputation as one of the most...

Sports

WHY ARE THE BLUE JAYS SO AWFUL?

Bisons’ parent club in early meltdown. By Andrew Kulyk and Peter Farrell For a team that made it to the American League Championship Series last season...

Music

One Soprano, “Three voices”

British Soprano Juliet Fraser Interprets Morton Feldman her way BY JAN JEZIORO On Thursday May 4 at 7:30pm British soprano Juliet Fraser will offer a solo...

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD

TRAINING DAY A June 2016 police raid on David Jessen’s Fresno County (California) farmhouse caused a $150,000 mess when sheriff’s deputies and Clovis Police...

Theater

OPENING SHOTS: Theater

THE WINSLOW BOY
at Irish Classical Theatre

I’M FINE
at Alleyway

CABARET
at Shea’s
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
at MusicalFare
 

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STEVIE WINWOOD

Seneca Allegany Casino Sat Apr 29th 7pm tickets start at $55   Multi-Grammy Award winner Stevie Winwood was named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the...

News

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ARTVOICE WEB POLL COMMENTS ON TRAIN STATION DECISION * Buffalo made the wrong choice, just like destroying Main St. with a “downtown mall”, tearing down Frank...

News

Schneiderman Continues Pursuit of Pigeon

By Tony Farina State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is continuing his pursuit of political operative and former Albany political foe Steve Pigeon, alleging...

Music

HIT LIST: Entertainment this week

DREW LYNCH Helium Comedy Club Thurs Apr 20th 8pm Fri & Sat Apr 21st&22nd 7:30 &10pm $15/$20   Drew Lynch captured the hearts of America with...

Music

Jojo’s Mad Love Tour

Town Ballroom, Sunday, Sun., April 23 7pm • $25-$125 JoJo is bringing her Mad Love Tour to the Town Ballroom and it’s been long strange trip for her to get...

Music

BUDDY GUY

UB Center For the Arts Fri Apr 21st 8pm $49.50 Buddy Guy is arguably the greatest living blues artist. Eric Clapton has called him the greatest living...

Music

TOMMY CASTRO & MIKE ZITO

Tralf Music Hall Sun Apr 23rd 8pm $20   Tommy Castro and Mike Zito have a combined eight Blues Music Awards and are two of the most accomplished...

News

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

DEADLY DRUGS Dear Editor, New York State saw a 20.4 percent increase in deaths from drug overdose from 2014 to 2015. And more than 10 million Americans report...

Music

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

Kleinhans Music Hall Tues Apr 25th 8pm $25 Few clarinetists today hold a position of such high esteem as David Shifrin, who leads a cast of extraordinary young...

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD

Try, Try Again – Samuel West announced in April that his Museum of Failure will open in Helsingbog, Sweden in June, to commemorate innovation missteps...

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DYNGUS DAY CROWDS & CENTRAL TERMINAL

This year’s April 17th Dyngus Day festival should prove that the neighborhood surrounding Buffalo’s Central Terminal can be just as vibrant as any of the...