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by Kevin J. Hosey
About a year and a half ago, Peter Case was in a hospital, canceling concerts and music classes he taught, while doctors saved his life through open-heart surgery. Now the Hamburg native is recovered, back on tour, and playing two shows in three days in Buffalo and Western New York as he supports his new Yep Roc Records CD, Wig!
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by Daniel Gros
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by Bjørn Lomborg
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by Tim Madigan
Harvey Pekar, author of the famed graphic novel American Splendor, died on July 12th, aged 70. Best known now for the film version from 2003, American Splendor began in 1976 as a self-published yearly comic detailing Pekar’s life as a file clerk at a Cleveland hospital.
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by Buck Quigley
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by Geoff Kelly
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by Geoff Kelly and Buck Quigley
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by Zachary Burns
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by Monique Watts
We have entered those dog days of summer, the time when Sirius, the Dog Star, rises and sets with the sun, and when we traditionally see our hottest, driest days. It is a time when gardeners can slow down the pace and enjoy the fruits of their labors.
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by Anthony Chase
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by Anthony Chase
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by Donny Kutzbach
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by Cory Perla
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by George Sax
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by M. Faust
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Artvoice's weekly round-up of events to watch out for the week, including our editor's pick: a free concert featuring Tears For Fears at the Molson Canal Concert Series in Lockport, this Friday the 13th.
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In a city bereft of a real street food culture, it’s nice to know some people are out to make a difference. Pete and Chris, the brains behind Where’s Lloyd, Buffalo’s first mobile, taco-slingin’ street vendor, have brought the Southern California staple of the taco truck all the way to West Mohawk and Main Street.
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by Jim Corbran
Many, many years ago I worked with a young kid who had just moved to town and bought his first car. It was a 1971 Honda N600 coupe, and it made my VW Scirocco look like the Queen Mary in size. Back then, Honda was still feeling its way around in the automobile business, having become quite proficient over the years in making and racing motorcycles.
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by Chuck Shepherd
James Burden, 55, was convicted of indecent exposure in Scotland’s Falkirk Sheriff Court in June based on a March incident when a neighbor looked out her window before dawn and saw Burden, naked, smoking a cigarette and masturbating while bouncing on her family’s outdoor trampoline.
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by Eric Evans
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by Dylan Nice
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Buffalo has a large and diverse gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. For further information about its numerous organizations and activities, visit Gaywatch at Artvoice.com, call the Western New York Pride Center (852-7743), or email WinterDanny@AOL.com.
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by Rob Brezsny
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Paul, a fortune-telling octopus in Oberhausen, Germany, had an amazing run of success predicting the results of World Cup competitions a while back. His technique?
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My house was burglarized while my wife and I were on vacation. The thieves made off with some pretty valuable stuff, much of it obvious: a laptop computer and other electronics, a rare guitar, a drawer full of silver.
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