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The fountain of youth is here in Electric City
By KADEN ZHONG | Feb. 4The Brooklyn-based indie rock band Real Estate took the stage at Buffalo’s Electric City to perform their greatest hits.
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Music in between the Silos
By DELANEY MCCOURT | Feb. 4Buffalo River is famously lined with historic grain elevators and silos, creating a striking post-industrial landscape that reflects the city’s rich manufacturing heritage.
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Movie Review: ‘The Room Next Door’
By NADIA BRACH | Jan. 28“The Room Next Door" marks Almodovar's first feature-length film in English.
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Movie review: “Wicked: (Part One)” defies expectations as a 160-minute musical epic
By NADIA BRACH | Dec. 3, 2024To call this film long-awaited would be an understatement.
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Grammy nominations 2025 review
By JOSH PAWLIK | Nov. 12, 2024The 67th annual Grammy Awards are slated to take place in Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 2, 2025 and nominations were released this past Friday, Nov. 8. A-list musicians from Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter to newer up-and-coming artists such as Benson Boone and RAYE landed nominations. Leading the pack, with 11 total nominations, is Beyoncé.
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Local bookstores to support in Buffalo
By VERONICA BARGNESI | Nov. 12, 2024Although Barnes & Noble is a great place to feel immersed in the book world, sometimes you want something a bit more… homey. Don’t worry, there are plenty of bookstores around Buffalo to keep you satisfied.
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Art In The Open
By MARINA NOACK | Nov. 5, 2024This past week, at Center For the Arts (CFA), UB hosted an open art exhibition for all UB art students to exhibit their work. The exhibit included everything from studio arts, to live music performances. The night started at 5 p.m., with music playing over the speakers, food tables out in the atrium and groups of people milling about.
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Playing with bubbles and identity: Resident artists at the Hunt Art Gallery
By SOPHIA STINES | Nov. 5, 2024On the other side of those windows lives the Hunt Art Gallery. Resident artists Mojo Banjo, Emma Brittain, Paulie!, Emma Stanton and Cecilia Beavers showcased their creations made during their six-month residency at the gallery on Saturday.
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Buffalo Fashion Week presents ‘Fashion on the Field’
By BEYONCE THOMAS-REYNOSO and NADIA BANGAROO | Oct. 30, 2024Offering a unique twist on traditional one-center-lane fashion show venues, Buffalo Fashion Week’s (BFW) three-laned “Fashion on the Field,” was hosted on Oct. 19 at an indoor turf field on 97 Rosalia St.
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'Off Beat Cinema': labor of love drives long-running local television show
By NADIA BRACH | Oct. 30, 2024Since 1993, every Saturday after midnight, local television station WBBZ TV, and other channels across the country, air “Off Beat Cinema.”
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Buffalo in popular media
By NADIA BRACH | Oct. 22, 2024It should therefore come as a surprise to learn that because of Buffalo's rich and diverse history, there is a considerable number of films, songs, and other forms of entertainment that have paid reverence to this storied city. Below are seven instances of popular media in which Buffalo is the key setting:
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‘Smile 2’ Review
By AZIZA IBRAHIMI | Oct. 22, 2024The horror genre has seen a resurgence in psychological thrillers in recent years, becoming one of the most popular genres in theaters and streaming services. With everyone looking for a good scary movie to watch during the fall season, the release of “Smile 2” was a fantastic choice.
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‘Walk in Her Shoes’: Shining light on missing and murdered Indigenous women
By VERONICA BARGNESI | Oct. 15, 2024For Indigenous women, murder is the third leading cause of death, often perpetrated by non-Native men. Of the reported 5,712 missing Indigenous women, the U.S. Department of Justice’s federal missing persons database only logged 116 cases. In the pursuit to change that, Aiyana Jacy Martin created a fashion show to spread awareness of this growing issue.
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‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Review
By JOSH PAWLIK | Oct. 9, 2024This past weekend, the highly anticipated film, “Joker: Folie à Deux” starring Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix, hit theaters. Unfortunately, the film had an underwhelming opening weekend at the box office, bringing in $40 million.
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All about Hertel Avenue’s murals
By VERONICA BARGNESI | Oct. 8, 2024Although tucked away between homes and shops, Buffalo’s mural arts scene is not something to overlook. Set in the heart of Hertel Avenue, among village shops and cafes, it’s the perfect spot to hang out and take some pictures.
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The influence of celebrity endorsements on elections
By JOSH PAWLIK | Oct. 2, 2024The 2024 presidential election is five weeks out, and the race for the White House is neck-and-neck with both candidates within just a few points of each other in most national polls. With that being said, can an endorsement from Hollywood’s biggest stars influence voters?
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The Grapevine
By JOSH PAWLIK | Sep. 24, 2024From concerts, to shows, to exhibits, there is something for everyone this semester. Here are some events to look forward to this fall:
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A walk through Buffalo’s Music in Arts Festival
By MARINA NOACK | Sep. 24, 2024Located in Buffalo’s Outer Harbor sits a truly understated gem, Buffalo’s Music in Arts Festival. The festival consists of a combination of visual, auditorial and performative art exhibitions. The venue is spread out across different themed sections, with more than 10 different stages hosting a variety of local talent, spanning every genre imaginable, from blue-grass, punk, rock, to Afro-House, Techno and more.
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Irish Classical Theater Company presents: ‘Dracula (a comedy of terrors)’
By NADIA BRACH | Sep. 24, 2024“Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” had its original run off-Broadway from Sept. 2023 to Jan. 2024, and now the play is being adapted by the Irish Classical Theater Company (ICTC) in Buffalo.
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Visiting Artist Speaker Series: A bold introduction to Abdi Osman’s creative work
By VERONICA BARGNESI | Sep. 17, 2024Every Monday night, the UB Department of Art invites artists, critics and historians to its Visiting Speaker Series event held in the Center for the Arts (CFA). This week, Somali-Canadian artist and UB assistant professor Abdi Osman took the stage.
