In the midst of the holiday shopping frenzy, it's important to take time to reflect on why we're doing all this running around in the first place. Regardless of what holiday you celebrate, Buffalo is offering variety of holiday-themed shows that are sure to help you forget the stress and embrace the happy holiday spirit.
Film: Flight Release Date: Nov 2 Studio: Paramount Pictures Grade: A- His intoxicated breath skewers from his mouth and taints the surrounding air.
Album: Our House on the Hill Artist: The Babies Label:
Screenwriter John Gatins already has a solid resume. He wrote sports-themed essential Coach Carter (2005) and the Keanu Reeves-starring Hardball (2001). Now he can proudly add Flight to that list. Flightstars Denzel Washington as Whip Whitaker, a struggling alcoholic who pilots a plane intoxicated against his better judgment.
Film:Flight Release Date:Nov 2 Studio: Paramount Pictures Grade:A-
As struggling musicians in Buffalo, local pop punk band Breckenwood was looking for a break. They all wanted to play a show that would put them in the mainstream eye beyond the success that accompanied signing with indie record label, Buzz Records. Bassist and seniorbiology major Will Folckemer found that break - a weeklong contest held by TopBlip to open for pop punk veterans Sum 41 at Town Ballroom. "When I found out we won, I was actually at McDonalds waiting to order a five-piece chicken select," said Breckenwood drummer Cameron Kukla.
Tucked away at the back of the bar, the main stage slowly woke up as musicians took their placesand plugged in their instruments. The dance pit was ready to erupt with an energy that had been absent in the early hours of the evening.
Movie: Wreck-it Ralph Release Date: Nov. 12 Studio: Walt Disney Animation Grade: A Video games and movies have an infamous relationship.
Artist: Meek Mill Album: Dreams and Nightmares Release Date: Oct. 30 Grade: B- Before the Internet became a platform to share music and spoiled today's generation of rappers,the hustle of personally selling music out of a car trunk was the only way people knew who you were.
Product: Battery-powered amplifier Company: Rocktron/Vox/Peavey/Fender/Roland/homemade Price Tag: $20-$400 Use: Playing in the street or when quality isn't a primary concern Every musician comes to a point in his or her career where something terrible happens. Your gear gets busted. If you've never suffered more than a few broken strings, let me tell you:you're one of the lucky ones. It may not be your fault; it may not even be gravity's fault.
Human suspension and a worm boom box: the Center For the Arts had it all. Last Friday, the CFA participated in The Big Draw and Open Studio Extravaganza for the first time.
Mike Donohue suspends himself a few inches off of a white carpet while he holds on rigorously. His shoulder is in excruciating pain, still pulsing from the surgery, but he works through it. As he hangs inverted from gymnastics rings in his home in Lockport, he meditates, using the force of his breath to distinguish between his pain and the noise of his thoughts. "Most weeks, I only meditate this way once or twice, but it helps to concentrate on the body and push everything else out of my mind," Donohue said. Using gymnastics rings is just a part of being a "fitness nut," according to Donohue.
Artist:Taylor Swift Album: Red Release Date: Oct. 22 Label: Big Machine Grade: C-
A student threw down his controller, lunged across the couch and punched his opponent in the face.
Artist: Papadosio Album: To End the Illusion of Separation Release Date: Oct. 16 Label: Rootwire Records Grade: A Familiar electronic groups agitate the senses into experiencing joy through repetition.
Film: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Release Date: Oct 12 Studio: Summit Entertainment Grade: A-
In a venue that holds approximately 1,744, a near-capacity crowd focused on two people this weekend.
Movie: Sinister Release Date: Oct. 12 Studio: Summit Entertainment Grade: B-
Kanye West's new song, "White Dress," seemed to come out of nowhere. It's a record off the soundtrack to super producer RZA's new martial arts film, The Man with the Iron Fists.
Resurrected from the deepest, darkest level of Hell, the most brutal band in the word has returned.
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