Infrigment 08 Picks

It's Infringement fest time again folks. Besides some of the local bands covered in previous posts-- here's the silo3 best bets:


Ajent-O
underground hip-hopper who's baby steps have been followed by a string of solid tracks. THE premier underground rapper in Buff City.

Saturday, July 26 10:00 pm - 2:00 am, Nietzsche's

Audibel
this Rochester, NY solo act's latest songs have him sounding more like a minimalist Panda Bear and less like post-electroclash. good stuff.

Monday, July 28 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm Burnwood



thee Audience
these guys are always lo-profile which is a shame. Best thing to see in Jamestown, NY besides the five Lucy and Desi museums.

Sunday July 27 7:30-8:30pm Gateway Gallery


besnyo
local anthemic-indiepoppers get better with every release-- for fans of JAMC, Flaming Lips,M83

Friday, July 25 Nietzsche's 10pm
Friday, Aug 1 Golden Key 9pm

patrons of sweet

less than a year old, these grizzled locals sound great already

Sunday, Aug 3 Nietzche's 9pm

Ray Tarantino

Sony artist with a Coldplay hard-on slumming it-- great voice, decent songs.

Friday, July 25	6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Buffalo Barfly HQ
Friday, July 25	10:00 pm - 2:00 am	Nietzsche's
Saturday, July 26	1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Gateway Gallery
Saturday, July 26	6:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Skunk Tail Glass

voidologists
the minimalist "harsh" noises on the above link will put your speakers through their paces.

Monday, July 28

6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Burnwood

Wednesday, July 30

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Squeaky Wheel

Saturday, August 2

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Squeaky Wheel

“I Don’t Love The New Millennium”

chit-chat from the Chainsaw--
an irregular feature

Don’t get me wrong. The past seven and a half years have been, more or less, good to me. It’s just that I don’t miss them enough to feel nostalgic about them. But VH-1 has scraped the barrel and mined the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s for every single possible event that could warrant a half-assed joke or two. (I’m sorry, but 1983 was not interesting enough to warrant three hour-long specials.) And since presumably nothing of note happened before 1970—and as far as I can tell from history books, nothing did—VH-1 and their third-rate panelists have moved on to the… uh, aughts? Seriously, have we figured out a classification for this decade yet?


I remember when I Love the 90’s first debuted, many snobbish critics decried it, claiming it impossible to be nostalgic for a decade barely over. Little did anyone realize that VH-1 was just being cutting edge and innovative and forward-thinking. After all, in a world driven by instant gratification, why should anyone have to wait to feel nostalgic? Truly, this creative, present-tense approach has come to full fruition with television viewers now longing for a decade that’s not even over! Imagine the possibilities when these network execs find out a way to make us miss the good ol’ days of the future!

Ironically, all of VH-1’s nostalgia shows make me feel nostalgic for the days when they actually played music videos. You know, video hits. One. Remember when it was the music channel for the stodgy old parents of the hip kids who watched MTV? Well, as I’ve officially become a stodgy old parent, I feel like my needs are not currently being met. I’ve tried watching the fresh new, young bands on Fuse or MTV2, and I’m always left with the same thought: Who gave these teabags money to make a video? And it’s not that I don’t think good music is being made these days; I’m just too lazy and stubborn to seek it out. I guess my complaint boils down to what all my complaints boil down to. The world doesn’t do enough to tailor itself to fit my wants.

--A.L. Cerda

Thurrrsday at the --- bleccch

Independence Day week seems like a good time for a good ol' American rant about how things got ruined, more specifically Thursday at the Square.

Local bar owners seem nonplussed at the recent developments surrounding the square. The spate of "jam" bands leads less of a bar/ drinking crowd, they say. Also, extending hours of the Square to 10pm keep people from coming in and spending money, preferring to go home in an attempt to drag themselves into work on Friday. Owners Silo3 spoke to however were quick to point out the crowd they get, which also depends on the weather, is better than none at all.

Some people have been saying for years that the crop of Square talent has been steadily declining for years. They make the case Buffalo Place knows; people are there to see the sides of beer trucks not live music.



Here's some highlights from 2001, what some would say was a high-watermark:

5/24 - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Mexican Cession
5/31 - The Steam Donkeys
6/21 - moe., DJ Logic
6/28 - English Beat
7/19 - Bo Diddley
7/26 - Crash Test Dummies
8/02 - Eddie Money
8/09 - Pat Benatar
8/16 - Great Big Sea, Jackdaw
8/23 - Lance Diamond
8/30 - Donna the Buffalo, The Waz, Soulive

Compare to entire '08 lineup:
5/29 - Galactic, The New Deal
6/05 - The Disco Biscuits
6/12 - Yonder Mountain String Band
6/19 - David Sanborn Group,
6/26 - Martin Sexton, Mike Doughty Duo
7/03 - Jakob Dylan and the Gold Mountain Rebels
7/10 - Jimmie Vaughan, JJ Grey & MOFRO
7/17 - Mickey Hart Band, Tea Leaf Green
7/24 - The Gin Blossoms
7/31 - Spirit of the West,
8/07 - Zappa plays Zappa, The Whigs
8/14 - Mike Gordon, Samantha Stollenwerck
8/21 - Saliva
8/28 - Candlebox, Agent Me
9/04 - Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Rumors have it that changes at Buffalo Place's TATS management team are afoot. Is a better lineup possible for '09? Will they book more classic/ contemporary rock in an attempt to bring out more of a bar crowd?