These are indeed the High Holy Days of Buffalo Summer: summer is at its 'summeriest,' Shakespeare in the Park returns for its round 2, and the arts establishment pulls out all the stops with great shows. And of course, Buffalo Infringement runs wild across the city for 11 days and nights, with art happenings in all manners of places emphasizing DIY, standing apart from soul crushing corporate culture, breaking down walls, reclaiming public space, and adventure. Today is Day 2 of the festival and here's a brief sample of all the wildness and excitement happening in the city (the frankly spectacular full schedule can be found here):
Infringement Festival Sundry Friday Night at Babeville: Starting at 6pm, one of Buffalo's most wonderful spaces will host an "esoteric evening" of music and performance featuring Ancient Alchemy performing "Movement Through Sound Is Sound Through Movement" with audience participation, klezmer music from Ahavaraba, Gander, mind melting avant folk by Shubbaluliuma, and Rochester's one man orchestra 23 Psaegz. $5 is the suggested donation because these things don't pay for themselves (unless you want corporate sponsorship... swine). The full schedule with better descriptions of the evening's entertainments can be read here.
Space will be the place at Nietzsche's, the spiritual and physical home of Buffalo Infringment, when the mind expanding dance party that is Space Junk kicks off a night of electronic explorations into inner and outer space with DJ Soma, Scantron, and Groove Force.
The beloved Essex Street Pub will be featuring shows on both Fridays of Infringement, with tonight featuring Brooklyn troubadour and Buffalo activist Pete Sorkin (6pm - 7:15pm) and New York indie minimalist visionary David Cloyd (7:45pm - 9pm).
Hallwalls will be hosting a Friday Film Festival featuring films about the Queen City starting at 7pm, an excellent way to honor our fine city and its local filmmakers.
Milkies on Elmwood will be putting on "Milkie's Musical Mind Melt Masterpiece" from 9pm - 4am featuring Jezkova, N3WT, ghettotronics, PINJA, and Short Circuit. The electronic funk and bass will be heavy, and you will dance.
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