It's that time of year again. The Adam Mickiewicz Polish Library and Dramatic Circle, otherwise known as the Polish Library (612 Fillmore Ave.), will be hosting the fourth Annual Buffalo Decency Rally, showcasing the best in local punk rock, hardcore and indie, on two separate floors. The absolute cream of the crop in terms of creativity, power, heart, and attitude will be on display and I am way psyched. If the past few years are any indication, this will be one memorable and wild night. Plus it's cheap ($5) so you have no reason not to go.

Heres a list of the bands and the set times. Get there at 5:30 sharp to catch all the acts.

SPERM..............................6:00 (Up)

REAL PEOPLE.....................6:30 (Down)

CROSS STITCH...............7:00 (Up)

CAGES...............................7:30 (Down)

V.O.C.................................8:00 (Up)

ACHILLEA...........................8:30 (Down)

RESIST CONTROL................9:00 (Up)

MALLWALKERS....................9:30 (Down)

UTAH JAZZ..........................10:00 (Up)

JOHNS.................................10:30 (Down)

ABLE DANGER......................11:00 (Up)

MAYDAY!.............................11:30 (Down)

DREAM JOURNAL....................12:00 (Up)

SUN BLACK SMOKE...............12:30 (Down)

FLOOD DRINKER...................1:00 (Up)

ANCIENTS OF EARTH.............1:30 (Down)

Tonight lovers of fuzzed out instrumental space rock need to get to the back room at Allen Street Hardware when Boston psychedelic band Ghost Box Orchestra ply their trade. That excellent space ought to be perfect for their expansive soundscapes and heavy X-Files vibe, and with Malarchuck and Ancients Of Earth, you're $5 will go far...  into the unknown. The show starts at 10 PM.

The other week, I saw Iration - a sunshine reggae band - at Waiting Room. It was a pleasant experience. Tonight, I'm going to a show in the basement of a house on the west side, a show that features the return of a band named after an ex-Sabres goalie who once had his jugular slashed during the middle of a game. The show will be a lot of things, but pleasant might not be the word. It will be painful, probably. It will be scary. And that is exactly how these bands like it.

I'm a rookie here, because I've never been to the venue, and I'm a rookie here, because I'm using the word venue. But these are four of the best bands to be trapped inside of a basement with, and I'm pretty fucking excited about it.

Show starts at 9. Bring a flask and a couple of bucks to donate.

Whether you're a fan of powerviolence, hardcore, sludge, or noise, tonight's show at the Funeral Home (6:30pm, $6) should satisfy your tastes for all things heavy. I dig shows like this. Diverse line-ups, great bands, extended brutality.

The feature band is No Qualms and there quick and tasty power-violence branded Florida intensity. You also get Knife Hit's hardcore and Buffalo's own psychedelic masters Ancients of Earth, Grind-crushers Avulsion and Sifting Through Droppings For Nutrients. Get there early, bang your head, drink a beer and get buck. Brutality all night long.

Buffalo hard rockers, Chylde, will be reuniting tonight for a good cause, joined by four other local bands. Existing only three years (2008-11), Chylde quickly made a name for themselves as one of Buffalo's most exciting acts, blending sludgey, boozey riffs with gravely vocals, their music always seeming to come from another time and place.

Tonight, they are reuniting to perform a benefit for the lead singer,John “Bobo” Bobowicz’s father, John Bobowicz Sr, who was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a malignant and very aggressive brain tumor. Proceeds from tonight, including, at the bar and a variety of raffles from local businesses, benefit Mr. Bobowicz Sr.

Chylde will be joined by Handsome Jack, Aircraft, Ancients of Earth, and No Promises, No Regrets. It is definitely a rare opportunity to see some great bands, including the sorely missed Chylde.

Chylde w/Aircraft, Handsome Jack, Ancients of Earth, No Promises, No Regrets
Mohawk Place
9pm
$20