Tonight, head down to the Jungle Gym for what looks to be a massive lineup of punk of both the local and out of town variety. For only $6, you can get 5 live sets of the hard and fast variety, which is really quite a steal in terms of dollars per catharsis, an important statistical measurement that I just invented.

Brooklyn's Nancy, Chicago's Thumbsuckers and Hamilton's TV Freaks represent the out of town contingent while local mainstays Dream Journal and the newly formed Huns represent our fair city. The starts at 8pm so head down quickly so as not to miss one scuzzy riff. Plus the weather is slightly nicer so what excuse do you really have for staying in tonight? None? I thought so.

Dream Journal, Huns, TV Freaks, Nancy, Thumbsuckers
The Jungle Gym
$6
Doors at 8pm, show to start soon after

The Polish Library (612 Fillmore Ave) is one of Buffalo's most treasured cultural centers. Located on the east side of Buffalo, the Adam Mickiewicz Polish Library and Dramatic Circle, as it is officially known, is recognized as one of the first theaters in the city, in addition to hosting social club events and having a pretty awesome beer selection to boot. In more recent times, it has served as a music venue to some of Buffalo's best punk and hardcore bands. The last few years have seen some amazing shows pass through the Library's worn doors, including a couple of the infamous Decency Rallies.

Recently the library purchased the lot next door and are looking to expand in the near future. Tonight's benefit show aims to raise funds for this cause. You have some great bands from the punk, hardcore and indie scene including everybodies favorite surf-punk act, Mayday!, lovers of dissonant, Sonorous Gale, party punks, the Narcs, Water Torture, Dream Journal and Animal Lover. For $5, that's a steal. Come down, buy some beers and support a good cause. Shows at 7.

I had never heard of Bill Bondsmen until recently, when a friend suggested I check them out. "You like Poison Idea right? Oh, you'll dig them then," he said to me. Well, I still don't think Bill sounds like Poison Idea. But that's ok. Because I'm slowly falling in love with them anyway.

What we have here is rock-infused, dirty and mean, hardcore punk. It's no frills, high energy, pure spite-put-to-record awesomeness, and I am always in support of awesomeness, especially when it's as awesome as Bill Bondsmen.

Bill's getting down tonight at the Glitterbox ($7), along with Serenghetto (Minneapolis), Dream Journal (Buffalo) and Bad People (new Buffalo act). Should be a fun time, especially if you're looking to get loose and wild. Party starts at 8.

Celebrate the Vernal Equinox at the Jungle Gym tonight with three excellent bands. The Rice Cakes, hailing from Providence Rhode Island, play melodic indie rock reminiscent of early Aloha and other similar acts floating around during the early 00's. Their most recent single, "Floor Boards," features alternating male and female vocals accompanied by syncopated drumming and math rock-lite guitars. Not to be missed.

Rounding out the bill is the Jungle Gym's top notch house band, Pang. Pang is raucous, quick and anchored by howling vocals and a rush of ideas. Finally, the enigmatic Dream Journal (as in, there was no information online that I could directly attribute to this band) will also be performing.

The Rice Cakes w/Pang and Dream Journal
The Jungle Gym - 357 Breckenridge Street, Buffalo, NY
9pm
Donation to support bands

The Jungle Gym, Breckenridge Street's DIY space for music and other shenanigans, is hosting a menagerie of bands this evening for your listening enjoyment.

Headlining tonight's events are Summer People from nearby Binghamton, NY.  The band formed in 2008 and has been touring or recording seemingly nonstop since then.  Their sound is rock for sure, but the gravelly croon of the vocals splitting through the mix adds an extra dimension to the music.

Also performing tonight are a variety of bands from across the country performing music in the realm of punk/rock.

Goldmines has traveled here from Celveland, OH for tonight's show... which is a lot closer than Olympia, WA; the city Generifus has hails from.  Rounding our tonight's lineup are Pang and Dream Journal, both local outfits that enjoy a good thrashing of a guitar.

Show starts at 8PM with a suggested donation of $5