Tonight, prepare for a multi-media extravaganza as 464 Gallery, Black Rock Kitchen & Bar, Casey's Tavern, & Rohall's Corner team up to bring you a lively evening. Coined as the Amherst Street Seance, hosted by Magic Hat Brewing Company, the souls will first be called to 464 Gallery at 6 p.m for Monster 3.0, featuring a two-floor art exhibit with multiple local artists, a themed art installation, and DJ sets by 222 Oceans, Armageddon Party, Cloud 11, and DJ Spruke. Installation artist Keith Harrington (also known as Projex) will be projecting a piece from Christina Laing and live indoor painting by Thomas Webb. And if you were dying to have a tarot card reading, oral reading, or the like, Sage Psychic readings will be available for $10. They're having a costume contest too, so be sure to dress fly and you might receive $100 gift certificate!

Further on in the night the real seance will begin at Black Rock Kitchen, ignited by the 12/8 Path Band, who will begin playing at 10:30 p.m. and roam down the street toward Rohall's Corner, blitz through Casey's Tavern, and ramble on back to 464 Gallery and BRK for a final set! This is sure to be a free-flowing event for those wanderers out there who enjoy a little breathing room. OH, and no cover, too! Shazam.

The only reason I ever really leave a show early is if the after-party is more appealing than the event itself or if my desire for a Jim's stinger sub is unmanageable. Last Friday night at Sky Bar, I was there till the lights turned on and the 4 a.m.-ers were clapping for dirtybird crew member J. Phlip as she finished her set. Factory Nightlife is flying another dirtybird into the Queen City tonight and it is definitely not a show to miss.

Justin Martin, one of the co-founders of the crew and label, will be performing at Sky Bar for Factory Nightlife's Summer Series. His productions are sexy and deep and mixing is dare I say flawless. I have a personal obsession with the cover of his 2012 album release Ghettos & Gardens; a 40 ounce filled with flowers for the poetically hood.



Opening the event are Buffalo locals: DJ Jesse Aaron, and SwaggleRock (222 Oceans and Cloud 11). Get there early.



Summer is coming to an end and September is encroaching; soon Buffalo will be blanketed by winter slush. Take advantage of Sky Bar's rooftop view, the warm weather and the breeze of the season on your skin. Get sexy and dance to the dirtybird.