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Tonight: Heavy Pets

Today is a certain unofficial holiday and it is being celebrated tonight at Nietzsches for a special 4/20 show. Heavy Pets are headlining with local bands Funktional Flow and Family FUNKtion and the Sitar Jams supporting. This will be a night of jam bands with an eclectic influence of psychedelic rock, jazz, funk, blues, and reggae. Heavy Pets came into the spotlight with the release of their double disc debut album, Whale, in 2007. In 2010, they released a self titled album that The Huffington Post named as one of the top ten albums of the year. Their next release due this spring will be a follow up to their last album, Everywhere Sessions: Volume 1. These albums are stripped down and raw to reflect their live feel. Heavy Pets can be found at numerous summer music festivals this upcoming season. Funktional Flow can be found almost every weekend to be playing somewhere in Buffalo with a crowd of fans grooving to their funky sound. One of the few bands to prominently feature a sitar, Family FUNKtion and the Sitar Jams most recently played at Trimania. This trio of sitar, drums, and bass will take the stage with a vague plan, but mostly rely on improv.

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Tonight: The Great American Smokeout

Boasting itself as Buffalo's biggest 4/20 party, The Great American Smokeout will take place tomorrow at Broadway Joe's beginning at 4pm in the afternoon. The event will be an all-day affair featuring the talents of many local bands. The most notables of the big lineup are local hip-hop fusion group Type Relevant, and indie funk jamband Whiskey Reverb. Big Basha is the only DJ on the bill, scheduled to close-off the long night. There will be food -and- BBQ (hence the "smokeout" monicker), even the fire spinning troupe Funkafire (likely in the backyard). Still not quite sure why bars throw parties for 4/20; not like you'd be allowed to medicate inside. It's more about meeting up with friends, checking out some local stoner rock, and enjoying some munchies and beers. Check out the sounds of Whiskey Reverb below. The party is in the heights at Broadway Joe's 3051 Main St. Buffalo, NY. 4p-4a $5/21+ $3/18+

Latest tracks by Whiskey Reverb

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Just Announced: "Fresh Bowls" a Toats Orig 4/20 party

The Toats Orig crew will be hitting you hard on 4/20 with their 'holiday' themed party, "Fresh Bowls." They're bringing you the good stuff; a dope line-up of DJs and promises of free munchies. Opening the night will be Miosi, pleasuring your ears with moombah. Then get lifted with riddim bass tunes from Stuntman, Bones with a hip-hop infused set and headliner DJ Universal for the dancehall and reggae vibes you'll be craving.

It'll be held Friday, April 20th at Soundlab. And no matter how much green you have left, this show is not at all pricey and will surely be a great night. $3 for over and $5 for under at the door.

For more information, check out the event page on Facebook.

Haven't been to a Toats Orig party yet? They love to throw down. Peep the video from their most recent party thrown hand-in-hand with Queen City Cartel, "My Bad: A 90s Party"