Back in November, when Real People's excellent Ceilings EP got the album of the week treatment, our own Nick Sessanna wrote that "Real People is a prime example of a band meant to be seen in basements." By which he meant that they're the kind of band you want to thrash around to, sweat and bleed on friends and strangers to: the kind of band that is not only there to be listened to, but experienced.

He isn't wrong. But I have confidence that, on Saturday, they'll be able to bring the energy and grit of an all-out basement throwdown to Duke's for buffaBLOG's 4th birthday party.

Real People has been around since 2008, but they've got a ton of momentum right now. Ceilings is a stellar example of emo done right: raw as all hell and void of cliches (not to mention that lead singer Landon Sworts has some fucking pipes). They released a session with Quiet Country Audio late January that should convince any doubters that they can bring it live, 110 percent. And they've been catching some radio play recently on Alternative Buffalo.

So if you want to see a band on the ascendant tearing it up (on a bill with several other artists who fit that description), you've got no excuse to miss our party on Saturday. Real People will be closing out the set, after which DJ Chauncey Tails will be spinning some tracks. Dance your ass off. Five dollars, bring your ID, stay all night.

So I've been listening to a lot of Roots Collider this week - specifically, watching their live performances - and I've noticed a few things: they suck you into their sound and refuse to let you go, and they mention their free stickers available at the merch tent quite a bit. The other, more interesting issue, is that I have no clue what I'm listening to. But their Facebook page seems to know: they are "the only 21st Century Dry & Heavy Livetronica DubCore act that continues to push the sonic envelope toward enlightenment." While that description is certainly a mouthful, if you break it down it is very apt, and when you compare it to my personal description of their sound - otherworldly reggae-funk - I guess we're all pretty much on the same page.

This is going to be one of those nights - you know, the type of night where you're just kind of drifting along in the back alcove until all of a sudden the music stops, it's 4:30, and you have no clue who you are. Cheers to that!

Big Basha and Lopro will also be in the house. Get there around 10pm, and tickets will probably cost about $7. 

Tonight, Brooklyn duo Smif N Wessun comes to DBGB, and it might be extremely crowded inside. They are kind of a big deal, and Duke's is, like, kind of a small place. So it's going to be an awesome show, and a bit of a tight squeeze. They are on tour promoting their new album Born and Raised, which is a smooth blend of reggae and straight fire. You hear reggae and hip hop mentioned in the same sentence and you may immediately think of Snoop Lion and other terrible things, but this is different, in that what they are trying to do actually works. 

The show will start around 10. Tickets are $10, and can be purchased here.