This hellish winter has put a spell on all of us, leaving Western NYers drained, stale and, for lack of better words, "over it". So it makes perfect sense that Buffalo surf-punks, Mayday, would name their upcoming tour the "Life's a Beach" tour (It's also an utterly fantastic Kurt Vile jam); a tribute to all things warm, beachy, and awesome. My minds already on to warmer pastures.

Tour kicks off tonight at the Northrup House (ask a punk, 7pm, $6) with a heavyweight bill of locals including Flood Drinker, known for drinking floods, stoner rock outcasts, Malarchuk, Grain Assault (who I assume assaults grain in their spare time?), and Sexist. A cool show to support a cool local band as they go on a cool tour and, hopefully, have some cool times. And while you're at it, buy Mayday's new EP. I hear it rips.

The female-fronted anarcho-surf punks in MAYDAY! are making their triumphant return to the Buffalo scene this evening.  They are joined by a number of other bizarrely genre'd bands including The Narcs ("Rochester's urban concern"), the "Clevo punk punks" in Smooth Brain, and the dope proto-metalheads in Flood Drinker.  

The show starts at 8:00pm with a $6 door.  It's at the Jungle Gym - 357 Breckenridge - although Facebook says this event is located in Buffalo, Outer Space.  You might want to leave a bit early then.

NME said it best..."Tronics make low tech love songs for people who wish Tyranosaurus Rex were still making records in the 80's'." The group led by eccentric frontman Zarjaz were most active in the early 80's releasing the legendary Love Backed by Force as well as a number of EP's. Buffalo is in for a real treat tonight as Zarjaz performs the songs of Tronics as well as his other project Freakapuss at the Vault (8pm, $7). Opening the show are those Johnny Thunder's worshipping swashbucklers, Raunchy Sex, and Buffalo surf punks, Mayday!. Witness a true legend do his thing tonight at the Vault...