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Tonight: Rusko

Tonight, Rusko returns to Buffalo for a big show at Town Ballroom. He just released a new EP, Lift Me Up, on OWSLA, Skrillex's record label, and is currently on a large-scale production tour of North America. The tour is coming off a stop in Toronto at Sound Academy on Saturday night, and this leg of the run will feature an opening set by Drum and Bass legend Roni Size who will be joined by MC Dynamite. The two big-name producers on a bill together would sell out anywhere in the UK; this show will be well-attended. Pre-Sale tickets were going for $27.00 and may still be available HERE. Also performing tonight will be fan-favorite Hoogs and SwaggleRock.

Check out the tracks from the Lift Me Up EP on Rusko's Soundcloud page below.

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The Drum Machine Report

Big ups to everyone who made it through last weekend alive. Shout out to those still recovering from the craziness that was Memorial Day weekend. Ya did good Buffalo, for the most part. On Friday at the Town Ballroom Roni Size was scarcely attended for someone being billed as a Drum and Bass legend. It's not that he isn't that. It's a lack of interest and knowledge in Drum and Bass from the younger generation of concert goers. Simply put, the kids just aren't listening to it at the moment. The older stuff that is. The preference of raver kiddos is perverted Dubstep. It has become so perverted in fact, that Rolling Stone The Big Issue featured a blurb with Skrillex about dissecting "the drop." Making broad claims about the DJs device, a la revealing the magicians secrets, that this is how all DJs fool you into liking their music and going apeshit wild at a show. The author seems to generalize said "drop" as a device used all the time by DJs of every genre in EDM. Skrillex even talks about how his fans want that solo kick-drum buildup climaxing with a glitchy saw-wave laser gun. No. No! NO! That's wrong, that's only Bro-step. The popular lens through which people see Electronic Dance Music is one depicting tricks (fake DJs) and treats (drugs), and although none of us want that to be accurate, how far is that actually from the truth? We found love in a hopeless place. True respect for those guys doing it the right way. Totally. Originally. Guy's like Munchi, like Heartbreak, like Jon fucking Kwest, like the Freshmore crew. Keeping it real. Staying in shitty hotels. Speaking matter-of-factly. Being real as fuck. Great job Queen City Cartel in organizing the first "Field Day" on Allen st. It was a great time, and there is a great foundation for an event that can only get better. An event that continues to rule, and also the talk of last weekend was the Capsized! boat cruise on the Miss Buffalo II. Once again, THE BEST way to kick off summer. Something about that party brings out the very best (worst) in folks. Thanks to Alexi Delano, another down-to-earth guy, who shared everything he had to offer Buffalo. There's rumblings of a QCC boat party in mid-July so look for that to be announced soon. Also coming up next weekend is the NuSkool Pirates ELATION event. check back next week for a preview on that. This weekend is a bit light (thank god), but there's one highlighted event and a few new things to mention below:

saturday 6/2

10p-4a

21+

DBGB'S

253 allen st. Buffalo, NY

Cool Deep House and Techno show this Saturday at Duke's featuring BLUE BUDDHA out of Pittsburgh. I can tell you that he is a Minimal Techno specialist, taking a lot from guys like Alexi Delano. So if that type of heady sophisticated party sound is your jam, then you'll wanna check his set out. Also on the bill will be BRANON CHASE, PAUL KUENZI, SYSTMTK.DELETION, and TRAKBENDERS with ROB DECKER. I recently listened to TRAKBENDERS Field Day 2012 promo, and it really puts you in a Summertime frame of mind. Listen below.

A few new nights are getting started this weekend including DSTAR headlining Factory Fridays at Skybar, Fusion Fridays at Noir with SWAGGLEROCK, and SUNGLASSES MIKE on Friday nights at Purple Monkey. Those are the new Chippewa options for Friday in the summertime. Also SWAGGLEROCK on the patio at SOCIAL on Saturdays, always a fun time.

Stay sassy Buffalo, your Facebook fodder makes for hilarious entertainment. Much Love.

Source:
Herrera, Monica. "Big Science The Drop." Rolling Stone: The Big Issue 31 May. 2012: p.21. Print.

3PO, gorman, loki dnb, mnm presents, Perceptor, roni size, town ballroom — 1 comments

Tonight: Roni Size

I distinctly remember the first time I heard Roni Size. It was the summer of 1998 and my friends and I were just starting to get over our "horrible taste" phase, familiarizing ourselves with all of the electronic music we could get our hands on. After tearing through the usual suspects like Chemical Brothers, Orbital, Prodigy and Underworld, Roni Size's New Forms made it into the rotation. I remember thinking what the hell is this? It wasn't off the wall alienating drum 'n bass a la Squarepusher, nor was it meditative armchair drum 'n bass like LTJ Bukem, this was.... funky. As a bass player, I was often underwhelmed by the emphasis on the drums side of the equation over the bass, which still seems to predominate much of the genre today. However, when the first bars of "Brown Paper Bag" hit me, I was gobsmacked. It was, and still is, a classic bass line, one so enduring it led Size to remake the album in 2008 with what he described as a "new coat of armour added to the original tracks".

I hate throwing hyperbole around, but Buffalo is in the presence of greatness tonight, kicking off a weekend that is packed to the brim with great electronic music, including Queen City Cartel's Field Day and MNM Presents Capsized Boat Cruise. When New Forms was first released, that kind of weekend was unthinkable in the Queen City, and it's a testament to the hard working promoters and enthusiastic fans that it's possible today. Roni Size will be flanked by supporting acts Hoogs, D.A. Dogg, DJ Loki, Perceptor, and a special all-vinyl room featuring DJ 3PO and McNasty. Show is at 10 pm and it's all ages, so get down to Town Ballroom and get an education.

For a more comprehensive look at the Memorial Weekend festivities, check out James Wild's Drum Machine Report.