Infringement Busking Collective

Despite being the opening day, Day 1  is always a bit on the slower side until the opening ceremonies kick off. What should always be remembered, though, is that Infringement installations/shows start earlier than your average evening performance. If you happen to be a non 9-5 worker and want to catch some music while the sun is out, head over to Allentown's famed Antique Man(234 Allen St.) for an afternoon full of infringing buskers. It's always a grab bag with buskers, but I would expect some horns, banjos, and other various types of folk folk (see what I did there). Infringement artists all play for free, so make sure to bring a few extra bucks for donations to take care of them.

Slyboots Drum Ensemble/Opening Parade

If you happen to hear an insane amount of percussion around early dinner time, chances are that it's coming from the Nickel City Co-Op(208 North St) over at North and Elmwood. Apparently, if you have a festival, an opening parade comes is par for the course. Slyboots Drum Ensemble will be kicking things off from 5pm-6pm. Co-Op residents have encouraged participants to bring basically anything that makes a noise, so if you like banging on pans and such, this is definitely for you. If you easily prone to migraines like yours truly, maybe keep your distance. Either way, the parade will run from 6:30pm - 8pm. Your guess is as good as mine as to where it will go.

Opening Ceremonies

Despite having installations scattered all over the city, the central hub for all that is Buffalo Infringement is still Nietzsche's, and as I mentioned earlier, the true start to the festival is the opening ceremony. Beginning at 7pm and running all night long, you can expect  a variety of acts ranging from folk, electronica, punk, spoken word, and even a juggalo for good measure. Acts will be bouncing back and forth from front to back stage all evening so chances are you will find something you like. If not, Nietzsche's does serve booze. Plus, there is a juggalo.  

For a complete list to of the entire daily schedules for the 2013 Buffalo Infringement Festival, please click here. Otherwise, you may now begin your infringing. See guy below.

  

Brian Chippendale is nuts at drums! Best known for his work with the legendary noise bands Lightning Bolt and Mindflayer (groups set apart from the 'noise' genre because of their exceptional percussionist), as well as having collaborated with Bjork on Volta (though arguably underutilized in the project), the Providence, RI artist is currently touring solo as Black Pus. I've seen Lightning Bolt a handful of times – the band created some of the most confused and fucked up moshpits since The Locust – the rhythm went a million directions at once as the bass/drum combo blasted out mind-crushing walls of noise. As a solo drum/vocal project, Black Pus is just as relentless a sonic force. Check it out when he blasts Slyboots tonight (350 Ellicott St, 9PM) along with the Slyboots Drumming Ensemble (drum/dance project from Ghana), C/V Duo (sound experiements by Scott Valkwitch & Pat Cain), and TUURD (stoner/spazz from Rochester).

  Fell So Far 

As the world turns there is plenty of juicy news from the Electronic and Dance music scene in Buffalo. Two new club/venues are on the radar, and those are Rendezvous in the Statler Tower and Big Bad Wolf on Delaware and Chippewa. Big Bad Wolf or BBW as I will refer to it as, has the stupidest name ever. That song isn’t even good. But the spot where it is, is nice. Sort of removed from Chippewa. Despite the monicker, BBW has potential to bounce with the right atmosphere. I regret not going to check the status of the Statler last weekend; haven’t been in there since I was a kid! Mixed reports though as to what one may expect. One thing that is for sure is that they’re sure motivated to book some big-time Trance shows with the news that Paul Oakenfold will be playing there in on Friday March 16th! That’s huge! And although he was recently voted the world’s douchiest DJ by LA Weekly, I thoroughly enjoyed the parts of the Trance legend’s 5 hour long set at Bonnaroo three years ago. Parts of it. Also, Conspirator will be returning with Elliot Lipp in March to the Town Ballroom on Saturday the 10th. The show was a huge hit last time around, and with the future of The Disco Biscuits hanging in the balance, this might be it.

Congratulations to the boys of HXLY on the release of their EP this past Monday on Heavy Artillery Recordings. Fueled up Drumstep with a good focus is how best to describe the tunes. Not my favorite style, but most certainly relevant at present. Good work was put into the production. You can catch them live this weekend at Soundlab, and for more information read below:

friday 1/20

beats for the streets

10p-1a

$5/21+

SLYBOOTS SCHOOL OF MUSIC

350 ellicott st. Buffalo, NY

Catch the EQUALITY KNOWLEDGE & LIGHT crew spittin’ live tomorrow night down at Slyboots School of Music for some heady Buffalo Hip-Hop. And follow that up with beats by BIG BASHA with JAH CREATION MC, DROP D, and FREE ATIT.

COSMIC GATE

10p-4a

FREE/21+

RENDEZVOUS-STATLER CITY

107 delaware ave. Buffalo, NY

It’s essentially FREE if you can get there before midnight. That’s not exactly an easy thing to do always in Buffalo. Or if you like the nightclub’s page on Facebook you can grab a Free ticket. If you don’t do something this easy, you’ll have to pay. So there. COSMIC GATE is a Trance duo from Germany. Definitely the deeper stuff. Not sure if it would be Robert Anton Wilson’s idea of the Cosmic Gate, but it might certainly take you there. They are touring off of their latest digital album release Wake Your Mind. Opening will be Buffalo’s ANGELO PETRUCCI. Let’s see what the new upscale digs has to offer.

ugly sweater party

10p-4a

$5/21+ $3/18+

SOUNDLAB

110 pearl st. Buffalo, NY

Featuring 23 from the ROC/NYC and Buffalo’s HXLY of the release of their EP earlier this week. Also performing will be PETER BONK and cool-ass Buffalo Hip-Hop group NATURAL INGREDIENTS. Oh, and BTW, it's an Ugly Sweater Party.

HXLY'S HEAVY ARTILLERY EP PROMO MIXTACULAR by HXLY

saturday 1/21

the return: of jungle drum n bass

10p-330a

$15/21+

TOWN BALLROOM

681 main st. Buffalo, NY

MNM Presents 11th year anniversary party ringing the return of Jungle Drum and Bass. Featuring one of the OGs DJ HYPE. What’s more is that the Ballroom is going past 1230, how often do you get to party there that late? Um, never. DJ HYPE is not a person who frequents the United States these days so this is a rare opportunity for Junglists and DnB fans across WNY and Southern Ontario to get to see him. The main room will be Jungle/DnB maybe a bit of Dubstep From HYPE w/MC DADDY EARL, HOOGS, U.S. MARSHALL, PERCEPTOR, and MARK KLOUD, and out in the Front side room will be Old-School Breaks and Electro from 3PO and MCNASTY. Big Basha appearing on the poster, will not be performing. Check out the interview below with HYPE on the Guestlist network and get a look at him before the big show on Saturday! Interesting discussion on turntablism. I hate when interviewers ask dumb ass fucking questions, but I’d rather prefer “two fit birds” as well.

EVOLve

10p-4a

$5/18+

BIG BAD WOLF

252 delaware ave. Buffalo, NY

Killer line-up of sexy Buffalo DJs and Producers. In order: AREHOUSE, BRANDON CHASE, PAUL KUENZI, JARVIS, 3PO, and SWAGGLEROCK. It remains to be seen what this new venue can bring to the table, go see for yourself.

Take care everyone. Playing with ice can be just as dangerous at times, as playing with fire. Both can burn the flesh. Party responsibly and smart. Much Love.