The pulse of the Buffalo music scene is palpitating at present. Schools are finishing up their semesters, and Summer concert season is rapidly approaching. That means many middle aged deuchebags in golf knits will be ignoring whatever washed-up acts Buffalo Place gets for their concert series as they sip Blues and flirt with their interns in the sunshine. That also means the recycling of the college aged crowd. Good riddance downstate haters. And welcome home Buffalo natives with a new outside perspective on life. Bollocks! How is any of this significant to the the Buffalo Music scene erupting? Well it's not, if you live in Buffalo, like cool music, and have a grasp of what's currently going on here. For those in the know this has already been a years worth of amazing shows, national tours and local shows. And the "Summer concert season" will have even more to offer the cool kids of the city. It's starts off with truck of airhorns exploding on Memorial Day weekend; a legend, a block party, and a boat party in consecutive days that weekend to heat things up for the unofficial start of Buffalo Summer. Check back next week for a full preview of the events. 


If you like Electronic and Dance music of various genres, check out the events going on this weekend below:


thursday 5/17
10p-4a
$5/21+ $8/18+
BIG BAD WOLF
252 delaware ave. Buffalo, NY
Jump-up! Jump-up! Get ready, tonight the party is at the BBW featuring NYC Dubstep/Drumstep Producer PROPER VILLAINS. To say that he is just that would be pigeonholing this well-rounded producer. If you're looking to party tonight, hit it up. Also on the bill are DJ VAST(Tor) with MCs A2 and ZEE, along with local DJs BERETTA, TEMPERS ROUGE, E-MISSION, and BETA.




saturday 5/19
10p-4a
21+
DBGB's
253 allen st. Buffalo, NY
FLEX truly is a veteran of the East Coast Electronic and Dance music scene. Based out of Rochester, he has been playing the occasional show in Buffalo for many many years. I was fortunate enough to check him out at the Wastelands back in the November of last year, and I am excited to see him in a more active environment at DBGB's where there will be a bigger crowd and people will be more ready to dance their asses off on a Saturday night. Also on the bill are BRANDON CHASE, PAUL KUENZI, CHRISTIAN DHARMA, and ILL BILLY


10p-4a
$5/21+
BIG BAD WOLF
252 allen st. Buffalo, NY
A little different start to the night for The DnB Monthly, with some different styles of Bass before the Drum and Bass. Kicking things off will be PAPI CHULO of RipRoc (Rochester) and MARIO BEE. I overheard a set of Papi Chulo's last week and I have to say, the guy is an incredible DJ. He integrates so much unexpected music into his set and it always works with his thematic flow. After those two, BERETTA, NECKBRACE, and LOKI will bust out the DnB and Dubstep. Happy Trails.


The Drum Machine report will be jam-packed next weekend, so be sure to check out what we've already hinted at on-tap for next week. Much Love.

A last minute post to say the least but always worth mentioning.  Tonight, Mike Doughty, brings his "Book of Drugs" tour to Buffalo.  Doughty, a recovering drug user and recovering Soul Coughing member, has been through more ups and downs than most people can even begin to imagine.  For this tour, Doughty, reads from his book that tells the tales of his life through drugs, Soul Coughing and a solo career and will play songs from his catalogue throughout.  Tonights gig takes place at Babeville's Asbury Hall and should begin around 7pm with tickets going for $23 at the door.  If you are near the Walden Galleria, he is playing a few songs at the Apple Store starting around 5pm.

Just an update folks regarding tonight's Sigur Ros album global streaming event (the so called "Valtari Hour"). Record Theatre will not be streaming the album as previously reported. Stuff happened, it's not happening, and it's (majestic, otherworldly Icelandic) rock and roll- these things happen. Anyway, Valtari is supposed to begin a new phase for the beloved Icelandic indie rockers, but for my money it still sounds like classic Sigur Ros, which is just fine with me because each new iteration of the band's music only expands and deepens their sound without repeating themselves or worse betraying it simply and unnecessarily for the sake of change. Sigur Ros is Sigur Ros, and it is good.


Valtari will still be streaming online at 7 PM all over the world at the Sigur Ros website, and for readers in the following cities with cool radio stations (WBNY really let me down on this one as they were our only hope in Buffalo), on these local radio stations (courtesy of Consequence of Sound):


KEXP – Seattle, WA
WNYC – New York, NY
XPN – Philadelphia, PA
KCMP (The Current) – St. Paul, MN
KTBG – Warrensburg, MO
WFUV – New York, NY
KXT – Dallas, TX
WYEP – Pittsburgh, PA
WTMD – Towson, MD
WBER – Rochester, NY
KRSH – Santa Rosa, CA
FM 94-9 “Big Sonic Chill” – San Diego, CA


Valtari will be in shops and on the interwebs on May 28th.

No price is listed on the event page, but I would assume $5 to be the going rate.

Bust out your Power Gloves and head down to Nietzsche's tonight for it's annual multi-media extravaganza, focused on Lo-fi, 8-bit related art and sound.  According to the event invite: "If you push pixels... bend wires... draw, take photos, compose or perform on Gameboy/NES hardware, write poetry or make movies about Mario and Donkey Kong... or just love that old school vibe... this is the show for you." Live music will be provided by Jeffrepeater, Eppo, Ay Fast, Rory McCormack and Bolognatron.  Show starts at 9, if I'm lucky someone there will know how to get to the end of Faxanadu.

It's pretty fair to say that Jane's Addiction is the most legendary alternative band that never made it mainstream. Oh sure, they had a bit of success with "Been Caught Stealin'" and no doubt turned heads as Lollapalooza headliners, but the kind of fame and fortune reserved for the Nirvana's of the world never seemed to come. They were everyone's influence and chart-toppers to boot but always seemed to exist in the periphery; familiar to some, but not most. A strange enigma in the world of rock. I'm ok with that though. Oftentimes, the music industry machine chews up and spits out groups, turning great bands into one hit wonders (See: Nada Surf). When Janes decided to call it quits in the early '90's, it was on their terms, cementing their reputation as a band that didn't give an F about the money; it was always about the art. Since that time, the group has re-formed on three separate occasions dosing the world with their undeniably unique blend of funk, punk, and hard rock.

I have to be honest:  I'm really excited to break this news. Jane's is one of my all time favorite bands and I honestly thought I would never get the chance to see them. So you can probably understand how I felt when I heard that the group would be coming to Artpark August 20th. Elation would be the best word to describe it. So details: Along with Jane's MuteMath, another excellent band, will also be playing. There are reserved seating and lawn seats. Tickets ($47.50 reserved seating / $32.50 GA lawn plus $2.00 facility fee) are available through Tickets.com or the Artpark Box Office and go on sale this Monday, May 21st, at 10am. I am willing to bet this is going to be a sell out so don't sleep on tickets! Get them now. If you know anything about Jane's you know that their is a mystical force that guides them; their shows are still the talk of the town some 25 years later. Experience the experience.

Analog Analog Analog.  If there is one word I'd like to hammer into electronic music producers everywhere, it's this one.  Between Orbital's most recent album, to the stunning NüTrik 1.0 EP from LA Producer NüTrik that I'm currently listening to, the proof is in the pudding.  Analog just sounds better, plain and simple.  I'm not sure if NüTrik intends on splitting the EP up into tracks or maintaining the single 38 minute mix that I'm listening to, but the release works great as a unified piece of music.  One complaint I've always lobbied against the LA Beat scene is how samey it can sometimes be.  NüTrik, however,  maintains a solid rhythmic variety throughout the release, dipping into dancehall, mid tempo house, and even - dare I say it - a little dubstep wobble.  Despite all that, the real attraction here is the synth work.  NüTrik displays a deft hand at analog gear, oscillating layers of melodies, pads and basslines in all their imperfectly perfect glory.  Look for the NüTrik 1.0 EP when it drops on June 7th.  In the meantime, check out the track "Head Explosive" below.

Tonight, alt country rockers Two Cow Garage bring their hard edged sound and show to the Mohawk Place, with power rockers The Only Sons. Formed in 2001, in Columbus Ohio, Two Cow Garage is a shotgun wedding of classic country with amped up, incisive rock, while Murfreesboro Tennessee's The Only Sons is straight up 70's rock ala Big Star and early Rod Stewart (according to their website). Please note: early Rod Stewart is good (he went to shite later).






Tickets are $8 and doors open at 8.