Buffalo has the great fortune of having been home to Shakespeare in Delaware Park since 1976, attracting between 40,000 and 50,000 attendees each season.  Not many mid-size cities in the U.S. can boast of free, quality outdoor theatre.  This summer's roster will bring us fabulous interpretations of Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth (featuring an all-female cast).  Support for the two shows offered each summer comes from generous sponsors and the annual SiDP Fabulous Feast event. This year's Feast fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 20th at the stunning Connecticut

I know that people are really going to be stoked when they hear that Pearl Jam is coming to town. I've never seen the band live before and I'd like to catch a performance, but for me they are an added bonus to the opening act coming to The HSBC Arena - Band of Horses. It was only moments ago that I learned that the group was even coming to Buffalo... the press release announced that Pearl Jam was hitting downtown on Monday May 10th. Then, as I gleaned the release the opening act jumped out at me.

I always thought that when I finally caught Band of Horses it would be at a more intimate

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Dallas Stars last night in a high scoring match (5-3) and set them on their way to a decent a 3 game win streak. It's good finally see  some wins after that long skid they went on. They went 5 games without scoring in the first period.

Rookie defensemen Tyler Myers tore it up with a 4-point game which is his personal best to date. Scoring the first goal only 55 seconds into the game, Myers kept up his hard work and continued to join the rush with Buffalo forwards. Vanek and Pominville each had a goal, which was good to see, and Patrick Kaleta stepped

From disc jockey to break dancer, DJ Simple jumps back and forth from the two personas on a daily basis, and he wouldn't have it any other way.

Over nine years ago, J.R. Noble, otherwise known as DJ Simple, began scratching on turntables and becoming familiar with the hip hop scene. Growing up, he fell into it as a hobby from going out with friends and watching other DJs spin.

"Back in the day I was going to raves with friends and I was really into music," says Noble. "Just by going to (these events), it was just kind of like me being cocky.

Young Audiences of Western New York is teaming up with the Albright-Knox Art Gallery this Friday March 12 to give families the opportunity to go Around the World with Young Audiences through interactive experiences in art, dance, and storytelling.  Presented as part of the popular Gusto at the Gallery series, admission to the gallery and participation in events are free to the public.

The programs offered with Around the World on Friday include interactive workshops and performances at the Albright-Knox from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the classrooms and auditorium of

Buffalonians who are looking for irreverent, female-oriented, and empowering comedy need look no further than River Huston. The comedienne, public speaker, and award-winning poet and sex columnist will present a theatrical performance of her life, "Sex, Cellulite, and Large Farm Equipment: One Girl's Guide to Living and Dying", on Saturday, April 24, from 6pm-8pm at St. John's Grace Episcopal Church in Buffalo. Tickets cost $15 presale.

Huston has performed this routine since March 2004 when she opened at the Society Hill Playhouse in Philadelphia to critical acclaim and positive

As most of you likely noticed, we've just changed the Buffalo Rising Poll. Last week's poll asked readers whether they'd vote for Carl Paladino if he ran for Governor of New York.  In a very tight race, Buffalo Rising readers registered 626 votes for Paladino and 612 votes against him - further validating the 'love him or hate him' view of Paladino. 

Picking up on last week's article on our effort to modify the design and layout of BuffaloRising.com, we want to know what

Trance, a relatively (in the true meaning of the word) new genre of dance music, has increasingly become one of the most popular styles of music played in clubs. A both nationally and internationally renowned British trance band, Above & Beyond, is making their first ever appearance in Buffalo on Friday March 19th.  The night kicks off when the doors open

There is a show coming to Buffalo this Thursday that you should catch. First of all, the venue is Sugar City, one of Allentown's most eclectic venues. That means that it's going to be an intimate show - a real close-up showing of the band Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned. What's interesting about the band is that it started off its music career as a group of internet street musicians, traveling around Albany and posting their performances online.

Anytime someone can tell me that a band that draws comparisons

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Mohawk at near capacity was a nice surprise for a Sunday night show. That's the fortunate part about a band like Cursive, they're on the fringe of recognition which allows them to operate in the small venue circuit while still packing the room with die hard fans. We watched with a secret pleasure as the Sold Out sign went up and the stragglers were turned away.

The bill featured a cast of well established local musicians. Opening was Paul's Grandfather, a indie-folk band centered on the songwriting of three talented young ladies,

Born and raised in East Aurora, NY, Aaron Shoemaker became a legend in just 23 short years. He lost his life on May 24th, 2004 doing what he loved, flying high and far on a snowboard in the mountains of Italy. Aaron had such an impact on the people who knew him that every year since his death, the Buffalo community has rallied together to keep his memory alive.

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We launched this latest version of Buffalo Rising a little over a year ago.  This latest version has proven quite popular as our traffic continues to grow.  We had over 2.3M visits last year and our traffic through the first two months of this year is up over 20% over last year's first two months. Better yet, we just had our highest traffic day ever last week thanks in no small part to the

One of Canada's most prized acts is coming to Western New York (Mohawk Place, March 6th) to pump up the crowd with their incredibly dynamic versatile sound, ingenious lyrics, and sense of inimitable humor. 
U.S.S. (otherwise known as Ubiquitous Synergy Sound) emits layers of pop, rock, dance, ska, hip hop, and incorporates almost every other genre out there in the atmosphere into their music. With Ashley "Boo-Schultz" Bucholtz on vocals, guitar and the ehru, and his partner, Jason "Human Kebab" Parsons, contributing

For those of you who couldn't make it to the first annual Buffalo Powder Keg Festival downtown this past weekend, you missed out on a terrific event that left both the city and much of the area buzzing. 

Not to be overlooked, the third annual Buffalo Labatt Blue Pond Hockey tournamens held at

While casual hockey fans have been swooning over Ryan Miller's Olympic performance, the Sabres have been hard at work quietly disintegrating.  The team has lost 12 of their past 15 games and are 9-14 since January 1st.  This, of course, is a mirror image of how they started the season as they stormed out of the game winning 9 of their first 12 games. 

Despite this multi-month cold spell, management didn't make any dramatic moves at the trade deadline today to help bolster the team's ability to make a lengthy playoff run.  Instead, Darcy Regier sent Clark MacArthur

Interview with creative consultant Jerry Burgin regarding the upcoming theatrical production of Evil Dead: The Musical

Is the theatrical production of Evil Dead based on the original 1981 Sam Raimi movie?

Yes.

What made you choose Evil Dead over a series of other cult horror flics, like Pumkinhead for example?

None of those have been made into musicals. Being a comedy after Little Shop and Rocky Horror it seemed like the logical choice. Bret Runyon (designer DC Theatricks) is Director, Musical Director, Costumer and Production Designer.
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THE BASICS:  The Subversive Theatre Collective has dug up an old Langston Hughes drama about striking agricultural workers in Depression-era California, condensed it, and woven in some of Hughes' more radical poems and a selection of vintage union songs.  This mélange, brainchild of Kurt Schneiderman, Subversive-in-Chief, plays weekends through March 20th at the Manny Fried Playhouse on Great Arrow.  HARVEST runs nearly two hours, with a single intermission.  Sunday evenings are Pay What You Can.

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On Friday, March 12th, join the Irish Classical Theatre Company (ICTC) for their annual fundraiser "The Wake" from 7-11PM, at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, at 453 Porter Avenue as they celebrate the passing of their fictitious friend Theodre (Ted) N. Gaughan. There will be a combination of live music, food, drinks and delightful company to help get through this difficult time. The memorial includes a eulogy to the late Mr. Gaughan, by Father Pat Keleher, Director of the Newman Center at University of Buffalo. Come thirsty; your

Guest interview by Benjamin Joplin
As an English and film teacher at Buffalo Seminary, an all-girls high school, I have always been struck by how much my students love movies, but do not always realize that one can legitimately study film.  It's no grand statement to say that Buffalo is a great place to see and discuss films.  Buffalo has never fallen behind the times in this respect, and we needn't list the numerous venues and outlets for film education and appreciation.  
For interested readers who would like a glimpse

Anarchy in the Kitchen, an evening of live gastro-performances by literary, performing, and media artists, explores the intersection of edibility and aesthetics, technology and cuisine, and prose and produce.  It questions our daily interactions with the food to foreground notions of digestibility, consumption, good taste, domesticity, hunger, and accessibility.
Witness a one-time evening (7PM sharp on Friday, March 5th @ Squeaky Wheel) of live gastro-performances by  artists who explore the intersection of edibility/aesthetics,