Brandon Schlia is a musician, music instructor, and sometimes BR music writer. He recently launched a new teaching endeavor he calls Alternative Sonic Instruction. Brandon’s idea is to guide a musician by their predilections and then he helps their hands to go where their ears are most pleased. So, music is coaxed out as much as it’s taught. It blows music theory to the wayside as a step further down the road, if at all. Brandon fields questions below from a previous non-believer, but his answers make sense – in theory for now. Those interested in lessons with Brandon can…
Author: JohnInCambridge
The Northwest corner of Hertel and Parker is seeing new life, and it’s all due to one local family’s investment into their own much-loved neighborhood. It all started two years ago when John Daly and his wife Ruthanne were on a walk around North Buffalo. As they passed the then vacant Parker Hertel Pharmacy, Ruthanne said, “I hope something good for the neighborhood moves in.” It got John to thinking: Why leave it to risk? Why don’t we try to make something happen there? Following the “think globally, act locally” mentality – because they’re part of that neighborhood – John…
On my return from Mexico yesterday, I was greeted with an email from my friend Mitch asking what was up with Guy Fieri. How could Mitch have known I was with a group of people (including my sister) from Humboldt County, and that we were in the jungles of Mexico discussing Fieri? The topic was the small world phenomenon of his presence on BR, and the fact that he hails from Humboldt and is seen around town there frequently.Reading further, I saw that the faux pas in question was my failure to write about Fieri’s Lake Effect visit that aired…
Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc. has plans to rehab at least 5 houses on Whitney Place this Fall and Winter. They are located at 178, 197, 198, 245 and 251 Whitney Place. The non-profit is also attempting to add 204 Whitney to this project. All of these houses are vacant and have been so for over 5 years. Their histories follow the usual pattern of owner-occupied, to out-of-town owner rentals, to vacancy. The houses at 178 (above, and rear view, right), 197 (below) and 198 Whitney (last photo), have been owned by the city and were previously scheduled for demolition. 178 and 198…
I walked all over the West Side during the Garden Walk Buffalo weekend, taking pictures of new construction and of houses that were in the process of being rehabbed or had recently been rehabbed. One of the new construction sites that I found very appealing was the new wing of the Herman Badillio School on Carolina Street that is nearing completion. The new addition comprises 43,285 square feet. The original portion of the school, located at 300 South Elmwood and approximately 71,600 square feet, has been completely refurbished as well, as part of the city’s overall 10-year School Construction Project.…