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Ready to Rumble: RNC Permit Flap - Matt Higgins
Osama Bin Laden: The BEAST Interview- Matt Taibbi
Brain Pollution: Polluters Outsource PR to Buffalo News- Chuck Richardson
Closet Governor: America's Gay Panic - Eric Gauchat
I Hate You: Mary Kunz, Vessel of Mediocrity - Donnie Dobovich
Do the White Thing: Is the BEAST Racist?
Rick James' Death: "Disappointingly Normal"- Josh Righter
Libel Corner: Wilson Farms Douchebag Findings, Starbucks Animal Cruelty
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Ask Dr. Rotten: Growing your best bud
I Witless News - I. Gonzalez
Deep Fried - Jason Yungbluth
Bob The Angry Flower - Stephen Notley
Movies:
Spotlight Review: The Corporation - Chuck Richardson
Music:
AudioFiles: J-Zone, Lil Wayne, Garden State
© 2004 The Beast
August 23
Broadway Joe’s …210 & Then Presents: International Indie Bands, 930pm
Dock At The Bay …Terrance Buchwald as Elvis, 7pm
Elmwood Lounge …Clopex plays every Monday, 930pm, FREE
Iberia …Spanish Fly with DJ Scoobie, every Mon., 7pm
Merlin’s …Karaoke w/ Billy-Oke, every Mon, 10pm
McGarret’s …Lazlo Hollyfeld plays 2 sets, every Mon, Buffalo’s hottest Mon night!, 10pm, FREE
Nietzsche’s …Singer/Songwriter Showcase 830pm / Open Mike with Michael Meldrum, 1030pm
Soundlab …Squeaky Wheel preents: BLEEPS BANGS AND BASS. Performances by Fat Day, Self Destruct Button, Robot Rock Band, 9pm
Xtreme Wheels …Throw Rag, Cause for Chaos, plus 2 more, 6pm, all ages
August 24
Allen St Bar & Grill …Chilled Beats, DJs Scotty and Snackboy spin reggae, dub, downtempo, underground hip-hop and indie rock, every Tues, 10pm-3am
Broadway Joe’s …Open Mic Tuesday w/ Joe Childs and The Dirty Dozen, every Tues., 1030pm
Blu Lounge …DJ Two-Ten and DJ E-Rock spin all that is rock, 10pm, FREE
Club Infinity …The Jets, Steve Poltz, 7pm
Cruise Inn …Canto-V, metal like you won’t believe! 10pm
Dock At The Bay …Boys of Summer, 7pm
Mohawk Place …Martyr AD, Haste The Day
Mulligan’s Brick Bar …DJ College, every Tues, 10pm
Nietzsche’s …Scott Celani Band, 9pm
Xtreme Wheels …American Distress, Break The Silence, Thought Riot, Blueprint 76, Much The Same, The Anarchotics, 6pm, all ages
August 25
Allen St Bar & Grill …DJ DR No aka Lazy G aka The New Dictator aka Dave G spins garage-soul punk rock & roll yo.
Alternative Brews …Pro Jam, every week, Chicago Jack & The Marvelous Heptones, 8pm
Blu Lounge …Trip Hop, Downtempo, & Dancehall featuring Paaj, Hippe, & special guests, 1030pm, FREE
Club Marcella …Our Showgirls hosted by Ms. Fanta-See, 1030pm
Colored Musicians Club …Art Anderson Big Band, every Wed, 8-10pm
Coffee & …Open Mic and Tarot Readings, every Wed, 830-1130pm
Cozumel …Open mic w/ Michael Disanto, every Wed, 10pm
Crocodile Bar …Blues, Bikes, & BBQ: Mark Winsick Band, 8pm
Dock At The Bay …Boogie Monsters, 7pm
Frank’s ...Buffalo’s only hip hop weekly: Underground Hip Hop w/ Biz-e & MC Reginoff, special guests, 11pm, ladies FREE
E.B. Green’s …Jackie Jocko, every Wed, 6-10pm
Elmwood Lounge …Blankface, every Wed, 10pm
Evolution …Universal Grille, every Wed, 7pm
Heroes (Willliamsville) …Karaoke w/ Johnny Saffire, 9, FREE
Lafayette Tap Room …Pro Jam hosted by Dr. Z & Friends, every Wed, 8pm-1am Open Jam! Musicians welcome!
La Luna …E-Love & Don spin rock, brit-pop, indie, & new wave, 10pm
Merlin’s …Jamie Moses Band, every fucking weak, 10pm
McGarret’s …Buffalo’s finest local groove bands and jam music, This Week: Hoaxium, $2 Saranacs. 10pm
Mulligan’s …DJ Doug every Wednesday, 10pm
Nietzsche’s …Foldin ˝ Cat, Malarky, The Wintersleepers, Pattern is Movement, and more, 8pm
Off The Wall …Transmission Indie: Indie Rock Wednesdays, 10pm-2am
Partner’s …Open Mic hosted by Dennis Reed. Drums, bass, & guitar amps provided, 10pm
Rendezvous …Now featuring FREE live music every Wed! This Week: Ron Locurto Trio, jazz, 10pm
Sphere …Bloodshot, Cherry Ving, call for showtime
Tudor Lounge …Pamela Ryder’s Musicians Workshop, every Wed, 9pm
August 26
Blu Lounge …Freeform: Guest DJs (rock, hip hop, indie, house, drum n bass & more), 10pm
Club Marcella …Ladies Night Thursdays, drag kings & queens perform @ 930 & 1130pm
Coffee & …Comedy Open Mic hosted by Jim Miesner, every week @ 930pm
Comix Cafe …The Dueling Pianos, 8pm
Colored Musicians Club …Carol McLaughlin Band, every Thurs, 8-10pm
D’Arcy McGee’s …Kevin McCarthy, every Thurs after the Square, 8pm
Upstairs at the Continental …Retro Thursdays, 10pm
Crocodile Bar …Universal Grille Band, every week, 9pm
Dock At The Bay …NY Rockin Revue, 7pm
E.B. Green’s... Jackie Jocko & Joe Peters, every Thurs., 7-11pm
Groove …Warlock, Illmatic, & Spin play r&b & hip-hop, every Thurs, 10pm
Lafayette Tap Room …The Filter Kings, 830pm
Lydias Pearl …Uncle Joes Medicine Show, 10pm
McGarret’s …The finest jazz-jam-funk bands every week, This Week: THOUGHT, $2 pints of anything! 11pm
Merlin’s …City of God, Mike Sentman, 10pm
Mohawk Place …After The Square FREE show: The Rabies, Amateur Thief, 830pm
Nietzsche’s …Liz Abbott, Mike Campagina, 9pm
New World Record …DJ Zuk, soundscapes for the mind, every week 8-10pm
Opium Lounge … Depeche Mode vs. Kraftwerk: Back 2 the 80’s w/ DJ Mike Parker, vintage tunes, huge patio, 10pm
Pearl Street Brewery …Strictly Hip plays the music of the Tragically Hip, every week, 830pm
Roxy’s Green Room …Bassline Thursday with Soul Disciples (jazzy grooves, classic disco, house anthems, trip hop), 10pm (21+)
Third Room …DJs Chief and Chris (old school, new school, and underground hip hop), every Thurs, 10pm
Thursday At The Square …Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Universal Grille, 5pm
Tudor Lounge …Jony James every Thurs, 8pm, FREE
August 27
Blu Lounge …Ashey Knuckles, Biz-E, Your Mom, spin Trip/Hip-Hop, Soul, Funk, every Fri, 11pm
Anchor Bar …Jimmy Gomes and the Jazz Example, every Fri, 10pm
Club Marcella …DJ Doogie (dance music) on the main floor; Joe the D (hip-hop, R&B) in the VIP room, 10pm
Coffee & …Madelyn White acoustic, 9pm
Comix Cafe …Stephano (a club favorite), w/ Matt Rohr, call 835-HAHA
Continental …As Summer Dies, Inferis, 10pm
Dock At The Bay …Back in Time, 7pm
E.B. Green’s…Jackie Jocko & Joe Peters, every Fri, 6-10pm
Lafayette Tap Room …Magic Red & The Voodoo Tribe, 930pm
Merlin’s …Day Month Year, Molotov Cocktail, Fish’s Eddy, 11pm
Mohawk Place …Broadcast Schedule
Mr. Goodbar …ROAR: Ressurection of Alternative Retro, 11pm
Nietzsche’s …Relics plays the music of Pink Floyd, 11pm
O Restaurant and Lounge …The Latin Jazz Project, 630-1030pm DJ Skoobie, every Fri, 11pm
Off The Wall …Rotating trip-hop, hip-hop, and abstrakt DJ’s. Come chill in Buffalo’s most unique retro-cafe-bar-restaurant-chill-space. DJ’s Zuk, Brandon Chase, Bridget, and more, 10pm
Opium Lounge …Latin Fridays: salsa, merengue, bachata, reggaton, 10pm-4am
Pearl Street Brewery …Scott Celani, every week, @ happy hour 530pm
Shadow Lounge & Restaurant …Buffalo’s only piano bar & lounge featuring Lyn Cala & friends, 630-1030pm
Sphere …CHAPPELLE SHOW CAST COMEDY TOUR, tickets at sphere or buffaloathome.com
Tudor Lounge …Dan Harper, The Designated Hitters, every Fri, 6pm, free
Xtreme Wheels …The Havoc, Last Hope, Switch 86, and more, 5pm, all ages
August 28
Allen St. Hardware Cafe …Sick & Tone Atlas: Jazz soul and hip-hop sprinklings, every week @ 11pm
Blu Lounge …DJs Ma G, The Great Migration & Snackboy (beats, indie, hip hop), 11pm
Club Marcella …Shamo’re presents: WATCH ME SERVE PAGEANT, 830pm / Cruzin Saturdays, live house trance techno with DJ Mighty Mic, 10pm
Continental …The Bus Tour: Liquid Violence, Darkling, Victim 6, Bleed for Me, 9pm
Dock At The Bay …Runnin Blue, 7pm
E.B. Green’s…Jackie Jocko & Joe Peters, every Sat, 7-11pm
Elmwood Lounge …Lance Diamond Show, every Sat, 11pm-3amGroove …College Night (R&B, hip hop, reggae), 10pm, 18+
HSBC Arena …Kenny Chesney, 730pm
Lafayette Tap Room …The Danny Morris Band, 930pm
Merlin’s …Uncle Brown, Uncle Pleasant, 11pm
Mohawk Place …Global Village Idiots, Blood of Jupiter, Anal Pudding
Mulligan’s Brick Bar …DJ College, every Sat, 10pm
O Restaurant and Lounge …David Kane Quartet, every Sat, 7-10pm, FREE
Off The Wall …Rotating trip-hop, hip-hop, and abstrakt DJ’s. Come chill in Buffalo’s most unique retro-cafe-bar-restaurant-chill-space. DJ’s Zuk, Brandon Chase, and more, 10pm
Rendezvous …Jubei, Kei, & Spectre, midnight
Shadow Lounge & Restaurant …Buffalo’s only piano bar & lounge featuring Joe the Carnival Clown & friends, 700-10pm
Tudor Lounge …Uncle Frank’s Wallet, Three Man, Led Astray, Mojo Filter, 9pm
Utopia …Sexy Saturdays w/ Jon Boesche, 9pm
August 29
Broadway Joe’s …Tribute to Dave Matthews, 1030pm
Iberia …Neon Scene, Britpop w/ Aaron & Mike, every Sun, 9m
Club Marcella …“Life’s a Drag” hosted by Miss Understood w/ DJ Frankie, every Sun, 1130pm &
1:30am
Crocodile Bar …Strictly Hip plays the music of Tragically Hip, 10pm
Dock At The Bay …Billy McEwen, 6pm
Merlin’s …Open mic, every Sun, 10pm
Nietzsche’s …The Allen St. Jazz Band, FREE, 730pm
Rendezvous …5th Sunday Secret Surprise, guest TBA, 10pm
Tudor Lounge ...The Jony James Band, every Sun, 7pm, FREE
Broadway Joe’s … 210 & Then Presents: International Indie Bands, 930pm
Dock At The Bay …Yesterday, 7pm
Elmwood Lounge …Clopex plays every Mon, 930pm
McGarret’s …Lazlo Hollyfeld plays 2 sets, every Mon, Buffalo’s hottest Mon night!, 10pm, FREE
Nietzsche's …Songwriter Showcase, 830pm / Open Mike w/ Michael Meldrum, 1030pm, FREE
Xtreme Wheels …Die Young, Crowd Deterrent, Drain This Blood, Will to Live
Allen St Bar & Grill …Chilled Beats, Scotty and Snackboy spin, dub, downtempo, underground hip-hop, every Tues, 10pm-3am
Broadway Joe’s …Open Mic w/ Joe Childs and The Dirty Dozen, every Tues, 1030pm
Blu Lounge …DJ Two-Ten and DJ E-Rock spin all that is rock, 10pm, FREE
Dock At The Bay …Boys of Summer, 7pm
Mohawk Place …Dead Hearts, Renouf
Mulligan’s Brick Bar …DJ Fritz, every Tues, 10pm
Ya Ya’s … Fat Tuesday EVERY Tuesday! LeeRon Zydeco & the Hot Tamales, Buffalo’s finest oyster bar, every Tues, 6-9pm
Allen St Bar & Grill …DJ DR No aka Lazy G aka The New Dictator aka Dave G spins garage-soul punk rock & roll yo.
Alternative Brews …Pro Jam, every week, Chicago Jack & The Marvelous Heptones, 8pm
Blu Lounge …Trip Hop, Downtempo, & Dancehall featuring Paaj, Hippe, & special guests, 1030pm, FREE
Club Marcella …Our Showgirls hosted by Ms. Fanta-See, 1030pm
Colored Musicians Club …Art Anderson Big Band, every Wed, 8-10pm
Coffee & …Open Mic and Tarot Readings, every Wed, 830-1130pm
Cozumel …Open mic w/ Michael Disanto, every Wed, 10pm
Crocodile Bar …Blues, Bikes, & BBQ: Maria Auriemo, 8pm
Dock At The Bay …Blackest Red, 7pm
Frank’s ...Buffalo’s only hip hop weekly: Underground Hip Hop w/ Biz-e & MC Reginoff, special guests, 11pm, ladies FREE
E.B. Green’s …Jackie Jocko, every Wed, 6-10pm
Elmwood Lounge …Blankface, every Wed, 10pm
Evolution …Universal Grille, every Wed, 7pm
Heroes (Willliamsville) …Karaoke w/ Johnny Saffire, 9, FREE
Lafayette Tap Room …Pro Jam hosted by Dr. Z & Friends, every Wed, 8pm-1am Open Jam! Musicians welcome!
La Luna …E-Love & Don spin rock, brit-pop, indie, & new wave, 10pm
Merlin’s …Jamie Moses Band, every fucking weak, 10pm
McGarret’s …Buffalo’s finest local groove bands and jam music, $2 Saranacs. 11pm
Mulligan’s …DJ Doug every Wednesday, 10pm
Nietzsche’s …Backstage Concerts Presents, 8pm
Off The Wall …Transmission Indie: Indie Rock Wednesdays, 10pm-2am
Partner’s …Open Mic hosted by Dennis Reed. Drums, bass, & guitar amps provided, 10pm
Rendezvous …Now featuring FREE live music every Wed! This Week: RED CLAY, world beat, 10pm
Tudor Lounge …Pamela Ryder’s Musicians Workshop, every Wed, 9pm
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