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Music / Art Feature	6 More Infringement Shows by Cory Perla

Mr. Boneless

Last call for art on the fringe

Closing Ceremonies

Sunday, Aug 7, 7pm. Pay what you can.

Nietzsche’s

This is the grand finale. The culmination of another year of art on the fringe happens at Nietzsche’s on Sunday (Aug 7). As with many 2011 Infringement Festival events this is a pay-what-you-can show, but what you do pay will go to support next year’s festival. The ceremonies kick off with Iffy Award presentations at 7pm followed by a lineup of eight eclectic performances beginning with Mirror Mirror at 8pm. Five piece Niagara Falls based rock band Fivepoint will take the stage next, followed by dark Americana group the Pharaoh Moans. Mr. Boneless, a psychedelic folk-punk band from Fredonia is scheduled for 9:30pm just before Drop D and math rock band Manawi Thron. One man band Dissary, also known as metal guitarist Eareckson Murray, returns with his annual Infringement exclusive performance. Hip hop super group Back Phrom the Dead All-Stars close out the show,- and the festival. Grab a friend, or grab several friends, and come see the Infringement Festival off with a bang.

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Shake Your Glutes at Slyboots

Friday, Aug 5, 8pm. Pay what you can.

Slyboots, 350 Ellicott St.

Slyboots is many things, but first and foremost it is a school of music and art where students have access to musical instruction on a variety of instruments, at an affordable price. On Friday though, Slyboots will act as a music venue for some of Buffalo’s hidden gems. Kicking off the night is Sonny Baker, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist who you might know from various local bands like Wooden Waves, Lazlo Hollyfeld, and the night’s headliner A Hotel Nourishing. The duo of Baker on guitar and drummer Cam Rogers, who make up A Hotel Nourishing, are former Iffy Award Winners and creators of experimental rock akin to acts like Maps & Atlases, and Animal Collective. Psychedelic rock act Cinnamon Aluminum will fuse their experimental electronic sounds with strange African rhythms as the meat of a Sonny Baker sandwich. Shake your glutes at Slyboots this weekend.

Ranzatsu

Friday, Aug 5, 6-8pm.

Casa de Arte (formerly the Gateway Gallery) 141 Elmwood Ave.

First there was Akira, Nausicaa, and Dragon Ball, then came Naruto, Full Metal Alchemist, and Trigun. If this all sounds like gibberish then no worries, you’re not the only one who needs a translator, but for those who are hip to the manga scene—a form of Japanese comic book or cartoon often characterized by science fiction or fantasy based themes and a dark, realistic style of drawing called gekiga—then these are the holy grail of comics. And inside every comic book enthusiast there is that secret urge to become part of the story. On Friday (Aug 5) that dream will come true when fans will have the opportunity to jump into the action at Ranzatus at Casa De Arte on Elmwood. Ranzatsu is the Japanese word for clutter, disorder, or promiscuity, and as part performance, part instillation, Ranzatsu invites the audience to join in to create a comic dialogue from up-cycled manga/comics/their own hand, thus eliminating the idea of the audience through participation. Be part of Ranzatsu and add to this never-ending story. Stick around for a DJ set by Projex following the performance.

Noise @ Bank featuring Ronald Raygun

Saturday, Aug 6, 6pm. Pay what you can.

The Bank, corner of Broadway and Fillmore

Former president Ronald Reagan would never approve of cyberpunk/synthpunk band Ronald Raygun. They’re too...fiscally liberal. Case in point: the four-piece from Buffalo has adopted a “name your price” policy for their new album, released just last week. You can listen to it for free at their Bandcamp website (ronaldraygun.bandcamp.com) and if you like the droning, far-out kraut rock on “Unus Mundus” or the slow motion noise-punk on “Thanos” then you can pick up the digital version of the album for a cool 100 bucks or a few pennies. You decide. Though Ronald Raygun may not be a contender for the 2012 elections, he is certainly in contention for “greatest superhero of all time.” Check the band out when they perform at the Bank at the corner of Broadway and Fillmore with fellow noise rock acts Kari Jo’s Nightmare, the West Side Handjob Massacre, the Voidologists, and DJ Horrific Dissonance.

Self-Infringement

Aug 4-7 during store hours.

Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen St.

The Infringement festival is about art on the fringe of society and of the mainstream, but it can also be about art on the fringe of art. Who said you have to be an “artist” to create art? With Self-Infringement the audience is the artist. Step up to the box, located at Rust Belt Books in Allentown, take a card and do what it says. One envelope included a foot long piece of green twine with the instructions to collect 10 other green things and “make a shrine with them in places where they will be SEEN!” Viola, instant infringement. While you’re at Rust Belt, don’t forget to cast your vote for the IFFY awards. Create your own award like “Best BIF Venue,” “Oddest Thing Seen at Infringement” or “Best Band Award,” stuff it in the box and hope for votes from other likeminded infringers. The Iffy Award ceremony will take place at Nietzsche’s before the Closing Ceremonies show on Friday (Aug 7).

Rabid Noise/Rock Party

Sunday, Aug 7, 5pm to 9pm. Pay what you can.

Soundlab, 110 Pearl St.

Attend the Rabid Noise and Rock Party and, whether you like it or not, you might experience some sonic spasms. You’ll also come face to face with some of the most interestingly named bands on the planet, like noisemakers the West Side Handjob Massacre, the heavily bearded and heavily metal Amish Noise—who will release a limited edition EP Only the Devil Wears Buttons on trusty cassette tapes—ambience from Eraserhead’s Baby, and cyberpunk from Ronald Raygun. This is an early show so get there on time with earplugs in hand. 

—cory perla

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Published in Artvoice, 04 AUG 2011

buffaBLOG preview: K-Holes

08
AUG 11

Tonight: K-Holes, Call of the Wild, Fatal Figures, Utah Jazz

The sleaze-rock band K-Holes are supposedly Brooklyn-based, but judging how they sound, you might place them out of New Orleans. Their swampy punk decadence is both celebratory and perverse: crashing drums, over-reverbed surf guitar, male/female megaphone crooning about intoxication and dementia, all topped off with some laudatory, ragtime sax. So it should be a good time when they perform at Soundlab tonight, but the sort of good time where you'll wake up tomorrow with the vague recollection of a whole lot of bad decision-making. K-Holes will be joined by fellow Brooklynites Call of the Wild, as well as Buffalo's own fun-time/bad-decision punk outfits Fatal Figures and Utah Jazz. Doors at 8, $6.

Originally published on buffaBLOG

http://www.buffablog.com08 AUG 2011

More RONALDRAYGUN! press

06
AUG 11

Today: The buffaBLOG Broadway Market Rooftop Extravaganza

The day is finally here. After night after night of seeing some of Buffalo's best live bands during this year's Infringement Festival, it's time for a little afternoon party. Despite today's threat of rain, the buffaBLOG Broadway Market Rooftop Extravaganza is flexible, and at a moments notice, can become the buffaBLOG Broadway Market 2nd Floor Garage Extravaganza if need be. So don't let a few (potential)drops scare you off. This party is happening no matter what.

Anyways, we have been previewing the Rooftop Extravaganza lineup which includes the ska/funk/hip hop blended Blood Thirsty Vegans, the synth grunge exploits Ronaldraygun!, the uber mysterious trio Sea Snake Vs., boy/girl garage pop duo Bill Times A Billion and Buffalo's favorite pysch pop ensemble the birD day all week in order to get you in the mood for what should be one of the highlights of this year's great festival. While admission is free, make sure you bring some cash with you for band donations. All of the bands on our lineup today have volunteered their services not only to us, but to the entire Infringement Festival, so it's best not to let them go home empty handed. buffaBLOG's ultra-exclusive blue and green buttons make their triumphant return so those who could not get their hands on one are our birthday party in March can now rest easy as we brought in a new shipment just for today. Also, all of the bands and workers at today's party tend to get hungry, so if you feel like whipping up a nice dish or two, it will not go uneaten.

Today's buffaBLOG Broadway Market Rooftop Extravaganza runs from 12:00 - 5:00pm. See you there.

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buffaBLOG announcement: Surprise Me Mr. Davis

05
AUG 11

Just Announced: Surprise Me Mr. Davis

Every summer, local music collective/school Slyboots holds Slyfest, a festival showcasing not only the best music from around the Western New York area, but also bringing together amazing musicians from around the world. While this year's get-together (Slyfest 6) wont go down until the last weekend of August, the organizers have announced that one of the headliners will be Surprise Me Mr. Davis.

Even if you're not yet familiar with SMMD, you might know guitarist Brad Barr, drummer Andrew Barr, and bassist Marc Friedman as the jazz-rock trio The Slip. The group is joined by Nathan Moore (guitar/vocals) and Marco Benevento (guitar/keys) to create a sound which was described by that Wikipedia guy as "electro-folk," though their jazz roots aren't left far behind. SMMD has been playing largely as a side-project since 2003, but have been increasingly active after being featured in this year's SXSW.

Slyfest 6 is going down from August 26 - 28 at the North Fork Music Park in Warsaw, NY, and the Slyboots School of Music (350 Ellicott St) will be holding a preview of sorts tonight as part of the Infringement Festival. "Shake Your Glutes at Slyboots" starts at 9pm and features Sonny Baker, Cinnamon Aluminum, A Motel Furnishing, and A Hotel Nourishing.

Originally published on buffaBLOG

http://www.buffablog.com05 AUG 2011

Press for my band, RONALDRAYGUN!

03
AUG 11

buffaBLOG Rooftop Party Artist Preview: Ronaldraygun!

Ronaldraygun! will playing this Saturday at 1pm right after Bloodthirsty Vegans at buffaBLOG’s Broadway Market Rooftop Extravaganza showcase in conjunction with the Infringement Festival. Ronaldraygun! sounds as if Peter Frampton’s bitter son grew up on 90's era indie rock started post-punk band that toured with El Ten Eleven. Does anyone else find it ironic that a band named after a commie hating Republican President features the theremin on their album? Regardless, this four piece will grab all of our attention with it’s own unique and very distinct sounds this Saturday.