If you have a hipster friend, you know the pains of trying to enjoy your favorite popular "Top 20" tunes in their presence. "So mainstream," they say as they sneer at you in the car, pouncing on the radio dial in a violent rush to safety on the NPR station.
Even in the midst of the holidays, winter can be a disheartening time for many college students spending the break in Buffalo. Oscillating between loving and hating the seemingly endless snowfall, battling depression caused by the disappointing performances of local sports teams and waiting for the cessation of boredom caused by weeks away from the classroom are common pastimes during this frigid season. Thankfully, there will be a little more to look forward to this winter aside from hitting the slopes or clearing your driveway of snow due to a wide variety of musical performances planned at many venues around the city. For those looking to cap off their semester on a good note and combat finals week stress, Boston post-hardcore band Lions Lions will be performing at the Waiting Room on Delaware Avenue on Friday.
If you managed to keep yourself from prematurely putting Christmas albums on repeat this month, you might have noticed November was littered with album releases to get excited about.
Film: Dallas Buyers Club Studio: Focus Features Buffalo Release Date: Nov. 22 Grade: A In the 1980s when AIDS was first discovered, it was associated predominantly with homosexual men.
Platform: Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC, PS3 [Played] and PS4 Developer: Ghost Games Publisher: Electronic Arts Released: Nov.
Ever since I was a teenager, and in the early-though-not-quite-initial stages of my movie-going career, I've been going to movies alone.
With the holidays approaching, many students are looking forward to going home to enjoy a home-cooked turkey dinner.
With Thanksgiving coming, there is no better time to start looking for the new tech gifts that geeks have been salivating over recently.
The Queen City takes pride in its theatre and music scene with venues that host well-known, established national acts.
A wise elf once said, "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." We hold this truth to be self-evident for all holidays, that singing, or music in general, is an essential element to any cheerful gathering you may attend or host over winter break. Here's hoping this season you'll be getting together with friends and family for a series of parties laden with lots of cookies, Gl??hwein and roast beast.
Multiple dance battles of good against evil took to the Center For the Arts (CFA) stage on Saturday night in the form of the 20th annual Muqabla competition. The Indian Student Association hosted 12 teams from schools including Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), SUNY Binghamton, Cornell University, the University of Connecticut and Boston University.
Battling a British man of war as rogue waves and typhoons smash other boats to pieces is one of the innumerable yet memorable moments awaiting players in Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag. Ditching the American Revolution for the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Pirating in the early 18th century, the sixth and newest installment of one of this generation's biggest franchises delivers not only a superior experience over recent installments like Revelations and Assassins Creed III, but the best and most ambitious Assassins Creed title to date. Taking the helm as captain of the Jackdaw, players control Edward Kenway, a Welsh privateer-turned pirate searching for wealth and riches by preying on Colonial ships in the West Indies.
Film: Thor: The Dark World Released:Nov. 8 Studio: Marvel Studios Grade: B With the Bifrost destroyed, the nine realms have fallen into chaos, and it falls on the Mighty Avenger to restore the peace he is sworn to uphold. Thor: The Dark World picks up where Thor and The Avengers left off; Loki (Tom Hiddleston,Out of Darkness) is being brought back to Asgard to pay for his crimes, and Thor (Chris Hemsworth, Rush) is battling to save the realms from falling further into chaos. As peace is restored, an ancient enemy named Malekith (Christopher Eccleston,Emily) reawakens and threatens to plunge the nine realms into total darkness, which he attempted to do many millennia before - until Thor's grandfather stopped him. Pitted against an enemy that neither Odin nor Asgard can withstand, Thor must risk everything to stop the dark elf before the universe is extinguished. Generic plot aside, Thor: The Dark World, directed by Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones), is everything that fans of Marvel's movie universe have come to expect and builds upon the enjoyable foundation of the first Thor film. Thor was packed with whit, humor, charm and action, but between the mythological and fantastical was a film filled with family drama and memorable characters.
Regina Jose Galindo stands naked in an open field. A stationary camera watches the artist as an excavator loudly strips the grass and dirt from the earth's skin around her.
Security guards at The Waiting Room had to pull bloody concert attendees off each other in mosh pits and watch for "crowd killers" - fans that push other into the pit - more than usual on Wednesday night. The crowd was violent and ready to get down to deathcore. Progressive metal/deathcore band Born of Osiris returned to Buffalo Wednesday night on its tour with Reflections and Sylar. Unfortunately, Reflections was unable to make it to the venue, which disappointed a majority of the crowd - especially those in the pit. On Reflections' Facebook page, fans asked why the band couldn't make it to the show.
Platform: Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3 (Played), PS4 and PC Developer: DICE (EA Digital Illusions CE) Publisher: Electronic Arts Released: Oct.
When Asking Alexandria bassist Sam Bettley's ear monitor broke during the band's finale song "The Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)," he panicked.
Platform: Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3 (Played), PS4, PC and Wii U Developer: Infinity Ward, Raven Software and Neversoft
Name: Emma Janicki Hometown: Buffalo Year: Junior Major: English and French What she's wearing: Target blazer, Karl Lagerfeld for Macy's blouse, American Apparel skirt, sweater tights and Clark's shoes Favorite trends: high-waist anything, tight crop tops and "I want to buy an American Apparel turtleneck cape sweater for winter" Worst trends: light wash or super low-rise pants and neon or thin mesh tights Inspiration: American Apparel and her friends' Instagram accounts Advice: "Bloomers should always be worn under too."
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