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2011 shows

Film & video
But now he's back.
Daniel Pinchback, 2012 Transformational living thru honest education.
Abstract Visions Abstract Visions consists of four short pieces, each of which represents an experiment with the moving image and sound.
Impact Cinemas / John J. Fink, Badly Drawn Restraint Budget is the ultimate restraint in John J. Fink's low budget remake of Matthew Barney's Drawing Restraint 9.
sincely; signature, documents Art critique from a gender perspective.
Pale Griot Film, Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone Documentary on the ska-punk-funk-metal band Fishbone. Narrated by Laurence Fishburne.
Ocusonic, Follow Your Skin From recordings made live @ Experimental Television Centre, NY.
Hymns 2 Collection of experimental shorts.
IthankU Productions, Jangle's Corners Coke fiends purchase heroin mistakenly, and experience the joys of purveying versus using.
Buffalo State College Communication Department, Making it Personal: DIY Documentary Showcase 5 short docs produced in Buffalo in spring of '11. Variety of personal subjects.
Rich Viola & Mike Sajecki, Novim Film presents "Something Big" Short films to include "Dan Aykroyd's Ghost BJ", "Lonely Man Dinners", "S--- my Senile Grandpa Says", "Repressed Fear Factor" and more!
Ocusonic, Phasing Waves Recorded live in the experimental TV Studio New York using 80s technology, simple tones, buzzes and glitches are made visual.
Gary F. Mooney, Playing With Myself Gary plays a versatile cast of characters in these short musical morality plays.
Rebuilding Broadway Market Historical perspective; current suggestions.
sincerly; signature , sacrificial zoo carriage Apartment studio/studio apartment?
Brian Murphy, Silent Landscape Pinhole landscape film photographed @ film farm in '09. Hand processed/chemically abused, transferred to video & degraded.
Frozen Buffalo Films, Solitude One An introspective video collaboration of normal people finding tranquility in youthful solitude.
Projexorcism, Spaceglue Continuum & Vowels of Destruction 8 found films mixed live on 8 16mm projectors, scrambled & reprojected digitally, with found sound and circuit bent sonic accompaniment.
Brent Green, Nervous Films, Squeaky Wheel's Outdoor Animation Festival with Brent Green (NERVOUS FILMS) Watch a program of wonderfully crafted stop-motion films under the stars. Hallwalls Artist-in-Residence, Brent Green of Nervous Films.
Swimming Upstream: The Funding Struggles of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System Thank you Chris Collins & the BPL administrative sycophants for limiting access to a most fundamental cultural/intellectual mainstay.
Shift Four Productions, The Empire Strikes Bank Klinger's a sell out; he's moved to LA to make it as a hipster movie type, but we love him anyway. DVD's available with all $ going to BIF!
JMMIX Productions, The Loft ... Riding Into the Sunset Slice of time from the last performance @ Buffalo's famous Loft.
Vision Look at the world through the eyes of a person who cannot see well.
lemeh42, Wool & Water Freely inspired by Lewis Carroll; wondrous look @ ordinaryeveryday things.
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Steven Myers, 4 D Art Melting pot of song & art, with juxtapositions of various media designed to transport the "audience" into a new consciousness.
86 To Nowhere 86 To Nowhere is a hard rock band made of some of the best new rock musicians in western NY. Don't believe it? Just watch the show.
A Hotel Nourishing "Think Fugazi meets Frank Zappa. Joy Divison meets John Coltrane."
A Motel Furnishing Motel Rock
A.L. Third, A.L. Third Emceeing, beats, and Hip Hop music and culture from the soul. No gimmicks, no image, no characters, no faking the funk.
Adam Giancarlo Unique and original one-man, mainly acoustic act.Simple, yet multi-layered.
Ajent O O write your own text.
Alasanne Sarr Your guess is as good as mine.
Aliver Hall Hepatic passageway.
All of Them Witches Witches is a blunder of technical and loud destructions.
Amish Noise Genre bending audio satisfaction!
Anal Pudding If you do not come see Anal Pudding play we will find you and give your pets blumpkins.
Andy and the Armstrongs Hailing from Cuba!! (New York) Cheese, please.
Anger is A Gift Rage Against the Machine tribute band
Anytime, Anywhere!
armageddon party Acoustic/electric instrumentation & psychedelic dub glitches with live sampling/effects produced by our favorite recently understaffed GOP.
AUTOPUNCH Rock music best defined as "out-rage-a-funk."
Autoverse Thoughtful and passionate rock with a blue collar sensibility. Think Chapel Hill, Chicago, and D.C. music of mid 90s.
Axis of Evil Experimental Jazz Trio - it can be ANYTHING. We make our own instruments! (Thumbs up by the chick editing this blurb.)
Back Phrom The Dead All-Stars Back Phrom the Dead All-Stars is a Hip Hop supergroup consisting of MCs from Back Phrom the Dead Records.
Bad Kids The Bad Kids are a Rochester based literate garage band. They play an aggressive range of rock and roll.
Bad Ronald Over the hill & misunderstood. AND misbehaving.
badmilk Curdling.
Jax Deluca (Communication Vault), Beneath the Willow Tree Hand-painted films, abstract video & live sound performance by Jax Deluca, Jim Horbett, Kevin Cain. Dreamy, swirly, and beautifully fragile.
Big Casino Started in earl '11, Big Casino brings catchy melodies with reminiscence of the 1990's: Pop-Punk-Rock
Bill Times a Billion A two-piece garage pop band
Black Umbrella Black Umbrella is jangle-dream-pop played at funerals for flowers. "Baudelaire's future favourite band" -Le Petit Journal, 1863.
Blonie Braindancemusic.
BloodThirsty Vegans Fun, positive music created to make you dance the dances of freedom. Get ready to laugh, think and be happy. You will dance. It happens.
Blue Lazer We'll melt your face from outerspace! Stream of consciousness ranting over improvised electronic music.
Blue Roadhouse Family Band Name sez it all.
Bob Z Bits & pieces of whatever he damn well pleases.
Bogs Visionary Orchestra Bogs Visionary Orchestra couples elements of off-centered theater with sprawling eccentric folk-rock.
Brownman Electryc Trio + guest rappers, Brownman Electryc Trio Iconic jazz trumpet player BROWNMAN (Guru's Jazzmatazz), uses his ELECTRYC TRIO as the house band for a jazz-hip-hop summit.
Cassi Meyerhoffer "Self-indulgent" singer-songwriter with backing bass, banjo & drums.
Catherine Marie Charlton Solo piano passionate improvisations, ranging from the meditative to the avant-garde: Monk-meets-Satie, Cecil Taylor-meets-George Winston.
Cavalcade, Cavalcade Cavalcade is... a band, a parade, an answer, a coma, freewheeling, pleasant, exciting, an opportunity, a junction, people, wind, a band...
Chanting the Sacred and Profane Experimental chanting and sounding under the bridge; audience participation essential.
Chaotik Kojima Pronounced "chaotic". Kojima's probably phonetic.
The Left Hand of Darkness, Charles J. Quagliana and Ted Reinhardt Prog Rock, Ambient performances on the Krappy Touchstyle 10-12 String Guitar/Bass in Solo and Duet with Ted Reinhardt on Percussion
Chasing Static, Chasing Static Four guys who make beautiful noise with a good hook!
Chopman, Jowles, and The Swine Improvisational Live Drums/Electronics/Flows. Loud and intense and driving.
Chris Merkley One-man band with 3 members featuring a songwriter with raspy baritone vocals, wailing blues harp and a stomp-heavy drummer.
Cinnamon Aluminum Experimental electronic music fused with African rhythms, strange chants & live instruments.
Clandestina y La Raza Cosmica
Collectivenes of instruments 2011 Megamasterdance party of power. BYOB, er, instruments.
Come Honor Whom & why?
Coterie of Stern Coterie of Stern is an original alternative rock music band out of Buffalo, NY.
Dani J Dani J's sound is a mixture of rhythm and blues, with a splash of neo-soul and a dash of pop.
Dawg House Band Representing a unique variety of styles rock, blues and R&B. Strong players and singers, versatile, accomplished and contagious.
Disarray Retro electro fun times!
DJ Cult Hero DJing house, downtempo, tribal, indie & disco.
DJ Horrific Dissonance Live DJ set consisting of noise and experimental music using 2 turntables and a large collection of vinyl.
DJ Medison A versatile, energetic & tactile DJ that will keep the house floor moving!
Dj Soma's Space Time Trip, Dj Soma DJ Soma's Space Time Trip broadcasts intelligent electronic music communications with a wide spectrum of genres across the universe. Explore
Do It With Malice www.diwmny.com
Downsampling Atonal ambience mixed with spontaneous beats; audio, visual.
Driftwood In a post-modern world of skyscrapers and handheld computers, Driftwood looks beneath the concrete and circuitry to find their sound.
Drop D The voyage through a music festival. Giving you classics that you love in many categories as well as hidden gems you might not have heard.
Dudley Ghost
Early Attic a mixture of indie rock and electronic elements with a slant towards the early 80's
Elsa Mae Elsa’s music hopes to spin the galactic color wheel and stir the imagination.
Eppo Sounds and range of influence carrying the flavors of your favorite traditional un-standard in collision with thought provoking beats.
Eraserhead's Baby Ambient noise with orchestral percussion
Erin Elizabeth Jeffords Passionate college bound singer/songwriter who plays guitar and ukelele. Original material, straight from the soul. Guaranteed entertainment
Erin Sydney Welsh A unique blend of modern and folk music.
essential vitamins crew / EVC buffalo ny's premier art & hip hop collective . . . specializing in hip hop's elements: djing, producing, emceeing, graf art
Fairweather Foes Post grunge, 90's surf punk junk. Pop.
FEELFELT Multi-Sensory Experience, Acoustic/Electronic, Poetry, Image projection, esoterica, inspirational, hyperreal, engaging, mystical, magical.
Fivepoint Five views points, Five different styles, Five musicians. Fivepoint is a collaborative that goes beyond just music. It is a movement, an idea
Forever Evra Loud, obnoxious acoustic songs tackling the bigger issues in life like jello, babies, and Howie Mandel.
Frozen Sun
Galactic Moustache Galactic Moustache is a cosmic partnership formed between Photon Man and Buckner Oblivion with the intention of restoring order and harmony
Garda Garda, WNY's premiere electro-rock band single-handedly resurrects the sounds & attitudes of Industrial Rock for an unsuspecting generation.
Ginger James Bluegrass meets indie rock in the trio known as Ginger James; guitar, bass, violin and more add up to a unique, traditional-yet-modern sound
Global Village Idiots Al Uthmann likes. So does Biff Titsle. And definitely Mike Mulley. Were sure lots of others do too.
Gonculator, Gonculator Rochester indie-rockers influenced by The Flaming Lips, Queen, Ween, and the Who. A positively intense and fun-filled performance for all!
John the Gentleman, H. John Fitzgibbon's "first name last name face!" Industrial /musique concrète exploration of life salvaged from field recordings and audio "journaling" with live performance.
Harold Black and The Entire Planet Harold Black is a high energy mix of punk rock and 90's garage pop that will make you rethink your love of modern convenience.
Heavenly Chillbillies The Heavenly Chillbillies are a Buffalo, NY based band that mixes Blues, Rock, Country and Honkey-Tonk to form a combustible combination.
Herr Meistersinger Boxcutter An apocalyptic karaoke performance of your favorite (or my favorite) underground Buffalo bands and artists.
Improv Ork An ensemble of improvisors performing notated and free compositions for acoustic, electronic and obscure instruments.
Intelligent Gunmen Original future classic rock from the 21st century.
JACK TOPHT Jack Topht raps super hard, he does rap and punk better than everyone else too, his air-horn sample gets people wicked pumped.
Jacob A guitar, a banjo, and a few choice words.
jacopo de nicola Inspired by European cafe rock, Tropicalia and global rhythms, Jacopo's act will charm you with infectious songs and kazoo virtuosisms.
Jeff Repeater A producer of glitch-hop electronic grooves with shimmery synthesizers and headstrong beats, knocking down card houses with sonic origami.
Jennifer Whitmore, Jennifer Whitmore Acoustic folk music with a twist; intricate rhythms and haunting lines.
Johnny Ryder Acoustic rock with a dash of folk, you will feel the emotion lyrically
Jon Herr soulful vocal talent, rhythmic guitar chords, thoughtful lyrical expression and an intense singularity. songs for the wind and the wayward.
Jupiter Jefferson
Kari Jo's Nightmare Buffalo's premier twee-sleaze outfit, Kari Jo's Nightmare is the latest offering from genus genius Velvet Al. Crass and pointless as usual.
Katie Ann: The Ride Music with a positive message!
Kicking Bird psych - folk intoning awash in dancehall / cathedral acoustics, punctuated by electricity.
Kinetic Stereokids Inspired, intelligent and innovative brand of modern rock, The Kinetic Stereokids' sound is beat-heavy, sample-laden, sonic alchemy.
Ladies and Gentleman Catchy, jangly, spunky alt tunes with a hint of roots.
Lazy Ass Destroyer Lazy Ass Destroyer is raw hip-hop/rock energy, while some of the lyrics are comical, It is a loud Beastie Boys meets Crunk meets Rock sound.
Lloyd MacHardy Nova Scotia Singer/Songwriter doing original songs.
Love Light Falls Live looping duo. Drones, unnerving sounds, tonal/atonal textures, background/ambient noise, post post-modern chamber music.
Love Scenes Electronic music to make you dance and break ya heart
Magictonez Two person acoustic duo; together since '05.
manawithorn Guitar player in a gas mask? Naked lead singer somewhere in the audience? Music strangely both melodic and brutal? Might be manawi thorn.
Marla Mase w/ Tomás Doncker, Marla Mase - A Brief Night Out: a rock opera A Brief Night Out-a rock opera: Marla Mase tells her tale of a woman breaking down, having an affair, and brimming with sexy anxiety.
MC Vendetta MC Vendetta is a force to be reckoned with. Wildly political and outspoken, she will boldly go where most women wouldn't dare to tread.
Mike Criscione My performances include me singing, playing guitars, and bass pedals. I also occasionally employ live looping.
Mimi Paxon featuring Danielle DiStefano Come hear it all from Ella Fitzgerald to Beyoncé with the velvet sound of Mimi Paxon. Sung with soul & love from her heart to yours.
Miraculous Rhythms of Sankofa Jazz Ensemble The Miraculous Rhythms of Sankofa Ensemble can truly be classified as highlife of percussion music.
Miss Vicky Blues baby. Blues.
Mr. Boneless A psychedelic folk-punk/rock band from Fredonia, NY.
Mykey Bellow: The Way of Life Singer, song writer, acoustic guitar player, performing all original music.
n3wt Solo psychedelic electronic dub with visual effects.
Nate & Kate Central New York's folk superheros, Nate & Kate, deliver a mix of heartfelt modern folk songs, humor, and juggling on cello guitar/harmonica
Next Week's Weather Indie rock, ranging from soft acoustics to wider, more diverse arrangements.
Nietzsche's Monday Night Showcase and Open Mic Buffalo's longest running open mic. Now with backline! Hosted by Josh Gage.
Noah Gokey and the Skulls An eclectic guerilla space-aged original folk rock group with shades of everything from country and blues to reggae and surf.
Obscene Object It is what it is
On the Sly Original world jazz rock fusion. Turning heads and shaking booties all over the country over the past decade!
Open Busking Why not get into the act yourself? acoustic only. no power.
opt. pop Electronically processed upright bass.
Organic Synthesis Electronic music featuring a unique live sound and video experience.
Cowboys of Scotland, Original - The Mark Freeland Story Cowboys of Scotland will perform their all new rock opera, "Original - The Mark Freeland Story". This musical piece is a multi-media event!
ould pound Instrumental rock with world influences and strong beats.
Too many keyboard, Pam Swarts Electronic Lots of keyboards and chaos, blip, bloop, beats and fun!
pam swarts-guitar, Pam Swarts Guitar Guitar and keyboard loops layered and layered and layered.
Patsy Silver Sings Variety Show with Co-Host Dottie Kenney Patsy and her cast and special guests sing songs from the 60's through the 21st century pop!
Percussion by Peters & Pender
Peter J Woods + Ice Volt Harsh noise and power electronics, with a theatrical element. Wildly demented and incredibly disturbing, but still thought provoking.
Poverty Hymns Solo guitar performace utilizing looped layers of out of phase playing that triggers the functionality of 9 house lamps via analog goodness.
Pretty Sisters A humble guitar and drum set duo with dual vocals trying to fight this ever conceptual system of becoming robotic
Project Y Live electronic set. Distorted rhythms and beautify melodies combine for a spiritual awakening of sound.
PROJEX An audio-visual mixologist that utilizes a hybrid DJ setup & projections, taking you on a journey in sight & sound.
Quest for Friends Upbeat new wave dance-rock with lighthearted lyrics and catchy beats!
Ramforinkus, Ramforinkus Eclectic Rock, compositional and improvisational. Sounds ranging from edgy to tender, infused with trombone, varied percussion, and electron
Ray Lorigo Original classical guitar music with some traditional classical guitar favorities
Vinzent Massi & The Revelation, Retrospective RocOpera Concert A unique blend of rock, classical, pop and dance elements, fusing into a world sound. A dynamite band and powerhouse singer.
Reverend Soapbox And The Rabble Rousers Music to storm heaven and raise a ruckus in hell like hasn't been done since the turn of the 20th century.
WHISH, Rise Up the Rainbow Over Buffalo! Street Pageant An Infringement street pageant, celebrating the riot of colors and diversity of being that is life!
Robot In Doubt Self styled genre: D.D.M. (dumb dance music) wonky techno/micro house meets Berlin meets Detroit meets shake that butt
Ronald Raygun! Heavy throbbing bass lines over small and simple yet somewhat intricate guitar leads & tempo guiding drums. - Buffablog
Rusty Trombone Now called Pneumonia Hole, this three piece of terror makes you think about why the heck you are even here! Heavy, uncompromising, and LOUD!
Sara Elizabeth Sara Elizabeth is a 19 yr old indie singer/songwriter from Alden, NY, whose varied instrumentation carries a unique rhythmic writing style.
Scantron A meld of beatbox, dubstep, electronica, and Taiwanese TaiKe created with the mouth and made to be danced to. Organica = organic electronica
Sea Snake Vs. Indie avant-garde Cuban hip-hop.
Shapes of States Shapes of States is a single life form that plays electronic beats on drum set & synthesizer, @ the same time.
Shuteyes & Dj Charlie The Butcher Sustaining the art within a crumbling artform, Shuteyes & DJ Charlie The Butcher are back with some Buffalo's best hip-hop!
Sonny Baker Simplistic songs written for orange rooms & someone else's warm-toned reality. Please list the Buffalo bands that Sonny HASN't played in.
SoundShaman Various different acoustic and electronic instruments performed and looped live. The 21st century's version of a 1 man band.
sparky sings a song Do you like music, cluelessness and ice cream?
Spider Goat Swirling metal spaciness and pounding rhythms. Science as put spider DNA into a goat and we're doing the same - but with music.
Standing Audition Standing Audition, aka Aaron, is a singer, song writer, and guitar player from Buffalo, NY.
steve baczkowski Avant-garde solo sax from our Hallwalls/BiF mainstay.
Style of Effort Lecture re: photography & positivity amidst a musical performance of sorts.
Sycamore Project
The Albrights Rockin' @ the; oops, wrong venue.
The B-Side Dubs Join us @ the luau.
The Bird Day Psychedelic pop; on this BiF organizer's to-do list.
The Cellars Cell themselves.
The Devil In Love 3 piece folk-punk band from Buffalo's outskirts.
The Heenan Brothers Folky, Bluesy kind of Americana, respectfully referred to as Canal Blues.
The Jeremy Spindler Accordion Experiment The one man Accordion Experiment brings S.American inspired percussion, singing and harmonic sounds and loops together with the accordion.
The Mechanical Migraines Constantly pushing the limit of time signature, scales and making due with the fact that we're not that good, a lot of noise happens.
The Merchants A genuine, emotionally-charged sound. Bluesy riffs, pounding drums, driving bass, narrative songwriting with powerful delivery.
The Next Syphillis If you don't know, now you do.
The Noise Project We mix up sound effects, electronic toys and a friend or two, into a pleasant (not too harsh and loud) sound scape.
The Pharaoh Moans www.reverbnation.com/thepharaohmoans
The Prolific "MasterPeace Theatre" - All members of MasterPeaceSociety performing songs from their mixtapes/albums headlined by The Prolific.
The Screaming Jeans The Screaming Jeans are a local indie/alt/pop/rock band that play catchy original music with an energetic live show that everyone can enjoy
The Tins
Reginoff Jimbrowski, the Travelin' Circuitz: Lunchtablism Live performances of comedy/real life sketches touching on the subjects considered taboo in most sects of society,w/live hiphop interludes.
The Voidologists Abstract, harsh noise. Huge waves of distortion with a focus on creating interesting audio textures.
The Waz Solo Electro If you like Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream, Dead Can Dance, Laurie Anderson, etc., you're going to love The Waz Solo Electro.
The West Side Handjob Massacre Disgusting #&*$@# noise.
The Zygotes The Zygotes is an instrumental band with influences of rock, bluegrass, gypsy, and Spanish music.
Tim Sylvester Tim is often described as a blend of pop and dark acoustic rock, appears in both the folk and rock scenes. facebook.com/timsylvestermusic
Tom Hitt - EDGY FOLK MUSIC (for not-so-edgy people) Tom creates music because he is enamored with the world around him. He observes myriad circumstances with a sense of whimsical wonder.
Tripod Black
Type Relevant
Tyrohill "They re-forge the Rust Belt jam-band formula, mixing classic guitar rock with prog theater."
Universe Shark presents FUTURE DRAGON Purely improvisational music from the members of Universe Shark.
Unnatural Motion: Satan's Luau Join us for a night of beach style fun in the devil's backyard! Hawaiian shirts are encouraged, and who knows, Satan may even show up...
Dynamomin, Vince Leone Explosive cutting edge christian music to captivate any audience.
Vince Martino Vince's music is about the journey of life and how it affects all. "Every day is a new Adventure"
Walt Dizziness Hip hop that is steeped in real life experiences and profound self realization.
Werewolf chest w/ knife in it. A schizophrenic journey through mother nature's underwear drawer...
Will Folk For Food 2 violinists and a one-man-bander (if he feels like it) hashing out some of your favorite folk songs that you've never heard
Wooden Waves Adventurous live music and visuals inspired by underwater space travel, Esther Williams, street surfing, and graffiti.
Theatre/dance/poetry/other performance
Western new York Playwrights Alliance, 10-20-30
Pyromance, A Buffalo Pyromance Returning once again, Buffalo's premiere fire dance troupe! Bringing fire love and alchemy to Buffalo Infringement!
Airport Musical Musical Theater Workshop. Audience participation in a musical about an overnight airport layover, a work-in-progress by Kilissa Cissoko.
Apogee Dance Art Apogee Dance Art: an eclectic dance art collective/company.
Babushka! 1 hour. 2 improvisers. Hilarious results. Todd Benzin & Don Gervasi explore a single suggestion, making everything else up along the way.
Blake Daniels Can't afford tickets to "The Book of Mormon"? (neither can I) Come here this local comedian (& practicing...)share his hilarious insights.
Marina Blitshteyn, BODY (image-politic-language) Reading of poems with politics, fashion, and linguistics -- juxtaposed to examine the self and public rhetoric rub against each other.
Gary F. Mooney, Buffalo Busker- Mr. Balloon Man Street performer -- expert in music and circus skills.
Shea Cody, BuffaLore Speak Easy A themed open mic night of sharing stories. Each story teller will be given 7 minutes to 'spin their yarn'.
Car Stories Return of our Montreal friends & co-conspirators for yet another street/automotive theatre adventure. Highly interactive.
alchemicalmedia, Casting Call Live casting for a reality TV show about casting for a reality tv show!
Cat Venom Social and political commentary fashioned by comedy.
Celtic Storytelling Yep.
Coming Back to Speaking - Radiated Version
Crabmeat Thompson, Troubadour, Raconteur, and all-around nice guy Bring your Old Bay Seasoning & enjoy.
Cracked Buckle up with author Keri Lock, as she takes you on a compelling, emotional roller coaster ride through her latest novel, CRACKED.
Company of Thieves, creator A ribald tale of fashion as social signifier with grimly, humorous overtones.
Defiant Monkey Improv Buffalo's only improv comedy duo takes your audience suggestions and creates comedy scenes on the spot. Come see what the fun is all about!
Verve Dance Studio, Differential Flava Crew Differential Flava Crew is Verve Dance Studio's house crew, dedicated to the art of B-boying and Hip Hop culture.
Dr. Compañero's Magic Lantern Series A brief lecture series presented with remarkable images on the nature of reality, UFOs, megaliths, eschatology, and conspiracy theories.
Effers The Effers is a two piece ensemble of drum and vocals (the drummer will eat while performing). Spoken word original satire with lively banter
Eric Beeny & Thomas Luckie Eric Beeny is the author of The Dying Bloom, Snowing Fireflies, and Of Creatures. Tom Luckie's work has recently appeared in Broken Pencil.
theatreFiguren, Ferdinand A story of a gentle bull who would rather sit and smell the flowers than fight.
Frank Santora, Fire Artist Performance Fire Artist Performance by Frank Santora
sincerly; signature, freaky's extravaganza
Generic, disappointing and Redundant: Poetry by Pedro Vincent Combinations of words spoken in a rythmic fashion. They also rhyme sometimes.
GEORGEORGE Written & Performed by Lawrence Gregory Smith "Will I get to fight in a war when I grow up?”
No Rust Productions, Going forward in Reverse Skitch winds up in his past ahead of his future again.
Fictional Mixtape, GUN CRAZY Spoken word/experimental music piece revolving around America's love affair with guns.
The Habit Dance Project, Habit Dance Explores Dr. Seuss Various participating Habit Dance choreographers will create new short dance pieces inspired by the works of Dr. Seuss.
Organogold, Healthier Coffee Free pre-packaged samples of gourmet healthier coffee.
Hell's Harlots 3 piece burlesque troupe specializing in group dances & skits as well as solo performances.
MelsCamp, Hula Hoop LA Dancing and booty shaking with the hoop in an epic performance! Bring your hoop or learn in minutes!
Alley McNally, I am Superman's Wife There are no scripts, no master plans, just magic unfolding before your very eyes! What will happen next? Who knows.
Insurgent Theatre, In the Belly In the Belly is our initial exploration and imagined realities of the US prison system.
Incident At Deer Lick Mark Twain recounts the details of a murder, a mystery, and a marriage, in this laugh out loud satire of modern times.
Optative Theatrical Laboratories, Infringement Therapy After being diagnosed by a theatrical Doctor, clients are prescribed an interactive, dramatic and therapeutic journey.
Kendall, Kendall Karaoke Kendall hosts a karaoke show with unique performances of popular songs by colorful audience members...that look suspiciously like him!
allison..., Knots and Tangles: Fusion Dance Knots and Tangles: Fusion Dance by Allison.
Living Poets Society, Living Poets Society Poetry that will amaze you, break your heart, and leave you just like your ex.
Losing the Plot; Developing Character Readings from a poetry chapbook and autobiography of my journey out of the psychiatric system, including safely withdrawing polpharmacy.
Suzanne Perry & friends of the OP Music House, Love shouldn't hurt: peace thru music, healing thru art Thought-provoking exhibition of music, still art, dance and spoken words reflective of faces and stages of abuse and domestic violence.
Maia Alexandra: Experience the Art of Dance Maia Alexandra performs Bellydance gone theatrical- Sensual, Emotive, Unusual, Beautiful.
Buffalo Soundpainting Ensemble, Merz Fairy Tales: An Improvisatory Exploration of Typography
sincerely; signature, mirror mirror A band? A Star Trek episode? Pronouncements of an evil Disney character, or just an exercise in narcissism? Street theatre; sorta.
The Beau Fleuzies Burlesque, Movie Night With The Beau Fleuzies
New Phoenix Theatre, Mrs. WARren Smith by Tina Bampton A workshop presentation of a new play inspired by Virgina Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway."
Dullroar Studio, Multiples of Eleven One man Beat Poetry, All original. The human experience.
Aerial Flight Productions, My Mind's Prisoner Explores self-control with chronic depression.
Moss of Ancients, Oceania This work is an audio/visual exploration of movement and sound. The artist aims to push the boundaries of musical performance.
Jeannine Giffear, Oh, Mr. W! My fantasy-account of working in cubicle world and living to tell the tale.
pas de hors-texte Pas de hors-texte reifies the otolithic poetics genre with a touch of spring reverb.
Mime Internationale, Picasso People Family-friendly performance bringing to life the art of Pablo Picasso through costume, dance, puppetry, mask and mime all set to a music!
FTAM + Insides Music, Pity + Bryce Beverlin II, Physicist A monologue of someone slowly committing suicide on stage and all the tedium that comes with it, combined with a lecture on physics. Weird.
Bizarre Amazing & Magical Pottery, Poetry Best Listened to in a Drunken Stupor Poetry best listened to in a drunken stupor!
MC Vendetta and Friends, Poets for Erotic Burlesque Night at Nietzsche's These poets will be adding to the sexy atmosphere at the Burlesque Event, "Wham-Bam-Thank You Slam" at Nietzsche's. Get ready. Get wet. Go.
Singed Cat Studios, Ranzatsu Ranzatsu is the Japanese word for clutter/disorder/promiscuity. This is an exercise in dialogue through participatory comics/manga.
WHISH (World Healing Is Self Healing), River of Persistent Voices: a Spontaneous Manifesto Poets! Truth-tellers! Artists! Voices of Resistance! Offer your words and visions in the creation of a spontaneous manifesto.
Seth Tyler Black, Rupture the Body: Incarnation 3 "Rupture the Body" is a new media/multimedia performance art narrative investigating an emerging artist's struggle to create pure art.
saucebox books, saucebox @ infringement: special Alette engagement (poetry reading) saucebox feminist press & occasional performance series to read Alice Notley's The Descent of Alette, hosted by local poet Robin F. Brox.
Sean McGill: Manager of the Backdoor Speakeasy A sampling of poetry from the creator of the Backdoor Speakeasy, local poet Sean McGill.
Headless Baby, Self-Infringement Don't just WATCH the Infringement Festival--play an active part in it! Head to the box in the front window of Rust Belt Books.
Ronawanda & North Ronawanda, Shakespeare in the Parking Space An Infringement tradition since the dawn of time! Bad wigs, weird clothes, & the classic plays of William Shakespeare into a parking space!
SHINE This reading has been cancelled.
Expressed Entertainment, Simple Complexity Spoken word performances done theatrically to music.
simplicity, songs, sighs Pro-woman performance art in 3 acts.
Hutchinson Family Revival, Solidarity Forever Simulated labor rally featuring early protest songs on themes of poverty, hunger, war, women's rights, slavery, labor unions.
Fire Spinners / Fire dancers, Spun Out Fire Productions
Stand-up Comedy How do YOU pronounce "Mothra"?
Taste This Voice Taste This Voice is glitch-poetry, one man's voice versus the effects of equipment normally used in electronic music production.
The Boom Boom Betties Cabaret and burlesque dance
The Four Graces Amidst the movement and soundscape, a story unfolds...
Subversive Theatre Collective, THE GUILLOTINE: Heads Will Roll Smash the bourgeoisie while moving thru the nooks & crannies of Allentown.
"El" the Mime - Elaine Barthel, The Magic Clothes Shop / Pizza Surprise In "The Magic Clothes Shop," each item has magical powers. In "Pizza Surprise," the owner has an unexpected surprise at the end.
Stepping Stone Company, The Reunion Cycle Six friends who were once on the same page return to their Alma Mater for a reunion and to see if they've closed the book on one another.
The Stripteasers Burlesque The Stripteasers challenge social stigmas, gender hierarchy, and political constructs with traditional burlesque and sketch comedy show.
The Zombettes
Aaron 'Water' Piepszny, ThisIS.: Dance/ Being Infringe vet+dance whirlwind Aaron Water back after Berlin, London + SYTYCD Poland to vortex genre splitting life affirming dance.
Buffalo Open Mic, Truth Hurts - Slam Poetry Showcase/Open Mic Slam Poets perform powerful original pieces for the audience - with time slots for Open Mic readings. All writing styles welcome!
Janna Willoughby, Weird Tales and Tall Coincidences (Part II) Tantalizingly true tales of strange, unexplainable occurrences in the life of this lady. This show will make you want to believe in magic.
CI Buffalo, What To Do in Case of Falling An exploration of sound and movement, with participants improvising interaction with their environment and each other.
Mime Internationale, Whats Mime is yours ! Family Friendly Musical Mime show with a mixture of lite and thought provoking vignettes. Illusions to the avant-garde whats Mime is yours!
WNY American Tribal Style Bellydance Collective! We'll be performing when and where you least expect it. Keep an eye out for our "infringing" ATS performances!
Edwin Gomez, Young Hearts and Old Minds Simple words for a complicated life.
ZPAC-Stacy Zawadzki's Performing Arts Center and Theatre and Dance at Niagara University A variety of dance theatre pieces which are entertaining, edgy and fresh. The pieces are based off poetry readings, song and dance.
Visual art
AlanAdetolArts, "She Don't Use Jelly" Tainted jellyfish infringe on each other in unexpected collisions.
100 Shittay paintings
Abstract Visions A quick glimpse of images and visions from dreams I've had this past year.
Biondo Art, All The Love This is all the love, sometimes, it's all we can give!
Art by Edward S Petre There's a natural beauty to them - like mother nature through the lens of someone who has only chaos to draw from
Art by Emily Churco Beautifully quirky comics and illustrations.
Art by Jeff Gabriel
Art by Lara Star Martini Hyper personal self-portraits that stretch from the ultra banal to the oversexed, in performance, video, installation, and painting.
Barbed Wire This is a representational portrait of Pamela Anderson. The scale represents her success & iconographical celebrity status with pop-culture.
Bizarre Amazing & Magical Pottery Weird, wild, and fun pottery! Best of all, it's all FOR SALE!!
Katrina Boemig and Necole Zayatz, can you see me? Participants will walk the grounds of The Old Buffalo Psychiatric Center listening to modern stories and historical facts via GPS technology
Collage Workshop Come and make collages! Photo and magazine cutouts available or bring your own.
Comics 2011 Newest work from Independent Comic Artist Sal Sciandra.
Creepshow part 4 The Creepshow group: Weird, scary artwork by Joe Agen, Chris McGee, John Farallo, Neil Mahar, Dario Mohr, Sophia Tareen and Bob Webster
D Rock's sculpture park Sculptures made almost entirely from found scrap materials.
Dim Lit City Cities are the pinnacle of the human race. Civilization has always been and always will be ever changing and the modern city is its stage.
Dragons Series of fun and colorful dragon paintings.The original thought was …“why doesn’t Africa have any Dragons”, And… “if Africa had
Else A photography exhibit that tells a narrative about a young girl who is exposed to adventure, discovery and love by her lost 'foreign' friend
John Bono, Ephemeral Reality Interactive installation dealing with out of body experiences.
Fun Stuff Study of anatomy, sea life, and perspectives. Acrylics, collages, and mixed media
GestBox Interactive; create your own soundscape.
Glamorama Large scale colorful portraits that show the absurdity of being hip in a world full of dullness.
Jessica Pitingolo Found objects, mixed media and traditional mediums (sparingly) are used to explore community interests, social ideas, and personal secrets.
Juvenile Crayon art/grass-written poetry/gendered jigsaw puzzles & illustrated bathroom tiles.
Mandalas Chalk compositions using an iron ring measuring about 3 feet across; situating on sidewalk & drawing within the confines of the ring.
Melscamp The most amazing paintings your eyes have ever seen.
Melscamp Beautiful timeless works underlining the need to reduce, reuse, recycle, and REINVENT!
Mise en abyme Mixed media installation; self-surveillance.
Monsters by Lindsay Zasada Classic movie monsters made with stencils/spray paint. Including Frankenstein and his bride, Dracula, Wolfman, and more.
Josephine Anstey, Dave Pape, Mrs. Squandertime A simulation of a virtual character, her living room, and the view from her window, animated by real-time data drawn from the web.
Obscure in Exile - The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Photography from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
Paintings by Joshua Strauss Featuring the large scale abstract paintings titled "Bouncy Ball" and "Forms
Paintings by Matthew Crane MERGE exclusive; a tasty blend of pop & drama.
Photography by Zacharee Franczyk The second coming of ZF photography; conceptual/figurative/landscape art.
Biondo Art, Picasso's Pizzeria This commissioned artwork displays a colorful scene of an Italian Bistro featuring Picasso's Pizzeria.
Plastic Paradise Photographic series done with a plastic toy camera. Appalling yet beautiful presentations of cities' unwanted places & things.
Portrait Series Will showcase my new series of portraits predominantly painted this year. Consists of friends & celebrities.
31 Prince Street Collective, Recto/Verso Presentation of artists' books which explore space/memories/ traditions/religion, and so on.
Collective Collective, Remote Control Remote control is an interactive dance video piece that integrates the audience's live movements into the performance.
Robot Art! Acrylic paintings of robot characters on various surfaces.
Seth Tyler Black, Rupture the Body: Incarnation 4 Exhibition of the anatomy of the human body, viewing the parts phenomenologically instead of thru the traditional scientific filter.
Salvation Lamps One of a kind functional art lamps for your home; upcycled from vintage/antique parts.
studio visits Capturing the essence of friends from studio visits; oil portraits.
TBD Collaborative interactive sculptural percussion instrument demonstration; come participate!
The Art of Mr. 100 Days Various framed and not framed pieces of work based upon the online story "Mr. 100 Days"
The Foreground A collection of both digital and film photography that captures the world "as it is"
Through the Looking Glass Using a pink, plastic fish-eye film camera I attempt to convey the way I feel 4 years after the loss of my soul mate, Mark Freeland.
Biondo Art, Transformation "Transformations":about the relationship between the chosen figure & the artwork, brought together by design.
urban street legends Stenciled brown bags ideal for discreet street beverage consumption. Distributed at Holley Farms at the corner of Allen and College. Cheers!
Ella Joseph, Within Boundary or A Ride in the Air Don't miss this comeback performance installation from the 2007 BIF. One day only.
Worst Story:Bryn Farnsworth/Art:Amy Lynn Duengfelder Story of one average man's unusual & unfortunate end @ WNYBAC.
Yarn Bombing Urban graffiti with a twist! Toss the spray paint, grab your hooks and needles, and get your fiber geek on! We’re Yarn Bombing Allentown!!