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Preview: The Chiaroscuro String Quartet

November 4, 2024November 5, 2024 Frank Housh0Tagged Chiaroscuro String Quartet

The European Quartet concludes their North American tour in Buffalo on Election Day.

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The Mingus Dynasty Septet Performs At UB Tonight

November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 Frank Housh0

Jeff Miers and Sabu Adeyola open with a discussion at 7:30 Charles Mingus was a seminal figure in music. Aside from being one of the greatest jazz bass players, he […]

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Concert Review: ‘Pink Martini’ With The BPO

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024 Frank Housh0Tagged buffalo philharmonic orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Pink Martini

Our story begins three decades ago in the misty forests of the Pacific Northwest with singing, sexagenarian triplets born in the Panama Canal Zone, a referendum seeking to strip LGBT people of their basic civil rights, and Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special.

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Concert Review: ‘A Gospel Symphony Celebration With Lady Tramaine Hawkins’

October 19, 2024October 19, 2024 Frank Housh0Tagged Gospel Symphony Celebration, Lady Tramaine Hawkins

Praise to God rained like fire in Kleinhans Music Hall last night. It was not the first time that happened around here.

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Not The Classics At Kleinhans

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 Frank Housh0

Watch The Hive this weekend for reviews of performances by “A Gospel Symphony” (Friday) and Pink Martini (Saturday).

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Concert Review: The BPO’s ‘Gershwin & Resphigi’

October 11, 2024May 10, 2026 Frank Housh0Tagged George Gershwin, Joyce Yang, The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

The BPO debuted its new Steinway in an extraordinary performance by Joyce Yang, who brought the audience at Kleinhans to its feet.

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Concert Review: Stephanie Lambring at Babeville

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 Frank Housh0Tagged Stephanie Lambring

While you can be forgiven for not being familiar with Lambring’s music, if you can listen to her voice and remain unmoved it is possible that you are dead inside.

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BIFF Previews: ‘Hollywood on a Shoestring,’ ‘Film is Dead. Long Live Film!’ and ‘Micro Budget’

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 Frank Housh0

Image: Micro Budget, Production Still.

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Movie Review: ‘The White Bird’

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024 Frank Housh0Tagged Helen Mirren, R. J. Palacio, The White BIrd

If the phrase “the Wonder universe” means nothing to you, you may not be the target audience for “White Bird.”

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Movie Review: ‘The Outrun’

October 5, 2024October 6, 2024 Frank Housh0Tagged Amy Liptrot, Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun

Liprot’s book was more than Rona’s story: it was also a meditation on life in a region where few people live, dominated by the sea and a harsh climate.