By Miggie Jean

Yesterday you were promised more singer-songwriters … Eugene V Debs hosted its share.

First, I would like to take a moment to appreciate the cozy, West Village – Manhattanesque type vibe of this relatively new venue; it is nestled in the midst of the Eastside scenery on East Delevan (a hidden gem).

Now onto the acoustics — Matt Sandy and Sardine both crooned with guitars in hand and songs in their hearts. Sardine also included some percussion instruments to complete the ambience. It was the perfect Sunday soundtrack.

Speaking of soundtracks, LSDANIEL sang his heart out at the Healing Sounds Cafe and Cellosion had a gorgeous set (I adore the cello). The singer-songwriters and poets had lots to say about heartbreak and politics (I can’t see the correlation). They showed up in numbers to serenade us on this sunny Sunday, it was a satisfying start to the week.

The Mothership had a full lineup with artists of different sounds and beautiful harmonies. YAWNi returned with some grunge and country-inspired originals, while Angie Lucie went all out with some alternative pop.

On my way to The Mothership, I received a call urging me to hurry because we had a last-minute addition. I showed up to the venue, camera in hand, to hear the vocals of 716 Awards nominee Genecist (hip-hop and r&b artist).

During his set, he spoke about the state of the world and living with chronic pain, thanking his wife who was seated in the back for her support. He channeled all that pain into an amazing, heartfelt production.

Now, it’s been said that variety is the spice of life. On this first Sunday of Infringement, we had to work off all the emotions from the crooners edition. Abby Rose led the pack at Ol’ Wondermoth with “Grubcercise.”

Now, this might be difficult to describe, so bear with me. There were yoga mats on the lawn, a speaker and Abby Rose led the karaoke portion with mic in hand. The playlist included a fusion of music about bugs and what can only be described as a millennials’ mixtape. The participants would move in a bug-like fashion for each song. We saw one gentleman twerking whilst lying on his stomach … very talented.

Ol’ Wondermoth ended the evening with a viewing of ”The Color of Pomegranates.”

See below for a list of performances for today (Monday, July 29) or visit the Infringement website for the full schedule (https://bif24.infringebuffalo.org/schedule/?) or check the calendar here at The Buffalo Hive!

BIF24 Presents Pop Up Art Market at Caffe Aroma – 7p.m. to 10 p.m.
BIF24 Presents Micro Animations 2023-2024 at Milkie’s
BIF24 Presents A series of Chihuahua Paintings and more
BIF24 Presents Local Music Video Show

Some more highlights from the Infringement Instagram page:

Miggie Jean is a Buffalo based Musical Artist/ writer. She has been involved with the Buffalo Infringement Festival since 2020 and will be providing The Buffalo Hive with regular updates on what is happening with the 2024 festival.

We’re big on transparency here at The Buffalo Hive, so in that spirit it should be noted that performer Abby Rose, mentioned in this update, is a family member of Editor-in-Chief Elmer Ploetz. He’s looking forward to seeing the video.