The people vote and their votes are counted! Artvoice hosted its 'Best of Buffalo' awards ceremony tonight at the Town Ballroom. This photographer is proud to say he was a top five nominee, but did not come away with the title. That didn't stop me from getting great…

Ooo la la Boutique hosted Paws for a Cause on the Runway Friday night. A portion of the proceeds from the event were donated to the Buffalo Pug and Small Breed Rescue.

Born in Buffalo, Alan Evans (of Soulive) brought his trio to Nietzsche's for a fun-filled night of funk and soul! If you weren't down there getting your groove on you seriously missed out! Hopefully Soulive returns to Buffalo for another show soon.

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The Oakk Room on Main Street in Buffalo hosted a BBQ grill-off, which was enough to make this photographer seriously hungry as he shot! Tasty yum-yums and lots of good people, including a visit by Mayor Byron Brown made the grilling challenge particularly memorable.

May 5th was a huge success this year. Cinco De Mayo at Cozumel had a great turnout and mother nature did not disappoint. Even though the holiday doesn't celebrate Mexican independence -- it instead remembers the Battle of Puebla and honors Mexican heritage -- to many…

Trivium hit the Town Ballroom with a bang Friday night. Joining the group on stage was Methos and Sheltered By Skies.

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Theory of a Deadman came to Buffalo Saturday and played to a sold out crowd at the Town Ballroom. Closing the third week of its North American Tour in support of 2011 studio album "The Truth Is...", Tyler Connolly and co. brought the energy and even some acoustic in…

Snapbacks and Raps -- that's New Era's way of celebrating the NFL Draft. Prizes were given, and many stepped to the mic -- including recently-interviewed G5Gi -- as all waited in anticipation to see who the Bills would add to their roster in the first round. Cornerback…

Cults were to play at Mohawk Place but demand for them was too great, a larger venue was needed. So the show was moved to the Town Ballroom which was fairly packed for this Monday night event. Here are scenes of an appreciative crowd and a young band on its way up in…

The 9th Biannual Buffalo Bar Crawl Spring on Friday, April 20 was blessed with amazing weather! Many came out to trudge their way from bar to bar! A good time was had all last night -- how everyone feels this morning is another question entirely.

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GrowWNY hosted an Earth Day happy hour D'Arcy McGee's Irish Pub! With Earth Day scheduled for April 22, the local organization -- a project of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo -- raised awareness for its organization's focus on making the most of our area's…

During the day, it acts as a restaurant that serves salads and sandwiches. But when the sunlight dims, 334 Delaware Ave. turns into Sinful Nightclub.

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The Adam Mickiewicz Library is the beating heart of Polish culture in Buffalo's old-time Polonia district on the city's lower East Side -- and on Monday, the Mickey was jam-packed with Dyngus Day revelers. Buffalo.com photographer Chuck Alaimo waded into the pussy willows…

It's not easy to lure people to attend an Easter show, but Ohio-based band Lovedrug did its best Sunday night at Mohawk Place. Touring in support of its March 2012 release "Wild Blood," the indie rockers showed off their new-found independence after a difficult history…

Blockhead tried to play in the winter, but weather blocked his path here. He made up for it tonight! with DJ Cutler and DJ Bones opening, who would want to miss this?

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