Author: Sound Of Buffalo

A Staple of Buffalo’s Original Music Scene in the late 90’s, Oui 73’s melodic blend of shoegazer pop and layered guitars made them an interesting band to see at many of the Live Music venues in that era. Just reunited upon Drummer Craig Voight’s home leave from active duty military service for 2 shows, one last week opening for Ron Hawkins North Tonawanda, and now tonight(8/11) on their home turf at Nietzsche’s for one more. Veterans of many notable bands when they formed in the mid 90’s, Splatcats- Richie Coffman, Ramrods- Craig Voight, A Potters Field- Tony Christiano, along with…

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The 3rd Sunday of June is Father’s Day. Its a special occasion for that special man in your life and Lu Modern Classics at 504 Elmwood Avenue has a selection of gifts to make that special man know how special he is to you. On display is a wide variety of very unique gift idea. I walked around the store the other day and picked out a few that I thought were cool. Custom made straw hats from Cha Cha’s House of Ill Repute- an absolutely cool summer gift. Italian golf-shirts from Marbas – GOLFWEEK Magazine named Marbas #1 in…

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No big surprises in the Buffalo Sabres’ position in the weekly power rankings – some of the international punditry kept them at No. 1, despite the surreal series of injuries they’ve suffered during an otherwise brilliant homestand. Buffalo enters tonight’s game against Ottawa, the last before leaving home for the first time in more than two weeks, with a chance to capture 11 of a possible 12 points during the six-game stretch at HSBC Arena. Cnnsi.com’s Scott Wraight kept Buffalo at No. 1, while noting the freakish bad fortune, as did espn.com. Another cnnsi.com writer, Brian Cazeneuve, wrote about the…

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After an absence of nearly three years, Joe Mesi returns to the realm of feature-length, nationally televised boxing Thursday night when he fights journeyman George Linberger at the Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort in Chester, W. Va. The 10-round bout, Mesi’s first since March 13, 2004 — when he won a narrow decision over Vassiliy Jirov at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, but suffered brain bleeds that led to a two-year medical suspension – will be shown on the Versus Network, known mainly in the Buffalo area as the home of National Hockey League telecasts. Mesi’s return has…

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Maxim Afinogenov Paul Gaustad Jaroslav Spacek Jiri Novotny. Now Ales Kotalik. And don’t forget Tim Connolly (though, given how long it’s been since the highly skilled playmaker skated during an actual game, you’d be forgiven for doing so). The Buffalo Sabres’ injury list, scarcely worth considering for most of the 2006-07 season, reached the point of absurdity when Kotalik haltingly left the ice during Saturday’s 4-3 shootout loss to Boston. Afinogenov is out for at least six weeks with a broken left wrist. A severed tendon in Gaustad’s ankle will keep him out for the rest of the regular season.…

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Forbes.com has released its annual rankings of the best cities in the country to find a job, and, no, Buffalo is not in the Top 10, based on five statistical categories. Or the Top 50. But the area, which also included Niagara Falls for the purpose of the statistical data used, came in at No. 73, five spots ahead of last year’s list. And the region ranked No. 1 in one department – cost of living. That’s not a tremendous surprise to anyone who lives here, but some of the metropolises that fall behind Buffalo on the overall list might…

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The latest power rankings issued by the international hockey punditry, in a break from the proud journalistic tradition of accentuating the negative, focus mainly on the high points of what has been a decidedly up-and-down couple of weeks for the Buffalo Sabres. For a team that hasn’t lost since Feb. 3 and has the best record in the National Hockey League, it hasn’t been the easiest of times. Since dropping a 3-2 decision to New Jersey, they’ve won three straight games, two of them via shootout. But they lost forward Paul Gaustad, and the rugged presence he brings to the…

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James Harris played only three of his 12 seasons in Buffalo. But he managed to make a little history in his time with the Bills, becoming the first black man in the history of the National or American football leagues ever to open a season as the starting quarterback. Known throughout his playing and post-football careers as “Shack,” His story is told in “Third and a Mile: The Trials and Triumphs of the Black Quarterback,” a new book by William C. Rhoden of the New York Times. ESPN.com excerpted the book, which presents the experiences of Harris, Warren Moon, Doug…

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What slump? After a dismal-by-their-new-standards January, the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 win against Ottawa on Tuesday further demonstrated that it’s not yet time to start worrying, much less making plans for panic. Even as Buffalo wound up its worst month since before the lockout that wiped out the 2004-05 season, the hockey cognoscenti still placed the Sabres among the cream of the elite in their weekly power rankings. In the first such rankings of February, three of the five online hierarchies surveyed put Buffalo at No. 2, trailing only the Nashville Predators, with the Sabres coming in at third and fourth…

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For those suffering from “Real Feel” phobia who opted not to leave the house yesterday, here’s a look at what you missed (besides breaking an ice scraper, the hot-and-cold-yet-wet sensation that heralds the onset of frostbite and the exhilaration of frozen nostrils). Among readers who have migrated south, images like these and any mention of the word “below” when discussing temperatures provokes a couple of possible reactions: 1. You get a little wistful, recalling the joy of hearing that your school had the good sense to close, then overdosing on hot chocolate and daytime television. 2. Having secured yourself a…

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