LOOKING AT MOVIES: Leap! (2017)
I love a good cartoon, or even a bad one, so me and my grandson set out to go see Leap! only because it is a cartoon. This is one…
HEaRD in WNY: Shows for Aug. 31 – Sept. 6
This week’s featured event is Subversive Theatre’s 15th Season Kick-Off Celebration. The vast majority of theatres today are designed to anesthetize. They perform plays that celebrate complacency and complicity. They…
HIGHLIFE FOR LOWLIFES GUIDE TO COOKING: Summer Garden Tomato Salad
A Summer Garden Having a summer garden is something of a tradition in my family. I grew up with the seasonal project of a backyard suburban garden every year and…
LOOKING AT MOVIES: Assassin’s Creed (2016)
This has been a rough summer at the Root house. We are normally dedicated to our weekly jaunt to the drive-in, but this summer has conspired to keep us at…
HEaRD in WNY: Shows for Aug. 24 – 30
This week’s featured show is the 2017 Night Lights Music Festival taking place Thursday through Saturday at The Heron in Sherman. The Night Lights Music Festival transforms The Heron into…
GURNETT: Rifts album is a strong first effort
After spending a little over a year on the Buffalo scene, The Rifts were named “Best Original Rock Band” at the 2016 Buffalo Nightlife Music Awards. Now, to kick off…
GURNETT: Rifts album is a strong first effort
After spending a little over a year on the Buffalo scene, The Rifts were named “Best Original Rock Band” at the 2016 Buffalo Nightlife Music Awards. Now, to kick off…
BALABAN: Maybe all of us are hypocrites?
Most of us know the phrases that deal with opinions and assumptions. Opinions are like our rears; everyone has one and they all stink. And to assume is to, well,…
LITERALLY THE BEST REVIEWS: American War
American War — Omar El Akkad Knopf Publishing 352 Pages Post apocalyptic novels always fascinate me. I tend to lean towards those books if I have two books in hand,…
HEaRD in WNY: Shows for Aug. 17 – 23
This week’s featured show is Saturday’s “A Friend In Need” Fundraiser Event. MES Lounge on Franklin St in Buffalo will be hosting a great benefit event this Saturday! Originally a…