By Jessica Brant Casa Di Francesca’s on Seneca St. feels like a scene straight out of the Godfather, except those other than “the family” are welcomed at this hybrid bar restaurant, including some of Buffalo’s favorite punk/pop-punk acts. Last month Birdperson and Winski took over the Italian haunt and played to a mixed audience of college kids, older couples, and the parents that probably told … Continue reading Winski, A Buffalo Pop Punk Dream

Jane in Space’s Eerie Futuristic Industrial Sound on ‘Gorerunner’ Wreaks Havoc in the Television of our Mind’s Eye By Jessica Brant In David Lynch’s 1983 cult classic film, “Videodrome,” viewers watch as Professor Brian O’Blivion discusses the implications of a television-obsessed society during a panel talk recorded for television. “The television screen is the retina of the mind’s eye,” he declares, and as the film’s … Continue reading Jane In Space on Process, Creativity and the Music