The Buzz: Hey, cool dude
Published: June 04, 2009, 12:30 am
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Cool, cool Michael Angelakos. He just graduated from Nichols a couple of years ago, but already, his love life is discussed in Rolling Stone. “Please welcome Michael Angelakos, the 21-year-old drama queen at the core of Passion Pit,” Rolling Stone raved, reviewing the band’s disk “Manners.”
“Dude’s got a window-rattling falsetto, and his hyperemotional electro pop comes complete with romantic back story (a Valentine’s Day gift tape to a girlfriend, which earned him a label deal and sold-out club gigs).”
Buzz scanned the Pit’s tour and found it pretty prestigious: Two sold-out nights at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, a July 5 gig at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Lucky for us, on June 17 it’s Mohawk Place. We knew Buffalo would be in there somewhere!
Archaeological Digg
Buzz, trying to do the social networking thing, dutifully signed up on Digg as someone suggested. We got bogged down just with the profile! You set up your name, password, blah blah blah, all the usual. Then comes “Gender.” And there’s a little pull-down thing. You pull it down, expecting Male and Female. And instead you get: Guy, Girl, Dude, Lady, Fellow, Bird, Chap, grrrrl, Gentleman, Damsel, Beau, Belle, Male, Female, Transgender, None of the Above. After long deliberation, Buzz chose “Damsel.” In distress!
The gong show
Friday, famed Israeli pianist Yefim Bronfman was at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, playing a recital on the prestigious Ramsi Tick Memorial Concert Series. And in the middle of the Tchaikovsky – gong, gong! The church bells went off!
It turned out the church had a new custodian, and the pastor, the Rev. Charles Bang, had told him never to silence the bells. So even pleaded with, the custodian said no. Someone called Bang, who had always turned off the bells himself. Bang didn’t answer. So the custodian was lacking the OK, and the bells rang. At last, a church where people understand orders and dogma. This custodian’s value is far beyond pearls.
Jazz at the Caz
Cazenovia Park is the jewel of the Olmsted system. Not for its beauty, nor its amenities, but for the guy working the dunk tank. No one, no one is going to be able to top the world-class heckler Caz Park had at its recent carnival.
“You can’t hit me,” he taunted, egging on passersby. And: “What are you doing wearing your girlfriend’s earrings?” And: “There’s a guy who looks as if he hasn’t worked a day in his life.”
Finally, to a guy with a Bills cap, he yelled: “They haven’t made the playoffs since what, ’84?” What? What’s that? OK, buddy. Now you’re in trouble!
The buzz
Wingman o’ the week: Bronfman at the Anchor Bar after his recital, chowing wings and texting friends with sticky fingers. Don’t touch our Steinway again till you wash your hands! ... Facebook group o’ the week: “CDs, LPs & 45s are great, but 78s are where it’s at!” The group has 85 members. ... Sign outside the zoo, “Bear Awareness Day.”
Quote
“ ‘Swimming in the Flood’ has the smooth sad-sackness of a good Phil Collins ballad.” –Rolling Stone, praising Passion Pit
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