Attack in Black has become the newfound pride of the Niagara region over the past three years. After signing to Dine Alone Records (Casey Baker, City and Colour) in the spring of 2006, these residents of Welland joined various tours with prestigious Canadian acts like Alexisonfire, Billy Talent, and The Weakerthans.
What better way to get people interested in art and important issues than to have them stare patrons in the face, and served up bright and early along with their morning coffees? Every month, Strega Café in downtown St. Catharines features a new artist's work right underneath the glass of their dining room tables, appropriately titled their "Art Under Glass" exhibits.
Niagara Falls' Firehall Theatre continues its history of community theatre with this month's production of Norm Foster's Sinners. Having first been used as a rehearsal space for the Niagara Falls Music Theatre Society, the Firehall Theatre was officially opened and named in 1975.
Ween La Cucaracha Ween is a band that has built up a surprisingly large, die-hard fan base without ever actually gaining a mainstream market. They are generally known for their bizarre and often lewd sense of humour and their frequent genre-hopping, which has led many people to label them a 'joke band'.
Other than coffee and Cusack, there isn't anything we appreciate here at Brock Boy and Girl headquarters more than enthusiasm. And this week, our picks for the most fashionable lady and gent at Brock had it in spades. Greg was wearing some pretty neat greenish-brown cords, complimented by a subtle pair of Chucks, a baseball hat and a shirt with a beer logo on it.
Ever wish you could rewind back to the '70s, when bands did not take themselves so seriously? When rock 'n' roll was fun? Erick von Erick and the Raving Psychos sure do. With all the '70s pop rock and '80s flashy metal anyone could ever ask for, Erick von Erick (EVE) and the Raving Psychos bring to the stage a madness almost unseen by this generation.
If you already have a case of the Christmas spirit, you might enjoy Fred Claus. It's a film starring Vince Vaughn as the title character, the free-spirited brother to saintly Santa Claus, played in a fat suit by Paul Giamatti. This is a children's film, so if you are a surly Scrooge, this will probably be the wrong film for you.
