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The year’s biggest night of local music is happening in downtown Jamestown this weekend.

Infinity Visual and Performing Arts will hold its 14^th annual Local Music Showcase (LMS) fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Dubbed “The Night Music Reigns,” LMS will take place throughout 9 venues in Downtown Jamestown and features nearly 50 local musical acts. Events begin at 6 p.m. and will last into the night, ending at 2 a.m.

This year’s venues include: Brazil, Forte, Labyrinth Press Co., MoJo’s, Shawbucks, The Pub, The Q, The Wine Cellar and the Infinity Arts Café.

It takes over 200 individual volunteers from the community to make Infinity’s annual Local Music Showcase event a success. All funds raised directly benefit Chautauqua County students and support music and arts education for area young people at the Infinity Center through private lessons, group classes, hands on learning experiences, and performance opportunities.

Pre-sale tickets for Local Music Showcase are currently available at a discounted rate of $10. They can be purchased online or in person at the Infinity Center until Friday, September 8.  Wristbands for $15 will be available at two ticketing kiosks on the night of the event. Kiosks will be open at Shawbucks (212 W 2^nd St) from 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. or the Infinity Arts Café (300 East 3^rd St) from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.

For a full schedule of acts for each venue please visit www.infinityperformingarts.org or find Infinity’s 14^th Annual Local Music Showcase on Facebook!

Image from Manical Device Facebook Page

Erie thrash band Maniacal Device will make their Jamestown debut Saturday night, Aug. 5 during a triple header show at Mojos (104 E. 2nd St.).  Also appearing at the show will be headliners Detroit Red (Erie, PA) along with openers The Honest Mistakes (Erie, PA).

Maniacal Device is a five-piece that’s been playing around Northwest PA for the past two years.

“We play crossover – like Slayer, Poison Idea and Black Sabbath rolled into a big burrito,” explains lead vocalist Morbid Rob. “We’re Influenced by metal and Hardcore punk. We’re playing Jamestown because our friends Detroit Red asked us and we wanna get on the road.”

Other members of the band include Smellie, John Wrong, Philth, and Dan-O.

The band’s album Love Skull contains 10 original tracks that exemplify their approach to music: a fast, abrasive, in-your-face sound with irreverent song titles and lyrics that run the gamut of topics. Song titles include “Sneaky Jesus,” “Hog Splitter,” “Waste Us All,” “Love Skull,” and “It Should have Been Lars” – a song focusing on the untimely death of original Metallica bassist Cliff Burton.

Running at about 15 minutes, the album goes by at a very fast pace and leaves the listener wanting to hear more.

The album can be purchased on line at PatacRecords.com. Copies will also be available at the show in Jamestown.

– j. sample

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The eleventh annual Local Music Showcase (LMS) is set to take place this Saturday at ten participating venues with all proceeds once again going to Infinity Visual and Performing Arts.

According to Infinity Executive Director Shane Hawkins, this year the fundraiser is even more important than ever with Infinity moving into a new location in the ground floor of the Lynn Building, 301 E. 2nd St., Jamestown, NY with classes expect to begin there in October. The renovation’s budget for the new Infinity Center is $222,000.

The ten venues this year are Brazil, Cibo, Forte, Infinity, Jamestown Skate Products, Mojos, The Pub, The Reg Studio Theater, Shawbucks and the Wine Cellar.

The cost to attend LMS is $10, which will pay for an all-access wristband that allows attendees admittance into any and all participating venues. Pre-sale event tickets can be purchased at Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Center at 115 3rd Street and exchanged for wristbands the evening of the event. Wristbands can also be purchased the evening of the event at participating venues.

For more information on the event or to volunteer, call (716) 664-0991 or visit www.infinityperformingarts.org. A complete listing of all musical acts and times they will perform can be found online at Infinity’s website and also at the organizations Facebook page.

Once again, all proceeds will benefit Infinity Visual and Performing Arts, Inc.

Participating Venues include: Mojos, Shawbucks, Cibo, The Pub, Labyrinth Press Company, Forté, The Wine Cellar, The Reg Studio Theater, Jamestown Skate Products and Infinity Arts Café.

Pre-sale event tickets can be purchased at Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Center at 115 3rd Street and exchanged for wristbands the evening of the event. Wristbands can also be purchased the day of the event at participating venues.

For more information – including a complete schedule, call (716) 664-0991 or visit www.infinityperformingarts.org.

All disaster assistance offered by the American Red Cross is complimentary and made possible by generous contributions from the American people and residents of Chautauqua County. The United Way organizations of Chautauqua County also provide financial support to the local Red Cross mission.

In addition, members of the local group Thee Audience will be using the proceeds from their next show, this Friday night at Mojo’s in downtown Jamestown, to help the residents. Thee Audience and the band’s upcoming show were featured on our most recent Arts on Fire program here on WRA.

A total of 40 different acts will be participating in this year’s LMS.  The Venues are Mojos, The Pub, Labyrinth Press Company, Forte, The Wine Cellar, Suburban Blend, The Reg Studio Theater, and Infinity Arts Café.

Pre-sale event tickets can be purchased at Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Center at 115 3rd Street and exchanged for wristbands the evening of the event. Wristbands can also be purchased the day of the event at participating venues.

For more information – including a complete schedule, call (716) 664-0991 or visit www.infinityperformingarts.org.