Fireworks....bring some!

Have you ever been at Buffestalo and the bands are just rocking your world, and the whisky is sitting just right, and the lights of the treehouse look simply beautiful, and the fireworks are just about the coolest thing you've ever seen, and then.....that's it! No more fireworks?! And you're like, 'damn, it'd be cool if we had some MORE fireworks'? I know, right?? MORE FIREWORKS!! The thing is, they're expensive!! We increased the fireworks budget in planning this year's 'festalo, but if you believe, like I do, that you just can't have enough of 'em, then help us out by grabbing some on your way up. Here's a list of exits where they can be acquired on your journey north:

185A

147

131

115

Thanks!!

Towels!

As Douglas Adams astutely recognized, a towel is the single most important thing that any traveler can bring on their journeys. In acknowledgement of this impressive insight, we would like to encourage all Buffestalo-goers who believe they would like to take a shower in the house at some point over the course of Bu4stalo, to please, BRING YOUR OWN TOWEL!

Shitfits to close Bu4stalo.

Featuring:

Sharc Shitfit
Praig

Hatepeter
Edward R. Googy

and

Glenn Davzig

The Statutes of Liberty

Ah yes. The Statutes of Liberty. What else is there to say about this motley band of freedom fighters? Riffs. Theatrics. Righteous indignation with guitar solos. Buffestalo in band form. Seasoned Buffestalo-goers will recall their debut at the inaugural Buffestalo in the form of four revolutionaries on a sod truck. Well they've been spreading the gospel and swelling the ranks, and their stage show now includes as many as ten people, three guitars, and more percussion instruments than you can identify. If you're not watching the Statutes on the Fourth of July, you'd better start questioning your patriotism and reevaluating some of your life decisions.

The Temporary Name is now The Temporary States.

Hey, they said it was temporary...

Statutes of Liberty singer/guitarists Derrick Freeman and Cory Hance have joined forces with transplanted Californian bassist/singer Ian Capilouto and hard-hitting drummer and Phoenix, AZ music scene veteran Ian Galloway to form the Temporary States. Drawing on their collective love of classic-rock crunch, college-rock jangle, 3-minute pop songs, punk rock and shoegaze, the Temporary States wear their hearts on their sleeve, put their pants on one leg at a time, and write songs that are fresh and new, yet sound haunting and familiar.

Buffestalo welcomes the new band with familiar faces to the treehouse stage to open Bu4stalo!

Penthouse Sweets return for Bu4stalo!

"Ragged", "loose", "ramshackle", "energetic", and "smart"... these are the descriptors you get when you read just about anything regarding Chicago's Penthouse Sweets. Well who doesn't like that? The Sweets brought all these qualities to Buffestalo's stage last year and Buffestalo is very happy to bring them back to the treehouse stage for more smart, catchy, sing along power pop in 2011!

We Repel Each Other to make their Buffestalo debut!

We Repel Each Other has been bringing their smart assed blistering noise terror to Chicago and its environs for a relatively short time, but in that time, they've been playing every rock dive, rooftop, and shithole that dares allow them to have the stage. Buffestalo is happy to invite them to scare the shit out of you while tapping into your involuntary groove reflexes.

Resistance is stupid.