CONCERTS

thurs. 18 Canadian country music and alternative rock band from the Timmins clan, better known as the Cowboy Junkies, play here beginning at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18 at The Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St., Second Floor, Buffalo. Call 854-3068 or visit www.tralfmusichall.com for more information. Big and Rich perform starting at 8 p.m. at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel's Seneca Event Center, 310 Fourth St., Niagara Falls. Go hear Kenny Alphin and John Rich perform their hits "Save a Horse (Ride A Cowboy)," "8th of November" and "Big Time." Call 278-4944 or visit www.senecaniagara.com for more information. fri. 19 Pop punk all the way from Portsmouth, The Queers exist simply to play punk rock for the fun of it. They come to Buffalo with special guests The Heart Attacks and will start playing at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 at Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St., Buffalo. Call 842-0167 or visit www.thebuffaloicon.com for more information. Canadian quartet Sloan's credo may well be "If It Feels Good Do It," however, they will then let you know "Everything You've Done Wrong" starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 at The Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo. Call 852-3900 or visit www.townballroom.com for more information. sat. 20 Rock Star Supernova - the band made right before your eyes on TV - hits the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at Shea's Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St., Buffalo. Call 847-1410 or visit www.sheas.org for more information. sun. 21 Jamaican reggae star Beres Hammond will bring his lovers rock with special guests Marcia Griffiths to Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St., Buffalo, starting at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21. Call 842-0167 or visit www.thebuffaloicon.com for more information. tues. 23 Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin wil l perform with a special guest starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23 at The Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St., Second Floor, Buffalo. Call 854-3068 or visit www.tralfmusichall.com for more information. wed. 24 Singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick with a special guest will begin playing at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24 at The Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo. Call 852-3900 or visit www.townballroom.com for more information. thurs. 25 Formed in the wake of Jane's Addiction's demise in early 2004, The Panic Channel features Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Chris Chaney, as well as vocalist Steve Isaacs formerly of Skycycle. The show starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25 at Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St., Buffalo. Call 842-0167 or visit www.thebuffaloicon.com for more information.