Concerts

fri. 9 Factory at OPM Lounge presents Freq Nasty aka Darin McFayden with special guests J-Red and Markus Aurelius aka Uncle Filthy beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, March 9 at OPM Lounge, 680 Main St., Buffalo. Call 842-6784 or www.opiumloungebuffalo.com visit for more information. All Star Show featuring Kenny Cetera, Dan Gerass and Michael Hund with special guests Black Widow starting at 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 9 at Club Paradise, 3950 McKinley Parkway, Blasdell. Call 648-4944 or visit www.clubparadiseonline.com for more information. fri. 9 & sat. 10 If you "Can't Fight This Feeling" then go hear REO Speedwagon starting at 9 p.m. Friday, March 9 and again Saturday, March 10 at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort's Avalon Ballroom, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontario. They will also play their hits, including "Keep On Loving You," "Don't Let Him Go," "Take It On The Run" and "Keep The Fire Burning." Call 1-888-836-8118 or visit www.fallsviewcasinoresort.com for more information. sat. 10 Buffalo Friends of Folk Music present Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen with special guests Nan Hoffman and Joe Tumino starting at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at the Village Meeting House, 5658 Main St., Williamsville. Visit www.bffm.org for more information. Lima, Ohio's pop-punk outfit Hit The Lights with special guests Valencia, The Secret Handshake and Just Surrender will perform starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Williamsville. Call 565-0110 or visit www.clubinfinitylive.com for more information. sun. 11 Political punk rockers Anti-Flag with special guests Alexisonfire, The Explosion and Set Your Goals blast from the stage beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 11 at The Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo. Call 852-3900 or visit www.townballroom.com for more information. Ska/punk/reggae/progressive rock - what more could one band play? Check out Rx Bandits with special guests P.O.S and Noble Truth starting at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 11 at the Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St., Buffalo. Call 842-0167 or visit www.thebuffaloicon.com for more information. Paul Shapiro's Midnight Minyan rolls into town for a 3 p.m. show Sunday, March 11 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. Featuring Paul Shapiro's fat "ribs and brisket" tenor saxophone, Midnight Minyan is a "bubbling brew of soulful, Jewish traditional music." Call 882-8700 or visit www.albrightknox.org for more information. mon. 12 Secret Chiefs 3, a rotating-membership band hailing from San Francisco, with special guests The Sleepytime Gorilla Museum will play at 8 p.m. Monday, March 12 at The Tralf, 622 Main St., Buffalo. Call 852-2860 or visit www.tralfmusichall.com for more information. tues. 13 Atlanta pop-punk rockers Cartel with special guests Cobra Starship, Boys Like Girls and New Atlantic perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 at Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Williamsville. Call 565-0110 or visit www.clubinfinitylive.com for more information. "Try To Make It" to see Canadian power popsters Sloan starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 at the Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo. Call 852-3900 or visit www.townballroom.com for more information. wed. 14 I "Dare You [not] To Move" as Switchfoot with special guest Copeland take the stage starting at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 at The Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo. Call 852-3900 or visit www.townballroom.com for more information. thurs. 15 The Canadian band Billy Talent wants you to "Try Honesty" because you've "Got Nothing To Lose" as they play Buffalo with special guests Cancer Bats and Drive By beginning at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 15 at Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St., Buffalo. Call 842-0167 or visit www.thebuffaloicon.com for more information.