Concerts

thurs. 12 Model, actor and now singer and rapper Tyrese performs starting at 9 p.m. Thursday, April 12 at the Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo. Call 852-3900 or visit www.townballroom.com for more information. fri. 13 New Orleans' own Harry Connick Jr. per forms at 8 p.m. Friday, April 13 at Shea's Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St., Buffalo. Call 847-1410 or visit www.sheas.org for more information. Canadian rocker Kim "Go For Soda" Mitchell starts playing at 8 p.m. Friday, April 13 at The Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St., Second Floor, Buffalo. Call 852-2860 or visit www.tralfmusichall.com for more information. Gym Class Heroes with special guests This Providence and Young Love will play starting at 8 p.m. Friday, April 13 at Evolution Entertainment Complex, 2094 George Urban Blvd., Cheektowaga. Call 565-0110 or www.afterdarkevents.com for more information. Rock 'n' rollers L.A. Guns rock out at 8 p.m. Friday, April 13 at Club Paradise, 3950 McKinley Parkway, Blasdell. Call 648-4944 or visit www.clubparadiseonline.com for more information. fri. 13 & sat. 14 Hear star of stage and screen Liza Minnelli as she performs "New York, New York," "Cabaret" and many more hits beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14 at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort's Avalon Ballroom, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontario. Call 1-888-836-8118 or visit www.fallsviewcasinoresort.com for more information. sat. 14 It will be "Automatic Love" as garage rockers Gore Gore Girls play a gig starting at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St., Buffalo. Call 842-0167 or visit www.thebuffaloicon.com for more information. sun. 15 Internet favs Clap Your Hands Say Yeah wil l ask "Is This Love?" starting at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 15 at the Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo. Call 852-3900 or visit www.townballroom.com for more information. John and Yoko's son Sean Taro Ono Lennon with special guests Kamila Thompson perform at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 15 at The Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St., Second Floor, Buffalo. Call 852-2860 or visit www.tralfmusichall.com for more information. Pop-punk rockers Punchline with special guests Permanent Me, The Fold and The Graduate will get the "Green Light" to play at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 15 at Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St., Buffalo. Call 842-0167 or visit www.thebuffaloicon.com for more information. "Don't Cha" even miss the Pussycat Dolls as they start the show at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 15 at Shea's Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St., Buffalo. Call 847-1410 or visit www.sheas.org for more information. mon. 16 Winston-Salem's piano man Ben Folds presents a full concert at 7 p.m. Monday, April 16 at Canisius College's Koessler Athletic Center, 2001 Main St., Buffalo. Call 883-7000 or visit www.canisius.edu for more information. tues. 17 Jam band Particle with BoomBox jam at 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 at Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St., Buffalo. Call 842-0167 or visit www.thebuffaloicon.com for more information. Legendary reggae stars The Wailers will be jammin' starting at 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 at the Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo. Call 852-3900 or visit www.townballroom.com for more information. Psychedelic country rock giants New Riders of the Purple Sage with special guests The Fibs and Paul Isaac and the Stonehearts perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 at Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Williamsville. Call 565-0110 or visit www.clubinfinitylive.com for more information. Modern jazz group, the Ellis Marsalis Trio with special guests Joe Krown perform as part of the Big Easy in Buffalo series beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 at the Mainstage Theatre at the UB Center for the Arts, UB North Campus, Amherst. Call 645-2787 or visit www.ubcfa.org for more information. wed. 18 Fusion jazz musicians The Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 at The Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St., Second Floor, Buffalo. Call 852-2860 or visit www.tralfmusichall.com for more information. Grammy-winning folk/blues artist Lucinda Williams plays at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 at the Mainstage Theatre of the UB Center for the Arts, UB North Campus, Amherst. Call 645-2787 or visit www.ubcfa.org for more information. English singer/songwriter Aqualung will sing the VW Beetle song "Strange and Beautiful" beginning at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 at Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St., Buffalo. Call 842-0167 or visit www.thebuffaloicon.com for more information. thurs. 19 Progressive/jam rockers Umphrey's McGee return to Buffalo for an 8 p.m. show Thursday, April 19 at Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo. Call 852-3900 or visit www.townballroom.com for more information.