Live in WNY
thurs. 19 Open Mic, with No Effect, 9 p.m. Thursdays, The Fireside Inn, Central Avenue and Newell, Lancaster; free. 683-0462 Wendell Rivera and Friends, p.m., Sole Restaurant, 5110 Main St., in the Tony Walker Center, Williamsville. 362-0358 Guitar Hero 2 Tournaments, 10 p.m., Broadway Joe's, 3051 Main St., Buffalo; $. 836-955 Jeremy Hoyle, 9 p.m. Lafayette Tap Room, 391 Washington St., Buffalo; $. 854-2466 Dee and the Housecats, 9 p.m., Mohawk Place, 47 E. Mohawk St., Buffalo. 855-3931, www. mohawkplace. com Redheaded Stepchild, 9 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539 Electras, 7 p.m., The River Grill, 70 Aqua Lane, Tonawanda; $. 873-2553 Falk-Sterner Band, 9:30 p.m., Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St., Buffalo; $. 874-7734, www.spor tsmenstavern.com JC Thompson Band Band, 6:45 p.m., Dock at the Bay, 3800 Hoover Road, Hamburg; $. 823-8247 Light-Box-Therapy, 9:30 p.m., Merlins, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com City Side, Quaker Arts Pavilion Concert Series continues at 7 p.m. behind the Orchard Park Middle School at Lincoln and West Quaker streets, Orchard Park; free. In the event of rain, concerts held in Middle School Auditor ium. fri. 20 Afterdark Showcase featur ing Stagecrew, The Vandersons, The Home Crowd and Fill in the Blank, 6 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $. 565-0110 The Michael Bly Band, 11 p.m., Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road, Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197, www.macaroonsniteclub.com Terry Buchwald's Elvis Tribute, M&T Plaza Concert Series, noon, M&T Plaza, downtown Buffalo; free. Friday Night Cafe and Open Mic, 8 p.m., Buffalo Church of Scientology, 836 Main St., Buffalo; $. 856-3910 J.J. Swing, 10 p.m. July 20 and 21, Shadow Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., Buffalo; free. 835-3975, www. shadowloungebuffalo. com The David Kane Quartet, during Party on the Portico, happy hour featuring music and refreshments, 5-8 p.m., Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 25 Nottingham Court, Buffalo; $. 873-9644 Billy McEwen and Joe Head, p.m., Midway Lounge of The Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; free. 648-9733 No Effect, 10 p.m., the Fireside Inn, 205 Central Ave., Lancaster; free. 683-0462, www.noeffectmusic.com Open Mic, 7-9 p.m. every Friday, Heart Of The Hollow, 10641 Main St., Clarence Hollow; free. 759-7351 Chris Squire, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free. 655-1874 The Delinquents and Phantasm, 10 p.m., Broadway Joe's, 3051 Main St., Buffalo; $. 836-955 Wink Keziah & The Delux Motel, 9:30 p.m., Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St., Buffalo; $. 874-7734, www.spor tsmenstavern.com Grady's Ax & The Revisionist End, 6 p.m., Club Diablo, 5176 Washington St., Buffalo; $. 842-0666, www.clubdiablo.com Perfect Game, 11 p.m., Coyote's Nightclub, 2094 George Urban Blvd., Depew; $. 444-6530 Flatbed, 6 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539 Spiritual Rez, 10 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539 The Grim Repair with Like A Prayer and Mannequin Stupor, 10:30 p.m., Merlins, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com sat. 21 Civiletto Sings Sinatra, 9 p.m., Midway Lounge of The Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; free. 648-9733 Dick Whiskey, with Tori Sparks, Jax Deluca and Pat O'Keefe, Buffalo Infringement Sneak Peak Brochure Release Party, 8 p.m., Staples, corner of Wadsworth and Allen Street, Buffalo. 408-0488, www.infringebuffalo.org Ladies First Quintet, 1-4 p.m., Buffalo Central Terminal, 495 Paderewski Drive, Buffalo; $. 954-2225, www.buffalocentr alter minal.org Mark and Jennifer, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free. 655-1874 No Effect, 9 p.m., Players, 328 Niagara St., Niagara Falls; $. www.noeffectmusic.com The Rev, 11 p.m., Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road, Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197, www.macaroonsniteclub.com R-N-R, 9 p.m., Buffalo Barbecue and Brew, 1681 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 362-2602 Wings of Eden, with Surrender the Hope, A Mourning Vision, Kill One To Warn A Hundred, 7 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $. 565-0110 Aediem, The Fracture & Mortifere, 9 p.m., Club Diablo, 5176 Washington St., Buffalo; $. 842-0666, www.clubdiablo.com Off The Cuff, 10 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539 Niatross with Birthday Suits and Mother Red, 10:30 p.m., Merlins, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com sun. 22 Don Rice part of the Buffalo News Summer Jazz Series, 2 p.m., Delaware stairs of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. Gorilla Productions Battle of the Bands with Paralizm, Letterset, Mortifere, a 12 Gauge Tragedy, Lit Fuse, Siege of Darkness, Tusk and Timbre, Frailty, Five Points and the Derek Mediak Band, 5 p.m., 8166 Main St., Clarence; $. 565-0110 Jazz at St. Joe's, with Natural Elements, 2-4:30 p.m., St. Joseph University Church, 3269 Main St., next to the UB South Campus, Buffalo; $. 833-0298 Naughty Dawg, 5-6 p.m., Carriagers Social Club Music Festival, 224 Fisher Road, West Seneca. 825-9388 Ed and the Sofakings, 10:30 p.m., Merlins, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com mon. 23 The Lance Diamond Show, M&T Plaza Concert Series, noon, M&T Plaza, downtown Buffalo; free. Monday Night Songwriter Showcase, 9-10:30 p.m. Mondays, followed by open mic, Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; free. 886-8539 tues. 24 Big Wheelie and the Hubcaps, M&T Plaza Concert Series, noon, M&T Plaza, downtown Buffalo; free. Charles E. Burchfield Nature & Arts Center Summer Concert Series: Naughty Dawg, 6:30 p.m., outdoor amphitheater, Burchfield Nature & Art Center, 2001 Union Road, West Seneca; free. 677-4843. In event of rain, concert at West Seneca Middle School, 395 Center Road, West Seneca. Friends of Harmony, men's chorus rehearsal, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Southeast Community Works, 181 Lincoln St., Depew. New members welcomed. 662-4026 Lana & Hund, 10 p.m., Merlins, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com

wed. 25 Buffalo Gateway Show Chorus, female singers invited to rehearsals, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Southeast Community Works, 181 Lincoln St., Depew. 635-8642, www.buffalogatewaychorus.com The Gavin Petri Trio, 7-10 p.m. every Wednesday through September, Murphy's Tavern (inside the Wehrle Golf Dome), 8230 Wehrle Drive, W illiamsville. Mitchell McCleod and Friends, M&T Plaza Concert Series, noon, M&T Plaza, downtown Buffalo; free. Stone Country, 6:30 p.m., The GreenFields Manor Court Gazebo, 5949 Broadway (behind GreenField Health and Rehabilitation Center), Lancaster; free. 684-8400 Jamie Moses Band, 7 p.m., Merlins, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com Metal Works with special guests Mamma Kin as part of the Harbor Concert Series, 6 p.m., Gateway Harbor, Sweeney Street, North Tonawanda; free.