Live in WNY
thurs. 26 Mark Mazur and the Little Big Band, M&T Plaza Concert Series, noon, M&T Plaza, downtown Buffalo; free. Danny Lynn Wilson, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free. 655-1874 Tori Sparks with The Nigels and The Waves, 10:30 p.m., Merlins, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com Open Mic, with No Effect, 9 p.m. The Fireside Inn, Central Avenue and Newell, Lancaster; free. 683-0462 The Rabies and The Hammond Shutdown 9 p.m., Mohawk Place, 47 East Mohawk St., Buffalo; $. 855-3931, visit www. mohawkplace. com Wendell Rivera and Friends, 8 p.m., Sole Restaurant, 5110 Main St., the Tony Walker Center, Williamsville; free. 362-0358

fri. 27 Joe Baudo Group, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Midway Lounge, The Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; free. 648-9733, Ext. 483 Buffalo Ham Fats, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free. 655-1874 Crystal Blue featuring Harry and Rosary, 10 p.m., Shadow Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., Buffalo; free. 835-3975 David Kane's Them Jazzbeards, part of the M&T Plaza Concert Series, noon, M&T Plaza, downtown Buffalo; free. U-Melt with Exotic Aquatic and To The 9s, 6 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $. 565-0110 Missing Karma with Gorilla Punch, Five Point and Mortifere, 7 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $. 565-0110 ForwardHead with special guests Cadence, 10 p.m., Broadway Joe's, 3051 Main St., Buffalo; $. 836-9555 JC Thompson Band, 9:30 p.m., Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St., Buffalo; $. 874-7734, www.spor tsmenstavern.com Jackdaw, 7 p.m., Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St., Buffalo; $. 842-0167, www. thebuffaloicon. com Handsome Jack CD Release, with special guests Johnny Nobody, Mother Red and Beat The Devil, 9 p.m., Mohawk Place, 47 E. Mohawk St., Buffalo; $. 855-3931, www. mohawkplace. com Open mic, 7-9 p.m., Heart of the Hollow, 10641 Main St., Clarence Hollow; free. 759-7351 No Effect, 8-11 p.m., Water Street Landing, 115 S. Water St., Lewiston; $. 754-9200, www.noeffectmusic.com The Painkillers with Dick Whiskey, Suzy Wong & The Monkeys, 10:30 p.m., Merlins, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com Friday Night Cafe and Open Mic, 8 p.m., Buffalo Church of Scientology, 836 Main St., Buffalo; $. 856-3910 Studio 54, 11 p.m., Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road, Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197, www.macaroonsniteclub.com sat. 28 Black Widow, 11 p.m., Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road, Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197, www.macaroonsniteclub.com The City Side Band, 7-11 p.m., Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament Lawn Fete, 20 French Road, at George Urban Boulevard, Depew; free. The Electra Blues Band, 10 p.m., Elks Lodge, 21 Main St., North Tonawanda; free. 693-2225 George Harb, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Midway Lounge of The Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; free. 648-9733, Ext. 483 Victory Record Showcase, featuring Standard of Living, The Common Kings, Sailing to Rome, Tonight the Riot, Come On Say So and The World at Rise, 5 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $. 565-0110 Terry George Band, 9:30 p.m., Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St., Buffalo; $. 874-7734, www.spor tsmenstavern.com The Failures Union CD Release, with special guest La Cacahoutte, 9 p.m., Mohawk Place, 47 E. Mohawk St., Buffalo; $. www. mohawkplace. com Last Exit with Redwater and Chylde, 10:30 p.m., Merlins, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com Madeline White and Jeremy Mohr, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free. 655-1874 Nikki Hicks and the Soul Music Souljahs, 10 p.m., Shadow Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., Buffalo; free. 835-3975

sun. 29 The City Side Band, 1:30-4:30 p.m., St. John Vianney's Lawn Fete, Southwestern Boulevard, Orchard Park; free. Ed and the Sofakings, 10:30 p.m., Merlins, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com Karrin Allyson, part of the Buffalo News Summer Jazz Series, 2 p.m., Delaware stairs of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free. Battle of the Bands, presented by Gorilla Productions, 4:30 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Williamsville; $. 565-0110, www.clubinfinitylive.com The Jim Tudini Band, part of the Jazz at St. Joe's concert series, 8-10 p.m., St. Joseph University Church, 3269 Main St., next to the UB South Campus, Buffalo; $ 833-0298 Simon's Angels, 3 p.m., St. Mary of Angels, Reist St., Williamsville; free. 632-7856 Naughty Dawg, Breast Cancer Awareness benefit, 6-8 p.m., Dalmatia Hotel, 1187 Tonawanda St., Buffalo; $. 877-9539 No Effect, 2-6 p.m., Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament Lawn Fete, 20 French Road, Depew, at George Urban Boulevard; free. www.noeffectmusic.com mon. 30 Monday Night Songwriter Showcase, 9-10:30 p.m., followed by open mic, Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; free. 886-8539 tues. 31 The Friends of Harmony, 7 p.m., Grand Island Park Gazebo, Grand Island; free. Glenn Colton, part of the M&T Plaza Concert Series, noon, M&T Plaza, downtown Buffalo; free. John Culliton Mahoney, 9:30 p.m., Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St., Buffalo; $. 874-7734, www.spor tsmenstavern.com Michael Meldrum and the Buffalo Song Project, part of the Charles E. Burchfield Nature & Arts Center Summer Concert Series, 6:30 p.m., outdoor amphitheater, Burchfield Nature & Art Center, 2001 Union Road, West Seneca; free. 677-4843 Lana & Hund, 10 p.m., Merlins, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com James "Slim" Hand, 7:30 p.m., Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St., Buffalo; $. 874-7734, www.spor tsmenstavern.com Friends of Harmony, men's chorus rehearsal - new members welcomed, 7:30 p.m., Southeast Community Works, 181 Lincoln St., Depew; free. 662-4026 Showstoppers: Encore, with the Lancaster Summer Band, 7 p.m., Artel Metz Drive. Lancaster; free.

wed. 1 Ken Double, monthly organ concert, 7:30 p.m., the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda; $ 692-2413, www.rivieratheatre.org Dick Whiskey, 10 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539, www.nietzsches.com Lennon, with Klear, Exit Stage Left and Hooks & Halos, 7 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Williamsville; $. 565-0110, www.clubinfinitylive.com Jamie Moses Band, 7 p.m., Merlins, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com Buffalo Gateway Show Chorus, female singers invited to rehearsals at 7 p.m., Southeast Community Works, 181 Lincoln St., Depew; free. 635-8642, www.buffalogatewaychorus.com The Gavin Petri Trio, 7 p.m., Murphy's Tavern (inside the Wehrle Golf Dome), 8230 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville; free.