Live in WNY

thurs. 23
Open Mic, with The Forming, 9
p.m., The Fireside Inn, 205 Central
Ave., Lancaster; free. 683-0462
Polka in the Park, with the City
Side Band, 6:15 p.m., Gallanti Park,
behind the Lackawanna Senior Center,
Martin Road, Lackawanna; free.
Rod Nickson Project, part of
the M&T Plaza Concert Series, noon,
M&T Plaza, downtown Buffalo; free.
Mike Smiarowski,
guitarist/composer, 6 p.m. (cocktails),
dinner (7-8 p.m.), concert (8 p.m.), Ilio
DiPaolo's Restaurant, 3785 South Park
Ave., Blasdell; $. 825-3675
Danny Lynn Wilson, 7:30 p.m.,
Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora;
free. 655-1874
Wendell Rivera and Friends,
8 p.m., Sole Restaurant, 5110 Main St.,
the Tony Walker Center, Williamsville;
free. 362-0358
fri. 24
The Rizdales CD Release
Party, 9:30 p.m., The Sportsmen's
Tavern, 326 Amherst St., Buffalo; $.
874-7734, www.sportsmenstavern.com
Black Widow, 11 p.m.,
Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
Rick Smith, 6 p.m., Nietzsche's,
248 Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539,
www.nietzsches.com
Crystal Blue, 10 p.m., Shadow
Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel
Ave., Buffalo; free. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
Bella Blue, 10 p.m., Kodiak Jacks
Bar, Grill & Grove, 3481 Two Rod
Road, Marilla; $. 655-6310
The Forming, 10 p.m., Bokans,
2847 South Park Ave., Lackawanna;
free. 822-0909
Sailing to Rome, For What It's
Worth, Kick Williams, A Murder
Waltz, Fadeaway, 7 p.m., Club Infinity,
8166 Main St., Williamsville; $.
565-0110, www.clubinfinitylive.com
Chris Squire, 7:30 p.m., Taste,
634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free.
655-1874
Rise to Attack, with special
guests Siege of Darkness, Lightning
Pony, Ignition Switch and Tusk &
Timbre, 6 p.m., Club Diablo, 517
Washington St., Buffalo; $. 842-0666,
www.clubdiablo.com
Swing 'n' Jazz Quartet,
featuring Cheryl Ferris, 6:30 p.m., The
GreenFields Manor Court Gazebo, 5949
Broadway (behind GreenField Health
and Rehabilitation Center), Lancaster;
free. 684-8400
Taylor Made Jazz, part of the
M&T Plaza Concert Series, noon,
M&T Plaza, downtown Buffalo; free.
Wendell Rivera's Latin Jazz
Ensemble, part of Party on the
Portico, 5-8 p.m., Buffalo and Erie
County Historical Society, 25
Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue,
Buffalo; $. 873-9644
Slampig, Redwater and Fresh
Guac, 10:30 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248
Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539,
www.nietzsches.com
Friday Night Cafe and Open
Mic, 8 p.m., Buffalo Church of
Scientology, 836 Main St., Buffalo; $.
856-3910, www.scientology-buffalo.org
Open mic, 7-9 p.m., Heart of the
Hollow, 10641 Main St., Clarence
Hollow; free. 759-7351
sat. 25
Harmony Polish Folk
Ensemble, singers and dancers, 3 and
5 p.m., ToyFest, downtown East Aurora.
The Eric Spahr Band, 10 p.m.,
The Elks Lodge, 21 Main St., North
Tonawanda; free. 693-2225
Mark and Jennifer, 7:30 p.m.,
Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora;
free. 655-1874
John & Mary, with special guests
The Valkyries, 9:30 p.m., The
Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St.,
Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
The Shadows Motown and
Soul Providers, 10 p.m., Shadow
Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel
Ave., Buffalo; free. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
Wûnderland, with The Filter
Kings, 8 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main
St., Clarence; $. 565-0110,
www.c lubinfinitylive.com
Black Widow, 11 p.m.,

Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
Johnny Revolting, with special
guest Breakdown Blvd., 11 p.m., Club
Diablo, 517 Washington St., Buffalo; $.
842-0666, www.clubdiablo.com
sun. 26
Ed and the Sofakings, 10:30
p.m., Merlins, 727 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com
Battle of the Bands, presented
by Gorilla Productions, featuring
Desention in the Ranks, Neverending
Process, Entrophy's End, Free Henry,
Kriegerisch, Stag, Allenview, I Was the
Scarecrow, The Martyr and the
Murderer, Fighting For First and
Another Day, 4:30 p.m., Club Infinity,
8166 Main St., Williamsville; $.
565-0110, www.clubinfinitylive.com
City Side Band, 6 p.m., St.
Barnabas Church Lawn Fete, Dick Road
and George Urban Boulevard, Depew;
free.
Fonzi and Friends, 7 p.m.,
Niawanda Park, Tonawanda; free.
Naughty Dawg, 5 p.m.,
Attitudes, 616 W. Avenue, Lockport.
434-5328
Ann Phillipone, 6 p.m.,
Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; $.
886-8539, www.nietzsches.com
mon. 27
Rex Hobart, with special guests
The Wreks, 7 p.m., The Sportsmen's
Tavern, 326 Amherst St., Buffalo; $.
874-7734, www.sportsmenstavern.com
Monday Night Songwriter
Showcase, 9-10:30 p.m., followed by
open mic, Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St.,
Buffalo; free. 886-8539,

www.nietzsches.com
Open Mic with Chris Maloney
of The Forming, 10 p.m., Braun's,
11891 Main Road, Akron; free.
542-2425
Open Mic with Dee Adams, 9
p.m., The Sportsmen's Tavern, 326
Amherst St., Buffalo; free. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
Rockgrrl Mondays, hosted by
Tim Baldwin, 8:30 p.m., Broadway Joe's,
3051 Main St., Buffalo; $. 837-3650,
www. bjoes. com
tues. 28
Dead Hearts, with special guests
Seventh Star, Daggermouth, The Red
Badge and Sounds of Goodbye, 6:30
p.m., Club Diablo, 518 Washington St.,
Buffalo: $. 842-0666,
www.clubdiablo.com
West Seneca Town Band, 6:30
p.m., the Burchfield Nature & Art
Center, 2001 Union Road, West Seneca;
free. 677-4843, www.thebnac.org
Devin Carman, 10 p.m.,
Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; $.
886-8539, www.nietzsches.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
Lana & Hund, 10 p.m., Merlins,
727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com
Comedy Night with Kristen
Becker, 7:30 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248
Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539,
www.nietzsches.com
John Culliton, 9 p.m., The
Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St.,
Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
Open Mic, hosted by Todd from

Swagger, 9:30 p.m., Broadway Joe's,
3051 Main St., Buffalo; $. 837-3650,
www. bjoes. com
wed. 29
Hit 'N Run, with the Carl Motyka
Band, 6 p.m., Gateway Harbor, North
Tonawanda; free.
Tim Baldwin & Katie Miller,
8:30 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St.,
Buffalo; $. 886-8539,
www.nietzsches.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. 633-1662
Kevin McCarthy, 9 p.m.,
Desiderio's, 5827 Broadway Ave.,
Lancaster; free. 683-7767,
www.desiderios.com
Young Soul, 7:30 p.m., Taste,
634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free.