Concerts

thurs. 13 Swedish-born New Orleans blues slide guitarist Andres Osborne with special guest The Charlie Hunter Trio will perform at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 as part of Thursday at the Square, Lafayette Square, Buffalo; free. 856-3150, www. buffaloplace. com Jon Clearly and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen as part of the Big Easy in Buffalo Series will play at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 at the Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St., Buffalo; $. 852-2860, www.tralfmusichall.com thurs. 13 & fri. 14 Grammy Award-winning artist and former frontman for The Commodores, Lionel Richie, will be "Dancing on the Ceiling" starting at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 and 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 at Niagara Fallsview Casino and Resort's Avalon Theater, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls; $. 888-836-8118, www.fallsviewcasinoresor t.com fri. 14 Charlotte, North Carolina's, hardcore band Hopesfall will let you know that "Cubic Zirconias Are Forever" with special guest Damiera starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 at Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St., Buffalo; $. 842-0167, www. thebuffaloicon. com Hey You will perform Pink Floyd like you never heard it before with special guests Coda and The Stevie Project at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 at Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Williamsville; $. 565-0110, www.clubinfinityonline.com (Not pictured.) Kruno Spisic Gypsy Jazz Ensemble with special guest Babik begin playing gypsy jazz at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 at the Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St., Buffalo; $. 852-2860, www.tralfmusichall.com Grammy-winning Christian artists Don Moen and Israel Houghton will present a Night of Worship concert starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 at The Chapel at CrossPoint, 500 CrossPoint Pkwy, Getzville; $. 633-1117, www. kingdombound. org sat. 15 Tommy James and the Shondells wil l sing their hits, including "Hanky Panky," Crimson and Clover," "Mony Mony," "Crystal Blue Persuasion" and "I Think We're Alone Now" starting at 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at the Niagara Fallsview Casino and Resort's Avalon Theater, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls; $. 888-836-8118, www.fallsviewcasinoresort.com Canadian two-handed lap-tapping acoustic guitar player Erik Mongrain with special guest Matthew Nichols will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at the Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St., Buffalo; $. 852-2860, www.tralfmusichall.com sun. 16 Fight Fest 4 with two stages featuring Obituary with special guests Full Blown Chaos, Hemlock, Victim of Sunday, Boss Tribal, Blast, Avulsion, Siege of Darkness and Skinbound will play at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 at Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Williamsville; $. 565-0110, www.clubinfinityonline.com Blues legend Will McFarlane, who has played with Bonnie Raitt, Etta James and Johnnie Taylor, will visit Buffalo for one night only for a 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 show at Randall Baptist Church, 6301 Main St., Williamsville; free. 634-9800, www.randallchurch.org mon. 17 Burlington Vermont's psychedelic, progressive rock quartet Raq with special guests the Wynne Band will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17 at Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Williamsville; $. 565-0110, www.clubinfinityonline.com wed. 19 Two-time Grammy Award-winner India.Arie and special guest Noa Bursie will perform starting at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the UB Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre, UB North Campus, Amherst; $. 645-2787, www. ubcfa. org The legendary Platters will sing "Great Pretender" and "Only You" after The Ink Spots perform "If I Didn't Care" and "The Gypsy" starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept 19 at the Erie County Fairgrounds Clubhouse Stage, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg. 649-3900, www. the- fairgrounds. com Get out your "Cheap Sunglasses" and take a ride in your 1933 Ford Coupé up north because ZZ TOP comes to town at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel's Seneca Events Center, 310 Fourth St., Niagara Falls; $. 278-4944, www.senecaniagaracasino.com Enjoy a mix of horror, vaudeville and heavy metal as "No More Mr. Nice Guy" Alice Cooper and the "Silent Lucidity" of Queensryche are heard starting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, 9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center; $. (585) 599-4641, www.livenation.com Brooklyn-based Grizzly Bear bring their freak folk music to town starting at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St., Buffalo; $. 852-2860