Live Local in WNY

Aaron James & The Blue
Flames, 9 p.m., Merlin's, 727 Elmwood
Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com
thurs. 18
Buffalo Music Hall of Fame,
The Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St.,
Second Floor, Buffalo; $. 852-2860,
www.tralfmusichall.com
Midtown Rebels, with Bleed for
Me, Quaranteend, Thrown to the
Wolves, 9 p.m., Club Diablo, 517
Washington St., Buffalo; $. 842-0666,
www.clubdiablo.com
The Waves play a benefit show
for College Street Gallery, 9 p.m.,
Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; $.
886-8539, www.nietzsches.com
Billy Eli Band, 9 p.m., The
Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St.,
Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
Danny Lynn Wilson, 7:30 p.m.,
Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora;
free. 655-1874
fri. 19
Boys of Summer, with Terry
Buchwald, 9 p.m., Club Paradise, 3950
McKinley Parkway, Blasdell; $.
648-4944, www.clubparadiseonline.com
Dan Bailey, 7:30 p.m., Taste,
634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free.
655-1874
Ed Hart, 8 p.m., the Comfort
Zone Cafe, 17 Main St., Hamburg;
free. 648-5779
Johnny Nobody, with Mother
Red, Bearhunter, 9 p.m., Merlin's, 727
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com
Joann Fahey & Friends, 6
p.m., Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo;
$. 886-8539, www.nietzsches.com
Naughty Dawg, 10 p.m.,
Attitudes, 616 West Ave., Lockport.
434-5328
Soul Providers, 11 p.m.,
Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
Pam Swarts, Bonitaz, Tongues,
The Gifted Children, 10 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
Stone Country Band, 9:30
p.m., The Sportsmen's Tavern, 326
Amherst St., Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
sat. 20
A-List, 11 p.m., Macaroon's, 576
Dick Road, Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
BRONCO, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3
Main St., East Aurora; free. 655-1874
The Forming, 10 p.m., the
Hidden Shamrock, 5521 Transit Road.
686-0055; free. www.theforming.com
Haiku, the first gathering of
friends and family featuring Pat
O'Connell, Puleo, Kincaid, Caruso, The
Wynne Band, Retrospect, 5 p.m., Club
Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $.
565-0110, www.clubinfinitylive.com
Alyn Syms, 8 p.m., the Comfort
Zone Cafe, 17 Main St., Hamburg;
free. 648-5779
Of Crime and Passion, with
Unique Clique, The Great Mistake, 9
p.m., Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com
Celtic Sessions, 4 p.m.,
Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; $.
886-8539, www.nietzsches.com
John & Mary and The
Valkyries, with Que Sara, The Vores,
The Corrections, 9 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
Soul Matinees, 3 p.m., The
Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St.,
Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
Dee & The Housecats, 9:30
p.m., The Sportsmen's Tavern, 326
Amherst St., Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
sun. 21
Ladies First Big Band, 8-9
p.m., Colored Musicians Club, 145
Broadway, Buffalo; free. 885-9383