Live Local in WNY

thurs. 15
Dick Whiskey, with Gentlemen
Callerz, 10:30 p.m., Merlin's, 727
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com
Underground Style (Other Side
of Hip Hop), with DJ Optimus Prime,
Kush B, Emcee Debug, D.F.C. Crew,
10:30 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St.,
Buffalo; $. 886-8539
Formaldehyde, with If Paige
Wins, Red with Envy, the Con, 9 p.m.,
Club Diablo, 517 Washington St.,
Buffalo; $. 842-0666,
www.clubdiablo.com
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
Punk Rock Party, 10 p.m.,
Broadway Joe's, 3051 Main St., Buffalo.
836-9555, www.bjoes.com
fri. 16
Pete Worden and the
Hardtimers, 6 p.m., Mohawk Place,
47 E. Mohawk St., Buffalo; free.
855-3931, www.mohawkplace.com
Off the Cuff, 10 p.m., Mohawk
Place, 47 E. Mohawk St., Buffalo; $.
855-3931, www.mohawkplace.com
Jim Whitford & The Possums,
6 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St.,
Buffalo; free. 886-8539
Slip Madigan, with W.A.K.O.S.,
Juxtapose, 10:30 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248
Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539
Love Parade, with Brief Candles,
Perennial Notion, 11 p.m., Merlin's, 727
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com
Naughty Dawg, 10 p.m., The
Dog Pound, 2339 Union Road, West
Seneca. 656-7574
King Jester, with Canto V,
Denisha Osbourne, Kidd Dragon,
Treehouse, Chauncey, Ill Tone, 8 p.m.,
Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence;
$. 565-0110, www.clubinfinitylive.com
National Trust, 10 p.m., Shadow

Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel
Ave., Buffalo; free. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
Johnny Smoke, 11 p.m.,
Macaroon's Nite Club, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
Lynne Fredricks, 8-11 p.m., Elks
Lodge, 21 Main St., North Tonawanda;
693-2225
Sudden Urge, 10 p.m., Club W,
199 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $.
866-9077
Ed Hart, acoustical guitar and
vocals, 8-11 p.m., Comfort Zone, 17
Main St., Hamburg, free. 648-5779,
www.comfortzonecafe.com
Kari Czubinski, 7:30 p.m., Taste,
634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free.
655-1874
Unit 9, part of the Bacchus Live
Music Series, 10 p.m., Bacchus, 54 W.
Chippewa St. at Franklin Street,
Buffalo. 854-9463
The Strangers, 10 p.m., Club
Paradise, 3950 McKinley Parkway,
Blasdell; $. 648-4944,
www.clubparadiseonline.com
Open Mic Night, 8-11 p.m.,
Church of Scientology, 836 Main St.,
Buffalo; free. 856-3910

sat. 17
Athera, with Goodbye Houston,
Crush, The Everlasting, 6 p.m.,
Mohawk Place, 47 E. Mohawk St.,
Buffalo; $. 855-3931,
www. mohawkplace. com
Queen City Station, with Roger
Bryan, Unwelcome Guests, 10 p.m.,
Mohawk Place, 47 E. Mohawk St.,
Buffalo; $. 855-3931,
www. mohawkplace. com
The Shapes of States, with
Lowlander, Concubine, 10:30 p.m.,
Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com
The Chips, 7 p.m., Student Union
Theater, University at Buffalo, North
Campus, Amherst; $.
www.thebuffalochips.com
Joyryde with the Hitman Horns,
10 p.m., Shadow Lounge and
Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., Buffalo;
free. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
Maceo Ruez, with Here Comes
the Comets, The Plates, The
Emergency, 10:30 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248
Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539
Suckerpunch, 11 p.m.,
Macaroon's Nite Club, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
Riviera Theatre Fundraiser
with 12packjack, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Elks
Lodge, 21 Main St., North Tonawanda;
$. 693-2225
Spy Guys Talent Search TV
Show, 7 p.m., Club W, 199 Delaware
Ave., Buffalo; $. 866-9077
Alyn Syms new age acoustic, 8-11
p.m., Comfort Zone, 17 Main St.,
Hamburg; free. 648-5779,
www.comfortzonecafe.com
The Jazzbugs, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,
Midway Lounge, Fairground Gaming
and Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway,
Hamburg; free. 649-3900
Dan Bailey, 7:30 p.m., Taste,
634-3 Main St., East Aurora; $.

655-1874
Hit n' Run, 10 p.m., Club
Paradise, 3950 McKinley Parkway,
Blasdell; $. 648-4944,
www.clubparadiseonline.com
sun. 18
Battle of the Bands, presented
by Gorilla Productions, 5 p.m., Club
Infinity, 8166 Main St., Williamsville;
$. 565-0110, www.clubinfinitylive.com
Ed and the Sofa Kings, 10:30
p.m., Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com
mon. 19
Tom Stahl, 6-9 p.m., Brighton
Place, 999 Brighton Road, Tonawanda;
free. 332-4375
Gamalon, 9 p.m., Broadway Joe's,
3051 Main St., Buffalo. 836-9555,
www. bjoes. com
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
Open Mic with Mike
Meldrum, 7 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248
Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539,
www.nietzsches.com
tues. 20
City Under Siege, with Shotgun
Willy, Arsenic and Double Eagle
Standard, 8 p.m., the Showplace
Theatre, 1063 Grant St., Buffalo; $.
447-1271, www.esievents.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., Merlin's,
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. 21
Live Wire, 10 p.m., Shadow
Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel
Ave., Buffalo; free. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
Thanksgiving Eve Party with
The Soul Providers (6 p.m.) and Hit n
Run (11 p.m.), Macaroon's Nite Club,
576 Dick Road, Cheektowaga; $.
681-7197, www.macaroonsniteclub.com
Thanksgiving Eve with
Michael Bly Band and Juxtapose,
9:30 p.m., Club W, 199 Delaware Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 866-9077
Thanksgiving Eve with
Johnny Nobody, Roger Bryan, Mark
Nosowicz, 10 p.m., Mohawk Place, 47
E. Mohawk St., Buffalo; $. 855-3931,
www. mohawkplace. com
Jamie Moses Band, 7 p.m.,
Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com
Buffalo Gateway Show
Chorus, female singers invited to
rehearsals, 7 p.m., Southeast
Community Works, 181 Lincoln St.,
Depew; free. 635-8642,
www.buffalogatewaychorus.com
Kevin McCarthy, 9 p.m.,
Desiderio's, 5827 Broadway Ave.,
Lancaster; free. 683-7767,
www.desiderios.com
Hair Metal Hump Day, hosted
by Dark Water and showcasing a live
hair-metal band, 10 p.m., Broadway
Joe's, 3051 Main St., Buffalo 836-9555,
www. bjoes. com