Live Local in WNY

thurs. 6
Elipsus, with Billy Draws 2 and
Sailing to Rome, 10 p.m., Club Diablo,
517 Washington St., Buffalo; $.
842-0666, www.clubdiablo.com
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. 7
Besnyo CD Release Party, with
special guest Alex Berkley, 9 p.m.,
Soundlab, 110 Pearl St., Buffalo; $.
883-3209,
www.bigorbitgaller y.org/soundlab
Mick Hayes Band, 6 p.m., 3488
Sheridan Drive, Amherst; free.
446-0424, www.alternativebrews.com
Backstage Pass, 5:30 p.m., The
Pearl Street Grill and Brewery, 76 Pearl
St., Buffalo. 856-2337
Black Widow, 11 p.m.,
Macaroon's Nite Club, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
Boys of Summer, 10 p.m., Club
Paradise, 3950 McKinley Parkway,
Blasdell; $. 648-4944,
www.clubparadiseonline.com
The Advent Tragedy, with
Monument Monument, Havok, The
Peanut Brittle Satellite, 7 p.m., The
Showplace Theatre, 1063 Grant St.,
Buffalo; $. 447-1271,
www.esievents.com
George Harb, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,
Midway Lounge of The Fairgrounds
Gaming and Raceway, 5600 McKinley
Parkway, Hamburg; free. 649-3900,
www. the- fairgrounds. com
The Frankfurters, 6:30 p.m.,
Ulrich's Tavern, 674 Ellicott St.,
Buffalo; free. 855-8409,
www.ulr ichstavern.net
Constant Climax, 11 p.m.,
Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com
sat. 8
A Tribute to Dimebag,
presented by South Side Kustoms and
The NY Chapter, 8 p.m., Club W, 199
Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $. 866-9077
The Rev, 11 p.m., Macaroon's
Nite Club, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
The Buzz, 8 p.m., Pizza Plant,
8020 Transit Road. 632-0800
Joe Higgins, 7:30 p.m., Pizza

Plant, Walker Center, 5110 Main St.,
Williamsville. 626-5566
Close-Up Magic, table-side magic
with the magicians from the Old Forks
Hotel, 6-8 p.m., Pearl Street Grill and
Brewery, 76 Pearl St., Buffalo. 856-2337
Winter Jazz Composition
Series: Walter Kemp, piano, Bernard
Kunz, guitar, Rey Scott, baritone
saxophone/flute, Carl "Flute" Johnson,
drums, Odell Northington, acoustic
bass, 4-5 p.m., Frank E. Merriweather
Jr. Library Auditorium, 1324 Jefferson
Ave., Buffalo. 883-4418
Michael Pickett, 3 p.m.,
Alternative Brews, 3488 Sheridan Drive,
Amherst; free. 446-0424,
www.alternativebre ws.com
Ed and the Sofa Kings, 9 p.m.,
Alternative Brews, 3488 Sheridan Drive,
Amherst; free. 446-0424,
www.alternativebre ws.com
The Scarred with Blind Hysteria,
The Spooning Cruisers and Siren Street,
2 p.m., Club Diablo, 517 Washington
St., Buffalo; $. 842-0666,
www.clubdiablo.com
Nights Like These with
Dragonwind, Amongst the Ruin and
Terror in the Sky, 6 p.m., Club Diablo,
517 Washington St., Buffalo; $.
842-0666, www.clubdiablo.com
If Paige Wins, 11 p.m., Merlin's,
727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com
Ryan Montbleu Band, 10 p.m.,
Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; $.
886-8539, www.nietzsches.com
The Soul Providers, 10 p.m.,
Shadow Lounge Lounge and
Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., Buffalo;
free. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
sun. 9
The Dick Whiskey Moonshine
Holiday Party, 5 p.m., The
Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St.,
Buffalo; free. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
Ed and the Sofa Kings, 10:30
p.m., Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com
Ann Phillipone, 6 p.m.,
Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; $.
886-8539, www.nietzsches.com
mon. 10
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
Irish Singing Session, 7:30
p.m., Ulrich's Tavern, 674 Ellicott St.,
Buffalo; free. 855-8409,
www.ulr ichstavern.net
tues. 11
The Genuflektors, 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., 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. 12
Chicago Jack, 8 p.m., Alternative
Brews, 3488 Sheridan Drive, Amherst;
free. 446-0424,
www.alternativebre ws.com
I Was the Scarecrow with Leah
Prentiss, 9 p.m., Club Diablo, 517
Washington St., Buffalo; $. 842-0666,
www.clubdiablo.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