Live Local in WNY

thurs. 24
.12PackJack, 8 p.m., Double D's
Queen City Grille, 1051 Sheridan
Drive, Tonawanda; $. 874-0660
.Open Mic with Joe
Shanahan, 8 p.m., East End Grill
and Taproom, 701 Main St., East
Aurora; $. 655-0550
.Open Mic Night hosted by
Half-A** Half Dozen, 8:30 p.m.,
Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
.Mick Hayes, 8:30 p.m., Lafayette
Tap Room, 391 Washington St.,
Buffalo. $. 854-2466,
www.lafayettetaproombbq.com
.Type: Relevant with General
Spade & NRG, 10 p.m., Merlin's, 727
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com
.Open Mic with John Deibel,
8:30 p.m., Metzger's Pub, 4135 Seneca
St., West Seneca; free. 674-9897
.Noah Gokey & Nicole Gordon,
9 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St.,
Buffalo; $. 886-8539,
www.nietzsches.com
.Dave Constantino Band, 8
p.m., Rhino's, 3700 Southwestern Blvd.,
Orchard Park; $. 662-0555
.Tom Callahan, 7:30 p.m.,
Shannon Pub, 2250 Niagara Falls Blvd.,
Tonawanda; $. 743-9348
.Leroy Townes & The
Lonestars, 8 p.m., Sportsmen's
Tavern, 326 Amherst St., Buffalo; $.
874-7734, www.sportsmenstavern.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
.Jony James Blues Band, 9:30
p.m., Tudor Lounge, 335 Franklin St.,
Buffalo; $. 855-9643,
www.tudorlounge.com
fri. 25
.The Forming, 8 p.m., The Blue
Lantern Lounge, 6120 Seneca St.,
Elma; free. 652-2583,
www.theforming.com
.Spyguys Talent Search, 7 p.m.,

ACTS Beacon Café, 1470 Church St.,
Alden; $. 937-7881
.Hit N' Run, 10 p.m., Alexandria's
Grill & Spirits, 5512 Transit Road,
Depew; $. 681-1688
.JJ Swing Big Band, 6 p.m.,
Alternative Brews, 3488 Sheridan Drive,
Amherst; free. 446-0424,
www.alternativebre ws.com
.Push-Button Theory, 10 p.m.,
Brennan's, 4401 Transit Road,
Williamsville; $. 633-9630
.Bareback Jack, 8 p.m., Buckin'
Buffalo Saloon, 294 Franklin St.,
Buffalo; $. 853-4400,
www.buckinbuffalo.com
.Boys of Summer, 10 p.m., Club
Paradise, 3950 McKinley Parkway,
Blasdell; $. 648-4944,
www.clubparadiseonline.com
.Burt McNasty, 10 p.m., Club W,
199 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $.
866-9077, www.checkoutthew.com
.Blue Roadhouse, 8 p.m., the
Comfort Zone Cafe, 17 Main St.,
Hamburg; free. 648-5779
.Black Widow, 11 p.m., Coyote's
Nightclub, 2094 George Urban Blvd.,
Depew; $. 444-6530
.404, 10 p.m., Drifters Sports Bar
and Grill, 1141 Military Road,
Kenmore; $. 874-3393
.Crispy Critters, 9 p.m., Ellicott
Manor, 16 Ellicott Place, Depew; $.
684-5404
.Michael Bly Band, 10 p.m., The
Hidden Shamrock, 5521 Transit Road,
Depew; $. 686-0055
.Yvonne Schmidt, 9:30 p.m.,
Lafayette Tap Room, 391 Washington
St., Buffalo. $. 854-2466,
www.lafayettetaproombbq.com
.No Excuses, 10:30 p.m.,
Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
.Willie Haddath Band, 8 p.m.,
Mac's Village Brewhaus, 4246 N.
Buffalo Road, Orchard Park; $.
667-2314
.Only Humen, 10:30 p.m., Mia's,
7200 Seneca St., Elma; $. 652-7830
.A Hotel Nourishing, 11 p.m.,
Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com
.Joe and the Shmoes, 10 p.m.,
Milligan's, 3864 Abbott Road, Orchard
Park; $. 648-9017
.Jack Civiletto, "Classic Cocktail

Night with Civiletto Sings Sinatra," 8
p.m., Midway Lounge of The
Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway,
Hamburg; $. 649-3900,
www. the- fairgrounds. com
.Maniacs, 11 p.m., Mr. Goodbar,
1110 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
882-4000
.The Fibs, 6 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248
Allen St., Buffalo; free. 886-8539,
www.nietzsches.com
.Miss Vicky, 10 p.m., Nietzsche's,
248 Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539,
www.nietzsches.com
.Soul Providers, 6 p.m., Rock n'
Roll Heaven, 2094 George Urban Blvd.,
Depew; free. 444-6530
.Hey You, 11 p.m., Rock n' Roll
Heaven, 2094 George Urban Blvd.,
Depew; $. 444-6530
.Barbara St. Clair and the
Shadows, 10 p.m., Shadow Lounge
and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave.,
Buffalo; free. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
.Bronco, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3
Main St., East Aurora; free. 655-1874
.The Strangers, 10 p.m., T-Birds
Nightclub, 2339 Union Road, West
Seneca; $. 656-7574
.Strange Addiction, 10 p.m.,
Victoria Lanes, 206 Main St., East
Aurora; $. 652-2950
.The Leftovers, 6:30 p.m., Ulrich's
Tavern, 674 Ellicott St., Buffalo; free.
855-8409, www.ulrichstavern.net
.Stone Country, 9:30 p.m.,
Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St.,
Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
.The Tune Babes, 7:30 p.m., Elks
Lodge (Elks at Gateway), 21 Main St.,
North Tonawanda; free. 693-2225
sat. 26
.Harmonica Dean and the
Blue Lights, 9 p.m., Alternative Brews,
3488 Sheridan Drive, Amherst; $.
446-0424, www.alternativebrews.com
.Sam Gillam, 6-10 p.m., Club 101
of the Seneca Niagara Casino, 310
Fourth St., Niagara Falls. 299-1100
.Naughty Dawg, 8 p.m., Borders,
2015 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga; free.
685-2844
.Flint Creek, 10 p.m., Buckin'
Buffalo Saloon, 294 Franklin St.,
Buffalo; $. 853-4400,
www.buckinbuffalo.com
.Betty & Cathy, 8 p.m., the
Comfort Zone Cafe, 17 Main St.,
Hamburg; free. 648-5779
.12packJack, 9 p.m., Elks Lodge
(Elks at Gateway), 21 Main St., North
Tonawanda; free. 693-2225
.Dave Viterna, 9:30 p.m.,
Lafayette Tap Room, 391 Washington
St., Buffalo. $. 854-2466,
www.lafayettetaproombbq.com
.Southbound, 9 p.m., J.T.
Wheatfields, 6935 Ward Road,
Wheatfield. 695-8888

.Hit N' Run, 10:30 p.m.,
Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
.Love Parade with Patrons of
Sweet, It's Like Going on Vacation for a
Day, 11 p.m., Merlin's, 727 Elmwood
Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com
.No Effect, 8 p.m., Midway
Lounge of The Fairgrounds, 5600
McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $.
649-3900, www.the-fairgrounds.com
.Erie Lackawanna Railroad
Band, 10:30 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248
Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539,
www.nietzsches.com
.Urban Renewal Band, 10 p.m.,
Shadow Lounge and Restaurant, 1504
Hertel Ave., Buffalo; free. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
.The Little Louis Band, 9:30
p.m., Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst
St., Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
.John Fehskens, 7:30 p.m., Taste,
634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free.
655-1874
sun. 27
.Gorilla Productions' Battle of
the Bands, 4 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166
Main St., Williamsville. 565-0110,
www.c lubinfinitylive.com
.The Pine Dogs, 5:30 p.m.,
Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St.,
Buffalo; $. 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. 28
.Gamalon, 9 p.m., Broadway Joe's,
3051 Main St., Buffalo. 836-9555,
www. bjoes. com
.Rockgrrl Mondays, hosted by
Tim Baldwin, 8:30 p.m., Broadway Joe's,
3051 Main St., Buffalo; $. 837-3650,
www. bjoes. com

.Barbershop Harmony Society,
Buffalo chapter of men's chorus,
rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., Maryvale
Community Center, 777 Maryvale Drive,
Cheektowaga. New members welcome.
835-8822
.Open Mic with Mike Meldrum,
7 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St.,
Buffalo; $. 886-8539,
www.nietzsches.com
.Open Mic with Dee Adams, 9
p.m., The Sportsmen's Tavern, 326
Amherst St., Buffalo; free. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
.Irish Singing Session, 7:30 p.m.,
Ulrich's Tavern, 674 Ellicott St., Buffalo;
free. 855-8409, www.ulrichstavern.net
tues. 29
.Friends of Harmony, men's
chorus rehearsal - new members welcomed,
7:30 p.m., Southeast Community Works,
181 Lincoln St., Depew; free. 662-4026
.Open Mic, hosted by Todd from
Swagger, 9:30 p.m., Broadway Joe's, 3051
Main St., Buffalo; $. 837-3650,
www. bjoes. com
.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 Mahoney, 9 p.m.,
The Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst
St., Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
.Joe Mahfound, Jim Wynne &
Friends, 8 p.m., Tudor Lounge, 335
Franklin St., Buffalo $. 855-9643,
www.tudorlounge.com
wed. 30
.Besnyo, as part of Xponential -
Buffalo Music Project, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 30, UB's Allen Hall,
UB South Campus, next to Metro Rail
station, Buffalo; free. www.wbfo.org/xpo
.Pro Jam, 8 p.m., Lafayette Tap
Room, 391 Washington St., Buffalo; $.
854-2466, www.lafayettetaproombbq.com
.Equinox, 9 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248
Allen St., Buffalo; $. 886-8539,
www.nietzsches.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
.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
.Kevin McCarthy, 9 p.m.,
Desiderio's, 5827 Broadway Ave.,
Lancaster; free. 683-7767,
www.desiderios.com
.Jamie Moses Band, 7 p.m.,
Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com