Concerts

thurs. 7
.The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble,
consisting of Kahil El' Zabar (drums,
percussion, voice), Ernest Khabeer Dawkins
(alto/tenor saxophone) and Corey Wilkes
(trumpet/flugelhorn), will perform at 8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 7 at Hallwalls Contemporary
Arts Center, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $.
854-1694, www.hallwalls.org
fri. 8 & sat. 9
.Neil Sedaka will sing his numerous
hits, including "Breaking Up is Hard to
Do," "Oh! Carol" and "Calendar Girl"
starting at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 and
Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Niagara Fallsview
Casino Resort's Avalon Ballroom, 6380
Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontario; $.
1-888-836-8118,
www.fallsviewcasinoresor t.com
sat. 9
.Folk-rockers Nerissa and Katryna, better
known as The Nields, will play as part of
the BFFM Acoustic Concert Series with
opener Alan Whitney at 8 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 9 at The Village Meeting House, 5658
Main St., Williamsville; $. 684-2362,
www. bffm. org
.Called the missing link between Jimi
Hendrix and Wes Montgomery, James
"Blood" Ulmer's jazz and blues
intertwined playing will be featured as part
of the Hunt Real Estate Art of Jazz Series
at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 at the
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood
Ave., Buffalo; $. 270-8223
sun. 10
.Agit-hop underground rap artist Sole &
the Skyrider Band with Telephone Jim
Jesus and FourEm will perform at 9 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10 at Soundlab, 110 Pearl St.,
Buffalo; $. 883-3209,
www.bigorbitgaller y.org/soundlab
mon. 11
.SanFranciscoBayareaband Vas
elements of electronic, world, classical, metal
and pop genres to create a sound all their
own. Jon Crosby and gang perform at 7
p.m. Monday, Feb. 11 at Club Infinity, 8166
Main St., Williamsville; $. 565-0110,
www.c lubinfinitylive.com
wed. 13
.San Francisco alternative rockers Third
Eye Blind will bring new material from
their unreleased "The Hideous Strength" to
Buffalo for an 8 p.m. performance
Wednesday, Feb. 13 at the Town Ballroom,
681 Main St., Buffalo; $. 852-3900,
www.townballroom.com