Concerts

thurs. 14
.Saxophonist Ronnie Laws is "Always
There" for you at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14
at The Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St.,
Second Floor, Buffalo; $. 852-2860,
www.tralfmusichall.com
fri. 15
.Award-winning Canadian
singer/songwriter Jann Arden wil l
perform memorable classics, fan favorites
and cover songs from her new album,
"Uncover Me," at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at
UB's Center for the Arts' Mainstage
Theater, North Campus, Amherst; $.
645-2787, www.ubcfa.org
.Country star Kenny Rogers won't be
"The Gambler" but he will play a 9 p.m.
show Friday, Feb. 15 at Niagara Fallsview
Casino Resorts' Avalon Theater, 6380
Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontario; $.
1-888-836-8118,
www.fallsviewcasinoresor t.com
sat. 16
.Rob Thomas and the boys of
Matchbox Twenty and Canadian rocker
Alanis Morissette with special guest
Mutemath will perform at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 16 at Seneca Niagara Casino
and Hotel's Seneca Events Center, 310
Fourth St., Niagara Falls; $. 278-4944,
www.senec aniagarac asino.com
.Drive By Truckers' Jason Isbell with
special guests Will Hoge will play at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 16 at The Tralf Music Hall,
622 Main St., Second Floor, Buffalo; $.
852-2860, www.tralfmusichall.com
.Chicago's Grateful Dead tribute artists
Dark Star Orchestra will jam at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Town Ballroom,
681 Main St., Buffalo; $. 852-3900,
www.townballroom.com
.The Charles Gayle Trio - Charles
Gayle, Hill Greene and Michael Wimberly
- will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16
at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center,
341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $. 854-1694,
www.hall walls.org
.NYC'shairmetalband, Winge
special guest Stealin' will rock out at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 16 at Rock N' Roll Heaven,
2094 George Urban Blvd., Depew; $.
444-6530, www.rocknrollheaven.com
.Singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins is
"Cool Enough" for a solo show and tells it
"The Way It Is" at 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
16 at Soundlab, 110 Pearl St., Buffalo; $.
883-3209, www.bigorbitgallery.org/soundlab
.Dublin's four-piece Stand with special
guest Roger Bryan will perform at 9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Buffalo Irish
Center, 245 Abbott Road, Buffalo; $.
sat. 16, sun. 17 & mon. 18
.Canadian singer/songwriter Paul Anka
will perform his numerous hit at 9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17
and 8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18 at Niagara
Fallsview Casino Resort's Avalon Ballroom,
6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls,
Ontario; $. 1-888-836-8118,
www.fallsviewcasinoresor t.com
sun. 17
.Georgia rockers Collective Soul wil l
"Gel" and sing of "The World I Know" at
7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at Seneca Niagara
Casino and Hotel's Bear's Den, 310 Fourth
St., Niagara Falls; $. 278-4944,
www.senec aniagarac asino.com
.Heart-Throbs of Country,
featuring Keith Anderson, Ashton
Shepherd, Lila McCann and Chuck Wicks,
will play at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at
the UB Center for the Arts' Mainstage
Theatre, UB North Campus, Amherst; $.
645-2787, www.ubcfa.org
mon. 18
."Run-Away" with Welsh rockers Super
Furry Animals with special guests Times
Newe Viking and Jeffery Lewis at 8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 18 at The Tralf Music Hall,
622 Main St., Second Floor, Buffalo; $.
852-2860, www.tralfmusichall.com
tues. 19
.David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain's
original punk rock band New York Dolls
with special guests We Are The Fury will
play at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 at the Tralf
Music Hall, 622 Main St., Second Floor,
Buffalo; $. 852-2860,
www.tralfmusichall.com
.Dayton, Ohio's hardcore band The
Devil Wears Prada with special guest It
Dies Today will play at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 19 at Club Infinity, 8166 Main St.,
Williamsville; $. 565-0110,
www.c lubinfinitylive.com
wed. 20
.The Washington, D.C., guitarless
garage rockers, The Apes, will play
without guitars at 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20
at Soundlab, 110 Pearl St., Buffalo; $.
883-3209, www.bigorbitgallery.org/soundlab