Live Local in WNY

thurs. 21
.John Lombardo & Joe Rozler,
8 p.m., The Sportsmen's Tavern, 326
Amherst St., Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.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
.Jony James Blues Band, 9:30
p.m., Tudor Lounge, 335 Franklin St.,
Buffalo; $. 855-9643,
www.tudorlounge.com
.Bad Penny's Original
Singer/Songwriter Night, 7 p.m.,
Staples, 253 Allen St., Buffalo.
fri. 22
.Bareback Jack, 8 p.m., Buckin'
Buffalo Saloon, 294 Franklin St.,
Buffalo; $. 853-4400,
www.buckinbuffalo.com
.Paul Bloom with Jay Mesnekoff
and John Brady, 8 p.m., Cabernet's, 9
N. Ellicott near Main St., Williamsville.
631-1044, www.cabernetswinecafe.com
.Crazy Joe Fox & Greg Zark,
10 p.m., Bacchus, 54 W. Chippewa St.,
Buffalo; $. 854-9463,
www.ultimaterestaurants.com
.Red Flight with special guests
Affront the Riot, Medicated Silence
and Before the Storm, 6:30 p.m., Club
Diablo, 517 Washington St., Buffalo; $.
843-0666, www.clubdiablo.com
.Blue Roadhouse, 8 p.m., the
Comfort Zone Cafe, 17 Main St.,
Hamburg; free. 648-5779
.Carl Motyka Band, 10:30 p.m.,
Desiderio's on Broadway, 5827
Broadway, Lancaster; free. 683-7767,
www.desiderios.com
.The Tune Babes, 7:30 p.m., Elks
Lodge (Elks at Gateway), 21 Main St.,
North Tonawanda; free. 693-2225
.Gregg Sansone, 8 p.m., Midway
Lounge of the The Fairgrounds
Gaming and Raceway, 5600 McKinley
Parkway, Hamburg; free. 649-3900,
www. the- fairgrounds. com
.Sweet Soul with Sam Sole, 9
p.m., Matthew Glab Post 1477, 1965
Abbott Road, Lackawanna. 825-3733
.Mother May I, 10:30 p.m.,
Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
.Chylde with The UV Rays and
Louisiana Purchase, 11 p.m., Merlin's,
727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com
.Barbara St. Clair and the
Shadows, 10 p.m., Shadow Lounge
and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
.The Strangers, 10 p.m., T-Birds
Nightclub, 2339 Union Road, West
Seneca. 656-7574
.Paul James, 7:30 p.m., Taste,
634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free.
655-1874
.Stone Country, 9:30 p.m.,
Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St.,
Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
sat. 23
.The Strangers, 10 p.m.,
Alexandria's, 5512 Transit Road,
Depew. 681-1688
.Flint Creek, 10 p.m., Buckin'
Buffalo Saloon, 294 Franklin St.,
Buffalo; $. 853-4400,
www.buckinbuffalo.com
.Sweet Soul with Sam Sole, 8
p.m., Cabernet's, 9 N. Ellicott near
Main St., Williamsville. 631-1044 or
visit www.cabernetswinecafe.com
.The Bleeding Hearts, 8 p.m.,
Grand Island Moose Lodge, 2524
Grand Island Blvd., Grand Island.
773-6655
.JJ Moscato and Blue Avenue,
9 p.m., Elks Lodge (Elks at Gateway),
21 Main St., North Tonawanda; free.
693-2225
.Betty and Cathy, 8 p.m., the
Comfort Zone Cafe, 17 Main St.,
Hamburg; free. 648-5779
.Hit-N-Run, 10:30 p.m.,
Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
.Paul Issac & The Stone
Hearts, 11 p.m., Merlin's, 727
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com

.The Brothers of Invention, 9
p.m., The Pearl Street Grill and
Brewery, 76 Pearl St., Buffalo.
856-2337
.Joe Higgins, 7:30 p.m., Pizza
Plant, Walker Center, 5110 Main St.,
Williamsville; $. 626-5566,
www.pizzaplant.com
.Vince James Explosion, 8
p.m., Pizza Plant, Premier Plaza, 8020
Transit Road at Maple, Amherst; $.
632-0800, www.pizzaplant.com
.Urban Renewal Band, 10 p.m.,
Shadow Lounge and Restaurant, 1504
Hertel Ave., Buffalo; $. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
.Naughty Dawg, 6 p.m., Seneca
Niagara Casino, Club 101, 310 Fourth
St., Niagara Falls. 299-1100
.Tony De Rosa, 7:30 p.m., Taste,
634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free.
655-1874
sun. 24
.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. 25
.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 Blue Jam, 7 p.m.,
Elks Lodge (Elks at Gateway), 21 Main
St., North Tonawanda; free. 693-2225
.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
.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.ulr ichstavern.net
.Sweet Soul with Sam Sole, 8
p.m., the Elmwood Lounge, 522
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 882-5881
tues. 26
.Friends of Harmony, men's
chorus rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., Southeast
Community Works, 181 Lincoln St.,
Depew; free. New members welcome.
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
.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. 27
.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
.Sweet Soul with Sam Sole, 7
p.m., Exquisite Taste Cafe, 4109 N.
Buffalo Road, Orchard Park. 667-0052
.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
thurs. 28
.Punk Rock Party, 10 p.m.,
Broadway Joe's, 3051 Main St., Buffalo.
836-9555, www.bjoes.com