Live Local in WNY

thurs. 28
.Mick Hayes Band, 8:30 p.m.,
Lafayette Tap Room, 391 Washington
St., Buffalo; $. 854-2466,
www.lafayettetaproombbq.com
.Fortified, 10 p.m., Merlin's, 727
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com
.Danny Lynn Wilson, 7:30 p.m.,
Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora;
free. 655-1874
.Punk Rock Party, 10 p.m.,
Broadway Joe's, 3051 Main St., Buffalo.
836-9555, www.bjoes.com
.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. 29
.JJ Swing Big Band, 6 p.m.,
Alternative Brews, 3488 Sheridan
Drive, Amherst; $. 446-0424,
www.alternativebre ws.com
.West of the Mark, 8 p.m.,
Buckin' Buffalo Saloon, 294 Franklin
St., Buffalo; $. 853-4400,
www.buckinbuffalo.com
.Kevin Rochford, 8 p.m., the
Comfort Zone Cafe, 17 Main St.,
Hamburg; free. 648-5779
.Lance Diamond Show, 11
p.m., Coyote's Nightclub, 2094 George
Urban Blvd., Depew; $. 444-6530
.The Wynne Band, 10 p.m., J.T.
Wheatfields, 6935 Ward Road,
Wheatfield. 695-8888
.Big James and the Chicago
Playboys, 9:30 p.m., Lafayette Tap
Room, 391 Washington St., Buffalo; $.
854-2466,
www.lafayettetaproombbq.com
.The Gavin Petrie Trio, 10 p.m.,
McGarret's, 946 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo; $.
.Rich's House of Blues, 7 p.m.,
Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo;
$. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com

.Double Eagle Standard & The
Fury with The Gadflies, 11 p.m.,
Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com
.Geno McManus, 9 p.m., The
Pearl Street Grill and Brewery, 76 Pearl
St., Buffalo. 856-2337
.Black Widow, 10:30 p.m.,
Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
.The Forming, 10 p.m., the
Hidden Shamrock, 5521 Transit Road,
Lancaster. 686-0055,
www.theforming.com
.Bronco, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3
Main St., East Aurora; free. 655-1874
.Intuition, 10 p.m., Shadow
Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel
Ave., Buffalo; $. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
.Tom Callahan, 6:30 p.m., Ulrich's
Tavern, 674 Ellicott St., Buffalo; $.
855-8409, www.ulrichstavern.net
.Stone Country, 9:30 p.m.,
Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St.,
Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
.Frank Caputi Duo, 7 p.m., Elks
Lodge (Elks at Gateway), 21 Main St.,
North Tonawanda; free. 693-2225
sat. 1
.Third Degree Blues, 9 p.m.,
Alternative Brews, 3488 Sheridan
Drive, Amherst; $. 446-0424,
www.alternativebre ws.com

.Big Scrooge, CD release party,
10:30 p.m., Broadway Joe's, 3051 Main
St., Buffalo; $. 837-3650
.Jeremy Hoyle Band featur ing
Toby Live, 10 p.m., Buckin' Buffalo
Saloon, 294 Franklin St., Buffalo; $.
853-4400, www.buckinbuffalo.com
.Sonic Garden & Acoustic
Forum, Terrapin Station 20-year
anniversary party, 9 p.m., Club Infinity,
8166 Main St., Clarence; $. 565-0110,
www.c lubinfinitylive.com
.Todd Deatherage with
Middleman and Off the Cuff, 10 p.m.,
Club W, 199 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $.
866-9077, www.checkoutthew.com
.Sabotage, The Ozzy Years, 10
p.m., Four Aces, Lakeshore Road,
Blasdell. 824-1111
.The Strangers, 10 p.m., Club
Paradise, 3950 McKinley Parkway,
Blasdell. 648-4944
.ISIS, with Jeanne Kerl, 9:30 p.m.,
Col. Weber VFW Post, 2909 South
Park Ave., Lackawanna. Open to public.
824-1465
.Haddath & Kincaid, 8 p.m.,
Lafayette Tap Room, 391 Washington
St., Buffalo; $. 854-2466,
www.lafayettetaproombbq.com
.Jack Civiletto, 8 p.m., Midway
Lounge of The Fairgrounds Gaming
and Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway,
Hamburg; free. 649-3900,
www. the- fairgrounds. com
.The Rev, 10:30 p.m., Macaroon's,
576 Dick Road, Cheektowaga; $.
681-7197, www.macaroonsniteclub.com
.Handsome Jack with Township,
11 p.m., Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com
.Scott Celani, 9 p.m., The Pearl
Street Grill and Brewery, 76 Pearl St.,
Buffalo. 856-2337
.Bleeding Hearts, 10 p.m.,
Recckio's Sports Lounge, 2426 South
Park Ave., Buffalo. 823-2695
.Naughty Dawg, 10 p.m., Tony
Rome's, 1537 Union Road, West
Seneca. 675-4351
.West of the Mark, 9 p.m., J.T.
Wheatfields, 6935 Ward Road,
Wheatfield. 695-8888
.The Rev, 10:30 p.m., Macaroon's,
576 Dick Road, Cheektowaga; $.
681-7197, www.macaroonsniteclub.com
.The Wild One, 8 p.m., Pizza
Plant, 8020 Transit Road, Amherst.
632-0800

.JJ Swing, 10 p.m., Shadow
Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel
Ave., Buffalo; $. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
.John Fehskens, 7:30 p.m., Taste,
634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free.
655-1874
.Gamalon, 10 p.m., Scotch 'N
Sirloin, 3999 Maple Road, at Bailey
Avenue, Amherst. 837-4900
.Women of Jazz By Women
of Jazz with Ladies First Big Band,
spoken word artist Verneice Turner, and
the Girl Scout Jazz Combo, 8 p.m., the
Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St.,
Buffalo; $. 832-2860
.Jony James Blues Band, 9
p.m., Elks Lodge (Elks at Gateway), 21
Main St., North Tonawanda; free.
693-2225
sun. 2
.Tin Roof St. Patty's Jazz
Band, 5-8 p.m., Sean Patrick's Banquet
Room, 3480 Millersport Highway,
Getzville. 636-1709
.Ed and the Sofa Kings, 10:30
p.m., Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 886-9270,
www.merlinsbuffalo.com
.Gorilla Productions Battle of
the Bands, 4 p.m., Club Infinity,
8166 Main St., Clarence; $. 565-0110,
www.c lubinfinitylive.com
.Ann Phillipone, 6 p.m.,
Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; $.
886-8539, www.nietzsches.com
.Jony James Blues Band, 8
p.m., Tudor Lounge, 335 Franklin St.,
Buffalo; $. 855-9643,
www.tudorlounge.com
mon. 3
.Island Fantasy at the Oasis
of Taste, featuring Mike Smiarowski
performing his "Island Fantasy, Part 2"
and "Island Fantasy" CDs, 7-10 p.m.,
Curly's Bar & Grill, 647 Ridge Road,
Lackawanna; $25 (includes Curly's
Caribbean style food stations).
.Sweet Soul with Sam Sole, 8
p.m., the Elmwood Lounge, 522
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 882-5881
.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
.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
.Irish Singing Session, 7:30
p.m., Ulrich's Tavern, 674 Ellicott St.,
Buffalo; free. 855-8409,
www.ulr ichstavern.net
tues. 4
.Friends of Harmony, men's
chorus rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., Southeast
Community Works, 181 Lincoln St.,
Depew; free. New members welcome.
662-4026
.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. 5
.Sweet Soul with Sam Sole and
Lance Drake, 7 p.m., Exquisite Taste
Cafe, 4109 N. Buffalo Road, Orchard
Park. 667-0052
.Lemuria, 8 p.m., part of WBFO's
XPoNential series, Allen Hall, 3435
Main St., Buffalo; free. www.wbfo.org
.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