Live Local in WNY

thurs. 27
.Punk Rock Party, 10 p.m.,
Broadway Joe's, 3051 Main St., Buffalo.
836-9555, www.bjoes.com
.Mick Hayes Band, 8:30 p.m.,
Lafayette Tap Room, 391 Washington
St., Buffalo; $. 854-2466,
www.lafayettetaproombbq.com
.Wendell Rivera and Friends,
8 p.m., Sole Restaurant, 5110 Main St.,
the Tony Walker Center, Williamsville;
free. 362-0358
.Blues Hounds CD recording,
9 p.m., The Sportsmen's Tavern, 326
Amherst St., Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
.Bad Penny's Original
Singer/Songwriter Night, 7 p.m.,
Staples, 253 Allen St., Buffalo.
.Jony James Blues Band, 9:30
p.m., Tudor Lounge, 335 Franklin St.,
Buffalo; $. 855-9643,
www.tudorlounge.com
fri. 28
.JJ Swing Big Band, 6 p.m.,
Alternative Brews, 3488 Sheridan
Drive, Amherst; free. 446-0424,
www.alternativebre ws.com
.The Forming, 8 p.m., Blue
Lantern Lounge, 6120 Seneca St.,
Elma; free. 652-2583.
www.theforming.com
.West of the Mark, 8 p.m.,
Buckin' Buffalo Saloon, 294 Franklin
St., Buffalo; $. 853-4400,
www.buckinbuffalo.com
.Blue Roadhouse, 8 p.m.,
Comfort Zone, 17 Main St., Hamburg.
648-5779
.Push Button Theory, 10 p.m.,
Club W, 199 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $.
866-9077, www.checkoutthew.com
.Roar 84, 9 p.m., J.T. Wheatfields,
6935 Ward Road, Wheatfield.
695-8888
.Black Widow, 10:30 p.m.,
Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 681-7197,
www.macaroonsniteclub.com
.Rich's House of Blues, 7 p.m.,
Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo;
$. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com

.Soul Providers, 9 p.m., Pietro's
Ristorante & Martini Bar, 5841 Transit
Road, East Amherst. 639-8940
.Bleeding Hearts, 7 p.m.,
Rhino's, 3700 Southwestern Blvd.,
Orchard Park; $. 662-0555
.The Strangers, 6 p.m., Rock N
Roll Heaven, 2094 George Urban Blvd.,
Depew; $. www.rock-n-roll-heaven.com
.Party Squad, 10 p.m., Shadow
Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel
Ave., Buffalo; free. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
.Five To One, 5:30-8:30 p.m.,
Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St.,
Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
.Stone Country, 9:30 p.m.,
Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St.,
Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
.Relevant Worship, 6:30 p.m.,
Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo;
free. 908-8282
sat. 29
.The Buzz, 9 p.m., Alternative
Brews, 3488 Sheridan Drive, Amherst;
free. 446-0424,
www.alternativebre ws.com
.The Strangers, 10 p.m.,
Alexandria, 5512 Transit Road, Depew;
$. 681-1688
.Naughty Dawg, 10 p.m., Bases
Loaded, 3355 Lakeshore Ave., Blasdell.
823-0158
.Rockgrrl Saturdays, hosted by

Tim Baldwin, 7 p.m., Broadway Joe's,
3051 Main St., Buffalo; $. 837-3650,
www. bjoes. com
.Disco Duck, 10 p.m., Buckin'
Buffalo Saloon, 294 Franklin St.,
Buffalo; $. 853-4400,
www.buckinbuffalo.com
.Spy Guys Talent Search Final
Show, 10 p.m., Club W, 199 Delaware
Ave., Buffalo; $. 866-9077,
www.chec koutthe w.com
.Jerry Birk, 8 p.m., Comfort Zone,
17 Main St., Hamburg. 648-5779
.Bleeding Hearts, 9:30 p.m.,
Dockside On the Canal, 153 Sweeney
St., North Tonawanda; $. 693-3100
.The Rod Nickson Project, 9
p.m., Elks Lodge, 21 Main St. North
Tonawanda. 693-2225
.Southbound, 10 p.m., Finnans,
1191 Lincoln Ave., Lockport. 438-236
.Harvey & The Hurricanes, 8
p.m., Lafayette Tap Room, 391
Washington St., Buffalo; $. 854-2466,
www.lafayettetaproombbq.com
.90 West, 10 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
.Ray Tarantino, 10 p.m., Merlin's,
727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com
.Urban Renewal, 9 p.m., Pietro's
Ristorante & Martini Bar, 5841 Transit
Road, East Amherst. 639-8940
.The Vince James Explosion, 8
p.m., Pizza Plant, 8020 Transit Road,
Amherst. 632-0800
.The Shadow's Motown Soul
Revue, with Barbara St. Clair and
Billy McEwen, 10 p.m., Shadow
Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel
Ave., Buffalo; free. 835-3975,
www. shadowloungebuffalo. com
.Bill Watson, 9 p.m., The

Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St.,
Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
sun. 30
.Concert for a Cure for Cystic
Fibrosis with Reaction, Lauren
Courtney, Fighting For First, Marc
Scibilia, Victims of Circumstance and
Aftermath, 2 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166
Main St., Williamsville. 565-0110,
www.c lubinfinitylive.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
.Jerry Darlak & The Touch, 4
p.m., The Sportsmen's Tavern, 326
Amherst St., Buffalo; $. 874-7734,
www.spor tsmenstavern.com
.Jony James Band, 8 p.m.,
Tudor Lounge, 335 Franklin St.,
Buffalo; $. 855-9643,
www.tudorlounge.com
mon. 31
.Gamalon, 9 p.m., Broadway Joe's,
3051 Main St., Buffalo. 836-9555,
www. bjoes. com
.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
.Monday Night Songwriter
Showcase, with Michael Meldrum, 9
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
tues. 1
.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
.Friends of Harmony, men's
chorus rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., Southeast
Community Works, 181 Lincoln St.,
Depew; free. New members welcome.
662-4026
.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. 2
.Floozie, 8 p.m., part of WBFO's
XPoNential series, Allen Hall, UB
South Campus, 3435 Main St., Buffalo;
free. 829-600, www.wbfo.org
.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
.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
.Jamie Moses Band, 7 p.m.,
Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.com