Concerts

thurs. 17
.Skacore artists Mustard Plug, with
special guests The Aggrolites and Wolf,
7:30 p.m. Monday, March 17,
Michelina's Bistro, 454 Pearl St.,
Buffalo; $.
fri. 18
.All-female Irish-American singers
Cherish the Ladies will perform as
part of the Great Performance series, 8
p.m. Friday, April 18, Buffalo State
College's Performing Arts Center at
Rockwell Hall, 1300 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 878-3005,
www. buffalostate. edu/ pac
."A Dangerous Thing" might happen
when Memphis punk/country outfit
Lucero roll into town with a "Fistful of
Tears" presented by the Town Ballroom,
8 p.m. Friday, April 18, Mohawk Place,
47 East Mohawk St., Buffalo; $.
855-3931, www.mohawkplace.com
.Legendary reggae/ska artistsToots
and the Maytals, with a special
guest, 7 p.m. Friday, April 18, The
Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo;
$. 852-3900, www.townballroom.com
.Super Fest '08, is the hottest
concert to kick-off the arrival of spring
with musical guest Soulja Boy, and his
hip hop superfriends, Lil Mama, Juelz
Santana, Teyana Taylor, V.I.C, P.O.B
and Tiffany Evans. Show starts at 7
p.m. Friday, April 18, Conference
Center, 101 Old Falls St., Niagara Falls;
$. 852-500, www.ticketmaster.com
.The Decemberists front-man Colin
Meloy will be performing a solo
acoustic show starting at 8 p.m. Friday,
April 18 at the Tralf Music Hall, 622
Main St., Second Floor, Buffalo; $.
852-2860, www.tralfmusichall.com
fri. 18 and sat. 19
.Merseybeat rockers The Searchers
bring "Needles and Pins, " "Sweets for
My Sweet" and "Sugar and Spice"
among other songs from their catalog, 9
p.m. Friday, April 18 and Saturday,
April 20, Niagara Fallsview Casino
Resort's Avalon Theatre, 6380 Fallsview
Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontario; $.
1-888-836-8118,
www.fallsviewcasinoresor t.com
sat. 19
.Atlanta's blues rockersThe Black
Crows have your "Remedy" for the
cold weather and a "Hotel Illness" for
those who don't starting at 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 19, Seneca Allegany
Casino and Hotel's Seneca Events
Center, 777 Allegany Boulevard,
Salamanca; $. 945-3200,
www.senecaalleganycasino.com
.Livermore, Ca.'s Communist
Party featuring Taiwanese-born
Mochipet (David Wang), 10 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 at Soundlab, 110
Pearl St., Buffalo; $. 883-3209,
www.bigorbitgaller y.org/soundlab
sun. 20
.Identical twins Charlie and Craig
Reid, better known as The
Proclaimers, will perform "I'm Gonna
Be (500 Miles)" and "Letter from
America" 8 p.m. Sunday, April 20, The
Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St., Second
Floor, Buffalo; $. 852-2860,
www.tralfmusichall.com
.Intense emotional trance arena rock
from Athen's Perpetual Groove with
special guests W.A.K.O.S, 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 20 at Club Infinity, 8166
Main St., Williamsville; $. 565-0110,
www.c lubinfinitylive.com
.Relive the 50's style music as
Cruisin' Classics: A Night at the
Diner is presented 3 p.m. each day
Sunday, April 20-Wednesday, April 23
at Niagara Fallsview Casino & Resort's
Avalon Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd.,
Niagara Falls, Ontario; $.
1-888-836-8118,
www.fallsviewcasinoresor t.com
tues. 22
.The "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo"
master Rick Derringer, who also was
the former vocalist for The McCoys
("Hang on Sloppy") and Weird Al
Yankovic's producer, comes to town 7
p.m. Tuesday, April 22 at the Seneca
Niagara Casino & Hotel's Bear's Den,
310 Fourth St., Niagara Falls; $.
1-877-873-6322,
www.senecaniagaracasion.com
.Asheville, NC's live electronic
3-piece Telepath with special guest, 8
p.m. Tuesday, April 22 at Club Infinity,
8166 Main St., Williamsville; $.
565-0110, www.clubinfinitylive.com