Concerts

thurs. 1
.The music of the late legendary
Buffalo musician Mark Freeland will be
highlighted when Electro-Respect, A
Tribute to Mark Freeland takes place
at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 1 at Nietzsche's,
248 Allen St., Buffalo. Performers include
The Fems (unplugged), Peanut Brittle
Satellite, Handsome Jack, The Found, Ed
Koban, Lonesome Roads with Bob
Wieder of The Fems, David Kane, Mike
Wagner and The Cowboys of Scotland; $.
886-8539, www.nietzsches.com
.Godsmack's lead singer and primary
songwriter Sully Erna will perform at 7
p.m. Thursday, May 1 at the Seneca
Niagara Casino & Hotel's Bear's Den, 310
Fourth St., Niagara Falls; $.
1-877-873-6322,
www.senecaniagaracasion.com
.Count to "1234" as Juno
Award-winning and Grammy-nominated
Canadian singer/songwriter Feist comes
to town for a show with special guests
Hayden at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 1 at the
UB Center for the Arts' Mainstage
Theatre, UB North Campus, Amherst; $.
Ticketmaster, 852-5000,
www.ticketmaster.com
.Acoustic rocker Secondhand
Serenade (a.ka. John Vesely) with
special guests Dan Erickson, Rookie of the
Year and Making April will perform at 6
p.m. Thursday, May 1 at the Town
Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo; $.
852-3900, www.townballroom.com
.The Queen of Hip Hop Soul herself,
Mary J. Blige, will do "Just Fine" and
"Work[s] That" magic with special guest
Jay-Z at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 1 at
HSBC Arena, 1 Seymour H. Knox III
Plaza, Buffalo; $. (888) 223-6000,
www.hsbcarena.com
thurs. 1 & fri. 2
.British-American pop star of the '60s
Engelbert Humperdinck will ask you
to please "Release Me" once again starting
at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 1 and 9 p.m.
Friday, May 2 at Niagara Fallsview Casino
Resort's Avalon Theatre, 6380 Fallsview
Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontario; $.
1-888-836-8118,
www.fallsviewcasinoresor t.com
thurs. 1-sat. 3
.Mickey Gilley and The Lettermen
will perform as part of the Winter Festival
of Lights Spring in Bloom Concerts at the
Niagara Falls Memorial Arena, Niagara
Falls, Canada. Gilley will play at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 1 and 2 p.m. Friday, May
2. The Lettermen will perform at 7:30
p.m. May 2 and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3;
$. www.WFOL.com
fri. 2
.Dallas two-piece rockers The Secret
Machines with special guests The
Teenagers and Team Robespierre will play
at 7 p.m. Friday, May 2 at The Town
Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo; $.
852-3900, www.townballroom.com
sat. 3
.Buffalo won't be "So Lonely" as The
Police with special guest Elvis "Pump It
Up" Costello and The Imposters come to
Buffalo at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3 at
HSBC Arena, 1 Seymour H. Knox III
Plaza, Buffalo; $. (888) 223-6000,
www.hsbcarena.com
mon. 5
."Try Honesty" with Canadian band
Billy Talent as they play their hits at 8
p.m. Monday, May 5 at The Town
Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo; $.
852-3900, www.townballroom.com
."Trust Me" that San Francisco jam
band New Monsoon will play the
'burbs with special guest Headie LeMar at
6 p.m., Monday, May 5 at Club Infinity,
8166 Main St., Williamsville; $.
565-0110, www.clubinfinitylive.com
.California bands A Cursive
Memory and The Medic Droid are
co-headlining a tour that will hit Xtreme
Wheels, 356 Hertel Ave., Buffalo, on
Monday, May 5; $. 871-9361,
www. xtreme- wheels. com
.Spanish singer and acclaimed superstar
entertainer Julio Iglesias will sing his
hits at 7 p.m. Monday, May 5 at Seneca
Niagara Casino & Hotel's Seneca Event
Center, 310 Fourth St., Niagara Falls; $.
1-877-873-6322,
www.senecaniagaracasion.com
tues. 6
.One of the most popular psychobilly
musicians around today, The Reverend
Horton Heat, brings his act to Buffalo
for a show with special guests Nashville
P**** and Backyard Tire Fire starting at 8
p.m. Tuesday, May 6 at The Tralf Music
Hall, 622 Main St., Second Floor, Buffalo;
$. 852-2860, www.tralfmusichall.com