What’s Good: October 17-23, 2024

Our weekly guide to what’s going on around Buffalo and in the world of sports and pop culture.

Thursday, 10/17

Hamilton (Shea’s Buffalo, 650 Main St, 7:30pm, $59-179)
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit about the man on the ten dollar bill comes to Buffalo. Through 10/27.

Disney On Ice (KeyBank Arena, 1 Seymour Knox Plaza, 7pm, $30-$106)
Skating and songs from both Encanto and the ice-appropriate Frozen.

Comedic Cody (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 8pm, $31)
This Virginia comic has blown up online, with over 4 million TikTok subscribers.

Acid Mothers Temple (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm, $20adv/$25, 18+)
This musical collective has released an astonishing 80 albums in various countries since their 1997 debut. w/Spirit Mother

Friends of the BPO BBQ Fundraiser (Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, 4-7pm)
Drive-up BBQ chicken and ribs to go from Weidner BBQ, to benefit the Buffalo Philharmonic.

Averill Earls (Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm)
Talking Leaves Books presents an author event to launch Spiritualism’s Place: Reformers, Seekrs, and Séances in Lily Dale, a history of an upstate NY Spiritualist community, which Earls co-wrote with three others.

Alex McArthur & Bob Sneider (PAUSA Art House, 19 Wadsowrth St, 6:30pm, $16-19)
Standards by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Stevie Wonder and more.

Righteous Villains (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm, FREE)
Chicago-style blues.

Vinyl Night (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 9pm, FREE)
Record trading every third Thursday, with live DJ spinning vinyl only.

Sue Kincaid & Doug Yeomans (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Blues, jazz, and rock music.

Johnny Hart and the Mess (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 8pm, $24)
w/The Brass Machine

Blue Grass All Star Lunch (Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst St, noon, FREE)

Eberrwine (Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 7pm, $10)

Improv Mixer (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7:30pm, $5 suggested)
Join in some low-stakes improv comedy, or just sit back and watch!

Poetry Open Mic & Game Night (Twentysixallen, 26 Allen St, 6pm)
Co-hosted by Sara Ali and Meg Specksgoor

Karaoke Night (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 9pm)

Friday, 10/18

New World Record’s 40th (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 6:30pm, $35)
Buffalo still misses this iconic Elmwood record store, so New World is back for one night, with a concert and pop-up shop celebrating the store’s 40th anniversary. Performances by Michael Oliver and the Sacred Band, The Alison Pipitone Band, and Ron Hawkins (of Lowest of the Low, Do Good Assassins, and Rusty Nails). Proceeds benefit Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology, and Roswell Park Cancer Center.

Hamilton (Shea’s Buffalo, 650 Main St, 7:30pm, $59-179)
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit about the man on the ten dollar bill comes to Buffalo. Through 10/27.

Lady Tramaine Hawkins (Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, 7:30pm, $21.50-$56.50)
Traditional and contemporary gospel music, backed by the Buffalo United Community Choir.

Falliday Market (Richardson Hotel, 444 Forest Ave, 5-8pm, FREE)
Local artisan crafters, vintage sellers, food, and fall classes.

Adam Zyglis (Buffalo History Museum, 1 Museum Court, 6-9pm, $25)
The award-winning Buffalo News editorial cartoonist makes an appearance at the opening of the Museum’s new exhibit, “Ink & Insight: 20 Years of Adam Zyglis Cartoons.”

Disney On Ice (KeyBank Arena, 1 Seymour Knox Plaza, 7pm, $30-$106)
Skating and songs from both Encanto and the ice-appropriate Frozen.

Ms. Pat (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 10pm, $33)
The Washington Post called her “unforgiving and darkly hilarious,” The New York Times called her “brutally honest and outrageous,” and Variety called her a Top 10 Comic to Watch. 7:30 show sold out.

Panic! At the Museum (Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Pkwy, 6-9pm, $29)
A spooky edition of the child-free Science After Hours presents the museum’s creepiest collections, including live insects, shark dissection, edible crickets, and some ghoulish guests.

Joywave (Town Ballroom, 681 S Main St, 7pm, 16+, SOLD OUT)
The Permanent Pleasure tour. w/Hunny

Castles & Creatures (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7pm, $18adv/$20/$12 students)
An improv comedy show inspired by role-playing games. Stay for Confessions for only $5 more.

Confessions (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 8:30pm, $18adv/$20/$12 students)
An improv comedy show based on the audience’s (confidential) secrets.

Rhinoceros XXX (Amvets Post 13, 25 Review Place, 6:30pm, $18adv/$20, 18+)
Hardcore show. w/Spaced, Violent Way, Exhibition, Final Declaration, Selfish Act

Bendigo Fletcher (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm, $18adv/$20, 18+)
Country-folk-infused alt rock. Opener TBA.

Bloodthirsty Vegans (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 8pm, $10)
w/Divison Rivals, Toolebox, Loss of Memory, Orange Dog Club

Gabriel & Dresden (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm, $24-$69)
DJs spinning classic dance music from the ’90s to present. w/Jillie Wags

Shaky Stage (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm, FREE)
Americana roots rock.

Makeout Tactics (The Cave, 71 Miliary Rd, 8pm, $10)
w/Skunk House, Cheap Peach & Spud

The Dr. M Jazz Combo (PAUSA Art House, 19 Wadsowrth St, 6:30pm, $15-19)
A Halloween-inspired selection of jazz classics.

Croft, Wasik & Docenko (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
The trio performs the music of Vince Guaraldi.

Flashback (Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 5pm, $10)

Spacejunk (Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 9pm, $10)

PattyO (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 9pm, $7adv/$10)
Up-and-coming Chicago rapper. wMC Bob, Storm Young

Live Band Karaoke (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 10pm, $8)
Belt out your favorites in front of a live band.

New Movies This Week

Goodrich (Market Arcade 8, Transit Center)
When Michael Keaton’s second wife leaves him, he seeks out adult daughter Mila Kunis for help in raising his 9-year-old twins.

Exhibiting Forgiveness (Elmwood Center, Transit Center, Walden Galleria)
An artist (André Holland) finds his success derailed by an unexpected reunion with his estranged addict father, in writer-director Titus Kaphar’s acclaimed drama.

We Live in Time (Quaker Crossing, 3450 Amelia Dr, Orchard Park)
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield’s romance plays out over a decade, in this nonlinear romcom.

Smile 2 (in wide release)
Disturbing events haunt a pop singer as she’s about to go on tour.

Anora (not screening in Buffalo)
A stripper is swept up in romance with the son of a Russian oligarch, in Sean Baker’s acclaimed drama.

Kensuke’s Kingdom (Transit Center)
A boy stranded on a remote island suspects there’s someone else on the island helping him survive, in this British animated adventure based on the 1998 children’s book.

Rumours (Transit Center)
World leaders at the G7 conference get lost in the woods and are menaced by supernatural phenomena in this dark comedy. With Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, and Charles Dance.

Woman of the Hour (Netflix)
Anna Kendrick stars in her directorial debut, based on the true story of a serial killer who appeared on The Dating Game in the middle of his murder spree.

Bougainvillea (Elmwood Center, 2001 Elmwood Ave.)
A happily married woman has a psychological breakdown after an accident, and becomes the suspect in a string of disappearances. In Malayalam with subtitles.

Mittran da Challeya Truck Ni (Elmwood Center, 2001 Elmwood Ave.)
In Punjabi with subtitles.

Saturday 10/19

10,000 Maniacs (Mainstage Theater, UB Center For the Arts, 8pm, $45/$40 students)
This folk-pop group was at the forefront of the “alternative” era and come home to WNY for Homecoming Weekend.

Hamilton (Shea’s Buffalo, 650 Main St, 2pm/8pm, $59-179)
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit about the man on the ten dollar bill comes to Buffalo. Through 10/27.

Punkzilla Halloween Fest (Mohawk Place, 47 East Mohawk St, 4pm)
11 punk bands and a costume contest. Lineup includes Alex Kasznel and the Board of Directors (Cincinnati), Do Not Call List, Broken Locker, Wasted Society (Cleveland), Colider, Half Dizzy (NYC), Pink Maskerade (Akron), Pure Intention (Chicago), The Spachoolas, Beast Killer (Cleveland), and Lesser Known Henchmen.

Disney On Ice (KeyBank Arena, 1 Seymour Knox Plaza, 11am/3pm/7pm, $30-$106)
Skating and songs from both Encanto and the ice-appropriate Frozen.

Canalside Walking Ghost Tour (Buffalo Naval & Military Park, 1 Naval Park Cove, 7-8pm, $15)
An hourlong tour of tragic events and the city’s most haunted spot, once called “The Most Evil Square Mile in America.”

Deepstate (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 4:30pm, $15, 16+)
w/Grizzly Run, Loveboxx, plus costume contest and on-site cornhole tournament ($5 entry)

Rocket Comedy Tour (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 4:30pm, $31)
This package tour of NYC up-and-comers features Mike Young, Daniel Simonsen, and Julio Diaz.

Ms. Pat (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 10pm, $33)
The Washington Post called her “unforgiving and darkly hilarious,” The New York Times called her “brutally honest and outrageous,” and Variety called her a Top 10 Comic to Watch. 7:30 show sold out.

Pink Martini w/China Forbes (Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, 7:30pm, $16.50-$124.50)
The “little orchestra” has been blending classical, jazz, and pop for 30 years.

The Musical Spokane (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 6pm, $8adv/$10/pay what you can)
BIH’s Level 2 class will perform a musical version of slice-of-life improv format Spokane.

Good Neighbors (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 6pm, $18adv/$20/$12 students)
An improv comedy show based on true stories from notable Buffalonians. This week’s guest: Vonn Page of Armada Cross Training. Proceeds go to Beyond Support Network.

You Should Smile More (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 8:30pm, $18adv/$20/$12 students)
Improv comedy with an all-female and gender-nonconfirming cast.

Carolyn Lansom Quintet (PAUSA Art House, 19 Wadsowrth St, 6:30pm, $15-19)
The versatile singer performs jazz and pop standards.

The Big Happy (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 9pm, $10)
Hip-hop inspired band with rotating vocalists.

Brazil’s Classical (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 1-2pm)
Stephen Guerra and Titus Stevens perform an overview of a century of Brizilian choro.

Anstey, Kibby & Dehass (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Fiddle and banjo bluegrass.

Past Masters (Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 3pm, $10)

Danielle Nicole Band (Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 8pm, $20)

WNY Blues Society (The Cave, 71 Military Rd, 2pm)

Analog Kids (The Cave, 71 Military Rd, 8pm, $18)
Rush tribute act.

Theatre of Crüe (Showplace Theater, 1065 Grant St, 7pm, $14)
Motley Crüe tribute act, with Def Leppard tribute opening act.

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Apple TV+)
Linus’ faith in the Great Pumpkin is tested, in this beloved holiday classic.

Sunday 10/20

KMFDM (Town Ballroom, 681 S Main St, 7pm, $48, 12+)
The German industrial icons are on their 40th anniversary tour. w/Morlocks

Hamilton (Shea’s Buffalo, 650 Main St, 1pm/7pm, $59-179)
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit about the man on the ten dollar bill comes to Buffalo. Through 10/27.

BPO Chorus (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 4pm, $20)
The Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus kicks off their 2024-25 season with The Poet’s Voice, a concert that weaves music together with Shakespeare, Hughes, Teasdale, and original work by Buffalo’s first Poet Laureate, Jillian Hanseworth.

Symphonic Spooktacular (Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, 2:30pm, $7)
Spooky classics for the whole family, and a costume parade across the stage..

GRLwood (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm, $22-$60)
Multi-instrumentalist Rej Forester.

Angelo Colina (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm, $31)
This Venezuelan-American comic co-founded Español Please as part of the NY Comedy Festival, and DC’s first Spanish-language showcase, Gente Funny. (In Spanish, no translation)

Susan Peters Jazz Band (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 4-6pm)

WNY Dead (Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 5pm, $10)

Dr. Jazz & the Jazzbugs (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 3:30-5:30pm, FREE)
We’re not sure, but we think they play jazz.

Anne Philippone (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm, FREE)
Barrelhouse blues and boogie piano.

Jazz Cache (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8:30pm-midnight, FREE)
Live music from a rotating cast of Buffalo jazz musicians.

Monday 10/21

Justin Timberlake (KeyBank Arena, 1 Seymour Knox Plaza, 7:30pm, $63-$345)
The pop superstar brings his Forget Tomorrow world tour to Buffalo.

D’Mott (The 9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm, $40, 16+)
A night of R&B, with guests Will Holton and Anthony-Dounte, and host DJ King Shad from WUFO.

Mark Battles (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm, $25, 18+)
This rapper has performed with the likes of MGK, J Cole, and Drake. w/YZ the Wave, Dabwoi Fane, Prez, Cautxn, Apollo, and Ridgio

Eric Huebner and Friends (Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave, 8pm, $10-20 suggested)
The UB music department presents the acclaimed New York Philharmonic pianist and UB music professor.

Charlene Liu (Room 112, UB Center For the Arts, 6:30pm, FREE)
A Taiwan-born, Midwest-raised painter and mixed media artist whose art speaks to the malleable conditions of memory, heritage, and identity speaks as part of the Art Department’s Visiting Speaker Series.

Take It Or Leave It (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 8pm, $33)
A live recording of the advice-ish podcast for parents, hosted by Meredith from That’s Inappropriate and Tiffany from Juggling the Jenkins.

Bob Meier & the Hitmen Horn Big Band (Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 7pm)

Leigh Stoner (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm, FREE)

Songwriter Showcase (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8pm-mid, FREE)
Singer-songwriters from 8-9, and then an open mic for the rest of the evening.

What We Do In the Shadows (10pm, FX)
The vampire cringe comedy returns for a 6th season.

Tuesday 10/22

Hamilton (Shea’s Buffalo, 650 Main St, 7:30pm, $59-179)
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit about the man on the ten dollar bill comes to Buffalo. Through 10/27.

Talea Ensemble (Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall, 7:30pm, $20/FREE to UB students)
The ensemble performs pieces by Olga Neuwirth, Tiffany Skidmore, Igor Santos, Pascale Criton, Luigi Nono, and Ming Tsao.

Buff State Chamber Choir (Buff State Performing Arts Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave, 7:30pm, FREE)

Good Trees River Band (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm, $15adv/$20, 18+)
Psychedelic rock. w/Ancient Spaceship

Therapuss with Jake Shane (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm, $35-$145)
A live recording of the 24-year-old comedian’s podcast.

Helium Comedy Academy (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 8pm, $10)
A graduation showcase for members of the club’s comedy classes.

Mat Maneri/Lucian Ban (Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave, 8pm, $20/$18 students)
The duo combines Transylvania folk music with modern jazz.

Geno & Frank (Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst St, noon, FREE)

Twang Gang (Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 6pm, $10)

Steam Donkeys (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8:30pm, FREE)
Long-serving “cosmic Americana” group

Rust Belt Comedy Showcase (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 9-10pm, FREE)
A rotating cost of some of WNY’s best comics.

The Stripteasers (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 10pm-mid, $4)
Weekly burlesque show.

Open Mic (Cucina @ Hotel Richardson, 444 Forest Ave, 6-8pm)
This weekly open mic features music, poetry, and comedy. Register at jkonze@douglasdev.com.

Open Mic Night (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 6-9pm)

Wednesday 10/23

Hamilton (Shea’s Buffalo, 650 Main St, 7:30pm, $59-179)
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit about the man on the ten dollar bill comes to Buffalo. Through 10/27.

Three Video Games (Squeaky Wheel, 2495 Main St, 7-8:30pm, $10 suggested)
Artist Kurt Treeby presents three in-progress video games based on art history, created for the Atari 2600 and NES: Constantin Brancusi’s Endless Column, Guernica, and UnChien Andalou. Computers will be available for the audience to play.

Wayne Graham (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm, $12adv/$15, 18+)
Graham is at the forefront of the New Appalachian Sound movement. Opener TBA

Lewberger (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 8pm, $39)
This musical comedy 3-piece from LA has performed on America’s Got Talent and Bring the Funny, and their Amazon special Live at Lincoln Hall.

Lifesigns (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 6:30pm, $30-$75)
w/Mike Keneally

Public Water Supply Trio (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 7-9pm, FREE)
Rochester indie Americana group.

River Lynch, Dan Lynch, Alyssa Rodriguez (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 9pm, FREE)
A night of songwriters.

Joe Baudo Jazz Quintet (Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst St, noon, FREE)

Summer Dean (Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 7pm, $20)

Comedy Open Mic (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 9pm)

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