What’s Good: February 6-12, 2025
Our weekly guide to what’s going on around Buffalo and in the world of sports and pop culture.
We’ve given our sports listings their own space: check out The Sports Page for records, recent scores, and upcoming games from the UB Bulls and every Buffalo pro and semi-pro team.
Thursday, 2/6
Kelsea Ballerini (KeyBank Center, 1 Seymour Knox Plaza, 7pm, $45-$196)
The multiple CMA-award winning country singer is fresh off her Patterns album release.
Atlantic Brass Quintet (Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall, 7:30pm, $20)
Program includes Jeff Scott’s “Saints and Sinners”.
Jordan Jensen (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 8pm, $30)
This comic also hosts the podcasts RIP Jordan Jensen and Bein’ Ian with Jordan.
Glory Level Tour (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 7pm, $10)
Performances by Drexx Feu, Shogun Wiz, Yung AK, AP YCM, STL Yaya, and 4stro.
A Girl Named Genny (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 6pm, $10)
Folk & Americana. w/Ivy’s Home
Delvin Payton and the Lyfe Band (Albright-Knox Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave, 5:30-7:30pm, FREE)
Righteous Villains (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm, FREE)
Chicago-style blues.
Greystone-Gage Memorial (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 5-8pm)
A musical tribute marking the one- and three-year annivesaries of the deaths of Allen Greystone and Josh Gage.
Alex McArthur & Bob Sneider (Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth St, 6:30pm, $16/$19)
Billy Bratek & Tristan Reinard (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 9pm-mid, FREE)
Bluegrass All Star Lunch (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, noon, FREE)
McCarthyizm (Sportsmens 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 enjoy the show!
Poetry Open Mic & Game Night (Twentysixallen, 26 Allen St, 6pm)
Co-hosted by Sara Ali and Meg Specksgoor
Friday, 2/7
The Harlem Globetrotters (KeyBank Center, 1 Seymour Knox Plaza, 7pm, $47-$144)
The world’s greatest basketball team bring trick shots and tomfoolery against their long-suffering rivals, the Washington Generals.
A Crack in the Egg (Katharine Cornell Theater, Ellicott Complex, 7:30pm, $22/$7 UB students)
God decides to end the world, and it’s up to a recently deceased heart surgeon to talk Him out of it in this new rock musical.
Love Cabaret (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 7:30pm, $45/2 for $125, 4 for $240)
An early Valentines performance by Los Artistas del Barrio Buffalo.
Jordan Jensen (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 10pm, $30)
This comic also hosts the podcasts RIP Jordan Jensen and Bein’ Ian with Jordan. 7:30 show sold out.
The Spit Sisters (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 8:30pm, $10)
Ferocious femme-punk. w/Racehorse (psycho-surf), Catspurr the Friendly Ghost (groove-heavy alt-punk), Sleep Debt Ceiling (folk-punk)
Double Tiger (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 6:30pm, $20)
Roots reggae with Jay Spaker, founding member of John Brown’s Body. w/David Jonathan & the Inner City Bedlam
Tchaikovsky Festival (Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, 10:30am, $16.50-$74.50)
Canadian pianist Sheng Cai joins the BPO for performances of Capriccio Italien, Op. 45, Concerto No. 2 in G major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 44, as well as Stravinsky’s Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss.
Poetic Justice (Albright-Knox Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave, 5:30-7:15pm, FREE)
A free (with pay-what-you-wish museum admission) screening of the 1993 film, in which an aspiring poet (Janet Jackson) and musician (Tupac Shakur) help each other deal with grief while on a road trip.
RNSM (Albright-Knox Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave, 5:30-6:30pm, FREE)
The collective of musicians, artists, and dancers performs on the sculpture terrace.
Kameron Coervet (Albright-Knox Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave, 6:30-7:15pm, FREE)
The Grammy-nominated singer and guitarist who co-wrote Shaggy’s “Don’t Make Me Wait” and Toni Braxton’s “Fallin'”.
Deia Walker & Brandon Williamson (Albright-Knox Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave, 7:15-8pm, FREE)
The two poets give a live reading.
Band Named Sue (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-10pm, FREE)
Tribute to Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Roger Miller, and other country legends.
Underground Noize (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 10pm, $10)
Hip-hop showcase.
The Landlines (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Star People: The Legacy of Jazz (Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth St, 6:30pm, $18/$25)
David Miller Trio (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 5pm, $10)
Brian Thomas & the Strikes (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 9pm, $10)
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
Love Hurts (in wide release)
National treasure Ke Huy Quan is a mild-mannered realtor whose violent past comes back to haunt him when he tries to get back together with his ex (Ariana DeBose). With Daniel Wu, Marshawn Lynch, Mustafa Shakir, Rhys Darby, and Sean Astin.
I’m Still Here (Transit Center, Walden Galleria)
An activist fights back against the forced disappearance of her husband by Brazil’s military dictatorship, based on her real-life 2015 memoir. The political drama is the first ever Brazilian-made Best Picture nominee, and that country’s top-grossing film since the pandemic. In Portuguese with subtitles.
Heart Eyes (in wide release)
Coworkers are mistaken for a couple by a slasher who murders couples on Valentines Day.
Renner (Quaker Crossing, 3450 Amelia Drive, Orchard Park)
A computer programmer (Frankie Muniz) creates an AI life coach to win over his neighbor, but inadvertently gives it the personality of his manipulative mother.
Badass Ravi Kumar (Elmwood Center, 2001 Elmwood Ave)
Himesh Reshammiya reprises his role as Ravi Kumar from 2014’s The Xpose. In Hindi with subtitles.
Deva (Elmwood Center, 2001 Elmwood Ave)
Director Rosshan Andrrews remakes his own 2013 film Mumbai Police, in which a cop suffers memory loss in an accident, and has to piece together the investigation he was working on. In Hindi with subtitles.
Narayaneente Moonaanmakkal (Elmwood Center, 2001 Elmwood Ave)
Three estranged brothers attempt to reconcile when they visit their dying mother. In Malayalam with subtitles.
Thandel (Elmwood Center, Transit Center)
Fishermen face danger when they accidentally drift into Pakistani waters, in this romantic action thriller. In Hindi or Telugu with subtitles, check listings.
Vidaamuyarchi (Elmwood Center, Transit Center)
A married couple’s trip takes an unsettling turn when the wife goes missing. In Tamil with subtitles.
Saturday 2/8
Snapcase (Town Ballroom, 681 S Main St, 6pm, $37.25)
The Buffalo hardcore legends return. w/Many Eyes, Barbarians of California, Do Crime
Lauren Mayberry (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm, $38-$75)
The CHVRCHES frontwoman goes solo. w/Cult of Venus
Cupid’s Undie Run (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, noon-4pm, $45)
A mile-ish run in your undies, with drinking and dancing before and after! Proceeds benefit neurofibromitosis reseach.
Chinese New Year Celebration (UB Center for the Arts, 11:30am-9pm, FREE)
The Chinese Club of WNY presents a day-long New Year celebration, with a cultural fair from 11:30-2, performance from 2:30-5, and a dinner ($35 ticket required) from 6-9pm.
A Crack in the Egg (Katharine Cornell Theater, Ellicott Complex, 7:30pm, $22/$7 UB students)
God decides to end the world, and it’s up to a recently deceased heart surgeon to talk Him out of it in this new rock musical.
Sullivan King (Riverworks, 359 Gansom St, 7pm, $40, 16+)
Dubstep meets heavy metal. w/Yookie, Grabbitz, RZRKT
Opera on Tap (Resurgence Brewing Co, 55 Chicago St, 7pm, $25/$10 students)
Opera’s greatest party scenes and drinking songs, including the “Libiamo” chorus from La Traviata, the Champagne Chorus from Die Fledermaus, and Dulcamara’s aria from The Elixir of Love.
Tchaikovsky Festival (Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, 7:30pm, $16.50-$74.50)
Performance and music activities in an intimate setting, tailored to the 0-5 set and caregivers.
BPO Little Kids (Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, 10am, $16.50-$74.50)
Canadian pianist Sheng Cai joins the BPO for performances of Capriccio Italien, Op. 45, Concerto No. 2 in G major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 44, as well as Stravinsky’s Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss.
Couples’ Therapy (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 8pm, $26-$53, 18+)
A combination of theater, stand-up, and improv, in which married relationship experts help couples, but are gradually revealed to have more problems than their patients.
Brooke Surgener & the Bandits (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 6pm, $21, 16+)
Erie, PA indie/folk artist. w/Star Theory, Nancy Dunkle, akloh.
You Should Smile More (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7pm, $8 suggested)
Impov comedy with all female and nonbinary performers.
Comedy at the Caz (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 6:30pm, $20/$25)
Local comics Mark Barrett, Allie Brady, and Joel Lindley.
Jordan Jensen (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 10pm, $30)
This comic also hosts the podcasts RIP Jordan Jensen and Bein’ Ian with Jordan. 7:30 show sold out.
Brass & Burlesque (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 7pm-mid, $15)
Bulseque performances dance to live bands, to benefit Friends of Night People. Featuring Folkfaces, Pine Fever, the 12/8 Path Band, and The Stripteasers.
Paint it Like a Pro (Albright-Knox Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave, 5:30-7:30pm, $150, 16+)
Create a still life study in oil paint and learn color theory in this three-week course. Beginners welcome.
Stephen Guerra & Titus Stevens (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 1-2pm)
Brazilian classical music.
Neville Francis (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 3-5pm)
The GK Special (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Little Mountain Band (The Cave, 71 Military Rd, 8pm, $13)
Argyle Street Band (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 3pm, $10)
Tadaaki & the Get Backs (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 7:30pm, $20)
Uncaged (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm, $15adv/$20, 18+)
Zac Brown Band tribute.
Bonus Karaoke (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 9-11:45pm, $FREE)
This week Milkie’s adds a second karaoke night.
Celtic Sessions (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 4-7pm, FREE)
Sunday 2/9
Jonathan Golove & Eric Huebner (Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall, 3pm, FREE)
The cellist and pianist present a faculty recital featuring music of the 1920s.
Flashback (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 2pm, $10)
Anne Philippone (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm, FREE)
Barrelhouse blues and boogie piano.
Jazz Cache (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8:30pm-mid, FREE)
Live music from a rotating cast of Buffalo jazz musicians.
Monday 2/10
Geus (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 6pm, $33)
Whrk.
Jungle Steve (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.
Tuesday 2/11
Helium Comedy Academy Workshop (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 6-9pm, $70)
Learn everything from joke writing and structure to performing on stage in this one-day workshop.
Forbidden Broadway (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 7:30pm, $60)
A satirical roast of over 30 Broadway shows, including song spoofs and madcap impressions. Through 2/16
JARV (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm, $15adv/$20, 18+)
Brooklyn-based MC/producer. w/King Green, Damn Skippy
Silver Arrow Band (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm, FREE)
A free showcase as the band rehearses old and new material in front of a crowd.
Chess @ the Silos (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm, FREE)
All skill levels welcome, prizes awarded.
Twang Gang (Sportsmens 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 cast of local stand-ups.
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.
Karaoke (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 8pm)
Wednesday 2/12
Tyler Fischer (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm, $33)
This NYC comic has appeared on America’s Got Talent, Younger, Startup, and Chicago Med. Also performing 2/13.
Back & Brews (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm, $23adv/$25)
Not just Bach and not just brews! The program is inspried by 18th-century gatherings in Leipzig where J.S. Bach debuted many of his works. Tonight’s program includes Bach’s Coffe Cantata, BWV 211.
Forbidden Broadway (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 7:30pm, $60)
A satirical roast of over 30 Broadway shows, including song spoofs and madcap impressions. Through 2/16
All’s Eye (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm, $15adv/$20, 18+)
Jam band.
Brains & Grains (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Trivia in the shadow of the grain silos.
Joe Baudo Jazz Quintet (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, noon, FREE)
Buffalo Dead All Stars (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 7pm, $10)
Comedy Open Mic (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, sign up 7pm, show 9:30pm)
