What’s Good: March 6-12, 2025
Our weekly guide to what’s going on around Buffalo and in the world of pop culture.
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Thursday, 3/6
Fefu and Her Friends (Drama Theater, UB Center For the Arts, 7:30pm, $22/$7 UB students)
Maria Irene Fornes’ award-winning off-broadway play follows the lives of eight women.
The Wiz (Shea’s, 650 Main St, 7:30pm, $55-$107)
The beloved reimagining of The Wizard of Oz, in its first national tour in 40 years. Through 3/9.
Mary Ramsey & Friends (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 6pm, $74-$79)
10,000 Maniacs singer and vocalist. Dinner included, show starts at 7:30.
Andy Stochansky (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm, $20)
Ani DiFranco’s longtime sideman is a talented singer-songwriter in his own right, and a multi-instrumentalist.
Daily Bread (Town Ballroom, 681 S Main St, 7pm, $20, 18+)
w/Lumasi, Yoko
Teachers Are Writers (Just Buffalo Literary Center, 468 Washington St, 6:30-8pm, FREE)
Free writing workshop for educators, to explore their own creative work and grow as writers.
The Hip Experience (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm, $20, 18+)
Tragically Hip cover band.
Matt Incontro Quartet (Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth St, 6:30pm, $12-$16)
Blue Grass All Stars (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, noon, FREE)
McCarthyizm (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 7pm, $10)
Kidd Kyle and the Big Deal (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Crespobeats (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 6pm, FREE)
The WBFO DJ spins in the club every Thursday from 7-9 and then live to air from 9-11.
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
Deli Boys (Hulu)
Two brothers are in over their head when they inherit their father’s deli, which turns out to be a drug front.
Friday, 3/7
Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve (Mainstage Theater, UB Center For the Arts, 8pm, $70-$150)
The legendary post-punk singer-songwriter, and his longtime Attractions collaborator.
Fefu and Her Friends (Drama Theater, UB Center For the Arts, 7:30pm, $22/$7 UB students)
Maria Irene Fornes’ award-winning off-broadway play follows the lives of eight women.
Icecycle (Riverworks, 359 Gansom St, 5-9pm, $200 minimum donation)
A group ride on stationary bikes, on the ice rink, in support of Roswell Park. Register at icecyclebuffalo.org
The Wiz (Shea’s, 650 Main St, 7:30pm, $55-$107)
The beloved reimagining of The Wizard of Oz, in its first national tour in 40 years. Through 3/9.
Grosh Album Release Party (Town Ballroom, 681 S Main St, 6pm, $26, 16+/12+w/parent)
Local hard rock powerhouse celebrates their third album, Start Again. w/Uncle Ben’s Remedy
corook (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm, $20adv/$25)
A story of identity, family drama, and queer love, in pop song form. w/Kel Cripe
The Pickle Mafia (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, doors 6/show 7:30, $24-$29)
Cabaret-style jazz fusion.
Silent Disco (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 8pm, $15adv/$20)
Dance to your own beat, with three channels of music on headphones.
Shaky Stage (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 5pm, $10)
Dead Alliance (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 9pm, $10)
Terrapin Station anniversary party.
The Fredtown Stompers (Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth St, 6:30pm, SOLD OUT)
Leeron Zydeco (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 7-9pm)
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
Mickey 17 (in wide release)
Robert Pattinson plays a series of clones whose job is to die horribly, in Bong Joon-ho’s latest class-conscious satire.
Queen of the Ring (in wide release)
Biopic of Mildred Burke, who became a pro wrestler when it was illegal for women to do so, and became the first million-dollar female athlete.
Rule Breakers (in wide release)
A woman breaks tradition and risks a backlash to educate young women in Afghanistan.
In the Lost Lands (in wide release)
Milla Jovovich and Dave Bautista journey into a dangerous land to find a mythical artifact in video-game-adaptation-specialist Paul W.S. Anderson’s latest, based on a George R.R. Martin short story.
Plankton: The Movie (in wide release)
Spongebob’s miniscule nemesis gets a spin-off movie.
Eephus (not screening in Buffalo)
A rec baseball league plays its last game in Carson Lund’s wistful, low-key hangout movie.
Saturday 3/8
Marlon Wayans (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 4pm, $64)
This comedian and actor has starred in a wide range of films that includes everything from Requiem for a Dream to White Chicks. Fresh from an acclaimed guest role on Bel-Air, and a stint hosting The Daily Show, and is now back on the standup circuit while his current show, The Curse of Bridge Hollow, airs on Netflix. Later shows sold out.
Fefu and Her Friends (Drama Theater, UB Center For the Arts, 2pm/7:30pm, $22/$7 UB students)
Maria Irene Fornes’ award-winning off-broadway play follows the lives of eight women.
Icecycle (Riverworks, 359 Gansom St, 10am-7pm, $200 minimum donation)
A group ride on stationary bikes, on the ice rink, in support of Roswell Park. Register at icecyclebuffalo.org
The Wiz (Shea’s, 650 Main St, 2pm/8pm, $55-$107)
The beloved reimagining of The Wizard of Oz, in its first national tour in 40 years. Through 3/9.
Stress Dolls (The Cave, 71 Military Rd, doors 6:30pm/show 8pm, $12.40)
Local pop-punk group leads pan-Upstate show. w/Chores (Rochester), Paper Rabbit (Syracuse)
Paula Poundstone (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm, $35-$45)
Veteran standup comedian and frequent Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me panelist, whose book The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness was short-listed for the Thurber Prize for American Humor.
A Couple of N3rds (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7:30pm, $5 suggested)
A comedy trivia gameshow, where the audience competes against and improvised cast of characters. Hosted by Casey Grim and Adam McLaughlin of the A Couple of N3rds podcast.
Bywater Call (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, doors 6:30pm/show 8pm, $24)
Toronto group with Southern rock influences. w/Diyené
Variations of Love (Centrol Culturale Italiano, 2351 Delaware Ave, noon-2:30pm, $5)
Poetry reading hosted by Perry Nicholas and Berneice Turner.
Dave Solazzo & the Bridge (Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth St, 6:30pm, $17-$23)
Solozaao has recorded with the likes of Eric Alexander, Chuck Mangine, and more.
The Cure vs. The Smiths Dance Party (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm, $8adv/$10)
Celebrate the 80s’ two moodiest bands.
It’s a 2000s Party (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 8pm, $27-$76, 18+)
Embrace Y2K fasion, culture, and music.
Fredrick Jernberg (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 1-2pm)
Neville Francis (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 3-5pm)
Mark Winsick (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 7-9pm)
Argyle Street Band (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 3pm, $10)
Tribute to the Pogues (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 8pm, $20)
Celtic Sessions (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 4-7pm, FREE)
Sunday 3/9
Marlon Wayans (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 3:30pm, $64)
This comedian and actor has starred in a wide range of films that includes everything from Requiem for a Dream to White Chicks. Fresh from an acclaimed guest role on Bel-Air, and a stint hosting The Daily Show, and is now back on the standup circuit while his current show, The Curse of Bridge Hollow, airs on Netflix. Later shows sold out.
Fefu and Her Friends (Drama Theater, UB Center For the Arts, 2pm, $22/$7 UB students)
Maria Irene Fornes’ award-winning off-broadway play follows the lives of eight women.
The Wiz (Shea’s, 650 Main St, 1pm/6:30pm, $55-$107)
The beloved reimagining of The Wizard of Oz, in its first national tour in 40 years. Through 3/9.
Maneaters (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 7pm, $10)
Chicago’s most vile rockers. w/Scienceman, Sweet Talker, Overgrowth
Pancitas Llenas, Corazón Contento (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 8pm, $15adv/$20)
Fundraiser for a Buenos Aires children’s charity. eaturing Sadboymanii, Chatterbox, Aloro, Tetris Effect.
Peter Case & Sid Griffin (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm, $30adv/$35)
Two legends of roots music team up on their “Sings Like Hell” tour.
Have Mercy (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 6pm, $33)
w/In Her Own Words, Flake, We Were Blank
The Dave Hill Group (Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth St, 6:30pm, $15-$19)
Susan Peters Jazz Band (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 4-6pm)
Pat Shea (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 3pm, $10)
The Righteous Gemstones (10pm HBO)
Danny McBride’s evangelical dark comedy returns for Season 4.
Monday 3/10
Suzanne Vega (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm, $45-$195)
The iconic singer-songwriter was at the center of the ’80s folk revival and has been recording and performing distinct and thoughtful music ever since.
Keith Harkin (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7:30pm, $35, 18+)
Singer-songwriter from Derry, Ireland.
Chess @ the Silos (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm, FREE)
All skill levels welcome, prize awarded.
Bobby Label & Friends (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 6pm, $10)
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 3/11
K.Flay (Town Ballroom, 681 S Main St, 6pm, $38, 16+/12+w/parent)
Indie singer/rapper who got a Grammy nomination for “Blood in the Cut.” w/Vienna Vienna
The Nields (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm, $25adv/$30)
This Massachusetts folk-rock group are celebrating the release of their twenty-first album, Circle of Days. w/Davey O
Jen Fulwiler (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 8pm, $33)
Fulwiler hosted a daily talk radio show on SiriusXM, and her podcast This Is Jen debuted in the iTunes top ten.
The Travelin’ McCourys (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 8pm, $25adv/$30, 18+)
Two bluegrass-playing brothers and their band.
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 3/12
Spyro Gyra (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm, $45-$51)
The jazz fusion local legends celebrated their 50th anniversary last year.
Haley Blais (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm, $15adv/$18)
Blais is touring behind her wryly poetic album, Wisecrack. w/Natalie Wilson
Dephnique Springs (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 8pm, $33)
Springs stars on Amazon’s Inside Jokes, has performed on All Def Comedy, Punchline, and Laughs, and toured with Katt Williams.
Lakeview (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 8pm, $15adv/$20)
Nashville-by-way-of-Pittsburgh roots rock duo. w/Jason Cross
Blaze Ya Dead Homie (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 6pm, $28, 16+)
w/ABK, Boondox, Owtla JesseJames, VoKillz
Brains & Grains (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm, $10)
Trivia night under 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)
Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney (Netflix)
Mulaney’s freewheeling live talk show Everybody’s In LA returns, running weekly for the next 12 weeks.
