What’s Good: July 3-7, 2025
Our weekly guide to what’s going on around Buffalo and in the world of pop culture.
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Thursday, 7/3
Twelfth Night (Delaware Park, 7pm, FREE)
Shakespeare in Delaware Park presents the Bard’s romantic comedy of mistaken gender identity, through 7/13.
Greensky Bluegrass (Terminal B, 850 Fuhrmann Blvd, 7:30pm, $51-$86)
The “not quite bluegrass” jam band comes to Outer Harbor.
Rod Man (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm, $27)
Rod has been selling out shows since he started performing in the mid 90s. He also now hosts podcast Thinking Out Loud.
A La Carte (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 7pm, $10)
Based on the fonts involved, it’s a metal show. w/Scumbag, Anthropic, Order of the Dead
The A-Team (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 6pm doors/7pm, $25, 18+)
The R&B group, not the 80s action show, brings the summer vibes and performs your favorite R&B hits.
Spud (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm)
The E-Block (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8-11:30pm, $5)
Soulful R&B from Albany.
The Improv Mixer (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 6:45pm, $5 suggested)
Perform alongside experienced performers, or just hang out and watch. All experience levels welcome.
Friday, 7/4
Twelfth Night (Delaware Park, 7pm, FREE)
Shakespeare in Delaware Park presents the Bard’s romantic comedy of mistaken gender identity, through 7/13.
Foxy Thrills (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 8pm, $10)
Celebrate America’s 249th and final year with this burlesque troupe. w/Mini Marching Machine, Incident Commander, Lark and the Night Owl
Rod Man (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 6:15pm, $27)
Rod has been selling out shows since he started performing in the mid 90s. He also now hosts podcast Thinking Out Loud.
Level 4 Presents: The Harold (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 6pm, $10)
BIH’s Level 4 class performs the classic improv format.
Various Factors (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7pm, $20/$12 student)
A fully improvised Broadway-style musical comedy, followed by live piano karaoke at 8:30.
Live Band Karaoke (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 10pm, $8)
New Movies This Week
Jurassic World Rebirth (in wide release)
Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali take a turn wrangling dinosaurs in what is somehow the only 4th of July blockbuster. (In English, anyway, see below for this week’s extra helping of Indian cinema)
Heads of State (Amazon Prime)
President John Cena and Prime Minister Idris Elba have to set aside their differences for a silly action movie team-up. Seems like the fun variety of dumb.
Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado (Paramount+)
The latest thing your toddler will want to watch several hundred times.
The Old Guard 2 (Netflix)
A sequel to a straight-to-Netflix superhero flick is less than inspiring, but it’s hard to beat a cast that includes Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Uma Thurman, and Henry Golding.
3BHK (Elmwood Center, 2001 Elmwood Ave)
A coming of age family drama from writer/director Sri Ganesh. In Tamil w/subtitles.
Metro… in Dino (Elmwood Center, 2001 Elmwood Ave)
This musical romantic drama featuring four interconnected stories is a spiritual sequel to 2007’s Life in a… Metro. In Hindi w/subtitles.
Paranthu Po (Elmwood Center, 2001 Elmwood Ave)
Road musical comedy rom writer/director Ram. In Tamil w/subtitles.
Sardaar Ji 3 (Elmwood Center, 2001 Elmwood Ave)
The third entry in the horror comedy series about a man who falls in love with a ghost. In Punjabi w/subtitles.
Thammudu (Elmwood Center, 2001 Elmwood Ave)
A man goes to great lengths to protect his sister. In Telugu w/subtitles.
Saturday 7/5
Twelfth Night (Delaware Park, 7pm, FREE)
Shakespeare in Delaware Park presents the Bard’s romantic comedy of mistaken gender identity, through 7/13.
The Psychedelic Furs (Terminal B, 850 Fuhrmann Blvd, 8pm, $25-$55)
English post-punk band best known for their hit “Pretty In Pink”. w/Chameleons
Rod Man (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm/9:30, $27)
Rod has been selling out shows since he started performing in the mid 90s. He also now hosts podcast Thinking Out Loud.
Poesy Shines (The Cave, 71 Military Rd, 8pm, $12.40)
w/comedian Bernand Harper
Grosh (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8pm, $10)
w/Transient Kicks
Wolfman Jack (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm doors/8pm, $15adv/$20, all ages)
Tribute to specifically early -70s Grateful Dead.
Bonus Karaoke (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 9pm, FREE)
Milkie’s adds two extra Karaoke nights for the long weekend.
Celtic Sessions (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 4-7pm, FREE)
Traditional Irish music.
Black Rock Arts (Black Rock Arts, 43 Hamilton St, 11am-3pm, FREE)
The new artist-run gallery is open to the public every Saturday.
Sunday 7/6
Twelfth Night (Delaware Park, 7pm, FREE)
Shakespeare in Delaware Park presents the Bard’s romantic comedy of mistaken gender identity, through 7/13.
Lavelle Dontae (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm, $38)
Dontae started as a stand-up in late 2003 and his comedy has already amassed half a million TikTok followers.
Dillon Havins (The Cave, 71 Military Rd, 4pm, $12.40)
The guitarist from Sneaky Peaches & the Fuzz performs as a solo folksinger. w/Molly Conrad, Jessie Elizabeth
Bonus Karaoke (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 1pm, FREE)
Milkie’s adds two extra Karaoke nights for the long weekend.
Ann Philippone (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8, FREE)
Barrelhouse piano.
Jazz Cache (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8:30pm-mid, FREE)
A rotating cast of Buffalo’s best jazz musicians.
Karaoke Night (Twentysixallen, 26 Allen St, 6pm)
Monday 7/7
Crunk Witch Presents HXNCLB (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 7pm doors/8pm, $10)
The two groups celebrate the release of their joint album In the Dark. w/Taka, Thunder Station, Dirtbag Coalition.
The Complete Unknowns (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm)
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 7/8
Twelfth Night (Delaware Park, 7pm, FREE)
Shakespeare in Delaware Park presents the Bard’s romantic comedy of mistaken gender identity, through 7/13.
Ted Hammig & the Campaign (The Cave, 71 Military Rd, 7pm, $12.40)
w/Drew Hutson Rogers, Rom Com Victims
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 7/9
Twelfth Night (Delaware Park, 7pm, FREE)
Shakespeare in Delaware Park presents the Bard’s romantic comedy of mistaken gender identity, through 7/13.
Greg Norton + Büddies (Town Ballroom, 681 Main St, 7pm doors, $20adv/$25, 16+, 12+ w/parent)
The former Hüsker Dü bassist celebrates the band’s music. w/Scott Reynolds, Dog Party, Christy Costel
Valley (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm, $33-$93)
Juno-nominated alt-pop band. w/The Sideways
Joe Fenti (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7:30, $33)
This Boston stand-up also creates several sketch videos a week for his 630K online followers.
Taj Farrant (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm doors/8pm, $30adv/$35, 18+)
Australian guitarist. $50 meet & greet tickets available.
Tyler Westcott (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm)
Cory Grinder (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 9pm)
Karaoke Night (Twentysixallen, 26 Allen St, 6pm)
Comedy Open Mic (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, sign up 7pm, show 9:30pm)
