What’s Good: October 2-8, 2025
Our weekly guide to what’s going on around Buffalo and in the world of pop culture.
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Thursday, 10/2
James ‘Murr’ Murray (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7:15pm, $39)
Murr tells jokes, shows never-before-seen outtakes from his show Impractical Jokers, and plays Impractical Jokers live with the audience!
Here Come the Mummies (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 6pm doors/7pm, $38adv/$48, 18+)
Eight piece funk band of 5000-year-old Egyptian mummies. w/Lachy Doley, Platinum Moon
Young Frankenstein (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 7:30pm, $27-$79)
Starring Buffalo presents the musical adaptation of Mel Brooks’ classic comedy.
The California Honeydrops (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm)
Oakland retro-soul group.
Elliott (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 6pm doors/7pm, $40, 16+)
w/Oso Oso, Del Paxton
Bobby & Evan (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Hello City (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 6:30pm doors/8pm, $15)
Barenaked Laides tribute
The Improv Mixer (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7pm, $5 suggested)
Newcomers and experienced performers are all welcome to participate in improv sketch comedy or just watch.
Friday, 10/3
The Wolves (Black Box Theatre, UB Center For the Arts, 7:30pm, $25/$15 student/$10 UB student)
Coming-of-age drama about a girl’s soccer team.
James ‘Murr’ Murray (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 9:15pm, $39)
Murr tells jokes, shows never-before-seen outtakes from his show Impractical Jokers, and plays Impractical Jokers live with the audience!
Bruce Wojick & the Struggle Album Release (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm doors/8pm, $25adv/$30)
Acclaimed local guitarist celebrates the release of his new album, The Hard Way.
Young Frankenstein (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 7:30pm, $27-$79)
Starring Buffalo presents the musical adaptation of Mel Brooks’ classic comedy.
She Sings (Shea’s Smith, 658 Main St, 7:30pm, $27.65)
Rebecca Magnuson wrote and performs this one-woman show about survival, reslience, and hope.
The Foxy Thrills (Milkies, 522 Elmwood Ave, 8:30pm doors/9pm, $10)
w/Angie Lucie, Pocket Thread.
Battle of the Bands (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 6pm doors/7pm, $10, All Ages)
WBNY presents five competing bands, plus opening act Orange Dog Club.
Matt Michaud Trio (Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth St, 7pm, $16-$19)
A modern look at Miles Davis.
The Fibs (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Cruel Summer (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm, $29-$63)
Taylor Swift tribute
Castles & Creatures (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7pm, $14adv/$17)
Improv comedy inspired by — but not affiliated with! — everyone’s favorite role-playing game. Tickets include free admission to the evening’s later shows.
Improv Collider (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 8:30pm, $10adv/$12/$6.54 student)
An hour of long form improv comedy.
The New Friday Mixer (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 9:30pm, PWYC)
Newcomers and experienced performers are all welcome to participate in improv sketch comedy or just watch.
Rechouse (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 11pm, $10)
Honey Group presents a night of house music.
Live Band Karaoke (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 10pm, $8)
New Movies This Week
The Smashing Machine (in wide release)
The Rock finally steps up as a serious actor, in Benny Safdie’s A24 boxing drama.
Anemone (Elmwood Center, Walden Galleria)
Daniel Day-Lewis finally steps up as a serious actor, playing a hermit visiting estranged brother Sean Bean, in his son Ronan Day-Lewis’ directorial debut.
Good Boy (in wide release)
Haunted house movie, from a dog’s perspetive (starring Indy as himself)
Bone Lake (in wide release)
A vacationing young couple share a mansion with two alluring strangers and tensions escalate, in this indie horror film.
Idly Kadai (Elmwood Center)
A big-city chef finds family drama when he returns home to his small town, in writer/director/star Dhanush’s latest. In Tamil with subtitles
Perfect Blue Remastered (Maple Ridge)
New 4K remaster of the 1997 animated psychological thriller, about a pop singer/actress being stalked by a fan. In Japanese with subtitles
Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari (Elmwood Center)
Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor star in this romantic comedy. In Hindi with subtitles
They Call Him OG (Elmwood Center)
The only survivor of a samurai dojo massacred by the Yakuza resurfaces in Mumbai in this action thriller. In Telugu with subtitles
Saturday 10/4
The Wolves (Black Box Theatre, UB Center For the Arts, 2pm/7:30pm, $25/$15 student/$10 UB student)
Coming-of-age drama about a girl’s soccer team.
James ‘Murr’ Murray (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 6pm/8:30pm, $39)
Murr tells jokes, shows never-before-seen outtakes from his show Impractical Jokers, and plays Impractical Jokers live with the audience!
Young Frankenstein (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 2pm/7:30pm, $27-$79)
Starring Buffalo presents the musical adaptation of Mel Brooks’ classic comedy.
She Sings (Shea’s Smith, 658 Main St, 7:30pm, $27.65)
Rebecca Magnuson wrote and performs this one-woman show about survival, reslience, and hope.
Various Factors (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7pm, $22adv/$27/$14 student)
A fully improvised Broadway-style musical comedy. Live piano karaoke to follow.
Grabbitz (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm, $29-$63)
This dance music artist had a breakout hit with 2020’s “Someone Else”.
Thomas Marinaro Quartet (Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth St, 7pm, $18-$30)
Canele Quartet (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 1-2pm)
The Jon Lehning Trio (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 3-5pm)
The Divi Romē Band (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
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 10/5
The Wolves (Black Box Theatre, UB Center For the Arts, 2pm, $25/$15 student/$10 UB student)
Coming-of-age drama about a girl’s soccer team.
Right to Read Rally (Audubon Library, 350 Audubon Pkwy, Amherst, 1:30pm)
12-year-old Abigail hosts this even to protest book bans, and guests include Forsynthia author Rachel DiNunzio, and a 2pm Zoom panel with authors Barbara Dee, Gayle Forman, Jasminne Mendez, Marieke Nijkamp, and Jewel Parker Rhodes.
Scream Queen (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 6pm doors/7pm, $20adv/$25)
A horror-glam show featuring the Final Girl.
Three Nelsons+ (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 4-6pm)
Nelson Starr III on trumped, Nelson Starr IV on piano, Nelson Starr V on drums, plus Nelson Rivera on sax (and Ed “Nelson” Croft on bass)
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 10/6
American Aquarium (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm doors/8pm, $25adv/$30, 18+)
North Carolina country rock.
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 10/7
Stereolab (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm doors/8pm, $35adv/$40, 16+, 12+w/parent)
The legendary indie electronic band is still pushing boundaries. Not to be missed. w/Dorothea Paas
Vitamin String Quartet (Mainstage Theatre, UB Center For the Arts, 7:30pm, $25-$49)
This “classical crossover” group plays string arrangements of contemporary pop songs.
The Notebook: The Musical (Shea’s, 650 Main St, 7:30pm, $51-$103)
A stage musical adaptation Nicholas Sparks’ timeless love story. Through 10/12.
Open Mic (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 4:30-8pm)
Hosted by Ian Be w/Adam James on piano
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 10/8
Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert (Mainstage Theatre, UB Center For the Arts, 7:30pm, $49-$100)
A live orchestra performs the score through two hours of fan-favorite scenes from the beloved Nickelodeon series (and not the M. Night Shyamalan big-screen adaptation, we can’t stress that enough.)
The Notebook: The Musical (Shea’s, 650 Main St, 7:30pm, $51-$103)
A stage musical adaptation Nicholas Sparks’ timeless love story. Through 10/12.
Alexandra Kay (Town Ballroom, 681 Main St, 7pm, $44, 16+, 12+w/parent)
Westside star turned pop singer. w/Julia Cole
Bach & Brews (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm doors/7:30pm, $20adv/$25)
The Buffalo Chamber Players perform the music of Bach’s many children. (7 from his first marriage, 13 from his second; six became significant musicians.)
Toronzo Cannon (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 5:30pm doors/7pm, $23.50-$30)
Contemporary blues guitarist.
Cody Barcroft & Sean McNamara (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Singer-songwriters & classic country
Open Mic Night (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm, FREE w/reservation)
Over 20 comics perform
Karaoke Night (Twentysixallen, 26 Allen St, 6pm)
Comedy Open Mic (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, sign up 7pm, show 9:30pm)
