What’s Good: October 23-29, 2025
Our weekly guide to what’s going on around Buffalo and in the world of pop culture.
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Thursday, 10/23
Zodiaque Dance Company (Drama Theater, UB Center For the Arts, 7:30pm, $25/$10 UB students)
UB’s preeminent dance company performs in a diverse array of styles, including works by UB Dance faculty Kurt Adametz and Chanon Judson, and local choreographers Ariana Dixie and Rachael Leonard.
Friends of the BPO BBQ (Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, 5-6:30pm)
Fundraiser with drive-thru dinner to go from Weidner BBQ.
Chase Matthew (Town Ballroom, 681 Main St, 7pm doors/8pm, $42.55, 18+)
Rising country music star. w/Austin Williams, Trevor Snider
Come From Away (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 7:30pm, $30-$68)
Based on the true story of a small Canadian town that took in 7,000 stranded airline passengers on 9/11. Through 11/9.
Aaron Weber (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm, $34-$44)
This Nashville comic is a regular at the Grand Ole Opry and on the Nateland podcast.
Pig Pen (Rec Room, 79 Chippewa St, 7pm doors/8pm, $27, 16+)
w/Violent Way, Healer, Corrosives
The Quentet (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 8pm)
w/The Honk
Mary Ramsey & Joe Rozier (Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth St, 6pm doors, 7-9pm, $18-$20)
Arakelian Anniversay Party (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6pm)
Canela String Quartet (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Wolfman Jack (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 8pm, $15adv/$20, 18+)
Grateful Dead tribute act, at least until they get sued by the actual Wolfman Jack’s estate.
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.
Fionna and Cake (HBO)
The multiverse-hopping Adventure Time spinoff returns for season 2.
Friday, 10/24
The Glam Vamps Present: Vampire Prom (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 8pm-midnight, $25)
Featuring burlesque & drag, DJ Billie Page, sweets by Bee Sweet Cakery, prom pics by Sweetheart Pinup, spooky vendors, gogo dancers, and tarot readings.
Bit Depth Episode 1: Nuclear Set (Squeaky Wheel, 2495 Main St, 7-9pm, $15)
Debut of Squeaky’s new variety show, featuring artist talks, short films, and music. This week includes artists Elizabeth Tannie Lewin and Dana Murray Tyrell in conversation; performane by cellist Katie Weissmann; a screening of Arwa Aburawa and Turab Shah’s And still, it remains; short film sound of a million insects, light of a thousand stars, and 1953 3D documentary Doom Town.
Bruce Bruce (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm/9:15pm, $39-$49)
This stand-up legend has also appeared in Netflix’s Family Reunion, Idlewild, and Top Five.
Zodiaque Dance Company (Drama Theater, UB Center For the Arts, 7:30pm, $25/$10 UB students)
UB’s preeminent dance company performs in a diverse array of styles, including works by UB Dance faculty Kurt Adametz and Chanon Judson, and local choreographers Ariana Dixie and Rachael Leonard.
Come From Away (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 7:30pm, $30-$68)
Based on the true story of a small Canadian town that took in 7,000 stranded airline passengers on 9/11. Through 11/9.
Urinetown (Shea’s Smith Theater, 658 Main St, 7:30pm, $22-$46)
A town takes radical steps to deal with their water shortage in this satirical musical. Through 11/9.
Joe Bellanti’s Best Day Ever (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 6:30pm doors/7:30pm, $15)
Solo piano reimaginations of old favorites, plus New Orleans piano standards, and a few special guests.
Beethoven’s Pastoral (Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, 10:30am)
The Philharmonic’s Beethoven Festival concludes with Debussy’s dreamlike Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, followed by Robert Paterson’s Summit, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F major.
John Brown’s Body (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm doors/8pm, $25adv/$30, 18+)
This roots reggae group is celebrating its 30th anniversary. w/Double Tiger
The New Coots (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 5:30-8pm)
Spud-n-Guts Halloween Show (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 9pm-2am, $10adv/$15)
Performers include the Snake Oil Serenaders, Mookie, Jay Aquarious, spud, and the cast of Lizzie the musical.
Cannonball Meets Coltrane (Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth St, 6pm doors, 7-9:30pm, $20-$25)
DJ Susan (Rec Room, 79 Chippewa St, 10pm-3am, $23, All Ages)
w/Flovv, Ezekl, Effex
Addisyn Logan & Jessie Elizabeth (The Cave, 71 Military Rd, 8pm)
The Soul Jazz Trio (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Strictly Hip (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 5:30pm doors/7pm, $25-$35)
Tragically Hip tribute
Confessions (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7pm, $12adv/$15/$8 student)
Improv comedy inspired by the audience’s anonymous secrets. 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
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (in wide release)
The Bear‘s Jeremy Allen White portrays The Boss at a pivotal moment in his life and career.
Bugonia (not screening in Buffalo, but find it where you can)
A beekeeping conspiracy theorist (Jesse Plemons) kidnaps a CEO (Emma Stone) who he believes is an alien in Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest.
Shelby Oaks (in wide release)
The online horror series of found footage videos hits the big screen.
Last Days (in wide release)
Justin Lin (Star Trek: Beyond, all the good Fast & Furious movies), directs this true story of a Christian missionary who was killed while trying to spread the word to the self-isolated people of the Sentinel Islands.
Regretting You (in wide release)
Romantic drama based on Colleen Hoover’s 2019 bestseller.
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (in wide release)
In Japanese with subtitles.
Dude (Elmwood Center)
In Tamil with subtitles.
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat (Elmwood Center, Transit Center)
In Hindi with subtitles.
Godday Godday Chaa 2 (Elmwood Center)
In Punjabi with subtitles.
Telusu Kada (Elmwood Center)
In Telugu with subtitles.
Thamma (Elmwood Center, Transit Center)
In Hindi with subtitles.
Saturday 10/25
Continental Reunion (Rec Room, 79 Chippewa St, 7pm doors/8pm, $27, 12+)
A tribute to the legendary venue, with performances by Nullstadt, Olmstead Dub System does The Clash, Perilous (featuring Pauline), Iron Fist does The Ramones, The Clockers, and more. Plus original Continental DJs David Hall, Ken Wolf, and DJ Bud.
Zodiaque Dance Company (Drama Theater, UB Center For the Arts, 7:30pm, $25/$10 UB students)
UB’s preeminent dance company performs in a diverse array of styles, including works by UB Dance faculty Kurt Adametz and Chanon Judson, and local choreographers Ariana Dixie and Rachael Leonard.
Teachers Gone Bad (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 4pm, $33-$43)
Teachers perform non-classroom-appropriate stand-up.
Bruce Bruce (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm/9:30pm, $39-$49)
This stand-up legend has also appeared in Netflix’s Family Reunion, Idlewild, and Top Five.
Beethoven’s Pastoral (Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, 7:30pm)
The Philharmonic’s Beethoven Festival concludes with Debussy’s dreamlike Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, followed by Robert Paterson’s Summit, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F major.
Come From Away (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 3pm/8pm, $30-$68)
Based on the true story of a small Canadian town that took in 7,000 stranded airline passengers on 9/11. Through 11/9.
Urinetown (Shea’s Smith Theater, 658 Main St, 8pm, $22-$46)
A town takes radical steps to deal with their water shortage in this satirical musical. Through 11/9.
Singles Night (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7pm, $17/$13 student)
An improv dating show where a lucky guest tries to find true love through audience interaction and longform improv.
In This Moment (Riverworks, 359 Gansom St, 5:30pm doors/6:30pm, $62, 16+)
w/Dayseeker, The Funeral Portrait, DED
Maddy O’Neal (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 8pm doors/9pm, $19.50, 18+)
w/Creatures of My Mind, Jaenga
Untouched Artist Showcase (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm, $33, 18+)
Come in costume to be entered to win a cash prize!
The Stripteasers Halloween Party (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8pm)
Organ Fairchild (Sportmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 8pm)
Leanne Darling (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 1-2pm)
Viola & loops.
Tom Stahl & the Dangerfields (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
SOS (Shea’s, 650 Main St, 7:30pm, $44-$53)
ABBA tribute.
Analog Kids (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 6:30pm doors/8pm, $25-$40)
Rush tribute
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 10/26
I Saw the TV Glow (Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave, 6pm, FREE)
A free screening and discussion of the acclaimed 2024 film about two teenage friends who begin to think they have a personal connection to their favorite show.
Los Straitjackets (Sportmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 5pm)
Instrumental rockabilly legends. w/Wasted Major
Zodiaque Dance Company (Drama Theater, UB Center For the Arts, 2pm, $25/$10 UB students)
UB’s preeminent dance company performs in a diverse array of styles, including works by UB Dance faculty Kurt Adametz and Chanon Judson, and local choreographers Ariana Dixie and Rachael Leonard.
Urinetown (Shea’s Smith Theater, 658 Main St, 2pm, $22-$46)
A town takes radical steps to deal with their water shortage in this satirical musical. Through 11/9.
Come From Away (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 2pm, $30-$68)
Based on the true story of a small Canadian town that took in 7,000 stranded airline passengers on 9/11. Through 11/9.
Pinky Patel (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 4pm, $10-$55)
Midwestern PTA mom turned comedian, with 76 million views on TikTok.
Deric Cahill (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm, $33-$43)
Cahill is touring behind his debut special, Toxic Papa.
John Bacon Quintet (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 4-6pm)
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)
It: Welcome to Derry (HBO)
This spinoff of the big-screen Stephen King adaptation asks the question, what if we made something that was actually scary this time?
Monday 10/27
Trans Studies Symposium (Clemens Hall 6th floor, UB North Campus, 9am-5pm, FREE)
Speakers include poet Isobel Bess, performance artist Talia Bettcher, historian PJ DiPietro, activist Adrienne Hill, comedian Amy Marvin, archivist Ari Moore, journalist Marlene Wayar, and historian Perry Zurn.
The Wrecks (Rec Room, 79 Chippewa St, 6pm doors/8pm, $35.40, 16+)
w/phoneboy, Wall Carpets
Monday Night Foosball (Riverworks, 359 Gansom St, 6pm warmups/7-9pm, $10)
Weekly foosball tournament; free trial week for newcomers, $80 15-week season pass. buffalofoosball.com
Tom Robert (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 10/28
Stand Atlantic (Rec Room, 79 Chippewa St, 8pm, $36, 16+)
w/Daisy Grenade, Last Night Saved My Life
Grateful Shred (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm, $36-$71, All Ages)
Dead cover band.
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 (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 5-8pm)
Hosted by Ian Be, with Adam James on piano.
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 10/29
Hauntings Tour (Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm, FREE)
Five horror authors read from their works; Elizabeth Costello (The Good War), Carolyn Korsmeyer (Riddle of Spirit and Bone), Valerie Nieman (Upon the Corner of the Moon), Nancy McCabe (Fires Burning Underground), Crissa-Jean Chappell (Sun Don’t Shine). Books available for purchase and signing.
Night of the Laughing Dead (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7:30pm, $20-$30)
Comics dress up and perform as their favorite comics.
Gabby’s Dollhouse Live (Shea’s, 650 Main St, 6pm, $56-$109)
Netflix’s hit from the creators of Blue’s Clues comes to life in this preschooler-friendly show.
Haunted Like Human (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Nashville songwriting duo.
Saint Motel (Rec Room, 79 Chippewa St, 7pm doors/8pm, $37.40, 12+)
w/Adan Diaz
Rittz (Rec Room, 79 Chippewa St, 8pm, $34, 16+)
w/TheREALDeeZ, Eddy Blanco
Tyler Westcott (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm)
The New Moods (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 9-11:30pm)
Karaoke Night (Twentysixallen, 26 Allen St, 6pm)
Comedy Open Mic (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, sign up 7pm, show 9:30pm)
