What’s Good: November 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, 11/6
I Love My City (Black Rock Arts, 43 Hamilton St, 5-8pm, $10)
Opening for new exhibition of photos by Rachele Schneekloth, capturing everyday people around Buffalo. Also on view Saturdays noon-4, through 12/20.
Fleshmower (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 7pm doors, $10)
w/Law of Causality, Tar Bucket
Rene Vaca (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm doors/8pm, $32-$97)
This comic won StandUp NBC, and was featured at the 2024 Netflix Is a Joke festival.
The Horn Hang (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 6:30pm, FREE)
Celebrate World Saxophone Day with sax players Will Holton and Ken Witman, and a historic gathering of saxophonists from across WNY.
Isaiah Timothy Quintet (Pausa Art House, 19 Wadworth St, 6pm doors/7pm, $32-$97)
A night of free jazz, and neo soul.
Mary Ramsey & Friends (The Cave, 71 Military Rd, 7pm)
Ed Croft & Tina Williams (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Latin Jazz Codex (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 5-7pm)
Undefeated (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8pm doors/8:30pm, $10)
w/Public Water Supply, The Season
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, 11/7
Nicole Byer (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm/9:15pm, $33-$45)
The stand-up mainstay, and host of Nailed It! and podcast Why Won’t You Date Me?
The Crane Wives (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm doors/8pm, $27adv/$30)
Harmony-dense indie folk. w/Spencer LaJoye.
Adam Carolla (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm doors/8pm, $38-$62)
The podcaster and former cohost of Loveline and The Man Show.
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.
Oak (Alleyway Theatre, 1 Curtain Up Alley, 7:30pm, $32-$37)
It’s “snatching season,” and three cousins have reason to be worried about a swamp monster. Through 11/15.
The Foxy Thrills (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 8:30pm doors/9pm, $10)
w/Voice of Dissent, Massive Blowout, Bad Ronald
John Weber’s Birthday Bash (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-10pm, FREE)
Performance by Band Named Sue.
Masheen (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 9:30pm doors/10pm, $14.42)
w/Time Mind, Skeemo
Strings Unbound (Pausa Art House, 19 Wadworth St, 6pm doors/7pm, $16-$19)
Strings Unbound performs in a more stripped-down, atmospheric format.
Henry’s Summer Kitchen (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Boots ‘n Beats (Mohawk Place, 47 E Mohawk Pl, 8pm doors/9pm, $24 adv/$27, 18+)
Country-EDM DJ sets.
Depeche Mode vs. New Order (Mohawk Place, 47 E Mohawk Pl, 8pm doors, $10, 18+)
Dance party.
ShrekRave (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 9pm, $21, 18+)
Apparently people are going to Shrek-themed raves, because they keep bringing this one back.
Whose House? (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7pm, $12adv/$14/$10 student)
Panel-style improv comedy show.
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
Die My Love (in wide release)
A young mother (Jennifer Lawrence) suffers postpartum depression that spirals into psychosis, in director Lynne Ramsay’s latest.
Predator: Badlands (in wide release)
Director Dan Trachtenberg breathed new life into the franchise with 2022’s excellent Prey. In this installment, an outcast predator must team up with a damaged android (Elle Fanning) for survival.
Nuremberg (in wide release)
A psychiatrist (Rami Malek) has to determen whether Nazi Luftwaffe commander Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) is fit to stand trial for his crimes against humanity.
Sarah’s Oil (in wide release)
Naya Desir-Johnson starts in this adaptation of the 2014 book Searching For Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America.
Christy (in wide release)
Sydney Sweeney stars in this biopic of Christy Martin, the most famous female boxer of the 1990s.
The Girlfriend (Elmwood Center)
In Telugu with subtitles.
The Great Pre-Wedding Show (Elmwood Center)
In Telugu with subtitles.
Haq (Elmwood Center)
In Hindi with subtitles.
Jatadhara (Elmwood Center)
In Telugu with subtitles.
Train Dreams (Netflix)
A logger tries to develop the Transcontinental Railroad, as the modern world unfolds around him. Based on Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella.
In Your Dreams (Netflix)
Two siblings travel to the land of dreams, in the hopes that the Sandman can save their parents’ marriage in this animated film.
Saturday 11/8
Nicole Byer (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm/9:15pm, $33-$45)
The stand-up mainstay, and host of Nailed It! and podcast Why Won’t You Date Me?
Chris D’Elia (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 4pm, $39-$54)
Stand-up, co-star of The Golden Hour, and host of podcast Congratulations with Chris D’Elia.
Back 2 the Ballroom (Town Ballroom, 681 Main St, 9pm, $34, 25+)
Celebrate Town Ballroom’s 20th anniversary with three DJs who helped create the venue’s sound — DJ Mr. Illmatic, DJ Spin, and DJ Kholes.
Raise the Roof (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 6pm, $35)
Fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity.
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.
Oak (Alleyway Theatre, 1 Curtain Up Alley, 7:30pm, $32-$37)
It’s “snatching season,” and three cousins have reason to be worried about a swamp monster. Through 11/15.
Bogorad vs. Reichardt (Riverworks, 359 Gansom St, 5pm doors/6pm, $40-$75+fees)
140lb Muy Thai fight.
Double Tiger (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8pm, $10)
Soul reggae party. w/The Medicinals, Will of the People, DJ Richochet Red
Edgefest 2014 Throwback (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 6pm, $15 adv/$20, 16+)
w/Dirty Smile, El Scorcho
Edmund Fitzgerald 50th Anniversary (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 5:30pm doors/7pm, $20)
Local artist/educator Tom Asklar gives a multimedia presentation on the historic Lake Superior shipwreck, with musical performanes by Bruce Wojick, Dave Thurman, Jamie Holka, and Jeremy Hoyle. (And yes, they’ll perform the Gordon Lightfoot song)
Smokey Brights (The Cave, 71 Military Rd, 8pm)
w/Ormolu
Zane Merritt (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 1-2pm)
Classical guitarist
The Junkman’s Choir (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Carolyn Landsom Quintet (Pausa Art House, 19 Wadworth St, 6pm doors/7pm, $16-$19)
Kids Class Showcase (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 2pm, PWYC, All Ages)
6th-8th grade students perform improv comedy.
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 11/9
Nicole Byer (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm, $33-$45)
The stand-up mainstay, and host of Nailed It! and podcast Why Won’t You Date Me?
Kid Tigrrr (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm doors/8pm, $15 adv/$20)
Niights frontwoman’s new solo project of melancholy art rock. w/Elemantra
The Susan Peters Jazz Band (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, 9:30pm)
Monday 11/10
In the Distance (Black Rock Books, 1239 Niagara St., 7-8:30pm, $12)
Nishant Batsha leads a discussion of Hernan Diaz’s xxxx
Oak (Alleyway Theatre, 1 Curtain Up Alley, 7:30pm, $32-$37)
It’s “snatching season,” and three cousins have reason to be worried about a swamp monster. Through 11/15.
DaveyO (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.
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
Tuesday 11/11
Cinema Stereo (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm doors/8pm, $12 adv/$15, 18+)
High-energy alt-rock from Nashville. w/Moon City Masters, Little Liar
Trivium (Riverworks, 359 Gansom St, 6:30pm doors/7:30pm, $67-$122, 16+)
Ascend Above the Ashes tour. w/Jinjer, Heriot
Breath of Light (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 5:30pm, $35/$18 veterans)
Bills safety Jordan Poyer’s wellness experience. (No alcohol). With musical performance by FR33SOL.
Vin DeRosa’s Guitar Pull (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 5:30pm doors/7pm, $12-$15)
A guitar gets passed around between songwriters DeRosa, Ryan Perdz, Ryan McDonough, and Tony DeRosa.
Chess at the Silos (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-9pm, FREE)
All skill levels welcome.
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 11/12
Buffalo Chamber Players (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 6:30pm doors/7:30pm, $28adv/$32)
The BCP open their 19th season with The French Connection, performing Madeline Dring’s “Trio for flute, oboe, and piano,” Bohuslav Martinu’s “Les rondes, H.200″)”, Igor Stravinsky’s “3 Pieces for String Quartet, K019”, and Alexandre Tansman’s “Septet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, viola, and cello.”
Charlie Coughlin (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Fiddle player.
Erik Harnett Book Release (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm)
The Autonomous Vehicles (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 9pm)
Anthony Mrocka (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7:30pm, $17-$41)
Psychic medium who helps audience members reach the great beyond.
Karaoke Night (Twentysixallen, 26 Allen St, 9:30pm)
Comedy Open Mic (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, sign up 7pm, show 9:30pm)
