What’s Good: January 8-14, 2026
Our weekly guide to what’s going on around Buffalo and in the world of pop culture.
Thursday, 1/8
Adam Bronstein & ABTrio (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm, $20 suggested)
Jazz happy hour, performing originals and arrangements.
Vinyl Night (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8:30pm-mid, FREE)
Kevin Cain spins vinyl only in the middle room.
The Kensingtons (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 5:30pm doors/7pm, $15, all ages)
Classic rock cover band.
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, 1/9
Castles and Creatures (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7pm, $14adv/$17)
Role-playing-game-inspired improv comedy.
The Improv Mixer (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 9:30pm, $5-$10 suggested, free w/8pm show)
Newcomers and experienced performers are all welcome to participate in improv sketch comedy or just watch.
The Honk Committee (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 5:30pm doors/7pm, $15-$17, all ages)
New Orleans-style brass band.
Pocketship (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 7:30pm, $10)
Future-funk disco vibes. w/Blaised and Confused, Hip Monarch
Scripps Acousting Trio (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 5-7pm, FREE)
The Strictly Hip (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm doors/8pm, $30, 12+)
Night 2 of this Tragically Hip tribute band’s January residency is built around the band’s 1991 album Road Apples.
The Scales (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 8pm, $15adv/$20, 18+)
Phish tribute.
Forever Warped (Mohawk Place, 47 E Mohawk Pl, 8pm, $20, 18+)
The band leads Emo Night, playing early 2000s covers.
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
Elly (in wide release)
Anma.
Saturday 1/10
When Legions Fall (Mohawk Place, 47 E Mohawk Pl, 6pm, $20, 18+)
w/Arcana, Call Me Disaster, Thorns For Lovers, Socialite
Ten Cent Howl (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 5:30pm doors/7pm, $15-$18)
Roots-rock veterans. w/Grace Stumberg
Improv Collider Season Premiere (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7pm, $12adv/$17)
The first show of 2026 for BIH’s Improv Collider teams.
Zoso (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm doors/8pm, $27)
Led Zeppelin tribute band.
Slow Animals (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8pm, $5)
Alt-rock cover band.
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 1/11
Inter Alia (Alleyway Theater, 1 Curtain Up Alley, 7pm, $30/$20 under age 30)
Oscar nominee Rosamund Pike stars as a judge raising a family, who’s life is thrown into chaos. From writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin, reuniting after collaborating on 2019’s Prima Facie.
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 1/12
Feldman @ 100: Concert #1 (Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall, UB North Campus, 5-7pm)
Amy Williams and JACK Quartet perform avant garde composer Morton Feldman’s Piano and String Quartet, while pianist Eric Huebner and JACK perform Xenaxakis’ Akea.
Feldman @ 100: Concert #2 (Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall, UB North Campus, 7:30-9:30pm)
The Horszowki Trio gives an intimate performance of avant garde composer Morton Feldman’s Piano Trio.
Plant Water (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm, FREE)
Improvised music.
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 1/13
Feldman @ 100: Concert #3 (Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall, UB North Campus, 1-3pm)
The JACK Quartet premieres pieces by UB PhD composers.
Feldman @ 100: Concert #4 (Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall, UB North Campus, 5-7pm)
Eric Huebner, Chi Yen Huang, and Amy Williams perform Schubert’s Fantasie in F minor, Morton Feldman’s Palais de Mari, and Barbara Monk Feldman’s The I and Thou.
Feldman @ 100: Concert #5 (Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall, UB North Campus, 7:30-9:30pm)
The UB Chamber Choir takes a journey through avant garde composer Morton Feldman’s chamber and vocal masterworks, including A Very Short Trumpet Piece, Bass Clarinet and Percussion, Durations IV & V, and Rothko Chapel.
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 1/14
Mark Harris, Maria Sebastian, & Greg Klyma (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm, $20 suggested)
Henry’s Full Kitchen (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 9pm, FREE)
AM Radio Gold classics
Open Mic Night (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm)
Over 20 comics perform.
Karaoke Night (Twentysixallen, 26 Allen St, 9:30pm)
Comedy Open Mic (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, sign up 7pm, show 9:30pm)
