What’s Good: February 19-25, 2026
Our weekly guide to what’s going on around Buffalo and in the world of pop culture.
Thursday, 2/19
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 7:30pm, $57-$68)
MusicalFare presents this Tony-winning comic murder mystery. Through 3/8.
Rocky Dale Davis (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7:30pm, $33-$43)
Nationally touring comic who has appeared on Bring the Funny, Dating No Filter, and Greatest Party Stories.
Haggis X-1 (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm doors/8pm, $20adv/$25, 18+)
Offshoot of Celtic rock band Enter the Haggis.
Nietzsche’s 2-Year “New Birthday” (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6pm)
The 2-year anniversary of the club re-opening under new ownership. Performers TBA.
Tuesday Nite (Milkies, 522 Elmwood Ave, 7pm, $5)
w/Brendan Orr, comedian Jake Piskor.
Front Porch Project (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Folk, country, & blues.
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, 2/20
Godfrey (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm/9:15pm, $30-$42)
This Chicago comic has appeared on 30 Rock, Louie, Upload, and Zoolander.
Monster Jam (KeyBank Center, 1 Seymour Knox Place, 7pm, $25-$72)
Monster trucks and freestyle Motocross.
That Comedy Show (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm doors/8pm, $15adv/$20)
Comics include Taña Barajas, Alex Brady, Jameel Key, Terre King, Tyrone Maclin, Chris Plumer, Liz Reaves, and Gary Wallace.
Brass & Burlesque (Mohawk Place, 47 E Mohawk Pl, 9pm, $15adv/$20)
Performances include Folkfaces, DiTrani Brothers, The Stripteasers, 12/8 Path Band.
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 7:30pm, $57-$68)
MusicalFare presents this Tony-winning comic murder mystery. Through 3/8.
Superchief (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8pm doors/8:30pm, $10)
Prog, funk, rock, and… robots? w/Scripps Acoustic Trio
The Rollin’ Rust (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm doors/8pm, $15adv/$20, 18+)
Central New York Americana. w/Watch Your Step.
C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 6pm doors/8pm, $20adv/$25)
Central New York Americana. w/Banjo Juice Jazz Band
Shaky Stage (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm, FREE)
Americana roots rock.
Chris Cain (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 5:30pm doors/7pm, $25-$35)
Blues guitarist.
Leeron Zydeco (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
The Improv Mixer (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 6:30pm, $5 suggested)
Newcomers and experienced performers are all welcome to participate in improv sketch comedy or just watch.
Good Neighbors (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 8pm, $27suggested/$14 student)
Improv comedy that starts with a story told by a notable Buffalonian (this month’s guest is Del Reid)
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
Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (Amherst Theatre, 3500 Main St.)
A rare chance to see every Oscar-nominated short film. Check listings for Live Action, Animated, and Documentary screenings.
Redux Redux (Transit Center, 6707 Transit Rd, Williamsville)
A woman obsessively kills her daughter’s murderer in various parallel universes in this SxSW favorite.
How to Make a Killing (in wide release)
This black comedy is a loose remake of the 1949 classic Kind Hearts and Coronets.
Psycho Killer (Walden Galleria)
A cop tracks the serial killer who murdered her husband in this horror thriller.
Midwinter Break (Amherst Theatre, Maple Ridge, Transit Center)
A couple’s trip to Amsterdam stirs up old memories in this UK drama.
This Is Not a Test (Elmwood Center, Transit Center, Walden Galleria)
Students run from zombie’s in writer-director Adam MacDonald’s indie horror thriller.
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (Transit Center, 6707 Transit Rd, Williamsville)
A live performance by The King, on the big screen.
I Can Only Imagine 2 (in wide release)
Sequel to the 2018 biopic of Christian Rock group MercyMe.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Elmwood Center)
Revival screening of the 2004 classic.
Assi (Elmwood Center)
A courtroom drama that centers on unexplained sexual assault cases. In Hindi w/subtitles
Bambukat 2 (Elmwood Center)
A defiant village inventor gets one last shot at redeption when a class war breaks out. In Punjabi w/subtitles
Bendito Corazón (Transit Center, 6707 Transit Rd, Williamsville)
Historical drama set in 18th-century Los Altos de Jalisca. In Spanish w/subtitles
Do Deewane Seher Mein (Elmwood Center)
Two socially awkward millenials meet cute in Mumbai in this romantic drama. In Hindi w/subtitles
Kokuho (North Park Theatre, 1428 Hertel Ave.)
This historical drama about rival yakuza is Japan’s highest-grossing live action film of all time. In Japanese w/subtites.
Saturday 2/21
Godfrey (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 9:30pm, $30-$42)
This Chicago comic has appeared on 30 Rock, Louie, Upload, and Zoolander. 7pm show sold out.
Winter Improv Marathon (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 11am, $22 for 2-hr block, $69 all day)
A full day of nonstop improv comedy, benefitting FeedMore WNY.
Monster Jam (KeyBank Center, 1 Seymour Knox Place, noon/6pm, $25-$72)
Monster trucks and freestyle Motocross.
Monster Jam Pit Stop (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 2-6pm, $20adv/$25, 18+)
Food and kid-friendly activities to warm up for the late Monster Jam or wind down from the early show.
Will Holton’s Love Cadenza (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 6:30pm doors/8pm, $60)
Holton’s annual Valentines concert. w/Carel, DeeAnn DeMeo, Jetaun Louie, Bruce Wojick & The Struggle, Brian Freeman
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 3pm/8pm, $57-$68)
MusicalFare presents this Tony-winning comic murder mystery. Through 3/8.
Hardon (Mohawk Place, 47 E Mohawk Pl, 7pm, $20, 18+)
Album release party for The Resume. w/Katspo, Harrison and the Radiators, Astronot Junkie
Buffalo’s Comedy Show (Alleyway Theater, 1 Curtain Up Alley, 7:30pm, $25)
Local comics and a secret headliner.
Beethoven’s Fifth (Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, 7:30pm, $17.50-$125.50)
Perhaps the most recognizeable piece of music ever composed. Program also includes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Copland’s Dance Symphony. With guest pianist George Li.
Stephen Guerra & Titus Stevens (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 1-2pm)
Brazillian classical music.
Tough Old Bird (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 7-9pm)
Workingman’s Dead (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm doors/8pm, $15, 18+)
Grateful Dead tribute.
El Scorcho (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm doors/8pm, $15adv/$20, 12+)
Weezer tribute.
Gypsy Queen (The Cave, 71 Military Rd, 7pm doors/8pm, $15+fees)
Heart & Fleetwood Mac 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 2/22
Godfrey (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm, $30-$42)
This Chicago comic has appeared on 30 Rock, Louie, Upload, and Zoolander.
Monster Jam (KeyBank Center, 1 Seymour Knox Place, noon, $25-$72)
Monster trucks and freestyle Motocross.
The Serpents (Town Ballroom, 681 Main St, 7pm, $49, 16+)
Asian drag artists Nymphia Wind and Plastique Tiara. Tickets from postponed 1/29 show will be honored.
The Incredibles (Shea’s Buffalo, 650 Main St, 10am doors/11am, FREE)
Pixar’s beloved animated superhero film. Part of Shea’s Free Film Series.
Guardians of the Galaxy (Shea’s Buffalo, 650 Main St, 1:30pm doors/2:30pm, FREE)
Maybe the most fun of all the Marvel movies. Part of Shea’s Free Film Series.
Beethoven’s Fifth (Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, 2:30pm, $17.50-$125.50)
Perhaps the most recognizeable piece of music ever composed. Program also includes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Copland’s Dance Symphony. With guest pianist George Li.
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 2pm, $57-$68)
MusicalFare presents this Tony-winning comic murder mystery. Through 3/8.
The Birthday Massacre (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm doors/8pm, $33-$63)
Goth new wave.
Zach Person (The Cave, 71 Military Rd, 4pm doors/5-8pm, $20)
John Bacon Jazz (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 4-6pm)
Quiet Storm (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 8pm, $30)
A tribute to the music of the legendary smooth soul radio show.
Relics (Sportsmens Tavern, 326 Amherst St, 4-7pm, $15adv/$20)
Pink Floyd tribute
Sunday Piano (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8, FREE)
Live piano from a rotating cast of musicians.
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)
Last Week Tonight (HBO)
Everyone’s favorite exasperated Brit returns to try and make sense of our ever-worsening national nightmare.
Monday 2/23
Tom Robert & the Mystics (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm, FREE)
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 2/24
Margo Price (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm doors/8pm, $40-$111)
Classic country music that pushes against Nashville pop-country.
No Resolve (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 10pm, $24.20, 16+)
Detroit post-grunge band. w/Shallow Side, Above Snakes, Little Liar
Silver Arrow Band (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm doors/8pm, FREE)
The band conducts an open rehearsal.
Brain Vault (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 5:30pm doors/7pm, $12)
Live trivia show.
Brit Floyd (Shea’s Buffalo, 650 Main St, 7:30pm, $59-$187)
Pink Floyd tribute.
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 2/25
Queen City Roller Derby (Riverworks, 359 Gansom St, 7-9pm)
Alley Kats vs. Devil Dollies
A Midwinter’s Draw (Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm, $15)
Liev drawing rally & online auction.
Matt & Liv (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 6-8pm)
Tyler Westcott (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8pm, FREE)
The Autonomous Vehicles (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8pm, FREE)
Jazz & world music.
Comedy Open Mic (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, sign up 7pm, show 9:30pm)
