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Beastivities
The Beast knows that live music makes you feel good. When taken in with drinks it's even better. Here's a list to help you out…
Wednesday, June 9
Allen St Bar & Grill …DJ DR No aka Lazy G aka The New Dictator aka Dave G spins garage-soul punk rock & roll yo.
Blu Lounge …Trip Hop, Downtempo, & Dancehall featuring Paaj, Hippe, & special guests, 1030pm, FREE
Central Park Grill …Open Mike w/ Liz Abbott, 930pm
Club Marcella …Our Showgirls hosted by Ms. Fanta-See, 1030pm
Comix Café …FULL CONTACT: Tim Kaminski & Bob Jay, experience the chaos! Call 835-HAHA
Franks ...Buffalo's only hip hop weekly: Underground Hip Hop w/ Biz-e & MC Reginoff, special guests, 11pm, ladies FREE
Heroes (Willliamsville) …Karaoke w/ Johnny Saffire, 9, FREE
Lafayette Tap Room …Pro Jam hosted by Billy B, every Wed, 9pm-1am Open Jam! Musicians welcome!
Merlins …Jamie Moses Band, every fucking weak, 10pm
McGarret's (formerly Heenans) …Buffalo's finest regional groove bands, every Wed, $2 Saranacs, 11pm
Mohawk Place …Dios, The Old Sweethearts, Mellodrone, Skeleton Key, 9pm
Partner's …Open Mic hosted by Dennis Reed. Drums, bass, & guitar amps provided, 10pm
Rendezvous …Now featuring FREE live music every Wed! This Week: free-jazz artists Eulipion. 10pm
Tralf …Larry Carlton & The Sapphire Blue Band, blues/jazz, 16+, 8pm
Tudor Lounge …Open Mic with Curt Rotterdam, every Wed, 10pmThursday June 10
Blu Lounge …Freeform: Guest DJs (house, techno, drum n bass, & more), 10pm
Broadway Joe's …Sweatin Like Nixon, $1 blues!, 9pm
Club Marcella …Ladies Night Thursdays, drag kings & queens perform @ 930 & 1130pm
Comix Café …FULL CONTACT: Tim Kaminski & Bob Jay, experience the chaos! Call 835-HAHA
Upstairs at the Continental …Retro Thursdays, 10pm
Crocodile Bar …Universal Grille Band, 9pm
E.B. Green's, Hyatt Regency …Jackie Jocko & Joe Peters, every Thurs, 7-11pm
Evolution …Evolve: House & Trance DJ's weekly, 10pm
Iberia …Soulness 2 w/ Malik and R.O.B, 10pm
Lafayette Tap Room …The Mick Hayes Band, every Thurs, 830pm
McGarrets (formerly Heenans) …The finest jazz-jam-funk bands every week, $2 pints of anything! 10pm
Merlins …Initiation, Hoaxium, 10pm
Mohawk Place …After The Square FREE show: Saw Secret Seen, 830pm
Nietzsches …Leigh Stoner & Friends 9pm, Myloko Plus 10pm
O Restaurant & Lounge …Retro Thursdays, DJ Bud Redding, 10pm
Opium Lounge …Depeche Mode vs. Kraftwerk: Back 2 the 80's w/ DJ Mike Parker, exclusive vintage tunes, huge patio, 10pm
Roxy's Green Room …Bassline Thursday with Soul Disciples (jazzy grooves, classic disco, house anthems, trip hop), 10pm (21+)8pm
Thursday in the Square …FUEL, w/ Seven Day Faith, Magna Fi, 4pm
Third Room …DJs Chief and Chris (old school, new school, and underground hip hop), every Thurs, 10pm
Tralf …STARPOINT Senior High School Jazz Ensemble, 7pm
Tudor Lounge …Jony James every Thurs, 8pm, FREEFriday, June 11
Alternative Brews …Rod Nickson's Project, 6pm
Anchor Bar …Jimmy Gomes and The Jazz Example w/ vocalist Dodo Green, every Fri, 10pm
Basement …DJ G Nice (hip hop, R&B), every Fri, 10pm-close
Blu Lounge …Ashey Knuckles, Biz-E, Your Mom, spin Trip/Hip-Hop, Soul, Funk, every Fri, 11pm
Club Marcella …DJ Doogie & Charles Masters (dance music) on the main floor; Joe the D (hip-hop, R&B) in the VIP room, 10pm
Comix Café …FULL CONTACT: Tim Kaminski & Bob Jay, experience the chaos! Call 835-HAHA
E.B. Green's, Hyatt Regency …Jackie Jocko & Joe Peters, every Fri, 6-10pm
Franks …SUPERFOXY Fridays: Celebrating old school soul music & film. 11pm
Iberia …Dis'Co Fridays, Dirwood & Twist bring down the House, 11pm
Merlins …Beemer, Chocolate socks, 10pm
Mohawk Place …Sanity CD release party, 10pm
Nietzsches …Emile Latimer & Abundance, 1030pm
O Restaurant and Lounge … The Latin Jazz Project, 630-1030pm, FREE, DJ Skoobie, every Fri, 1130pm
Off The Wall …Rotating trip-hop, hip-hop, and abstrakt DJ's. Come chill in Buffalo's most unique retro-café-bar-restaurant-chill-space. Zuk, Brandon Chase, Bridget, and more DJ's to move ya, 10pm
Shadow Lounge & Restaurant …Buffalo's only piano bar & lounge featuring Lyn Cala & friends, 630-1030pm
Showplace Theatre …Elgyn, Set2go, Part of Yesterday, 6pm, all ages
658 Lounge …BITCH: Trance, house, breaks DJ's all night, Brought2u by Netwerk23, 18+, 11pmSaturday, June 12
Alternative Brews …Scratch, 9pm
Blu Lounge …DJs Ma G, The Great Migration & Snackboy (beats, indie, hip hop), 11pm
Broadway Joes …Standard of Living, 11pm
Club Marcella …Two dance floors with three DJs (house, techno, hip-hop, R&B, trance, disco, old school), every Sat, 10pm
Comix Café …FULL CONTACT: Tim Kaminski & Bob Jay, experience the chaos! Call 835-HAHA
Continental …Heather Mere CD Release Party w/ Return, Darkling, and Anal Pudding, 8pm
Cruise Inn …Undefined, Displaced, m725, Falling Into Place, 7pm
E.B. Green's, Hyatt Regency …Jackie Jocko & Joe Peters, every Sat, 7-11pm
Elmwood Lounge …Lance Diamond Show, every Sat, 11pm-3am
Groove …College Night (R&B, hip hop, reggae), 10pm, 18+
Iberia …DJ LOPRO bringing the hip-hop, vintage funk, & soul, one sick DJ, 10pm
Merlins …People Inc. fundraiser: w/ Grand Schematic, Host Echo, Merit Badge, 10pm
Mohawk Place …Victory Lap, Ill at Ease, Parachute Adams, 10pm
Mulligan's Brick Bar …DJ College, every Sat, 10pm
Nietzsches …ALLENTOWN ART MUSIC FEST, 2pm-2am, Lazlo Hollyfeld @ midnight!
O Restaurant and Lounge …David Kane Quartet, every Sat, 7-10pm, FREE
Off The Wall …Rotating trip-hop, hip-hop, and abstrakt DJ's. Come chill in Buffalo's most unique retro-café-bar-restaurant-chill-spot. Zuk, Brandon Chase, Bridget and more DJ's to make ya move, 10pm
Shadow Lounge & Restaurant …Buffalo's only piano bar & lounge featuring Joe Carevale & friends, 700-10pm
Sphere …DJ DARUDE returns to the Sphere. 21+ 11pm
Tralf …More Than Me, Scott Celani, 16+, 8pm
Utopia …Sexy Saturdays w/ Jon Boesche, 9pm
Sunday, June 13
Iberia …Neon Scene, Britpop w/ Aaron & Mike, every Sun, 10pm
Crocodile Bar …Strictly Hip plays the music of Tragically Hip, 9m
Club Marcella …"Life's a Drag" hosted by Miss Understood w/ DJ Frankie, every Sun, 11:30pm & 1:30am
Frizzys …Rhubarb, 11pm
Harry's …Sunset Sessions, house music all evening on the rooftop w/ Jubei & Ryan Lidell, @ sunset
Merlin's …Open mic w/ Lana & Mike Hund, every Sun, 10pm
Nietzsches …ALLENTOWN ART MUSIC FEST, 2pm-9pm
Spot Coffee …Dharma Lab spins broken beats & downtempo, come chill, 8pm
Rendezvous …Baby Steps throws down another wicked hip-hop event, 11pm
Tralf …Maria Aurigema CD Release Party, blues, 6pm
Tudor Lounge …The Jony James Band, every Sun, 7pm, FREEMonday, June 14
Broadway Joe's …210 & Then Presents: International Indie Bands, 930pm
Elmwood Lounge …Clopex plays every Monday, 930pm, FREE
Frizzy's …Lazlo Hollyfeld plays 2 sets, every Mon, Buffalo's hottest Mon night!, 10pm, FREE
Iberia …Spanish Fly with DJ Scoobie, every Mon., 7pm
Merlins …Karaoke w/ Billy-Oke, every Mon, 10pm
Mohawk Place …Robot Has Werewolf Hand, Forward, Artemus Pyle, Sunday Morning Einsteins, 8pm
Showplace Theatre …Cherrybing, RX Bandits, 7pm
Tralf …The Dave Brubeck Quartet, a rare intimate evening, 2 shows, 730 & 930pm
Nietzsches …Open Mike with Michael Meldrum, 1030pmTuesday, June 15
Allen St Bar & Grill …Chilled Beats, DJs Scotty and Snackboy spin reggae, dub, downtempo, underground hip-hop and indie rock, every Tues, 10pm-3am
Broadway Joe's …Open Mic Tuesday w/ Joe Childs and The Dirty Dozen, every Tues., 1030pm
Blu Lounge …DJ Two-Ten and DJ E-Rock spin all that is rock, 10pm, FREE
Iberia …No Wave Tuesdays, every Tues, 10pm
Mohawk Place …Chris Knight, 8pm
Mulligan's Brick Bar …DJ College, every Tues, 10pm
Xtreme Wheels …Lederhosen Lucil, The Planet Smashers, Aquabats, 7pm, all ages
Nietzsches …Redheaded Stepchild, 9pmWednesday, June 16
Blu Lounge … Paaj, Hippe, & special guests spin Dub, Trip-Hop, Downtempo, & Dancehall, 10pm
Central Park Grill …Open mic w/ Liz Abbott, 930pm
Club Marcella …Our Showgirls hosted by Ms. Fanta-See, 1030pm
Elmwood Lounge ...Open mic with Chris Nathan, every Weds., 10pm-2am
Franks ...Buffalo's only hip hop weekly: Underground Hip Hop w/ Biz-e & MC Reginoff, special guests, 11pm, ladies $0, guys $3
Heroes (Willliamsville) …Karaoke w/ Johnny Saffire, 9PM, FREE
Lafayette Tap Room …Pro Jam hosted by Billy B., every Wed, 9pm-1am Open Jam! Musicians welcome!
McGarret's (formerly Heenans) …Buffalo's finest local groove bands. every Wed, This Week: THE KINDE TRIO, $2 Saranacs, 11pm
Merlins …Jamie Moses Band, every single fucking weak, 10pm
Mohawk Place …Hellface Gunroom w/ Danny LynnWolf Band, 7pm
Nietzsches …Four Shillings Short: Celtic and American folk artists from Ireland & India, 9pm
Partner's …Open Mic hosted by Dennis Reed. Drums, bass, & guitar amps provided, 10pm
Rendezvous …Now featuring FREE live music every Wed! This Week: True Blue 10pm
Tralf …Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers, The Electras, 730pm
Tudor Lounge …Open Mic with Curt Rotterdam, every Wed, 10pmThursday June 17
Blu Lounge …Freeform: Guest DJs (rock, hip hop, indie, house, drum n bass & more), 10pm
Broadway Joes …Rezi, 10pm
Club Marcella …Ladies Night Thursdays, drag kings & queens perform @ 930 & 1130pm
Comix Café …The Dueling Pianos, 8pm
Upstairs at the Continental …Retro Thursdays, 10pm
E.B. Green's, Hyatt Regency ... Jackie Jocko & Joe Peters, every Thurs., 7-11pm
HSBC Arena …SIMON & GARFUNKEL, 888-4000
Iberia …Soulness 2 w/ Malik and R.O.B, 10pm
Lafayette Tap Room …The Mick Hayes band, every Thurs, 830pm
McGarrets (formerly Heenans) …The finest jazz-jam-funk bands every week, $2 pints of anything! This Week: Total Protonic Reversal, 11pm
Merlins …The Mini Band (from Philly), 10pm
Mohawk Place …After The Square FREE show: Grandchampeen, Semitough, 830pm
Nietzsches …Kosmic Barnyard, 10pm
Opium Lounge … Depeche Mode vs. Kraftwerk: Back 2 the 80's w/ DJ Mike Parker, vintage tunes, huge patio, 10pm
Roxy's Green Room …Bassline Thursday with Soul Disciples (jazzy grooves, classic disco, house anthems, trip hop), 10pm (21+)
Third Room …DJs Chief and Chris (old school, new school, and underground hip hop), every Thurs, 10pm
Thursday in the Square …KIM MITCHELL, w/ Anjulie, Agent Me, 4pm
Tudor Lounge …Jony James every Thurs, 8pm, FREEFriday, June 18
Alternative Brews …Harmonica Dean & The Blue Lights, 6pm
Basement …DJ G Nice (hip hop, R&B), every Fri, 10pm
Blu Lounge …Ashey Knuckles, Biz-E, Your Mom, spin Trip/Hip-Hop, Soul, Funk, every Fri, 11pm
Club Marcella …DJ Doogie (dance music) on the main floor; Joe the D (hip-hop, R&B) in the VIP room, 10pm
Comix Café …Steve Burr, Blane Kelly, call 835-HAHA
Continental …THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS!!!, 8pm
E.B. Green's, Hyatt Regency …Jackie Jocko & Joe Peters, every Fri, 6-10pm
Franks …SUPERFOXY Fridays: Celebrating old school soul music & films. 11pm
Iberia… DJ Big Daddy Chief, every Fri, 10pm
Merlins …Levi Ride (Toronto), Shade (Pittsburgh), The Halo Effect, Romeo Liquor Store (Toronto), 11pm
Mohawk Place …AMERICANARAMA 8: over 20 bands in 2 days!! Call for listings 855-3931
Nietzsches …ULU, w/ Lazlo Hollyfeld, 11pm
O Restaurant and Lounge …The Latin Jazz Project, 630-1030pm DJ Skoobie, every Fri, 11pm
Off The Wall …Rotating trip-hop, hip-hop, and abstrakt DJ's. Come chill in Buffalo's most unique retro-café-bar-restaurant-chill-space. DJ's Zuk, Brandon Chase, Bridget, and more DJ's to make ya move. 10pm
Shadow Lounge & Restaurant …Buffalo's only piano bar & lounge featuring Lyn Cala & friends, 630-1030pm
Sphere …LATIN NIGHT, dance to salsa beats all night long, 11pm
Tralf …Master of the Groove: featuring Grant Green JR., Ruben Wilson, and Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, jazz, 16+, 8PM
Tudor Lounge …Karaoke w/ Sing to Ming, 10pm, FREESaturday, June 19
Alternative Brews …Kate Engler Band, 9pm
Blu Lounge …DJs Ma G, The Great Migration & Snackboy (beats, indie, hip hop), 11pm
Club Marcella …Two dance floors with three DJs (house, techno, hip-hop, R&B, trance, disco, old school), every Sat, 10pm
Comix Café …Steve Burr, Blane Kelly, call 835-HAHA
E.B. Green's, Hyatt Regency …Jackie Jocko & Joe Peters, every Sat, 7-11pm
Elmwood Lounge …Lance Diamond Show, every Sat, 11pm-3am
Groove …College Night (R&B, hip hop, reggae), 10pm, 18+
Merlins …The Consortium 7pm, Malarky 11pm
Mohawk Place …AMERICANARAMA 8: over 20 bands in 2 days!! Call for listings 855-3931
Mulligan's Brick Bar …DJ College, every Sat, 10pm
Nietzsches …Saw Secret Seen, Vox Humana, 10pm
O Restaurant and Lounge …David Kane Quartet, every Sat, 7-10pm, FREE
Off The Wall …Rotating trip-hop, hip-hop, and abstrakt DJ's. Come chill in Buffalo's most unique retro-café-bar-restaurant-chill-space. DJ's Zuk, Brandon Chase, and more DJ's to make ya move, 10pm
SPAC …Second-Last chance to see PHISH play in New York State. 8ish
Sapphire Lounge …Standard of Living, The Juliet Dagger, 7pm
Shadow Lounge & Restaurant …Buffalo's only piano bar & lounge featuring Joe Carevale & friends, 700-10pm
Tralf …STEVE KIMOCK & FRIENDS, 16+, 8pm
Utopia …Sexy Saturdays w/ Jon Boesche, 9pm
Sunday, June 20
Broadway Joe's …Tribute to Dave Matthews, 1030pm
Iberia …Neon Scene, Britpop w/ Aaron & Mike, every Sun, 9m
Club Marcella …"Life's a Drag" hosted by Miss Understood w/ DJ Frankie, every Sun, 1130pm &
1:30am
Crocodile Bar …Strictly Hip plays the music of Tragically Hip, 10pm
Harry's …Sunset Sessions, house music all evening on the rooftop w/ Jubei & Ryan Lidell, @ sunset
Merlin's …Open mic, every Sun, 10pm
Nietzsches …The Allen St. Jazz Band, FREE, 730pm
SPAC …Last chance to see PHISH play in New York State. 8ish
Rendezvous …DJ Zuk & special guests, soundscapes for the mind, come groove it's Free, 10pm
Tudor Lounge ...The Jony James Band, every Sun, 7pm, FREEMonday, June 21
Broadway Joe's … 210 & Then Presents: International Indie Bands, 930pm
Elmwood Lounge …Clopex plays every Mon, 930pm, FREE SHOW
Frizzy's …Lazlo Hollyfeld plays 2 sets, every Mon, Buffalo's hottest Mon night, 10pm, FREE
Iberia …Spanish Fly with DJ Scoobie, every Mon, 7pm
Tralf …Colin James, blues/rock, 8pm
Nietzsche's …Songwriter Showcase, 830pm / Open Mike w/ Michael Meldrum, 1030pm, FREETuesday, June 22
Allen St Bar & Grill …Chilled Beats, Scotty and Snackboy spin, dub, downtempo, underground hip-hop, every Tues, 10pm-3am
Broadway Joe's …Open Mic w/ Joe Childs and The Dirty Dozen, every Tues, 1030pm
Blu Lounge …DJ Two-Ten and DJ E-Rock spin all that is rock, 10pm, FREE
Club Infinity …Molson Concert Series: Steven Pearcy from RATT, Sweatin Like Nixon, 7pm
Iberia …No Wave Tuesdays, every Tues, 10pm
Mulligan's Brick Bar …DJ Fritz, every Tues, 10pm
Nietzsches …Redheaded Stepchild, 9pm
Tralf …Richard Thompson Band, folk rock, 16+, 8pm
Ya Ya's … Fat Tuesday EVERY Tuesday! LeeRon Zydeco & the Hot Tamales, Buffalo's finest oyster bar, every Tues, 6-9pmWednesday, June 23
Allen St Bar & Grill …DJ DR No aka Lazy G aka The New Dictator aka Dave G spins garage-soul punk rock & roll yo.
Blu Lounge …Trip Hop, Downtempo, & Dancehall featuring Paaj, Hippe, & special guests, 1030pm, FREE
Club Marcella …Our Showgirls hosted by Ms. Fanta-See, 1030pm
Franks ...Buffalo's only hip hop weekly: Underground Hip Hop w/ Biz-e & MC Reginoff, special guests, 11pm, ladies FREE
Heroes (Willliamsville) …Karaoke w/ Johnny Saffire, 9, FREE
Lafayette Tap Room …Pro Jam hosted by Billy B., every Wed, 9pm-1am Open Jam! Musicians welcome!
Merlins …Jamie Moses Band, every fucking weak, 10pm
McGarret's (formerly Heenans) …Buffalo's finest local groove bands. every Wed, $2 Saranacs, 11pm
Mohawk Place …Parachute Adams, Dragstar and the Neighbors, 830pm
Nietzsches …Mike Meldrum & Friends, 10pm
Partner's …Open Mic hosted by Dennis Reed. Drums, bass, & guitar amps provided, 10pm
Tralf …TIM REYNOLDS, 16+, 8pm
Rendezvous …Now featuring FREE live music every Wed! This Week: Ron Lacuto Trio featuring Cliff Jackson & John Bacon, 10pmWant your venue or event listed here? Want us to get rid of it? Don't be a lazy promoter. Email marshall@buffalobeast.com and we just might take care of that for you.