Jeff Tweedy comes our way this Fall, Talking Dead Heads will return, and some must-see shows for this week

By Jeff Miers
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Hey now, music lovers.

July ended with an intense flurry of concert activity – for me and for so many of you – and included an epic and unforgettable Flaming Lips show at Artpark, as well as a three-day marathon run of Talking Dead Heads concerts. (Those are just the shows I made it to, in between playing several gigs of my own. There was also the Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Festival, the Queen City Jazz Festival, and what I’m told was a particularly fiery Billy Bragg gig at the Town Ballroom during this same timeframe, to name a mere few of the enticing shows on offer in what is turning out to be one of the busiest summer concert seasons I can recall.)

The Talking Dead Heads will return for 2 nights in November

Friday, Nov. 22 ,and Saturday, Nov. 23, at Sportsmen’s Tavern.

The Talking Dead Heads run (consecutive shows at Larkin Square, on the USS Little Rock and in the Sportsmen’s Tavern) was a total blast, and it was made particularly memorable by the sense of community that emerged around these shows – I saw so many people at multiple performances, and a feeling of camaraderie was definitely in the air throughout.

The band – including your friend and mine, guitarist/vocalist Jason Staniszewski, who made the trip back home from South Carolina with his family, and certainly felt the gentle nudge from countless friends, fans and colleagues urging him to move back to Buffalo for good (No pressure, dude!) – definitely caught this friendly vibe, and wasted little time announcing a pair of shows at the Sportsmen’s Tavern around the Thanksgiving holiday. I’m told the band has some more surprises planned for those shows, and I’d certainly recommend grabbing your tickets early, as they are more than likely to sell out.

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Just announced:

Jeff Tweedy w/Elizabeth Moen

Oct. 15 at Buffalo State Performing Arts Center
On sale on Aug. 2 at 11 a.m,. at wilcoworld.net

Funtime Presents: The Disco Biscuits for 2 nights in November!

Saturday, Nov. 23, and Sunday, Nov. 24, at Town Ballroom.

Presale for single night tickets starts July 31. Two-night passes will be on sale starting Aug. 2. More info here.

Jimkata and Big Something w/ Fernway

Friday, Oct. 4, 8 p.m. at Asbury Hall in Babeville, Buffalo. $28/$33
Tickets on sale Thursday, Aug. 1 at 10 a.m. Info and tickets here.

Some must-see shows this week…

103.3 the WEDG presents: The Glorious Sons w/ The Menzingers

Friday, Aug. 2, 6:30 p.m. at Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B, Buffalo. $46.50/$74.50

Sleater-Kinney w/Die Spitz

Thursday, Aug. 1, 8 p.m. at Electric City, Buffalo. $23 – $99

Music Matters Summer Concert Series: CRITT with Blaised And Confused

Thursday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m. at Harbor Walk, Buffalo. $10

The Garcia Project

Tuesday, Aug. 6, 8 p.m. at Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo. $20/$25

KeyBank Live at Larkin: Buffalo’s Last Waltz Band Does Dylan & The Band

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 5 p.m. at Larkin Square, Buffalo. FREE

Amyl and The Sniffers w/ Lambrini Girls

Saturday, Aug. 3, 8 p.m. at Asbury Hall in Babeville, Buffalo. SOLD OUT

Buffalo Music Coalition presents Randle and the Late Night Scandals

Saturday, Aug. 3, 4 p.m. at Flying Bison Brewing Company, Buffalo. FREE

Dirty Work w/ Organ Fairchild

Friday, Aug. 2, 8 p.m. at Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo. $20/$25

The BPO & The Strictly Hip

Thursday, Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m. at Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B, Buffalo. VIP: $25/GA: SOLD OUT

Lipsey Summer Jazz at the AKG: Três Mais

Sunday, Aug. 2, 2 p.m. on the Buffalo AKG Museum’s Lincoln Stairs overlooking Hoyt Lake, Buffalo. FREE

9th Annual Ted Reinhart WNY Drumming Festival

Sunday, Aug. 4, Noon-4 p.m. at Old Man River, Tonawanda. FREE

Sad Summer Festival 2024: Mayday Parade, The Maine, The Wonder Years, We the Kings, Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, Hot Milk, Daisy Grenade, Diva Bleach

Tuesday, Aug. 6, 1 p.m. at Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B, Buffalo. $55-$125

Kulpability

Friday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m. at PAUSA art house, Buffalo. $12/$14

The Billievers

Friday, Aug. 2, 6:15 p.m. (before and after Bills Blue & Red practice) at New Era Field, West Seneca. FREE, but tickets required. Get them here.

Classic Vinyl Live! with Jeff Miers: The Police “Ghost in the Machine”

Monday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m. at Sportsmen’s Tavern, Buffalo. $15

The album will be performed by Nelson and Eric Starr, Dave Hill, and Jeff Miers (aka “The Tails”) with Mark Marinaccio and Lucy Bell, and guests Eric Crittenden and Caryn Gunderson.

Billy Talent

Sunday, Aug. 4, 8 p.m. at Electric City, Buffalo. $44 – $99

The Hip Abduction w/Special Guests

Saturday, Aug. 3, 8 p.m. at Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo. $27.50/$34

Food Truck Tuesday at Larkin: Zak Ward

Tuesday, Aug. 6, 5 p.m. at Larkin Square, Buffalo. FREE

John Victor & Divi Rome Band

Friday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m. at The Lounge at Revolution Gallery, Buffalo. $10
Playing two sets of danceable Afro Pop funk.

Thursday Night Live: Elliot Scozzaro Quintet

Thursday, Aug. 1, 5:30 p.m. at Wilson Town Square, Knox Building, Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo. FREE

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