Buffalo Music: Tons of Holiday shows and New Year’s Eve concert picks! (and more show announcements)

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By Jeff Miers

(Have a cool concert or interesting event you know about? Email all the info and links to jeffmiersmusic@gmail.com to be considered for inclusion in Where the Bands Are.)

Hey there, music-loving friends. Wishing you a happy, musical and peaceful holiday season! A busy few weeks ahead! Let’s get to it…

New and Noteworthy

Our Lady Peace: 30th Anniversary Tour w/ The Verve Pipe

Friday, April 3, 8 pm at Buffalo RiverWorks, Buffalo, NY. $

The Happy Fits

Sunday, March 15, 8 pm at Electric City, Buffalo, NY.

LaMP (ft. Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, Ray Paczkowski)

Tuesday, March 10, 8:00 pm at Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY. $22/$28

GWAR

Saturday, March 28, 6:30 pm doors at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. $47.40

Emily King

Sunday, March 8, 8 pm at Asbury Hall in Babeville, Buffalo, NY. $35/$40

Emo Orchestra w/ The Spill Canvas – An Evening of Emo

Sunday, April 12, 6 pm doors at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. $46.40

Bertha: Grateful Drag

Saturday, May 9, 8 pm at Asbury Hall in Babeville, Buffalo, NY. $31/$36. Tickets on sale 1/16 at 10 am.

Colin James, Matt Andersen, & Terra Lightfoot

Sunday, May 3, 7 pm doors at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. $47.40/$63.90

Femmes Of Rock

Friday, July 10, 7 pm at Artpark, Lewiston, NY. $23 – $56.

Tickets go on sale Friday, December 19 at 10AM.

Cheryl Ferris & The Kensingtons

Friday, February 13 and Saturday, February 14, 7 pm at PAUSA art house, Buffalo, NY. $20/$17

Keller Williams

Friday, April 17, 2026, 8 pm at Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY. $28.50/$32

The Waiting Room – A Tribute To Genesis & Peter Gabriel

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 5:30 pm doors/7 pm show at The CAZ, South Buffalo, NY. $25-$30

This week…

Eberwine and Friends

Thursday, December 18, 7 pm at Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. $10

Elliot Scozzaro Quintet ft/ Christine Jensen

Thursday, December 18, 7 pm at PAUSA art house, Buffalo, NY. $20/$25 stage area/$15/$20 bar area.

Edreys Wajed X Ten Thousand Present: ‘Eyes Closed Staring At the Sun’ Album Release

Thursday, December 18, 5:30 pm, TriMain Center Suite 441, Buffalo, NY. FREE.

From the album’s press release:

“Blues, jazz, and hip-hop merge powerfully in this one-of-a-kind collection. Every track is a live freestyle—unfiltered, emotional, and impossible to recreate—flowing like water and telling stories that linger long after the music stops. Recorded in two intimate four-hour sessions surrounded by love and creative energy, the album captures a rare moment between sound and spontaneity.

“With Edreys Wajed’s colorful beat production fueling Marquis ‘Ten Thousand’ Burton’s improvised poetry, this is more than music—it’s a raw, authentic experience you’ll want to own, revisit, and feel again and again.”

You can pre-order the album for pick-up at the event here.

The Historic Colored Musicians Club & Jazz Museum presents

Tribute to Quincy Jones ft/Hawkins & Hawkins

Thursday, December 18, 6 pm at Buffalo History Museum, Buffalo. $37

Sue Kincaid & Grace Lougen

Thursday, December 18, 6 pm at Duende at Silo City, Buffalo.

BPO Holiday Pops

Thursday, December 18 at 10:30 am, Friday, December 19 at 10:30 am, Saturday, December 20 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, December 21 at 2:30 pm at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY. $17.50-$128.50

Hometown Holiday Concert withJoshua Vacanti And Friends

Featuring Dyan Mulvey Dancers and special guest performers

Thursday, December 18, 6:15 pm doors at Historic Palace Theatre, Lockport, NY. $20

Matt Michaud Trio: “Miles 2.0: A Modern Look at Miles Davis”

Friday, December 19, 8 pm at PAUSA art house, Buffalo, NY. $15/$20 stage or $13/$15 bar area

The Kensingtons Christmas Party

Friday, December 19, 5 pm at Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. $10

Workingman’s Dead 2025 Annual Holiday Office Party

Friday, December 19, 8 pm at The Cave, Buffalo, NY. $

Lazlo Hollyfeld – Talking Heads Christmastime Extravaganza

Friday, December 19, 8 pm at McGarret’s, Buffalo, NY. $15/$20

The Pickle Mafia

Friday, December 19, 5:30 pm doors/7 pm show at The CAZ, South Buffalo, NY. $24-$27

Soul Street Holiday Party ft/special guest Nico Zarcone

Friday, December 19, 6:30 pm doors at The Strand, South Buffalo, NY. Complimentary tickets available upon request

Rick Smith and his Vitamin-Enriched Band

Wth Jim Brucato, Ryan Campbell, Doug Morgano, Jim Witford, and Ron Davis. Holiday Exhibit – photographs by Michael Mulley.

Friday, December 19, 6 pm at Nietzsche’s, Buffalo, NY. $10

The Scales – A Tribute to Phish

Friday, December 19, 8 pm at Molly Maguires, South Buffalo, NY.

Henry’s Summer Kitchen and The Bird Dogs

Friday, December 19, 9 pm at Nietzsche’s, Buffalo, NY. $5

J.J. Swing

Friday, December 19, 7 pm at The Cove, Depew, NY. $10

A Tribute for Stephen Perry ft/Sons of Ghidorah, Exham Priory, Virus X, and ZigZag

Saturday, December 20, 7 pm doors at Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY. $10

Sportsmens Americana Music Foundation presents:

That Twang Gan Holiday Thang: The Twang Gang, John & Mary and the Valkyries, and the Borderland Band Camp All-Stars

Proceeds to benefit SAMF in providing instruments to TWO musical children in need this holiday!

Saturday, December 20, 3 pm at Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. $10 SAMF members/$15 General Public

23rd Annual Tribute to Joe Strummer & The Clash

Saturday, December 20, 7 pm at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. $21

Hilltop Christmas Party ft/ Nickel City Blues Band

Saturday, December 20, 5 pm at Hilltop Inn & Grove, Alden, NY. $

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Ed Croft, David Wasik, and Ivan Docenko

Saturday, December 20, 8 pm at Molly Maguires, South Buffalo, NY.

A Rockin’ Elvis Country Christmas: Terry Buchwald

Saturday, December 20, 6 pm doors at Historic Palace Theatre, Lockport, NY. $12

Strange Standard

Saturday, December 20, 8 pm doors at Penny Lane, Clarence, NY. $5

Crikwater

Saturday, December 20, 6 pm doors at Buffalo Irish Center, Buffalo, NY. FREE

The Jay/Sharptet Presents: “Swing into the Holiday Season”

Saturday, December 20, 7 pm at PAUSA art house, Buffalo, NY. $18/$20 stage area/$15/$18 bar area

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Sunday, December 21, 2 shows: 4 pm and 6:30 pm at Duende (Bin Floor) at Silo City, Buffalo, NY. $10

Diggie Mac’s Birthmas Bash

Featuring Diggie Mac, CBM, DeeZ, Lion Records, Motiks, The Impurity, Sevagoth, Fooled By Eve, JT Hush, Mark The Aquarius, OBV, Bones On The Altar, Jurassic Clark, & OOTO Entertainment

Sunday, December 21, 4 pm at Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY. $25.07

FINICK w/adelaide and Jessie Elizabeth

Monday, December 22, 7 pm at The 9th Ward, Buffalo, NY. $12/$15

Coming up…

The Great Train Robbery w/ Ramrods

Friday, December 26, 6 pm doors at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. $37.40

Wain (Vinyl Release Show) w/A House Safe for Tigers

Friday, December 26, 8 pm at The Cave, Buffalo, NY.

Star People: Holiday Sounds ft/ Alex McArthur

Friday, December 26, 7 pm at PAUSA art house, Buffalo, NY. $20/$17

Davey O.

Friday, December 26, 5 pm at Third Space Cafe and Entertainment, Buffalo, NY.

Boxing Day Dead

Friday, December 26, 7:30 pm at McGarret’s, Buffalo, NY.

F.A.R. Trio

Saturday, December 27, 8 pm at Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. $10

Year End Hootenanny II: Ian McCuen, Spiria, Dogs in Stereo, and RomCom Victims

Saturday, December 27, 9 pm at Milkie’s, Buffalo, NY. $10

The Last Punk Show of 2025: Tri-State Area, The Urban Achievers, and JoeyB

Saturday, December 27, 9 pm at Mr. Goodbar, Buffalo, NY. $5/$10

Buffalo Dead All Stars

Saturday, December 27, 8 pm at Molly Maguire’s, South Buffalo, NY.

Driftwood w/ Folkfaces

Sunday, December 28, 8 pm at Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY. $22/$28

NEW YEAR’S EVE!

Lotus

Wednesday, December 31, 8 pmat Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. $61.40

New Years Eve Celebration w/ Universal Phunk

Wednesday, December 31, 9 pmat The CAZ, South Buffalo, NY. $115-$125 includes: Open Bar featuring premium drinks, Hors d’oeuvres Buffet, Midnight Champagne Toast, Hats & Noisemakers

Buffalo Dead All Stars

Wednesday, December 31, 3 pmat Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. $10

Twang Gang New Years Eve Party

Wednesday, December 31, 9 pmat Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. $10

Letter to Elise

Wednesday, December 31, 8 pmat Jack. Rabbit, Buffalo, NY. $10

New Year’s Eve Silent Disco

Wednesday, December 31, 9 pmat Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY. $12

Totally Tubular Festival: A Flock Of Seagulls, The Romantics, Thomas Dolby, The Motels, Bow Wow Wow, Animotion

Wednesday, December 31, 8 pm at Stir in Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, Niagara Falls, NY. FREE General Admission!

New Year’s Eve at Gypsy Parlor

Dinner and live music by Michael Farrow 7 pm; DJ Scafetta and AZ 9:30-4 am. Make reservations here.

Folkfaces, Witty Tarbox, & the Snake Oil Serenaders

Wednesday, December 31, 9 pm at Nietzsche’s, Buffalo, NY. $10

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