22nd Annual Queen City Jazz Festival is this Saturday, concert announcements and tons of show listings from July 22 through August

By Jeff Miers
(Image above: Queen City Jazz Festival is from 1-9 pm in Lafayette Square, Saturday, July 25. Photo and collage by Kim Miers)

(REMINDER: these listings are curated and definitely not intended to list ALL the live music out there! If you have a cool concert or interesting event, email info and links to jeffmiersmusic@gmail.com to be considered for inclusion in Where the Bands Are. Thanks!)

Looking for all the summer series listings? Summer Music Series Concert Guide is HERE

A Decade At DB’s Documentary

Definitely worth the watch.

Per YouTube description: “Dukes Bohemian Grove Bar stood as a staple of Allen Town in Buffalo New York for a decade. For 365 days a year, its doors never shut, that is until the year 2020.

Starting on July 7, 2010, a little venue on Allen Street in Buffalo New York threw a party that raged for 3,468 days and nights. 365 days a year, for nearly a decade, it never closed before 4 am. During that decade, this iconic dive bar hosted over 30 Grammy-winning/ nominated recording artists. It also became the place to be and be seen with world-famous athletes, musicians, and movie stars. Over time alumni DJs, bartenders, and musicians, became well-known and successful celebrities. It was a juggernaut, the last of its kind, an iconic spot and party, that might have gone on forever…until March 15, 2020. The day COVID shut it down. It never received the send-off it deserved, until now in a Decade at DB’s.”

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New and Noteworthy

SAMFest 2026: Lilly Hiatt, Twang Gang, Leroy Townes & more

Partial proceeds support Sportsmens Americana Music Foundation.

Sunday, August 2, 1 pm gates, 2 pm showtime at Sportsmens Park, Buffalo, NY. $20

Spacehog

Saturday, October 3, 7 pm at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. $37.87

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND:

Captain Trips/Scarlet Begonias

Sunday, July 26, 7 pm at Sully’s Bar & Grill, Buffalo, NY. FREE

Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble

Sunday, October 11, 7 pm doors at Asbury Hall in Babeville, Buffalo, NY. Tickets on sale Friday, July 24 10 am.

Vanilla Fudge

Friday, September 11, 6:30 pm doors at The CAZ, South Buffalo, NY. $55-$75

Music Matters Summer Concert Series: Brownman Electryc Trio

2x National Jazz Award winners for “electric jazz group of the year”

Wednesday, July 29, 7 pm at Sullys Harbor Bar & Grill, Buffalo, NY. FREE

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Michael Franti Trio

Tuesday, October 6, 8 pm at Electric City, Buffalo, NY. Tickets on sale Thursday, July 23 at 10 am.

Daily Bread wsgs/Steller, Motifv

Wednesday, December 9, 8 pm at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. $45.46/$112.29 VIP

The Residents – Eskimo Live

Thursday, October 8, 8 pm at Electric City, Buffalo, NY. $

Dead In The Water II 2026

Todd Eberwine will be joining Dead Alliance Buffalo on guitar for this 3 hour tour.

Sunday August 16, 3 pm with Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises, Boat Launch on 210 Market St., Lockport, NY. Tickets are for sale at Terrapin Station Buffalo or from the band.

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The Chicago Authority – A Tribute to the Music of Chicago

Sunday, August 30, 3 pm at Sportsmens Park, Buffalo, NY. $25

Walter Kemp 3: Modern Jazz & a Cuban Cookout

Featuring a special menu with slow roast pork, white rice, Cuban black beans, roast pork sandwich and a full beverage menu.

Saturday, August 8, 6 pm doors at PAUSA art house, Buffalo, NY. $17 show only/$30.50+ incl. meal selection. Tickets here.

Walter Kemp 3: Modern Jazz & a Cuban Cookout

Minka

Saturday, August 15, 8 pm doors at Nietzsche’s, Buffalo, NY. $15/$20

This week…

Live@Larkin: The BEÜ Revue ft/Critt, Cutler, Lynntresa Atkinson & more

Wednesday, July 22 at 5-8 pm at Larkin Square, Buffalo, NY. FREE

Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets

Wednesday, July 22 at 5 pm gate at Sportsmens Park, Buffalo, NY. $50

The Talking Deadheads

Wednesday, July 22 at 7 pm on the USS Little Rock, Buffalo, NY. SOLD OUT

An Evening with Greensky Bluegrass

Wednesday, July 22 at 7 pm doors at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. $42.93

Shakey Graves + Dope Lemon wsg/Texino

Wednesday, July 22 at 6 pm at Artpark Amphitheater, Lewiston, NY. $56.50/$66.50/$76.50

Battle of the Borderland Finalists: Garden Club, Part-Time Genius, Stephen Babcock, and VOYAGR

Wednesday, July 22 at 7 pm at Asbury Hall in Babeville, Buffalo, NY. $10

Passion Pit

Wednesday, July 22 at 7 pm doors at Electric City, Buffalo, NY. $49.92+

Dave Matthews Band

Wednesday, July 22, 7:30 pm at Darien Lake Amphitheater, Darien Center, NY. $69+

T K Lipps & Aircraft

Wednesday, July 22 at 6 pm at outdoors at Duende at Silo City, Buffalo, NY.

Music Matters Summer Concert Series: The Damone Jackson Outcome

Two full sets!

Thursday, July 23, 7 pm at Sully’s Harbor Bar & Grill, Buffalo, NY. $10

Latin Night ft/ La Cassandra and The Joey Gonzalez Collective

Circle Thursdays: Thursday, July 23, 5-8 pm in Memorial Circle at Buffalo Central Terminal, Buffalo, NY. FREE

Waildogs wsg/Bloodthirsty Vegans

Thursday, July 23, 6 pm doors at the Lounge at Revolution Gallery, Buffalo, NY. $10

Maze Piper Drum

Christian Medina – Trumpet, Isaiah Gethers – Drums, Matt Incontro – Alto Sax, Jared Reinard – Bass

Thursday, July 23, 7 pm doors at Revolver Records Elmwood, Buffalo, NY. $10

Hip Monarch w/ WULG

Thursday, July 23, 7 pm at The CAZ, South Buffalo, NY. $15-$20

The Alligators w/Little Mountain Band Acoustic Duo

Friday, July 24, 7pm at Penny Lane, Clarence, NY. $

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Slightly Stoopid w/The Elovaters and Bumpin’ Uglies

Friday, July 24, 7:30 pm at Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B, Buffalo, NY. $63+

The Talking Deadheads

Friday, July 24, 7 pm at Sully’s Harbor Bar & Grill, Buffalo, NY. $21 – ONLY 50 tickets left – first come, first served at the door starting at 4 pm.

Hatebreed w/Incantination, Snuffed On Sight, The Last Ten Seconds Of Life, Face Yourself

Friday, July 24, 5pm doors at Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY. $39.89

Wendell Rivera Jazz Ensemble

Friday, July 24, 7 pm outdoors at the Kenan Center, Lockport, NY. FREE

Buffalo Arts Studio presents:

Tri-Main Center Art Crawl ft/ Music is Art

M&T Fourth Friday at Tri-Main ft/Sara Elizabeth, Pr0 Social, and Jade Marciniak

Friday, July 24, from 5-8 pm at Tri-Main Center, Buffalo, NY.

Dan Harper Band

Friday, July 24, 7 pm at the Lounge at Revolution Gallery, Buffalo, NY. $10

Jessie Elizabeth

Friday, July 24, 8 pm at the 9th Ward in Babeville, Buffalo, NY. $15/$20

Turn to Stone: A Tribute to ELO

Friday, July 24, 7 pm at Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY. $25/$30

The Edge Emo Nite

Friday, July 24, 7 pm at Electric City, Buffalo, NY. $5+

Vanessa Vacanti and Jack Kreuzer

Friday, July 24, 7 pm at PAUSA art house, Buffalo, NY. Stage area $18/$20, Bar area $15/$17

2-26 BUFFALO INFRINGEMENT FESTIVAL:

The River Section ft/Lauren Clifford, Evergreen Echoes and Passion Tax

Friday, July 24, 7 pm doors at Revolver Records Elmwood, Buffalo, NY. $9

Kickstart Rumble

Friday, July 24, 6 pm on the patio at Buffalo Olde Brewery, Buffalo, NY.

In The Air Tonight – The Music of Genesis & Phil Collins

Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25, 7:30 pm at West Herr Riviera Theatre, North Tonawanda, NY. $20

Tom Hambridge & The Rattlesnakes

Saturday, July 25, 8 pm at Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. $25

Mariah The Scientist w/Laila!

Saturday, July 25, 8 pm at Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B, Buffalo, NY. $47+

The Brothers Band

Saturday, July 25, 7 pm at Revolver Records Elmwood, Buffalo, NY. $20

22nd Annual Queen City Jazz Fest

Saturday, July 25, 1-9 pm at Lafayette Square, Downtown Buffalo, NY.

Elena Izquierdo and The Stu Weissman Trio

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

Johnson Landing’s Summer Concert Series: Songbirds

Saturday, July 25, 6:30 pm at Johnson’s Landing, Hamburg, NY. $15

End of the Line: A Tribute to The Allman Brothers Band

Saturday, July 25, 7 pm doors at Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY. $20

Grateful Brunch: Buffalo Dead All Stars

Gavin Petrie, Rob Enderle, Kevin Barry, Brad Robbins, Mark Hitchcock

Sunday, July 26, 1-4 pm at Jack Rabbit, Buffalo, NY. Make reservations here.

Captain Trips/Scarlet Begonias

Sunday, July 26, 7 pm at Sully’s Bar & Grill, Buffalo, NY. FREE

DJ Kevlar

Sunday, July 26, 8 pm at Electric City, Buffalo, NY. $32.92

Tiger Chung Lee

Sunday, July 26, 4-7 pm at The Ontario House aka Stone Jug, Youngstown, NY. FREE

Rick Ross Summer Jam

Sunday, July 26, 6 pm at Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B, Buffalo, NY. $49+

John Bacon Jazz

Sunday, July 26, 4-6 pm at duende at Silo City, Buffalo, NY.

The Tosspots w/The Mookies, Second Suiter, Disorderly House, Hammered & Nailed

In Memory of Joseph Matthew Flanigan

Sunday, July 26, 4 pm doors at Buffalo Tap House, Buffalo, NY. $15 donation

Falk, LoTempio & George

Tuesday, July 28, noon at Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY. FREE

Push Th’ Lil’ Daisies

WEEN Tribute featuring Guitarist Ryan McDonough, Bassist Tony Petrocelli , Drummer Matt Felski, Keyboardist Scott Molloy, and Guitarist Jason Staniszewski

Wednesday, July 29, 8 pm at Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY. $15