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Honky Tonk Man

[VARIETY] In the swimming pool of American id, pro wrestling owns a sizable gallon count in the deep end, and yet somewhere even deeper is performance appearances by wrestlers of yore accompanied by a dwarf wrestler belonging to an updated landscape of misfit heroes. The Honky Tonk Man man himself is coming to Milkie’s on Friday, June 17 with his “Shake Rattle and Roll” show—and hour long performance that blends comedy, stories from the long road of professional wrestling, and interactions with the crowd.

Heather McDonald

[COMEDY] Many remember comedian, writer and actress, Heather McDonald as a frequent roundtable panelist on Chelsea Lately and a regular cast member on After Lately. Since the shows’ end, McDonald has penned the bestselling novel, You’ll Never Blue Ball In This Town Again, and debuted her first Showtime special, I Don’t Mean To Brag. The latter showcases McDonald’s stand-up prowess, which is shamelessly honest and combines motherhood with a lot of chardonnay.

Two Door Cinema Club

[INDIE] Two Door Cinema Club is a fairly young indie-rock outfit that hails from Ireland and has a penchant for dancey tunes. They’ve been making waves since their quirky, synth-laden debut release, Tourist History, in 2011. Their sophomore effort, Beacon cranked the glam up a notch album with a blitzed-out flurry of glitzy guitar lines and sticky choruses, laced with some shimmery disco for good measure.

Dead Kennedys

[PUNK] Dead Kennedys are back and Town Ballroom’s got ‘em. Featuring a lineup that retains original bassist Klaus Flouride and lead guitarist East Bay Ray, 2016 finds Ron Greer handling lead vocals and D.H. Peligro on the drums.

Delta Rae

[BLUES] Comprised partially of three siblings and three college friends, Durham NC’s Delta Rae is a study in winning contrasts: male/female vocals and viewpoints; slick, modern production with a clear penchant for classic influences; the comfort and familiarity of the past with the uncertainty and anxiety of the future. With a vague musical resemblance to the classic Fleetwood Mac lineup, the co-ed six piece has generated a string of buzz-worthy singles from its pair of Warner Bros.

Malik Von Saint: Edits, Remixes and Dance Oddities

[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] DJ Malik Von Saint is compiling a special set list for the night of Saturday, June 18 at Savoy. He will bounce back and forth from playing some of his uniquely crafted edits and remixes, which include classic rock, new wave, and alternative jams while also introducing some dance-heavy tracks. Come by and grab some drinks with friends around 10pm and stay to dance the night away until 4am. 

Candlelight Wish 25th Anniversary Celebration

[PRIDE] Carol Speser was sitting on a goldmine. As a longtime Buffalo LGBTQ activist and founder of the Stonewall Democrats, Speser’s an essential, enduring voice in the queer struggle for acceptance and equality in WNY. As a Chaplain, she’s married over 200 gay and lesbian couples—including fellow activists Kitty and Cheryle Lambert-Rudd, the first same-sex pair to legally get hitched in New York State. But she’s also a librarian and a historical archivist.

Juneteenth Festival

[CELEBRATION] The annual Juneteenth Festival in Buffalo’s Martin Luther King Jr. Park takes place this Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19. The festival began in 1976 as Buffalo’s African American community’s response to the Bicentennial Celebration. This year’s festival begins at 11am on Thursday with a parade from Genesee Street and Moselle to Best Street and finally into Martin Luther King Park. The corner of Fillmore Avenue and E.

Party on the Portico featuring the Fredtown Stompers

[JAZZ] The annual happy hour series, Party on the Portico, presented by M&T Bank and the Buffalo History Museum kicks off this Friday, June 17. The first edition will feature dixieland dream band Fredtown Stompers, who will play on the portico of the Buffalo History Museum. The six-piece plus band plays a mixture of classic vintage jazz tunes from the early 1900s through the 1930s.

Live at Larkin: East Side Night

[POP] The East Side is properly represented this Wednesday, June 22 as the Live at Larkin summer concert series hosts one of the best homegrown and diverse lineups this summer for East Side Night. First up is Unity Band, a 2003 inductee to Buffalo’s Music Hall of Fame, known for ranging the musical spectrum by playing blues, R&B, country, and more. Will Holton, a soulful, Buffalo raised sax player is next on the lineup, followed by R&B, jazz, and hip hop group 4 B-Lo, and finally, the Buffal

Picnic in the Parkway Summer Concert Series: Bobby Militello Quartet

[JAZZ] The Elmwood Village Association’s 19th annual Picnic in the Parkway Summer Concert Series kicks off this week with an amazing lineup. The Bobby Militello Quartet bring their innovative jazz sounds to Bidwell Parkway, for what should be an early highlight of this free outdoor concert series. Including Jim Colemon on bass, Bobby Jones on keyboards, and John Bacon Jr.

Blue Rodeo

[ROCK] Winners of seven Juno awards, including five for Group of the Year, Canadian superstars Blue Rodeo were unknowns when they played the Erie County Fair in the late 1980s.

Herd Fest

[FESTIVAL] Herdfest, the four-day long music festival presented by buffaBLOG, is hitting up Buffalo’s bar scene for the third year in a row.

Patriotism Canceled for Lack Of Interest

A few weeks ago, WBEN announced a summer event designed to best separate its septuagenarian listenership from their hard-earned money. At the top of the bill were $250 improbably named “VIP” tickets that would enable well-to-do dupes attendees to meet Ann Coulter and Rudolph Giuliani while David Bellavia was on stage warming up the crowd. As recently as this past week, tickets were still available in the second row, indicting that in three weeks only a small number had been sold. 

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