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[INDIE] Local indie rock band Feverbox have put together a nice lineup for their industry night this Monday, January 22 at Babeville’s 9th Ward. The three-piece indie rock band will be joined by garage rockers Deadwolf, party boy DJ Miosi, and Quinton Brock of the Get Money Squad flying solo. This one is made for partying like it’s the weekend on a Monday. Oh yeah, and it’s free.

[BLUES] Blues man Albert Castiglia has been pretty busy. The 48-year-old musician has released four records in the last four years on Ruf Records, which have included originals, blues standards, and a few covers including a cover of the Rolling Stones’ song “Sway.” Catch Albert Castiglia at the Tralf Music Hall on Thursday, January 25 with support from Maria Aurigema.

[ROCK] When Ryan Adams is part of your intervention, you know you need help. And former Drive By Truckers guitarist Jason Isbell got help after Adams and a few others confronted him about various addictions in early 2012. His breakthrough solo album, 2013’s lauded Southeastern, was the start of a new chapter in his life, something he’s been unusually transparent about since. His Muscle Shoals-based band, The 400 Unit — which features his violinist wife, Amanda Shires — is named after an Alabama psych ward.

[JAZZ] Enjoy a tasty throwback with Buffalo supergroup The Banjo Juice Jazz Band. The band, which features Tyler Westcott of Folkfaces on guitar, trumpet player Sean Ebert, Pine Fever’s Kyle Ohlson on clarinet and sax, drummer Craig Hough, Joseph Donohue III of The Albrights fame on piano and vocals, and Kyle Yagielski on pretty much everything else—sousaphone, trumpet, and trombone—plays a mixture of 1920s Jazz, blues and swing. Check out The Banjo Juice Jazz Band at Pausa Art House on Friday, January 26.

[COMEDY] The self-proclaimed “ghetto Dr. Phil,” Corey Holcomb is an actor and stand up comic from Chicago. Holcomb’s appearances on Last Comic Standing and MTV’s Wild N Out have been great for his exposure, but his true fans tune into his radio show, The Corey Holcomb 5150 Show to hear the comic’s hilarious banter with his guests. Holcomb has credited comic Godfrey, another comic who has recently made his way through Helium, as a person who helped him launch his comedy career.

[ALT ROCK] If you’re looking to get your alternative rock fix this weekend, here’s your show. Taking the top slot is THIS, the Buffalo-based three piece alt rock band with the Spinal Tap-esque two bass player set up lead by bassist and singer Hayley. They’ll be joined by indie rock new-comers Bank Noise, and folk rockers Able Footing. Check it out this Saturday, January 27 at Mr. Goodbar on Elmwood. 

[INDIE] Brooklyn-based duo Diet Cig kind of sit at the intersection of pop punk and indie rock—pounding out high energy major chord punk-inspired pop music with a social justice bent. The hooks are plenty, but they’re not the type that make one cringe like so many pop punk climaxes. For a duo, they make quite a bit of noise too, somehow filling out the holes with loudness, but not in a way that ever gets annoying. Plus, they have a song called “Maid of the Mist” which is a pretty cool reference from across the state.