You're in for a treat this weekend as the Goo Goo Dolls are back in town at Seneca Niagara Hotel and Casino.
Also, sample wine from all over the region, downtown at The Buffalo Wine Festival.
Enjoy these 10 cool events in Western New York! Checked back Monday morning for more things to do next week.
The Seven Sixteens
Mr. Goodbar
Fri Apr 11
Established in 2010, members Daniel Decker and Brent Schrenk started off as a two piece! Come February of 2013, and months of writing, they created music and used assistance from Ryan Awayda, whom is a musician of numerous of instruments, to lay down bass and lead guitar lines. On top of that they used help from lead guitar player and complete stranger from the start Brandon Wood to write some licks up. With ONE day of practice the four creative individuals hit the studio to record their hit song "Ask Now". Later they acquired Nick Adams to replace Ryan,and become bass player and join them in a new journey. Since then all four talented young men promised to stick together, start a band and become Buffalos next BIG thing and are successfully climbing!
Since then have recorded at The Loft Studios in Cheektowaga NY, and performed at events including: Darien Lake, Eastern Hills Mall, Allentown Music, Brauns Cove and more! With continual performances throughout Buffalo, The Seven Sixteens will be here to stay to entertain groups of all ages covering a unique rock/indie genre of music! Don't miss out on catching them live where ever they may be! Official site.
A Journey on the Rhine
Kleinhans Music Hall
Fri Apr 11
BPO concertmaster Michael Ludwig shines in a performance of the lush, lyrical Korngold violin concerto. Schumann’s Rhenish Symphony and Webern’s orchestral tone poem Im Sommerwind make the journey on the Rhine complete. Official site.
War and Peace: A Concert for Hope
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Fri Apr 11
Join the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and Buffalo Chamber Players in the Buffalo Premiere of Karl Jenkins’ “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace,” presented by CCS Oncology, led by conductor Erin Freeman at 8pm on April 11, 2014 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Buffalo, NY.
The Albrights with The Etchings
Buffalo Iron Works
Fri Apr 11
The Albrights are hard-working, blue collar, rust belt pioneers. Their live shows are powerful, delivered with raw, contagious energy. Their fan base is steadfast and growing, pulled in show after show because each performance has a life of its own. Their debut CD “Ask, Tell.” was released by Buzz Records in 2011. They have performed with nationally recognized acts such as Eve 6, Everclear, Fountains of Wayne, The Psychedelic Furs, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Dennis DeYoung. Simply put, The Albrights are on fire. Official site.
THE GOO GOO DOLLS
Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino
Sat Apr 12
Join The Goo Goo Dolls for an intimate performance as they bring their "Otis Midnight Sessions" Tour to the Bear's Den. The multiplatinum, Grammy-nominated band has scored 14 Top 10 radio hits, more than any other artist in the history of the Hot AC format. They have sold more than 10 million albums worldwide and are the only group to have three songs on Billboard’s “Top 100 Songs from 1992 to 2012,” including the Number 1 slot for “Iris.”
Buffalo Wine Festival
Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
Sat Apr 12
Buffalo Wine Festival is your opportunity to taste regional wines from more than 30 New York State wineries, and shop for unique gifts and household treasures from a myriad of local, craft businesses. There's plenty of parking.
Jimkata
Nietzsche’s
Sat Apr 12
Jimkata’s innovative, fan-funded record Die Digital turned heads of critics, musicians and fans when it dropped late in the Fall of 2012, solidifying the band’s reputation as a forward-thinking artist to pay attention to. Having been a mainstay of the Northeast “jam circuit” for years, Jimkata’s refined “electro rock” sound – one of a band that has found it’s voice after years of experimentation – is in many ways more “indie rock” than jam, more 90′s dance than EDM, more lyrical than instrumental, yet the band manages to keep the jam, EDM and technically advanced instrumental elements intact as it carves out a new path for themselves and many of their peers who were inspired by Die Digital. Official site.
Natural Ingredients and PremRock
DBGB
Sat Apr 12
Deep Thinka Records proudly presents Natural Ingredients at Duke's Bohemian Grove Bar (253 Allen St.) NYC-based artist PremRock will also be taking the stage for a performance before he heads off to tour Europe with Mad Dukez & Fresh Kils. Buffalo's own Chuckie Campbell will also be performing as well as resident DJ Charlie the Butcher! Show starts at 10pm!
THE WAR ON DRUGS
Town Ballroom
Sun Apr 13
American indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 2005. The band consists of Adam Granduciel (vocals, guitar), David Hartley (bass, guitar), Robbie Bennett (keyboards, guitar) and Patrick Berkery (drums). Founded by close collaborators Granduciel and Kurt Vile, The War on Drugs released their debut studio album, Wagonwheel Blues, in 2008. Vile departed shortly after its release to focus on his solo career. Official site.
Lafayette Tap Room Reunion
The Forvm
Sun Apr 13
Some of the great artists that have played the taproom over the years will be performing for a great re-union show!
Featuring Tap Room Original Blues Bands with:
- Harvey Murello (Harvey & The Hurricanes)
- Jack Civiletto (Win, Lose or Draw)
- Robbie Schever (The Electras)
- Bill Bates (Full Tilt)
- Doug Yeomans (Lo Blu Flame)
- Joe Zappo (Dr. Z)
- Nick Veltri & Many More!
Proceeds to Benefit Children's Hospital!
