Brought to Buffalo by their tour of the Northeast, Buffali will be performing at Merlin’s tonight (Thursday, Oct. 26). The duo’s funky, folksy sound has attracted attention at Canada’s largest music conference, NXNE, giving them a semi-local fan base. Late this summer they spent a lot of time working on new material and hooking up with other local artists in their hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. They’re kicking it up a notch since their release of their first full-length album, Kerfuffle No. 10, touring the northeast this fall, then tackling the midwest in December. Tonight’s show doubles as a CD Release party for Buffalo-based singer/songwriter Joseph Mulhollen, who just released his second recording Underneath a Nightcap. Starting time is 10pm, with Jax DeLuca rounding out the bill.