It’s another great night to hit the Nietzsche’s Happy Hour on Friday (Oct. 19), when Fahey & the Moonshine Band entertain from 7-9:30pm at a benefit for Hospice. The band is led by singer-songwriter Joanne Fahey (pictured), who is joined by husband/guitar monster Tom Fenton, brother/judge Gene Fahey, singer/son Michael Worth, bassist Bill Nowak (of Five to One fame), drummer Jim Palys and vocalist Mari Kozlowski (who also sings with Joanne in the Java Girls). Along with a growing catalog of Fahey originals, expect to hear tunes by Laura Nyro, Lucinda Williams, Richard & Linda Thompson and Gillian Welch, among others. Admission is free, with all voluntary donations going to the Hospice Foundation of WNY.

The Corrections are back from a long break with a weekend-full of appearances. On Friday (Oct. 19) they’ll open for Chris Trapper (of Push Stars fame) at the Central Park Grill starting at 8pm. On Saturday (Oct. 20) they’re part of a terrific lineup at Nietszche’s featuring John & Mary (in their first appearance since the release of their latest CD Peace Bridge) with the Valkyries (Rob Lynch, Kent Weber, Joe Rozler and Pat Kane), Que Sera (in their first show in nearly a year following the birth of singer Alexis Joyce’s baby girl), solo songwriter Bob Fera (who’ll play up front in-between sets) and the Vores. The return of the Corrections comes after months of hard work in the studio—the result of which should be available for download by the end of the month. Saturday’s show starts at 8:30pm.

Local favorites Haiku will host a gathering of friends and family on Saturday (Oct. 20) at Club Infinity. Over the last two years the talented band has released a live DVD and two CDs, with another one in the can. Players include Buffalo Music Hall of Fame members George Puleo and Jim Wynn with Hugh Arthur on drums. Joining them will be Pat O’Connell performing a solo set following the trio of Sue Kincaid, John Caruso and Puleo on guitar. The all-ages show starts early, at 6pm, with a set by Retrospect with Wayne Harris, followed by the Wynne Band. Haiku hits the stage at 10pm.

A group of musicians based around the songs of Osei Essed and longtime collaborator Cicero Jones, the Woes’ sound is a recombination of many styles of early American vernacular music including New Orleans jazz, blues, country and gospel. The NYC-based band will play at Broadway Joe’s on Wednesday (Oct. 24), for “Cross the Line,” a special genre-blending Baby Steps production that reaches across the usual heaping plate of hip-hop to serve up the Woes’ experimental blues/folk on the same stage with the trombone-powered jams of Ramforinkus, Smells Like Laundry (featuring Shuteyes and Definition) and vocal emcee Ray Skilla. The show gets started at 10pm and will be hosted by Stebs with special guest Eric Walker (a.k.a. PUSH’s ABM).

Veterans of the old Soundlab (and noteworthy as the first band to play the current space—two days short of exactly four years ago), Brooklyn power-pop noisemakers Parts and Labor were then a howling instrumental tornado swirling around cracked Casio phonics. Flooded with sprawling bass, spasming electronics and furious drums, the group attacked their songs with total abandon—like kids creating full-on stadium rock in the confines of their parents’ basement. Today, the group’s songs still fracture into high energy blasts of post post-punk noise, but with the introduction of vocals a certain melodicism has emerged, significantly broadening their appeal. Experience the evolution of Parts and Labor’s overdriven Casio rock at Soundlab on Wednesday (Oct. 24), at 9pm with London Vs. New York and Siren Street Shutdown opening the show.

Along with My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Lush and the Boo Radleys, Swervedriver was one of the seminal UK shoegaze bands of the 1990s. With lead vocalist, guitarist and principle songwriter Adam Franklin at the helm, Swervedriver intertwined pop structures with oceans of feedback and distortion that peaked with 1992’s Mezcal Head, a record that stands strong as a shoegaze classic. Upon the dissolution of the band at the turn of the century, Franklin stepped away from the noise to concentrate on the more subdued and experimental project Toshack Highway. This year marked the release of Bolts Of Melody, the first album to be released under Franklin’s own name. It displays a welcome return to form for fans who will marvel at the pop melodies nestled in layers of noise that even Neil Young would be proud of. Adam Franklin performs at Mohawk Place on Wednesday (Oct. 24) at 8pm. Opening is Little Dipper and the debut of Bela’s Shadow.