Twenty-five years after Willie Nile released his debut album—accompanied by press that compared him to Springsteen and Dylan—he’s still playing with the dauntless energy of a truly inspired musician. From his Irish-Catholic roots here in Buffalo to the NYC hub that inspired his most recent album, Streets of New York (2006, Lunaticworks, Inc.), Nile has been a passionately thematic songwriter. This Saturday (Feb. 23), Willie Nile & the Brothers Band return to his hometown as part of the 107.7 the Lake Western New York Icons series. The show is at the Lafayette Tap Room, with special guests the Scott Celani Band opening at 9pm.