Concerts

thurs. 5 Sam Roberts Band - The Canadian rock band will play during Thursday at the Square at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 5 at Lafayette Square in downtown Buffalo. The band has three Juno awards. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals will also play. 856-3150, www. buffaloplace. com sat. 7 Get ready for a ska-punk clash of the titans as Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake play a 7:30 p.m. show Saturday, July 7 at the Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo. Opening the show will be Streetlight Manifesto and Against All Authority. 852-3900, www.townballroom.com mon. 9 Chicago punk band Rise Against with Silverstein, Comeback Kid and Scents will perform at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 9 at Evolution Entertainment Complex, 2094 George Urban Boulevard, Cheektowaga. www.afterdarkevents.com Dark Star Orchestra wil l perform at 8 p.m. Monday, July 9 at the Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo. 852-3900, www.townballroom.com tues. 10 Former Traffic frontman and Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famer Dave Mason will sing and play guitar at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 10 at Artpark, 450 S. Fourth St., Lewiston. 754-4375, www.ar tpark.net Everyone knows it's "Windy" when The Association performs at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 10 at the Hamburg Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg. 646-6109 wed. 11 Richie Havens will play at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 11 at Artpark, 450 S. Fourth St., Lewiston. 754-4375, www.ar tpark.net thurs. 12 moe. will jam at Thursday at the Square at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 12 at Lafayette Square in downtown Buffalo. The band has been recognized in Rolling Stone magazine and has won three Jammy awards. 856-3150, www. buffaloplace. com thurs. 12 & fri. 13 Bobby Vinton will perform "Blue Velvet," "Roses Are Red (My Love)" and more hits at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12 and 9 p.m. Friday, July 13 at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort's Avalon Ballroom, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontario. 1-888-836-8118, www.fallsviewcasinoresor t.com