Concerts

thurs. 12 Three-time Jammy Award winners moe. will play Thursday at the Square starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 12 at Lafayette Square, Buffalo. The jam band formed in 1991 at UB. 856-3150, www.buffaloplace.com thurs. 12 & fri. 13 The "Blue Velvet" stylings of Bobby Vinton will be heard 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 fri. 13 Taste of Country Jamboree featuring Sara Evans, Josh Turner, Darryl Worley and Jason Michael Caroll will be at 7 p.m. Friday, July 13 at Dunn Tire Park, 275 Washington St., Buffalo. www.wyrk.com Pink Floyd alum Roger Waters will perform "The Dark Side of the Moon" at 8 p.m. Friday, July 13 at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Route 77, Darien Center. 852-5000, www.livenation.com American poet, musician and composer Michael Franti & Spearhead blend hip-hop for peace at 9 p.m. Friday, July 13 at the Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo. 852-3900, www.townballroom.com sun. 15 Chicago-based Celtic rock band Gan Bua, comprised of Jackie Moran (bodhran, percussion and vocals), Christy Bain (fiddle), Sean Gavin (flute and Uilleann pipes), Brian Hart (concertina and vocals) and Brian Miller (guitar and vocals), will play a special concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 15 at the Buffalo Irish Center, 245 Abbott Road, Buffalo. Tickets are available at the Tara Gift Shoppe. 825-6700 tues. 17 Blues is the name of the game as critically acclaimed guitarists Coco Montoya and Walter Trout play at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 17 at Artpark, 450 S. Fourth St., Lewiston. 754-4375, www.artpark.net wed. 18 Lake Charles', La., three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams will perform her alt-country music at 6:30 Wednesday, July 18 at Artpark, 450 S. Fourth St., Lewiston. Country star Charlie Louvin will open the concert. 754-4375, www.artpark.net thurs. 19 The Grammy-winning bluegrass band Nickle Creek with special guests Glen Phillips and Rob Falgiano will play Thursday at the Square starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 19 at Lafayette Square, Buffalo. 856-3150, www. buffaloplace. com