Concerts

fri. 28
.Canadian singer Raine Maida, best
known as the frontman of the rock band
Our Lady Peace, will perform at 7 p.m.
Friday, March 28 at the Town Ballroom,
681 Main St., Buffalo; $. 852-3900,
www.townballrom.com
.The Spectacle of Sound Jazz
Festival, featuring many of the area's top
school jazz groups, will be heard at 5:30
p.m. Friday, March 28 at Club Infinity,
8166 Main St., Williamsville; $. 565-0110,
www.c lubinfinitylive.com
.The John Bacon Ensemble,
featuring Tonawanda native John Bacon
on drums, vibes and percussion, Jonathan
Golove on electric cello, Greg Millar on
electric guitar, and Steve Baczkowski on
baritone and tenor saxes, will play their
style of jazz at 8 p.m. Friday, March 28 at
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 341
Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $. 854-1694,
www.hall walls.org
fri. 28 & sat. 29
.American actor Gary Sinise and
The Lt. Dan Band perform hits from a
variety of artists including Springsteen,
Aretha Franklin and Jimmy Hendrix at 9
p.m. Friday, March 28 and Saturday,
March 29 at the Niagara Fallsview Casino
Resort's Avalon Ballroom, 6380 Fallsview
Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontario; $.
1-888-836-8118,
www.fallsviewcasinoresor t.com
sat. 29
.British Columbia's favorite son
Matthew Good returns to Buffalo with
his brand of alternative rock at 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 at Club Infinity, 8166
Main St., Williamsville; $. 565-0110,
www.c lubinfinitylive.com
.Celebrate everything cool as the
Blues'n March Festival, featuring
Kelly Hunt (10:15 p.m.), The Blues
Hounds, Nick Moss & The Flip Tops,
Michelle Willson and 12 Pack Jack, starts
at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 29 at
McKinley's Banquet and Conference
Center, S-3950 McKinley Parkway,
Blasdell; $. www.wnyblues.org
.American R&B soul group Blue
Magic, known for their 1974 hit
"Sideshow," will perform with special
guests The Unity Band at 7:30 and 10:30
p.m. Saturday, March 29, at the Tralf
Music Hall, 622 Main St., Second Floor,
Buffalo; $. 852-2860,
www.tralfmusichall.com
.Formed in 1960 as a harmony-pop
vocal group, The Vogues will harmonize
to their hits "Five O'Clock World" and
"Turn Around, Look at Me" starting at 7
p.m. Saturday, March 29 at the Riviera
Theatre, 67 Webster St., North
Tonawanda; $. 692-2413,
www.boxoffice@r ivieratheatre.org
.Montreal indie rockers Sunset
Rubdown, featuring Spencer Krug of
Wolf Parade, Camilla WynnIngr of Pony
Up! and Jordan Robson-Cramer of
Miracle Fortress, will perform at 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 at Soundlab, 110 Pearl
St., Buffalo; $. 883-3209,
www.bigorbitgaller y.org/soundlab
.The "Complicated" Canadian pop star
Avril Lavigne goes after American
"Sk8er Boi[s]" with her special guests Boys
Like Girls at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 29
at HSBC Arena, 1 Seymour H. Knox III
Plaza, Buffalo; $. (888) 223-6000,
www.hsbcarena.com
sun. 30
.Five-time Grammy Award-winning
blues guitarist Buddy Guy will perform
at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 30 at
Seneca-Niagara Casino & Resort's Seneca
Events Center, 310 Fourth St., Niagara
Falls; $. 299-1100,
www.senec aniagarac asino.com
.American indie rockers Aloha with
special guests Anathallo will perform at 9
p.m. Sunday, March 30 at Soundlab, 110
Pearl St., Buffalo; $. 883-3209,
www.bigorbitgaller y.org/soundlab
tues. 1
.Canadian indie pop band Stars wil l
perform "Ageless Beauty" and other songs
starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 at the
Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St., Second
Floor, Buffalo; $. 852-2860,
www.tralfmusichall.com
.Baltimore cellist and singer Audrey
Chen & Frederic Blondy Duo wil l
play at 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 at
Soundlab, 110 Pearl St., Buffalo; $.
883-3209
wed. 2
.Nova Scotia rockers The Trews wil l
play at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 2 at Club
Infinity, 8166 Main St., Williamsville; $.
565-0110, www.clubinfinitylive.com