— It's not quite Valentine's Day, but it'll be close enough when Michael Bolton returns to the Capitol Theatre on Feb. 15. Tickets are $80 and up. Click here.
— A couple of Texas legends, Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen, are teaming up for a tour that'll come to Ruth Eckerd Hall on Nov. 2. Tickets start at $43.25. Click here.
— Also coming to Ruth Eckerd Hall: Patti LaBelle on Feb. 7. Tickets are $53.50 and up. Click here.
— Acclaimed indie singer-songwriter (Sandy) Alex G is coming to Crowbar on Nov. 11, with Half Waif opening. Tickets are $16. Click here.
— Also coming to Crowbar on Oct. 29: Vinyl Theatre, with the Catching opening. Tickets are $12 and up. Click here.
— Not even induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it seems, can get Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits back together. But a host of ex-Dire Straits performers are getting back on the road as Dire Straits Legacy. The lineup that will hit the Mahaffey Theater on Oct. 5 includes luminaries like Trevor Horn (Yes), Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), Alan Clark (Tina Turner) and Phil Palmer (Eric Clapton). Tickets are $49.50 and up. Click here.
— Also coming to the Mahaffey Theater: The Glenn Miller Orchestra on Jan. 22. Click here.
— Two excellent left-of-center country shows coming up at Skipper's Smokehouse: Sunny Sweeny with Mickey Lamantia and the Hummingbirds on Sept. 16 ($12 and up, click here); and Todd Snider on Oct. 12 ($20 and up, click here).
— Good indie rock show here: Hinds is performing at Crowbar on Oct. 2, with locals Piss Ghost opening. Tickets are $12 and up. Click here.
— Chase Atlantic is performing at the Orpheum on Oct. 26. Click here.
— Jay Cridlin