Candlebox: Sat., June 23, 8 p.m., $20. House of Blues, 1204 Caroline, Houston.

The Casualties, Nekromantix, Down By Law, Lower Class Brats: Mon., July 30, 6 p.m., $16/$17. Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, Houston.

Chino Y Nacho: Sun., May 20, 8 p.m., $29.50-$39.50. Arena Theatre, 7326 SW Freeway, Houston.

“Concert for Conservation” With Pat Green, Jerry Jeff Walker, Sammy Kershaw, Gene Watson: Sat., June 30, TBA. Sam Houston Race Park, 7575 Sam Houston Parkway W., Houston.

Dan Sartain: Sat., July 7, 8 p.m., $10/$14. Fitzgerald’s, 2706 White Oak, Houston.

Def Leppard, Poison, Lita Ford: Sat., Sept. 1, 7 p.m., TBA. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 2005 Lake Robbins Dr., Spring.

Dennis DeYoung: Thu., Oct. 11, 8 p.m., $50-$100. Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Rd., Stafford.

Epica, Alestorm, Insomnium: Tue., Nov. 20, 8 p.m., $25. Scout Bar Clear Lake, 18307 Egret Bay Blvd., Houston.

Fallujah, Pathology, Fit For An Autopsy, Enfold Darkness, Aegaeon: Mon., Aug. 13, 5 p.m., $10/$12. Warehouse Live

Ghost Wolves: Wed., May 30, 8 p.m., Free. Under The Volcano, 2349 Bissonnet, Houston.

He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, Whiskey Shivers, Shakey Graves: Fri., May 18, 8 p.m., $10. Fitzgerald’s, 2706 White Oak, Houston.

Lower Dens, No Joy, Alan Resnick: Mon., June 25, 8 p.m., TBA. Fitzgerald’s

M83: Wed., Oct. 10, 7 p.m., $29.50. Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas, Houston.

Markus Schulz: Fri., June 8, 9 p.m., $10. Rich’s Houston, 2401 San Jacinto, Houston.

MeWithoutYou, Kevin Devine, Buried Beds: Sat., Aug. 4, 7 p.m., $13/$15. Warehouse Live

Murder By Death, Ha Ha Tonka, Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons: Fri., July 27, 8 p.m., TBA. Fitzgerald’s

The Niceguys, Jack Freeman, Ben Cina: Thu., May 24, 8 p.m., $8/$10. House of Blues, 1204 Caroline, Houston.

Nick Gaitan & The Umbrella Man, Los Nahuatlatos: ALBUM RELEASE SHOW., Fri., May 25, 9 p.m., $10. Continental Club, 3700 Main, Houston.

Nicki Minaj: Sat., July 28, 6:30 p.m., $49-$79. Bayou Music Center

OBN IIIs, The Energy, Garbage Dump: Mon., May 21, 9 p.m., Free. Mango’s, 403 Westheimer, Houston.

Papa Grows Funk: Fri., June 15, 10 p.m., TBA. Continental Club

Saving Abel, Redlight King, Aranda: Mon., June 11, 7 p.m., $17.50/$20.00. Scout Bar Clear Lake

Shadows Fall, Trumpet The Harlot, Howitzer, Carry the Storm: Wed., May 30, 6 p.m., $12/$15. Warehouse Live

The Sword, Red Fang, Honky: Sun., June 17, 8 p.m., TBA. Fitzgerald’s

The Temptations: Sun., Sept. 9, 8 p.m., TBA. Arena Theatre

Tiger & Woods, Henry Chow, Josh Dupont: Thu., May 24, 8 p.m., $7. Fitzgerald’s

Tyagaraja: Sat., May 19, 6 p.m., Free. Heights Vinyl, 3122 White Oak Dr., Houston.

Tyler Hilton: Tue., June 5, 8 p.m., $13/$15. The Bronze Peacock Room @ House Of Blues

The Young, Balaclavas, sIngs: Sat., May 26, 9 p.m., $8. Walter’s, 1120 Naylor St., Houston.

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This article appears in May 3-9, 2012.