Upcoming: Billy Joe Shaver, Def Leppard, Stephen Marley, Etc.

“20th Annual KTRU Outdoor Show” With Washed Out, Real Estate, Fat Tony, Young Mammals, Grandfather Child, The Tontons: Sat., April 9. Rice University.

Billy Joe Shaver: Sat., June 18. Dosey Doe Coffee Company.

Chingo Bling, DJ Ebonix: Fri., April 8. Bronze Peacock Room @ House of Blues.

Chuck Negron: Sat., Oct. 8. Dosey Doe Coffee Company.

Cody Simpson & Greyson Chance: Friday, May 6. Bronze Peacock Room @ House of Blues.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.: Thu., May 26. Fitzgerald’s.

Def Leppard, Heart: Fri., July 22. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.

“Dirty Colors” Local Art Show feat. DJs Ceeplus Bad Knives & Fredster: Fri., March 25. Bronze Peacock Room @ House of Blues.

Doug Stanhope: Fri., May 20. Fitzgerald’s.

Eisley, The Narrative, Christie Dupree: Fri., June 3. Warehouse Live.

Fobia & Moderatto: Sun., April 24. House of Blues.

The Human Abstract, Scale The Summit: Thu., May 19. Numbers.

Jesse Dayton: Sat., May 21. Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe.

Joe Ely: Fri., April 8; Sat., April 9. Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe.

Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger: Sun., Sept. 25. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.

Loudness: Sun., May 29. Warehouse Live.

The Maine, Augustana: Sat., May 14. House of Blues.

The Meatmen: Fri., April 22. Walter’s On Washington.

Metavenge, Radio One, Violet Copilot, Passive Aggressive, Ethreal, Souls of Agony: Sat., April 9. Warehouse Live.

Nat Baldwin: Fri., April 22. AvantGarden.

Pale: Thu., April 28. Warehouse Live.

Panic! At The Disco, Fun., Funeral Party: Wed., June 15. House of Blues.

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers: Sat., July 23. The Firehouse Saloon.

“Rudyard’s MS150 Benefit” With Thunderkunt, Born Again Virgins, Outer Heaven, Another Run, A Dream Asleep: Sun., March 27, 4 p.m. Rudyard’s.

Sevendust: Tue., April 19. Scout Bar Clear Lake.

Slightly Stoopid: Sat., May 14. Verizon Wireless Theater.

Stephen Marley: Tue., April 19. Warehouse Live.

Tax The Wolf, The Live Lights, Featherface: Sat., April 2. The Mink.

The Maine, Augustana: Sat., May 14. House of Blues.

Tommy Emanuel: Sun., May 22. Dosey Doe Coffee Company.

Ty Herndon: Fri., April 22. The Firehouse Saloon.

Zoe Keating: Thu., May 12. The Bronze Peacock Room @ House Of Blues.

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This article appears in Mar 10-16, 2011.