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Kevin Costner and Modern West, 8 p.m. on Nov. 9, Rising Star Casino & Resort, 777 Rising Star Drive, Rising Sun. Rock and country band which Costner founded. The actor, singer and musician began a worldwide tour with the band in October 2007. Ages 21 and up. $93. On sale 10 a.m., Oct. 1. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
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Q102 Bosom Ball, 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 18, Madison Theater, 730 Madison Ave., Covington. Standing room only. Benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure and American Cancer Society's breast cancer programs. Ages 21 and up. 859-491-2444;www.madisontheateronline.com.
- With Phillip Phillips, Andy Grammer, Graffiti 6 and Tristan Prettyman. Doors open 6:30 p.m. $25 ball.
- Sound Check Party. With Philip Phillips, American Idol winner. 4-5 p.m.; $10.
MORE UPCOMING SHOWS
B-105's Show for the USO: Uncle Kracker, 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 20, Madison Theater, 730 Madison Ave., Covington. Matthew Shafer is a rock musician known as Uncle Kracker. His singles include "Follow Me," "Smile" and "Drift Away." With Jana Kramer and Dustin Lynch. Standing room only. Benefits United Service Organizations Incorporated. Ages 18 and up. Doors open 6:30 p.m. $30, $25 advance online or at theater office; $20 with military ID at theater box office only. 859-491-2444; www.b105.com.
NEEDTOBREATHE, 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 20, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Rock band from Seneca, S.C. With Drew Holcomb. Doors open 6:30 p.m. $30, $27.50 advance; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Glen Hansard, 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 22, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Solo tour. Doors open 7:30 p.m. $35, $25; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
An Evening with Gordon Lightfoot, 8 p.m. Sept. 26, Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music,. $70, $50, $40; plus fees. 513-621-2787; www.cincinnatiarts.org.
Ani Difranco, 9 p.m. on Sept. 28, Madison Theater, 730 Madison Ave., Covington. Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist and songwriter. Doors open 8 p.m. $28. 859-491-2444; www.madisontheateronline.com.
Rodney Crowell, 9 p.m. on Sept. 28, The Ballroom, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Grammy Award-winning singe-songwriter. Kin Tour. $25, $19 advance; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
In Concert with Douglas Swander, 8 p.m. on Sept. 29, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. Singer and entertainer from Los Angeles. He will be accompanied by a 16-piece big band. VIP packages available for three or more. $80; plus fees. 513-621-2787; www.cincinnatiarts.org.
Gladys Knight, 7 p.m. on Sept. 29, Belterra Casino Resort & Spa, 777 Belterra Drive, Florence, Ind. Singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian and author. Ages 21 and up. $74.50, $69.50 members. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
The Expendables, 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 30, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. A ska/rock band from Santa Cruz, Calif. With Iration and Cisco Adler. $26.77. 800-745-3000; www.livenation.com.
Stars, 8 p.m. on Oct. 3, 20th Century Theatre, 3021 Madison Road, Oakley. Indie pop band from Canada. With Diamond Rings and California Wives. $23, $20 advance. 513-731-8000; www.the20thcenturytheatre.com.
The Long Live A$AP Tour, 8 p.m. on Oct. 4, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. Rakim Mayers, known as ASAP Rocky, is a rapper and music video director. No refunds will be issued for changes in support. With Schoolboy Q, Danny Brown and ASAP Mob. $32; prices subject to change. 800-745-3000; www.livenation.com.
Charley Pride, 7 p.m. on Oct. 6, Centerstage Showroom, Belterra Casino Resort & Spa, 777 Belterra Drive, Florence, Ind. Country music singer, guitarist, recording artist, performer and business owner. Ages 21 and up. $52.75, $47.75 members. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Constella Festival: Organically Challenged, 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 6, The Digiorium, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights.Featuring Nico Muhly, piano and composition. Program features acoustic instruments and voices, pre-recorded electronics and dazzling visuals that engulf the audience in a multi-sensory experience. $20-$50. 513-621-2787; www.constellafestival.org.
Eric Church, 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 6, U.S. Bank Arena, 100 Broadway, Downtown. Country music singer-songwriter. With Justin Moore and Kip Moore. $37.50-$47.50; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Fiona Apple, 8 p.m. on Oct. 6, Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist. $79.50, $49.50, $39.50, $29.50. 513-621-2787; www.cincinnatiarts.org.
Band of Horses, 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 10, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. Originally briefly known as Horses, is a rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle. $39.86; prices subject to change. 800-745-3000; www.livenation.com.
Chris Smither, 8 p.m. on Oct. 11, 20th Century Theatre, 3021 Madison Road, Oakley. Folk/blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. With Ellis Paul. $30 orchestra, $25 main floor. 513-731-8000; www.the20thcenturytheatre.com.
Cincypunk Fest, 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 12-13, The Southgate House Revival, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport. Scheduled to appear: Many regional and local acts TBA. Benefits Recycled Doggies and Save Our Shelter Dogs. Doors open 7:30 p.m. Ticket pricing TBA. On sale time, date TBA; cincypunkfest.com.
Ingrid Michaelson, 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 12, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter. With Sugar and the Hi-Lows. Doors open 7:30 p.m. $30, $25 advance; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Sea Wolf, 10 p.m. Oct. 13, The Ballroom, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Led by Alex Brown Church, an indie rock musician based in Los Angeles. With Hey Marseilles. Doors open 9 p.m. $15, $12 advance; plus fees. 513-232-6220; www.tafttheatre.org.
Social Distortion, 8 p.m. on Oct. 13, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. Punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, Calif. With Lindi Ortega and the Biters. Supporting acts are subject to change without notice or refund. $42.36; prices subject to change. 800-745-3000; www.livenation.com.
All Time Low, 7 p.m. on Oct. 14, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. Pop punk band from Baltimore formed in 2003. With the Early November, the Downtown Fiction and Hit the Lights. $32.80; prices subject to change.800-745-3000; www.livenation.com.
Leftover Salmon, 8 p.m. on Oct. 16, Madison Theater, 730 Madison Ave., Covington. Jam band from Boulder, Co., formed in 1989. Doors open 7 p.m. $20. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Travis Tritt, 8 p.m. on Oct. 16, Rising Star Casino & Resort, 777 Rising Star Drive, Rising Sun. Grammy Award-winning and country music singer from Marietta, Ga. Ages 21 and up. Doors open 7 p.m. $65, $55 members. 800-472-6311; www.risingstarcasino.com.
Keller Williams, 8 p.m.on Oct. 18, 20th Century Theatre, 3021 Madison Road, Oakley. One-man band from Fredericksburg, Va. $27.47. 800-745-3000.
Constella Festival: Fragile Elements, 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 19, Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington. Featuring Exhale Dance Tribe and artist Sandra Gross. Dancers share stage with local musicians performing two world premiere works choreographed by Exahle's co-founders and co-artistic directors Missy Lay Zimmer and Andrew Hubbard. Presented by Constella Festival of Music and Fine Arts. $20-$50. 513-621-2787; www.constellafestival.org.
Noel Paul Stookey, 7 p.m. Oct. 19 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20, Sanctuary, Lakeview United Church of Christ, 8639 Columbia Road, Landen. Singer-songwriter best known as "Paul" in the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Benefits The Presenters Fund and ongoing neighborhood missions. $60 two-days; $45 Saturday, $25 Friday. 513-683-2073; www.lakeviewucc.com.
- Friday: "One Light, Many Candles, A Multi-Faith Program in Word and Song" with his wife, Rev Elizabeth Stookey. Reception with the couple in fellowship hall, ticket holders only 8:30 p.m.
- Saturday: "An Intimate Evening with Noel Paul Stookey, of Peter, Paul and Mary."
Constella Festival: Opera Appassionata, 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 26, Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Featuring Marco Panuccio, tenor, Kara Shay Thomson, soprano and Warren Jones, piano. The two perform a program of classic solos and duets. Presented by Constella Festival of Music and Fine Arts. $20-$50. 513-621-2787; www.constellafestival.org.
Moe., 8 p.m. on Oct. 26, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Jam band, formed at the University at Buffalo in 1989. Doors open 7 p.m. $35, $30 advance; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Constella Festival: Anne Under the Stars, 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 27, Harriet Tubman Theater, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way, Downtown. Featuring Anne Akiko Meyers, violin, and Wendy Chen, piano. Reception follows with an instrument exhibition by Paolo Alberghini of more than 20 instruments by makers from Stradivari to modern day luthiers. $20-$50. 513-621-2787; www.constellafestival.org.
The Sea and Cake, 9 p.m. on Oct. 27, The Ballroom, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Indie rock band with a jazz influence based in Chicago. Doors open 8 p.m. $18, $15 advance; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Primus 3D Tour, 8 p.m. on Oct. 30, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Rock band based in San Francisco. Doors open 7 p.m. $46.50, $38.50; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Big Gigantic with Griz, 9 p.m. on Nov. 1, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. $26.27. 800-745-3000; www.livenation.com.
Justin Townes Earle, 8 p.m. on Nov. 1, The Ballroom, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Musician. Doors open 7 p.m. $25, $19 advance; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Constella Festival: Devine Debussey, 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 2, Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. In honor of the 150th anniversary of Claude Debussy's birth, renowned French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet performs an all Debussy recital. With a post-concert reception and Stewart Goldman-curated art show by prominent local visual artists. $20-$50. 513-621-2787; www.constellafestival.org.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 3, KFC Yum! Center, Second and Main streets, Louisville. Singer-songwriter and musician with his primary back-up band. $98, $62.50, $42.50; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.livenation.com.
CinciGrave featuring DJ Shortee, 6 p.m.-2 a.m. on Nov. 3, Mad Frog, 1 E. McMillan St., Mount Auburn. International DJ and producer. Halloween Party. With 20 plus DJs, laser lights, new VIP room and more. Ages 18 and up.$20, $10 advance. 513-784-9119; www.cincyticket.com.
Sharon Van Etten, 9 p.m.on Nov. 8, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. The Ballroom. Singer-songwriter and musician based in Brooklyn, N.Y. Doors open 7 p.m. $15, $12 advance; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
An evening with: Wish You Were Here, 8 p.m. on Nov. 9, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. A Pink Floyd Tribute. $16.12; prices subject to change. 800-745-3000; www.livenation.com.
Joe Bonamassa, 8 p.m. on Nov. 9, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter. $49-$79; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Here Come the Mummies, 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 10, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Funk/R&B band. Members of group come on stage dressed in mummy attire. Ages 21 and up. $27.50, $22.50 advance; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Citizen Cope, 8 p.m. on Nov. 11, Madison Theater, 730 Madison Ave., Covington. Songwriter and producer. Doors open at 8 p.m. $25. 859-491-2444; www.madisontheateronline.com.
Lights, 8 p.m. on Nov. 14, 20th Century Theatre, 3021 Madison Road, Oakley. Canadian electropop musician, singer and songwriter. Some of her notable singles include "Ice," "Second Go" and "Toes." $19.64. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Earth, 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 15, The Ballroom, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Musical group based in Seattle formed in 1989. With Eagle Twin. Doors open 7:30 p.m. $15, $12 advance; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Delta Spirit, 8 p.m. on Nov. 16, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. Band from San Diego. Group combines unconventional instruments and spiritually themed lyrics into a hybrid of rock and northern soul. With Jeff the Brotherhood. $26.77. 513-281-8400; www.livenation.com.
Alan Jackson, 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 17, Bank of Kentucky Center, 500 Nunn Drive, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights. Alan Eugene Jackson is a country music singer and musician. With Jana Kramer. $59.50, $49.50, $39.50, plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.bankofkentuckycenter.com.
The AP Tour featuring Miss May I, 6 p.m. on Nov. 21, Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. With the Ghost Inside, Like Moths to Flames, the Amity Affliction and Glass Cloud. $25.24; pricdes subject to change. 800-745-3000; www.livenation.com.
Chris Isaak, 8 p.m.on Nov. 21, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak is a singer, rock musician and occasional actor. Doors open 7 p.m. $59.50, $47.50, $34.50, $29.50; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Psychodots, 9 p.m. on Nov. 23, The Ballroom, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Locally -based power-pop trio. Ages 18 and up. Post-Thanksgiving holiday show. Doors open 8 p.m. $18, $15 advance; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Reverend Peyton and His Big Damn Band, 9 p.m. on Nov. 24, The Ballroom, Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. With the Tillers. Ages 18 and up. $18, $15 advance; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
Frampton and Cincinnati Ballet Live, 8 p.m. on April 26, and 2 and 8 p.m. April 27, 2013, Aronoff Center, Procter & Gamble Hall, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. With three choreographic premieres and a new composition created just for the occasion by Peter Frampton, Grammy Award-winning guitarist. Presented by Cincinnati Ballet. $31-$82. 513-621-2787; www.cincinnatiarts.org.
