The latest

On sale 10 a.m. Friday – Natalie Merchant, 8 p.m. July 19, Citi Performing Arts Center, Boston. $35 to $65. www.citicenter.org; (866) 348-9738

On sale 10 a.m. Friday – Counting Crows Traveling Circus and Medicine Show featuring Augustana, 8 p.m., Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $64/$66. www.ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000

On sale 10 a.m. Friday – The Black Keys with The Morning Benders, 7:30 p.m. July 31, Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $30. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

On sale 10 a.m. Friday – Billy Idol, 8 p.m. Sept. 14, House of Blues, Boston. $37 to $49.50. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

On sale 10 a.m. Friday – The Dead Weather, 8 p.m. July 14, House of Blues, Boston. $29. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

On sale 11 a.m. Friday – Goo Goo Dolls, 8 p.m. Aug. 6, Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion, Gilford, N.H. $24.25 to $57.50. www.meadowbrook.net; (603) 293-4700.

On sale 10 a.m. Saturday – Widespread Panic, 7 p.m. July 24, Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $31. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

On sale 10 a.m. Saturday – 2010 Lilith Tour with Sarah McLachlan, Carly Simon, Kelly Clarkson, Tegan & Sara and many more, 3 p.m. July 30, Comcast Center, Mansfield, Mass. $31 to $101. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

On sale 10 a.m. Saturday – Barenaked Ladies with Ben Kweller and Angel Taylor, 7 p.m. Aug. 7, Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $28 to $52.50. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

On sale 10 a.m. Saturday – MGMT, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10, Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $20 to $29.50. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

On sale 10 a.m. Monday – Roger Waters: The Wall Live, 8 p.m. Sept. 30, TD Garden, Boston. $57.50 to $252.50. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

On sale noon Monday – Willie Nelson, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $45 to $65. 842-0800; www.portlandovations.org. 

The locals

Today – Halestorm with Janus, Burn Halo and Madam Adam, 7 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $12 to $25. www.portcitymusichall.com or Bull Moose stores; 899-4990 for information

Today – Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live featuring Dora the Explorer, 3 and 6 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $15 to $35. www.porttix.com; 842-0800

Today – Ben Hammond, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $36. www.stonemountainartscenter.com; (866) 227-6523

Friday – Greg Brown, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $36. www.stonemountainartscenter.com; (866) 227-6523

Friday – Cheryl Wheeler, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $22. www.onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757

Friday-Sunday – “Curious George Live!”, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $12 to $30. www.ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000

Saturday – Gordon Bok, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $20. www.stonemountainartscenter.com; (866) 227-6523

Saturday – Korn with Dead Season, 7:30 p.m., Androscoggin Bank Colisee, Lewiston. $31.50. www.thecolisee.com; 783-2009

Saturday – Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $22 to $25. www.onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757

Monday – Dr. Dog, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $15 to $30. www.portcitymusichall.com or Bull Moose stores; 899-4990 for information

Tuesday – Dierks Bentley with the Travelin’ McCourys and Hayes Carll, 7 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $30 to $50. www.portcitymusichall.com or Bull Moose stores; 899-4990 for information

Wednesday – Peter Wolf, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. Ages 21 and older. $25 ($45 VIP seated). www.portcitymusichall.com or Bull Moose stores; 899-4990 for information

May 13 – Railroad Earth, 7 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $22 to $35. portcitymusichall.com or Bull Moose stores; 899-4990 for information

May 14 – Sage Francis with Free Moral Agents and B. Dolan, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $16 to $30. portcitymusichall.com or Bull Moose stores; 899-4990 for information

May 14 – Cindy Bullens, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $15/$18. www.onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757

May 15 – Michelle Shocked, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $35. www.onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757

May 15 – Darol Anger, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $20. www.stonemountainartscenter.com; (866) 227-6523

May 16 – Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, 8 p.m., Venue Music Bar, Freeport. $20. www.venuemusicbar.com; 865-1780

May 16 – April Verch Band, 7:30 p.m., The Opera House, Boothbay Harbor. $15 to $18. boothbayoperahouse.com; 633-5159

May 21 – Crooked Still, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $25. www.stonemountainartscenter.com; (866) 227-6523

May 21 – Crash Kings, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $10 to $20. portcitymusichall.com or Bull Moose stores; 899-4990 for information

May 22 – Melissa Ferrick, 8 p.m., Jonathan’s, Ogunquit. $22.50/$25. www.jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526

May 22 – Rose Cousins, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $10. www.stonemountainartscenter.com; (866) 227-6523

May 27 – Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $18 to $40. 21 and older. portcitymusichall.com or Bull Moose stores; 899-4990 for information

May 28 – Rustic Overtones, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $18 to $40. portcitymusichall.com or Bull Moose stores; 899-4990 for information

May 29 – Shemekia Copeland, 8 p.m., The Landing at Pine Point, Scarborough. $20 to $25. www.thelandingatpinepoint.com; 774-4527.

June 1 – Tom Russell, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $25. www.onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 

Get outta town

Friday – Dierks Bentley with the Travelin’ McCourys. 8 p.m., The Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. www.themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400

Friday – Korn, 8 p.m., Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $35. www.ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000

Saturday – EOTO, 9 p.m., Paradise Rock Club, Boston. $16.50. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

Saturday – Buzzcocks, 8 p.m., Paradise Rock Club, Boston. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

Saturday – Dennis DeYoung: “The Music of Styx,” 8 p.m., Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $26 to $41. www.ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000

May 13 – Alan Jackson with Josh Turner and Chris Young, 7 p.m., Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H. $39 to $65. www.ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000

May 14 – Brett Michaels, 8 p.m., Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $36/$38. www.ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000

May 15 – Diana Ross, 8 p.m., Citi Performing Arts Center, Boston. $52.50 to $122.50. www.citicenter.org; (866) 348-9738

May 15 – The Saw Doctors, 7 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. $27.50. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

May 15 – Puddle of Mudd, 8 p.m., Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $26/$28. www.ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000

May 16 – The Saw Doctors, 7:30 p.m., The Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $28 to $33. www.themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400

May 17 – Pearl Jam with Band of Horses, 7:30 p.m., TD Garden, Boston. $79. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

May 17 – OK Go, 8 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. $17.50. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

May 20 – Pat Metheny, 7:30 p.m., Orpheum Theatre, Boston. $32.50 to $57. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849

May 20 – Fuel, 8 p.m., Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $20/$22. www.ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000