Texas-based blues guitarist Hamilton Loomis plays Fat Fish Blue at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 27. FREE.

Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes perform at the House of Blues at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 5. Tickets: $27.50.

Hard rockers Otep play Peabody's at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10. Tickets: $15.

Stacy Mitchhart & Blues-U-Can-Use returns to the Savannah at 8 p.m. Friday, April 11. Tickets: $15.

Eccentric singer-songwriter Tim Fite plays the Grog Shop at 9 p.m. Sunday, April 13. Tickets: $7.

Jazz bassist Marcus Miller plays Nighttown at 7 and 9 p.m. Sunday, April 13. Tickets: $30.

The String Cheese Incident side project EOTO performs at Wilbert's with Telepath opening at 9 p.m. Monday, April 21. Tickets: $10.

Comedian John Caparulo performs at the Ohio Theatre at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 3 for a show he plans to release as a comedy DVD. Tickets: $17.50-$22.50.

Tech N9ne plays Peabody's at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4. Paul Wall and Ill Bill open each night. Tickets: $25-$29.

Featuring members of US Maple, 90 Day Men and Lichens, Singer comes to the Beachland Tavern at 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 7. Tickets: $7.

Eric Clapton performs at Blossom at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31. Tickets: $41-$131.

The recently reunited Breeders come to the House of Blues at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 3. Tickets: $18.50.

Git-steel master Junior Brown plays the Beachland Ballroom at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21. Tickets: $20 advance, $22 day of show.

3/12: Tom Russell. Beachland Tavern. $20.

3/12: Red, D-Rail. House of Blues Cambridge Room. $12. TM.

3/12: Gutter Twins, Great Northern. Beachland Ballroom. $17.

3/12: Secondhand Serenade, Making April, White Tie Affair, Automatic Love Letter. Agora Ballroom. $12. TM.

3/13: State Bird, To Be a High Powered Executive, Lunavelis. Beachland Tavern. $8.

3/13: Katt Williams. Wolstein Center. $49.50-$65. TM.

3/13: A Fine Frenzy, Ferras.

House of Blues Cambridge Room. $12. TM.

3/13: Mountain Heart. Beachland Ballroom. $20/$18 adv.

3/13: Jeff Black, Chris Castle, Brian Ashley Jones. Wilbert's. $10.

3/13: Tortured Soul, Mifune. Grog Shop. $10.

3/13: Sick Puppies, Dropping Daylight, Saving Abel, DOHM. House of Blues. $12.50. TM.

3/13: Sean Carney. Fat Fish Blue. Free.

3/14: Sean Carney. Fat Fish Blue. $10.

3/14: Black 47, the Mickeys. Beachland Ballroom. $17/$15 adv.

3/14: Dave Cousins, Alex Bevan. Winchester. $15.

3/14: Aiden, Madina Lake, My American Heart, Farewell To Freeway. Agora Ballroom. $12. TM.

3/14: Yellowcard, Spill Canvas, Playradioplay!, Treaty of Paris. House of Blues. $17.50. TM.

3/14: Fu Manchu, Burning Bridges, ASG.

Peabody's. $15/$12 adv. TM.

3/14: Turbine. Wilbert's. $7.

3/14: Antigone Rising. House of Blues Cambridge Room. $13. TM.

3/14: Sugar Blue, The Real Deal Blues Band.

Wilbert's. $15/$12 adv.

3/15: O'2L. Winchester. $10.

3/15: Dave Cousins. Kent Stage. $20/$15 adv.

3/15: Holmes Brothers, Prayer Warriors. Wilbert's. $12.

3/16: John Abercrombie/Mark Soskin Quartet. Nighttown. $25.

3/16: The Spyderz. Peabody's. $12/$10 adv. TM.

3/16: The Afters, Falling Up, Everyday Sunday. Musica. $9.99.

3/17: Soil, Bobaflex, Autumn Offering.

Peabody's. $12/$10 adv. TM.

3/18: Mike Doughty, The Panderers.

Beachland Ballroom. $22/$20 adv.

3/18: Sub City Take Action Tour. House of Blues. $18.50. TM.

3/19: Digitalism, Guns N Bombs, Leroi da Moor, MisterbradleyP. Grog Shop. $10.

3/19: Ray Bonneville. Beachland Tavern (7 p.m.). $12/$10 adv.

3/19: This Is Hell, Elysia, Runier, Soldiers. Pirates Cove. $10.

3/19: Hopewell, the Dreadful Yawns. Beachland Tavern. $6.

3/19: Matt Nathanson. House of Blues. $14. TM.

3/20: Gil Mantera's Party Dream. Grog Shop. $10.

3/20: Matthew Good, Fiona Faulk.

House of Blues Cambridge Room. $12. TM.

3/20: Trampled by Turtles, JP and the Chatfield Boys. Beachland Tavern. $10.

3/20: Afroman, Lovesick Radio. Peabody's. $10/$8 adv. TM.

3/20: Soulico. B-Side Liquor Lounge. $5.

3/21: Crystal Castles, Health. Grog Shop. $8.

3/21: The Apes. Musica. $6.

3/21: Alex Skolnick Trio. Wilbert's. $10.

3/21: Cabinet, The Amazing Rondini Brothers.

Beachland Tavern. $7.

3/21: Parts and Labor, Pterodactyl, Paik,

National Suicide Day. MOCA. $6.

3/22: Earth Crisis, Terror, Sworn Enemy, Shai Hulud, Down to Nothing, Recon. Peabody's. $20/$17 adv. TM.

3/22: The Kasim Sulton Band. Beachland Ballroom. $25/$22 adv.

3/22: Bil Benden & Ross Duncliffe. Kent Stage. $20/$15 adv.

3/22: Blue Man Group. Quicken Loans Arena. $49.50-$75. TM.

3/23: The Cribs, Black Girls. Grog Shop. $8.

3/23: Hackensaw Boys. Beachland Ballroom. $12/$10 adv.

3/24: Tilly & the Wall, Capgun Coup, Bears.

Grog Shop. $12/$10 adv.

3/24: Peelander Z, Child Bite, Thunder Thighs.

Beachland Tavern. $8.

3/25: Beppe Gambetta. Nighttown. $15.

3/25: Baby Bash, Pitbull. House of Blues. $22.50-$35. TM.

3/25: Mae, The Honorary Title, Between The Trees.

Agora Theatre. $16. TM.

3/25: Richard Julian, Pete Nischt. Beachland Tavern. $10.

3/26: Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Georgia. Beachland Ballroom. $17/$15 adv.

3/26: Brian Auger's Oblivion Express.

Nighttown (7 and 9 p.m.). $20.

3/26: British Sea Power. Grog Shop. $14/$12 adv.

3/26: Avril Lavigne, Boys Like Girls.

Wolstein Center. $20-$49.50. TM.

3/26: Doro Pesch. Peabody's. $16/$14 adv. TM.

3/26: Bob Weir and Ratdog. House of Blues. $36-$55. TM.

3/27: Brian Auger's Oblivion Express.

Nighttown (8 and 10 p.m.). $20.

3/27: Beach House, Papercuts. Grog Shop. $8.

3/27: Dennis Gruenling, Steve Guyger. Wilbert's. $10.

3/27: Robin Trower, Rick Ray. House of Blues. $25. TM.

3/27: The Independents. Peabody's. $10/$8 adv. TM.

3/27: Citay, Puffy Areolas, DJ Krauty McKraut.

Beachland Tavern. $7.

3/28: Nile, Suicide Silence, The Faceless, The Agonist, Nachmysitum. Peabody's. $20/$17 adv. TM.

3/28: Shawn Phillips. Winchester. $18.

3/28: Murder by Death, O'Death, Kiss Kiss.

Grog Shop. $12/$10 adv.

3/28: Michelle Wilson, Blue Lunch. Wilbert's. $10.

3/28: Haale. Beachland Tavern. $10.

3/28: Ekoostik Hookah. Agora Theatre. $12.99. TM.

3/28: Grada. Beachland Ballroom. $16/$15 adv.

3/28: Scott Holt. Fat Fish Blue. $8.

3/29: Aloha, Owen, Unwed Sailor, Anathallo, Paper Rival. Grog Shop (7 p.m.). $12/$10 adv.

3/29: Ligion, Day of Fire. Agora Ballroom. $9. TM.

3/29: Stan Shot Molly. Peabody's. $8. TM.

3/29: Rob McNurlin. Kent Stage. $10.

3/29: Salt the Wound. Peabody's. $12/$10 adv. TM.

3/29: Moondog Coronation Ball: B.J. Thomas, Felix Cavaliere's Rascals, Peter & Gordon, The Fifth Dimension, Ronnie Spector, Lou Christie.

Quicken Loans Arena. $32-$62. TM.

3/30: Acid Mothers Temple, Danava. Grog Shop. $10.

3/30: Richie Havens. Kent Stage. $30/$25.

3/30: Shelby Lynne. Beachland Ballroom. $28/$26 adv.

3/30: Tab Benoit. Wilbert's. $15/$12 adv.

3/30: Today Is the Day, Mouth of the Architect, Lair of the Minotaur, Complete Failure. Peabody's. $10. TM.

3/30: Why? Beachland Tavern. $8.

3/31: Stars. Beachland Ballroom. $15.

3/31: Authority Zero, Whole Wheat Bread, Beat Union, Civet. Peabody's. $12/$10 adv. TM.

4/1: A Skylit Drive, Oh, Sleeper, Four Letter Lie, Before Their Eyes, Memphis May Fire, The Hottness. Peabody's. $12/$10 adv.

4/1: Grand Buffet. Beachland Tavern. $7.

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4/1: Bill Frisell, 858 Quartet. Kent Stage $25/$20 adv.

4/2: Devildriver, Napalm Death, Walls of Jericho,

36 Crazyfists, In Vitro. Peabody's. $18. TM.

4/2: Erin Bode. Nighttown. $20.

4/2: The Punch Brothers. Kent Stage. $22/$17 adv.

4/3: Explosions in the Sky, Lichens. Beachland Ballroom. SOLD OUT.

4/3: Brad Mehldau Trio. Nighttown (8 and 10 p.m.). $30.

4/3: Converge, Red Chord, Baroness, Genghis Tron. Peabody's. $15/$13 adv. TM.

4/3: Born Ruffians, Cadence Weapon. Grog Shop. $10.

4/3: Tower of Power, Modquad. House of Blues. $24.50-$39. TM.

4/3: Troubadours of Divine Bliss, Susan Weber. Wilbert's. $6.

4/4: Blitzen Trapper, Fleet Foxes. Grog Shop. $8.

4/4: Melissa Ferrick. Beachland Ballroom. $15/$13 adv.

4/4: Laurie Anderson. E.J. Thomas Hall. $15-$20. TM.

4/4: Mushroomhead. Peaobdy's. $24/$20 adv. TM.

4/4: Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers. Wilbert's. $12.

4/5: Beneath the Massacre, See You Next Tuesday, Born of Osiris, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza. Peabody's. $10. TM.

4/5: Tristan Prettyman. House of Blues Cambridge Room. $15. TM.

4/6: Collective Soul, Josh Kelley and Green River Ordinance. House of Blues. $25. TM.

4/7: T-Pain and Family. House of Blues. $29.50. TM.

4/7: Jesse Malin, De Novo Dahl.

House of Blues Cambridge Room. $12. TM.

4/8: Tempest. Beachland Tavern. $14/$12 adv.

4/8: Buddy Guy. House of Blues. $29.50. TM.

4/8: Chevelle, Finger Eleven. E.J. Thomas Hall. $20.

4/9: TOPS Big Band. Nighttown. $20.

4/9: Victor Wooten. Beachland Ballroom. $28/$25 adv.

4/9: Clutch, Kamchatka. Peabody's. $20. TM.

4/10: Dale Watson & His Lonestars. Beachland Ballroom. $15.

4/10: Entrain, Big Leg Emma. Kent Stage. $12/$10 adv.

4/10: Elfpower. Grog Shop. $7.

4/11: Baby Dayliner, JJ Magazine, Stayloose Hold Tight. MOCA. $6.

4/11: Rowdy Friends Tour: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams Jr. Wolstein Center. $42.50-$72.50. TM.

4/11: Fleshtones, Libertines U.S. ,Pale Hollow.

Beachland Tavern. $10.

4/11: Galactic, Salvador Santana Band, Boots Riley. House of Blues. $20. TM.

4/11: Kimya Dawson, Angelo Spencer, L'Orchidee D'Hawai. Grog Shop. $14/$12 adv.

4/11: Ben Jelen, Standard of Living, Promise Me Scarlet. Agora Ballroom. $11/$9 adv. TM.

4/12: Time Again. Agora Ballroom. $8. TM.

4/12: The Spencer Davis Group, Joey Molland.

Kent Stage. $30-$50.

4/12: Symphony X, Epica, Into Eternity.

Peabody's. $20/$18 adv. TM.

4/12: Jon Justice. Wilbert's. $6.

4/12: Bodeans. House of Blues. $16.50. TM.

4/13: Minus the Bear, The Big Sleep, Portugal, The Man. House of Blues. $17. TM.

4/15: David Dondero. Grog Shop. $7.

4/15: As Blood Runs Black, Stick to Your Guns,

Winds of Plague, Veil of Maya, Belay My Last. Peabody's. $14/$12 adv. TM.

4/16: Koffin Kats. Beachland Tavern. $10.

4/17: Secret Lives of the Freemanson, Across Five Aprils, Red I Flight, Fallen From the Sky. Peabody's. $10. TM.

4/17: Unseen. Agora Ballroom. $10. TM.

4/17: Saul Williams, Dragons of Zynth, Islands. Grog Shop. $15.

4/17: Cherish the Ladies.

Nighttown (8 and 10 p.m.). Tickets: $30.

4/17: Tri-C JazzFest: Jazz Meets Hip-hop with Q-Nice, DJ Rob Swift, Bill Ransom. House of Blues. $25. TM.

4/18: Tri-C JazzFest: John Pizzarelli and The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. Allen Theatre. $25-$45.

4/18: Batdorf & Rodney. Kent Stage. $25/$20 adv.

4/18: The Epochs, Lines Across Lines. Beachland Tavern. $7.

4/18: Heaven Shall Burn. Peabody's. $14/$12 adv. TM.

4/19: Asia. House of Blues. $35. TM.

4/19: Michael Bublé. Wolstein Center. $49.50-$79.50. TM.

4/19: Tri-C JazzFest: Jazz of Kids Children's Museum of Cleveland (11 a.m. and 2 p.m.). $12.

4/19: Tri-C JazzFest: Women in Jazz.

Mt. Zion Congregational Church (1 p.m.). Free.

4/19: Tri-C JazzFest: Jason Miles in a Tribute to Marvin Gaye and Motown. Allen Theatre. $15-$25.

4/19: Kristy Hanson, Maura Rogers. Wilbert's. $6.

4/20: Tri-C JazzFest: The Ernie Krivda Trio.

East Cleveland Public Library (4 p.m.). Free.

4/20: Tri-C JazzFest: JD Allen Trio. Nighttown. Free.

4/20: Anti-Flag, The Street Dogs, The Briggs, Fake Problems. Agora Theatre. $17. TM.

4/20: The Slackers, The Skatastrophes.

Grog Shop. $12/$10 adv.

4/20: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Clue to Kalo. Beachland Tavern. $8.

4/20: Disfear, Parasitic. Pirates Cove. $10/$8 adv.

4/21: Meat Beat Manifesto. Grog Shop. $15/$14 adv.

4/22: The New Pornographers, Okkervil River.

Beachland Ballroom. $30.

4/22: My Chemical Romance, Billy Talent, Drive By.

Agora Theatre. SOLD OUT.

4/22: Constantines, Oakley Hall. Grog Shop. $12/$10 adv.

4/22: Eddie Bacchus Sr. Karamu House. Free.

4/22: The Amina Figarova Sextet. Nighttown. Free.