Stone Temple Pilots are back, this time playing EJ Thomas Hall in Akron with the Secret Machines opening at 7 p.m. Monday, July 7. Tickets: $48.50-$58.50.

Singer-songwriter Amos Lee comes to the House of Blues at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 20. Tickets: $18.50.

The Melvins are back at the Grog Shop at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6 with Big Business opening. Tickets: $15.

The 17th annual Midwest Reggae Festival returns to Nelsons Ledges Friday, Aug. 8- Sunday, Aug. 10. Friday's line-up includes Umojah, The Ark Band, Marty Dread, Midnite and Roger Steffens. Saturday features Deighton Charlemagne, Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band, Culture, Shinehead and Beres Hammond. On Sunday, The Early Morning Gospel Band, Yellowman, Taj Weekes & Adowa and Newleaf all perform. Tickets: $75 for the entire weekend, $65 for Friday and Sunday and $25 for Sunday only.

We Are Scientists are at the Grog Shop with Oxford Collapse opening at 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9. Tickets: $12.

Hard rockers Bullet For My Valentine play the House of Blues with Bleeding Through and Cancer Bats opening at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14. Tickets: $25.

Paramore plays Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24 with Phantom Planet and Paper Route opening. Tickets: $27.50.

Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot comes to the Palace Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24. Tickets: $37.50-$57.50.

While they're not really "kids" anymore, the reunited New Kids on the Block come to Quicken Loans Arena at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3. Tickets: $27.50-$67.50.

Metal icon Obituary plays Peabody's with Unleashed and Carnifex opening at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. Tickets: $20/$18 adv.

6/4: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and

Tra-la-la Band. Grog Shop. $14.

6/4: Jealous Girlfriends, Black Girls, Lazy Susan. Beachland Tavern. $8.

6/4: The Trews, Alternate Routes.

House of Blues Cambridge Room. $10. TM.

6/4: Ugly Radio Rebellion with Ike Willis. Winchester. $10.

6/5: Mic Harrison & the High Score. Beachland Tavern. $7.

6/5: Raheem DeVaughn, Chrisette Michele.

House of Blues. $28. TM.

6/5: Esham, Royce 59, R.I.A., Injektion XL.

Agora Ballroom. $15/$13 adv. TM.

6/5: Grand Archives, Sera Cahoone, The Muttering Retreats. Grog Shop. $10.

6/5: Lynn Arrialle Trio. Nighttown. $20.

6/5: Larry Keel & the Natural Bridge. Kent Stage. $25/$22 adv.

6/5: Lizz Wright. House of Blues Cambridge Room. $15. TM.

6/6: The Blowtops, Horror of '59, Scarlet Fever. Beachland Tavern. $6.

6/6: She Wants Revenge, Be Your Own Pet, The Virgins, The Switches. House of Blues. $16. TM.

6/6: Mustard Plug, The Shams, Johnny Red & The Skammunists, Mein Skampf, The Karkadans.

Agora Ballroom. $13/$11 adv. TM.

6/6: Kelly Richey Band. Winchester. $12.

6/6: Raul Malo & Band. Beachland Ballroom. $22/$20 adv.

6/6: Blueprint, Illogic, Edotkom, Snub Zero,

Muamin Collective. Grog Shop. $10.

6/6: Jones For Revival, Papadosio. Wilbert's. $8.

6/7: Dave Attell, Craig Peters. House of Blues. $27.50. TM.

6/7: Earl Greyhound, Parlor Mob, Jakeway, The Not So Good Ole Boys. Grog Shop. $8.

6/7: Hentchmen, The In-Sect. Beachland Ballroom. $8.

6/7: The Rod Nickson Project. Fat Fish Blue. $7.

6/8: Retribution Gospel Choir. Grog Shop. $10/$8 adv.

6/8: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. House of Blues. $20.TM.

6/9: The Voodoo Glow Skulls, Whole Wheat Bread, Knockout. Peabody's. $12/$10 adv.

6/9: The Pink Spiders, We Are the Fury. Agora Ballroom. $8. TM.

6/9: Josh Hoge, Ernie Halter. Beachland Tavern. $7/$5 adv.

6/10: Donita Sparks and the Stellar Moments, The Dead Enders, The Mary Anns. Grog Shop. $10.

6/10: Raheem DeVaughn, Chrisette Michele, Solange Knowles. House of Blues. $28. TM.

6/10: The Wailers, Passafire, Tropidelic.

House of Blues. $19.50. TM.

6/11: Ashlee Simpson. House of Blues. $25-$38. TM.

6/11: Dan Bern. Beachland Tavern. $15.

6/11: Nada Surf, The Republic Tigers.

Beachland Ballroom. $15.

6/11: The Refugees. Wilbert's. $10.

6/12: Iron Maiden. Blossom $20-$69.50. TM.

6/12: John Lee Hooker Jr. Brothers Lounge. $12/$10 adv.

6/12: Halo of Locusts. Peabody's. $12/$10 adv. TM.

6/12: The Cotton Jones Basket Ride. Beachland Tavern. $7.

6/13: Death Cab for Cutie, Rogue Wave.

Plain Dealer Pavilion. $32.50. TM.

6/13: Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Not So Good Ol' Boys. House of Blues. $16. TM.

6/13: Sasquatch & the Sickibillys, Scarlet Fever. Beachland Tavern. $8.

6/13: Big Leg Emma. Winchester. $10.

6/13: Fink & JayMay. B-Side. $8.

6/13: Tony Monaco Trio. Nighttown. $20.

6/13: The Original Strawbs. Kent Stage. $25/$22 adv.

6/13: JW Jones. Fat Fish Blue. $10.

6/13: Dieter. Peabody's. $18/$15 adv. TM.

6/13: Greg Ginn, JamBang, The Texas Corrugators. Wilbert's. $10.

6/14: Breaker, Wretch, Ground Zero, Lick the Blade. Jigsaw. $10.

6/14: Honeytribe. House of Blues Cambridge Room. $10. TM.

6/14: Far From Finished. Pirates Cove. $12/$10 adv. TM.

6/14: JW Jones. Fat Fish Blue. $10.

6/15: Brooks & Dunn. Blossom $25-$55. TM.

6/15: Christian Death. Peabody's. $14/$12 adv. TM.

6/15: Dark Lotus, Haystak, Wolfpac, Roc.

House of Blues. $23.50. TM.

6/16: Fish. House of Blues. $28. TM.

6/16: Tarbox Ramblers, Broken Circle Gospel Deluxe. Beachland Tavern. $10.

6/16: Sleepercar, Saints. Grog Shop. $10/$8 adv.

6/17: Ferret Young Guns Tour featuring Elysia. Peabody's. $12/$10 adv. TM.

6/17: Jack Johnson, Mason Jennings, Money Mark. Blossom. $30-$45. TM.

6/17: El Ten Eleven. Beachland Tavern. $7.

6/17: Jon McLaughlin. House of Blues Cambridge Room. $12. TM.

6/17: Chris Botti. Palace Theatre. $10-$40.

6/17: Ryan Cabrera. Grog. $20/$18 adv.

6/17: Demi Lovato. House of Blues. $16.50. TM.

6/18: The Cure, 65daysofstatic.

Wolstein Center. $47.50-$57.50. TM.

6/18: Richard Julian. Winchester. $8.

6/18: Salt the Wound, Across Five Aprils. Pirates Cove. $8.

6/19: The Dethklok Tour: Chimaira, Soilent Green.

House of Blues. $24.50. TM.

6/19: Hanzel Und Gretyl, Living Dead, Colombine. Peabody's. $16/$14 adv. TM.

6/19: Maia Sharp. Nighttown. $15.

6/19: Langhorne Slim, Expecting Rain. Grog Shop. $8.

6/19: Brittany Reilly, Pandactyl. Beachland Tavern. $8.

6/20: Demon Hunter, Living Sacrifice, Oh Sleeper,

The Famine, Advent. House of Blues. $16. TM.

6/20: Carla Bozulich's Evangelista. Beachland Tavern. $8.

6/20: Silver Apples, Loto Ball Show, Emeralds,

DJ Krauty McKraut. Grog Shop. $10.

6/20: Linda McRea, Nick Motil. Wilbert's. $6.

6/20: Stroke 9, Boatzz. Brothers Lounge. $20/$15 adv.

6/20: Grupo Fantasma. Beachland Ballroom. $10.

6/21: Lisa Lampanelli. E.J. Thomas Hall. $36.75. TM.

6/21: First Light. Plain Dealer Pavilion. $19.50-$27.50. TM.

6/21: Junior Brown. Beachland Ballroom. $22/$20 adv.

6/21: Summer Slaughter. Peabody's. $25/$20 adv. TM.

6/21: Peter Murphy, Ali Eskadarian. House of Blues. $25. TM.

6/21: Anat Cohen Quartet. Nighttown. $20.

6/21: Burning Brides, Year Long Disaster, The Quickening. Grog Shop. $8.

6/21: A Prairie Home Companion. Blossom. $26-$60. TM.

6/22: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Steve Winwood. Blossom. $29.50-$95. TM.

6/22: Sloan, The Golden Dogs, Quickening. Grog Shop. $12.

6/22: Circa 1939. Nighttown. $15.

6/22: Ari Hest, Brendan James. Beachland Tavern. $12/$10 adv.

6/24: Return to Forever. Plain Dealer Pavilion. $27.50-$55. TM.

6/24: Carolyn Wonderland, Nathan Singleton.

Beachland Tavern. $10.

6/24: Jakob Dylan. House of Blues. $17-$24. TM.

6/24: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. Wilbert's. $10.

6/25: Black Angels, The Warlocks. Beachland Ballroom. $12.

6/25: Edwin McCain, Brian Vander Ark, Will Bowen.

House of Blues. $18.50. TM.

6/26: Unwed Sailor, Sybris, To Be a High-Powered Executive. Grog Shop. $8.

6/26: The Bridge, Colin John. Wilbert's. $10.

6/26: Eef Barzelay. Beachland Tavern. $10.

6/26: The Absence. Peabody's. $10/$8 adv. TM.

6/26: Shooter Jennings. Beachland Ballroom. $17/$15 adv.

6/27: Corey Smith, Jackson Rohm.

House of Blues. $13.50. TM.

6/27: Gina Sicilia, The Blue Drivers. Wilbert's. $10.

6/27: Corey Smith, Jackson Rohm. House of Blues Cambridge Room. $13.50/$10 adv. TM.

6/28: Don Dixon and the Jump Rabbits, Marti Jones. Winchester. $10.

6/28: Riders in the Sky. Kent Stage. $25/$22 adv.

6/29: Sonny Landreth. Beachland Ballroom. $20.

6/29: Kevin Mohagany, Joe Hunter Trio. Nighttown. $29.

6/29: Todd Rundgren. House of Blues. $29.50. TM.

7/1: The AKAs. Pirates Cove. $10/$8 adv. TM.

7/1: People in Planes. Agora Ballroom. $12/$10 adv. TM.

7/2: Green Jelly. Peabody's. $16/$14 adv. TM.

7/2: Tim McGraw. Blossom. $33.50-$63.50. TM.

7/3: Delta Highway. Wilbert's. $10.

7/3: The Jagermeister Music Tour: Type O Negative, Wednesday 13, Soil. House of Blues. $22. TM.

7/4: HedPe. Peabody's. $12/$10 adv. TM.

7/5: Peter Tork, Michael Jantz. Winchester. $15.

7/6: Coldplay. Quicken Loans Arena. $49.50-$89.50. TM.

7/6: Morgan Heritage, Laza, Irie Love. Peabody's. $20. TM.

7/8: Chicago. Plain Dealer Pavilion. $25-$65. TM.

7/8: Less than Jake, Goldfinger, Big D and the Kids Table, Suburban Legends. House of Blues. $23. TM.

7/8: Tramps & Thieves. Beachland Tavern. $7.

7/8: Scream the Prayer. Peabody's. $17/$15 adv. TM.

7/9: Lyle Lovett. Lakewood Civic Auditorium. $42.50-$52.50. TM.

7/9: Groundation. Beachland Ballroom. $12/$10 adv.

7/10: Rehab. Peabody's. $17/$15 adv. TM.

7/10: The Casualities, The Episodes. Grog Shop. $12.

7/10: Alkaline Trio, American Steel, The Fashion.

House of Blues. $17.50. TM.

7/10: Bobby Sanabria. Nighttown. $20.

7/11: Three Doors Down, Staind, Hinder. Blossom. $19-$69. TM.

7/11: Teddy Geiger, Hillary McRae, Scott Harris.

Agora Balllroom. $16. TM.

7/11: Kittie, Dope, Anew Revolution, Panic Cell.

Peabody's. $20/$17 adv. TM.

7/11: Pat Harris-Thomas. Nighttown. $15.

7/11: Victorian Halls. Grog Shop. $6.

7/12: Virginia Coalition, The Alternate Routes,

Rex Moroux. Beachland Ballroom. $12.

7/12: Roxy Cottontail, Misterbradleyp. B-Side. $10.

7/12: Gypsy Dave and the Stumpjumpers.

Beachland Tavern. $7.

7/13: Jenny Owen Youngs. Beachland Tavern. $10.

7/13: The Hush Sound, The Cab, The Morning Light.

Grog Shop (6 p.m.). $14.

7/14: Les Breast Feeders. Beachland Tavern. $10.

7/15: Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush. House of Blues. $16. TM.

7/15: Keri Noble. Beachland Tavern. $10.

7/15: Robert Plant, Allison Krauss, T-Bone Burnett.

Time Warner Cable Amphitheater. $25-$89.50. TM.

7/16: Boris, Torche, Nachtmystium. Grog Shop. $14/$12 adv.

7/16: The Tarbox Ramblers, Broken Circle Deluxe. Beachland Tavern. $10.

7/17: Suffocation. Peabody's. $18/$16 adv. TM.

7/17: Ken Peplowski. Nighttown. $25.

7/17: John Mayer, Colbie Caillat, Brett Dennen.

Blossom. $30-$55. TM.

7/17: Warped Tour. Time Warner Cable Amphitheater. $37.25. TM.

7/17: Brave Combo. Grog Shop. $15.

7/17: The Hold Steady, The Loved Ones.

Beachland Ballroom. $17/$15 adv.

7/18: Asylum Street Spankers, Guy Forsyth Band. Beachland Ballroom. $16/$14 adv.

7/18: Full Blown Chaos, Shai Hulud, Epicurian.

Grog Shop (7 p.m.). $12/$10 adv.

7/18: Grey Dealer, Sarah Burgess, Deep in Grace.

Agora Ballroom. $9/$7 adv. TM.

7/18: Widespread Panic. Plain Dealer Pavilion. $33.50. TM.

7/19: Roy Book Binder. Winchester. $15.

7/19: The Nighthawks. Wilbert's. $12.

7/19: Mirrors. Beachland Tavern. $8.

7/19: 2*Sweet, Fireworks, This Time Next Year.

Grog Shop (6 p.m.). $10.

7/20: Phantom Rockers, Koffin Kats.

Beachland Tavern. $12/$10 adv.

7/21: !!!, Extra Golden. Grog Shop. $14.

7/21: Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Madison Crawl.

Peabody's. $14/$12 adv. TM.

7/22: King Khan & the Shrines. Grog Shop. $10/$8 adv.

7/22: Wednesday 13, Marazene. Peabody's. $12/$10 adv. TM.

7/22: Over the Rhine. Cain Park. $2. TM.

7/23: Eric Lindell. Winchester. $12.

7/23: Jeremy Jay. Beachland Tavern. $6.

7/23: Valient Thorr, Early Man, Monotonix.

Grog Shop. $12/$10 adv.

7/25: Joan of Arc, Uno Lady. Grog Shop. $10.

7/25: Wussy. Beachland Tavern. $7.

7/25: The Foo Fighters, Supergrass.

Quicken Loans Arena. $27-$47. TM.

7/26: Bill Evans Soulgrass. Cain Park. $20-$27. TM.

7/26: Earth, Wind & Fire.

Plain Dealer Pavilion. $42.50-$69.50. TM.

7/28: Dub Trio, Captain Kneal and the Noisemakers.

Grog Shop. $10/$8 adv.

7/28: Left Lane Cruiser. Beachland Tavern. $6.

7/29: The Black Crowes, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. House of Blues. $42.50. TM.

7/29: Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus Dreams. Cain Park. $2. TM.

7/30: The Black Crowes, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. House of Blues. $42.50. TM.

7/30: Dave Matthews Band, Ingrid Michaelson.

Blossom. $40-$70. TM.

7/30: Janis Ian. Cain Park. $13-$17. TM.

8/1: Spiritualized, The Dirtbombs. House of Blues. $22.50. TM.

8/1: Todd Snider. Beachland Ballroom. $35/$30 adv.

8/2: Gogol Bordello. House of Blues. $18.50. TM.

8/2: Lesley Gore. Cain Park. $20-$26. TM.

8/2: Religion Against Religion. Agora Ballroom. $7. TM.

8/2: The Weakerthans. Beachland Ballroom. $15/$14 adv.

8/3: Neil Diamond. Quicken Loans Arena. $55-$120. TM.

8/3: Joshua Radin, Vanessa Carlton, Alexa Wilkison. Beachland Ballroom. $17/$15 adv.

8/4: Radiohead, Grizzly Bear. Blossom. $30-$50. TM.

8/4: Dr. Dog. Beachland Ballroom. $14/$12 adv.

8/5: Ours, God or Julie, Plain Jane Auto.

House of Blues. $12. TM.

8/5: RX Bandits, Portugal. The Man, Maps & Atlases. Grog Shop. $14/$12 adv.

8/6: Eddie and the Hotrods. Beachland Tavern. $15.

8/6: Merle Haggard.

Time Warner Cable Amphitheater. $20-$49.50. TM.

8/6: Extreme, King's X, Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp.

House of Blues. $30. TM.

8/6: Dance Gavin Dance, A Static Lullaby, Four Letter Lie, Secret & Whisper, Lower Definition.

Agora Theatre. $15/$12 adv. TM.

8/6: Esperanza Spalding. Nighttown. $20.

8/6: Thrash & Burn Tour: Darkest Hour, Parkway Drive, Misery Signals, Stick to Your Guns, Winds of Plague, Arsis, Light this City, After The Burial, Arsonists Get All the Girls. Peabody's. $19/$15 adv. TM.

8/8: Boys Like Girls, Good Charlotte, Metro Station, Maine. Time Warner Cable Amphitheater. $25. TM.

8/9: Rod Stewart. Blossom. $35-$250. TM.

8/10: Michelle Shocked. Cain Park. $16-$20. TM.

8/10: Terror, Warriors, Death Before Dishonor, CDC, Trapped Under Ice. Peabody's. $14/$12 adv. TM.

8/12: K.T. Tunstall, Martha Wainwright.

House of Blues. $22.50. TM.

8/13: Billy Bob Thornton. Beachland Ballroom. $22/$20 adv.

8/13: April Verch. Cain Park. $14-$18. TM.

8/13: Secondhand Serenade, My American Heart, Playradioplay, Rookie Of The Year, The Graduate. Agora Ballroom. $15. TM.

8/14: Poison, Dokken, Sebastian Bach. Blossom. $15-$59.50. TM.

8/14: Oneida, Dirty Faces, This Moment in Black History, Jah Division Electronic Sound System.

Beachland Tavern. $10/$8 adv. TM.

8/14: Bill Maher. EJ Thomas Hall. $39.50-$56. TM.

8/14: Puddle of Mudd, Saving Abel, Rev Theory, Tyler Read. Agora Theatre. $27/$25 adv. TM.

8/14: Jimmy's Chicken Shack. Peabody's. $10. TM.

8/15: Cute Is What We Aim For, Ace Enders, Danger Radio, Powerspace. Grog Shop (6 p.m.). $12.

8/15: Half Pint Jones. Wilbert's. $7.

8/16: O.A.R., Ozomatli.

Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre. $30. TM.

8/16: Bo Bice. Cain Park. $20-$25. TM.

8/17: Kill Hannah, Medic Droid, Innerpartysystem.

Agora Ballroom. $13.50. TM.

8/19: Projekt Revolution. Blossom. $24.75-$70.75. TM.

8/20: Crue Fest: Motley Crue, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx A.M., Trapt. Blossom. $29.50-$99. TM.

8/21: The Greencards, Jedd Hughes.

Beachland Tavern. $14/$12 adv.

8/22: Nine Inch Nails, Does It Offend You, Yeah?

Quicken Loans Arena. $36.50-$56.50. TM.

8/22: Jonas Brothers, Demi Lavato. Blossom. $25-$65. TM.

8/22: The Hackensaw Boys. Beachland Ballroom. $12/$10 adv.

8/22: Bobby Lee Richards and the Codetalkers.

Wilbert's. $10.

8/22: Rubber City Rebels, Teacher's Pet, Hammer Damage. Beachland Tavern. $10.

8/22: The California Guitar Trio. Nighttown (8 and 10 p.m.). $20.

8/23: Times New Viking, Raven, Mike Rep and the Quotas, Puffy Areolas. Beachland Tavern. $10.

8/26: Maroon 5, Counting Crows, Sara Bareilles. Blossom. $29-$125. TM.

8/28: Col. Bruce & the Quark Alliance. Wilbert's. $10.

8/28: Two Gentleman Band, The Amazing Rondini Brothers. Beachland Tavern. $7.

8/29: Finntroll. Peabody's. $15. TM.

8/29: Taste of Cleveland: Michael Stanley and the Resonators, Donnie Iris and the Cruisers.

Time Warner Cable Amphitheater. $7-$25. TM.

8/30: Taste of Cleveland: Squeeze, Blue King Brown.

Time Warner Cable Amphitheater. $7-$30. TM.