This week’s 24 hot new shows include hair-metal supergroup Cock Fight, Grammy-winning hip-hop phenom Lupe Fiasco, bluesman Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and the downright dreamy Pretty Ricky.
THIS WEEK: THURSAY Cock Fight (members of Bang Tango, Bullet Boys, and Faster Pussycat)/Hair Razor: Thu., Feb. 22, 9 p.m., $5. Funky Frog, 7865 Plains Rd., Mentor, 440-206-3764.
Dan the Automator (Gorillaz) & Aquadrums: Thu., Feb. 22, 10 p.m. Sinergy, 1213 W. 6th St., 216-363-1130.
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Joseph Arthur/Stars of Track & Field: Sun., April 22, 8 p.m., $15. Beachland Ballroom.
Bears/the Alice Rose: Sat., April 21. Bella Dubby.
Beneath the Sky: Sun., March 4. Hi-Fi Concert Club.
Brandi Carlile: Tue., May 8, 9 p.m., $15. House of Blues Cambridge Room.
Debbie Davies/Real Deal Blues Band: Sat., March 3, 9 p.m., $10 ADV/$12 DOS. Wilbert’s.
Esham: Sun., May 6, 7 p.m. Peabody’s.
Eye-Rekshon/Vyle-Che/Stress/Black Swamp Coalition/G: Sat., March 10, 9 p.m., $8, 21 and over/$11, 18-20. The Symposium.
Gore Gore Girls/Monotonix: Thu., April 12, 9:30 p.m., $5, 21 and over/$10, 18-20. Lime Spider.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd/Hubert Sumlin/Pinetop PErkins/Bryan Lee/Buddy Flett/Chris Layton/Noah Hunt: Sun., April 15, 7 p.m., $28..50. House of Blues.
King Wilkie: Thu., March 8, 8 p.m., $12 ADV/$14 DOS. Beachland Ballroom.
Leo/Psycher: Wed., Feb. 28, 9 p.m., $7. Beachland Tavern.
Lupe Fiasco: Mon., March 19, 8 p.m. House of Blues.
Joey McIntyre: Tue., April 3, 8 p.m., $20. House of Blues Cambridge Room.
Nekromantix/the Heart Attacks/Westbound Train/Society’s Parasites: Sat., May 19, 8 p.m., $11. Agora Ballroom.
Pretty Ricky: Mon., April 9, 7 p.m., $27.50. House of Blues.
The Queers: Fri., April 13, 9:30 p.m., $8, 21 and over/$10, 20 and under (all ages). Lime Spider.
Revolution Pie (Beatles tribute): Sat., April 14, time and price TBA. Phantasy Nite Club.
1349/Goatwhore/Natchmystium/Averse Sefira: Sat., April 7, 7 p.m., $12 ADV/$15 DOS. Jigsaw Saloon and Stage.
Type O Negative/Brand New Sin: Tue., April 3, 7 p.m., $20. House of Blues.
Yo La Tengo: Tue., April 17, 8:30 p.m., $18 ADV/$20 DOS. Beachland Ballroom.
Z02/Bluefire/Last Stone Cast: Fri., March 2, 8 p.m. Hi-Fi Concert Club.
CANCELED Adair/the Secret Lives of Freemasons/Karate High School/Inamere: Sun., March 11. Peabody’s.
NEW DATE Koffin Kats/Lords of the Highway: Fri., April 6, 9 p.m., $10. Beachland Tavern.
Donnie Iris & the Cruisers: Saturday, Mar. 17 at House of Blues. Tickets for February show will be honored.
Jim Brickman: Friday, Mar. 16 at Palace Square’s State Theatre. Tickets for February show will be honored.
SOLD OUT Aaron Lewis (of Staind, solo acoustic show): Fri., March 2. House of Blues.
This article appears in Feb 14-20, 2007.