This week, we have 19 new shows. Hot hip-hop from Cool Kids & Clipse. Hometown boy Nicholas Megalis returns as a hometown man, headlining House of Blues’ Cambridge Room. Teen country sensation Katie Armiger. A boatload of Tennessee cats. And Yo La frickin’ Tango. —D.X. Ferris
The Cool Kids/Clipse: Wed., Aug. 26, 8:30 p.m., $21 ADV/$24 DOS/four-pack general admission tickets $63 (LiveNation.com). House of Blues.
Kaite Armiger: Two sets: noon and 6 p.m., free, Tue., Aug. 4. Great Lakes Mall.
Bell X1: Cambridge Room, Wed., Sept. 23, 9:30 p.m., $13.50 ADV/$15 DOS. House of Blues.
Blaxmyth/Wolfpac/Dead Celebrity Status/Bionic Jive/7th Layer: Ballroom, Sat., Aug. 15, 8 p.m., $15. Agora.
Candlebox: Thu., Sept. 3, 9 p.m., $20 ADV/$23 DOS/four-pack general admission tickets $60 (LiveNation.com). House of Blues.
Cryptkicker reunion/Scalera/Backward Seven/Product of Chaos: Ballroom, Sat., Aug. 15, 8 p.m., $12. Agora.
Cuda/Renko/Cuda Trio: Sun., Aug. 9, 7 p.m., $10. Nighttown.
This article appears in Jul 15-21, 2009.