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------Calendar • On The Road------In honor of the newly and cleverly named Aaron Lewis of Staind Apr. 1 Firekeepers Casino Battle Creek Citizens Square, we are considering renam- Aaron Lewis of Staind ($27-$60) May 5 Honeywell Center Wabash ing Road Notes as Citizens Notes or possi- Road Notez w/Sleeping with Sirens May 2 Frankie’s Inner-City Toledo bly Square Notes. It’s not clear which would CHRIS HUPE Accept w/Sabaton Apr. 21 Blondie’s Detroit be more boring than Citizens Square, but Accept w/Sabaton Apr. 22 Bottoms Lounge Chicago our plan is to reach for the stars. We may Adam Carolla Apr. 1 Murat Egyptan Room Indianapolis have to hire a consulting firm or exploratory committee to help us out. Better yet, we can Adele May 24 Riviera Theatre Chicago Adler’s Appetite ($10) May 19 The Vogue Indianapolis have an online vote, then completely ignore it in favor of what we want to name it. I think Airborne Toxic Event May 15 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH that may be the way to go. Airborne Toxic Event May 18-19 The Metro Chicago A Perfect Circle recently announced that, in addition to their head- Alison Krauss & Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas June 9 White River State Park Indianapolis w/, & The Summer Set Apr. 30 Bogart’s lining slot in Columbus, on May 22, the band would also hit the stage at the Fox All Time Low w/Yellowcard, Hey Monday & The Summer Set May 1 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH Theatre in Detroit on July 8. Ticket information is not yet available, but they are sure to go Alter Bridge w/Black Stone Cherry & Like A Storm May 2-3 House of Blues Chicago on sale soon and sell out quickly, so keep an eye on the Ticketmaster website. Alter Bridge w/Black Stone Cherry ($22 adv., $25 d.o.s.) May 12 Piere’s Fort Wayne Peter Gabriel New Blood Or- And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead w/Surfer Blood May 5 The Basement Columbus, OH has announced more dates for the summer. The 46-piece Arcade Fire w/The National Apr. 25 UIC Pavilion Chicago chestra will back Gabriel throughout the tour. Chances for seeing him will be scarce, Arcade Fire w/The National ($43.50) Apr. 27 White River State Park Indianapolis however, as the only area show takes place June 20 at the United Center in Chicago. Asia May 13 House of Blues Chicago The Unity Tour features Sublime with Rome co-headlining with 311. Both bands have w/ & Lower Than Atlantis Apr. 8 The Machine Shop Flint Asking Alexandria w/, Chiodos, & Apr. 9 Headliners Toledo new coming out this summer and will likely play tunes from those albums in ad- Atmosphere Apr. 20 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH dition to all of your favorites. The trek includes dates at all of the area sheds except, for Augustana & The Maine June 1 House of Blues some reason, Noblesville. If you would still like to see the tour, it hits Detroit, Chicago, Augustana & The Maine June 2 Bogart’s Cincinnati Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio in mid-July. Augustana & The Maine June 4 House of Blues Chicago The Avett Brothers May 28 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH In celebration of the release of their seventh , Death Cab for Cutie are hitting the BeBe & CeCe Winans w/Mary Mary ($29.50-$77.50) Apr. 1 Fox Theatre Detroit road to play the songs live this spring. Codes and Keys is set to be released May 31, a week Between the Buried & Me w/Job for a Cowboy & The Ocean Apr. 22 Headliners Toledo after the band plays the Metro in Chicago, the only area date scheduled so far. Billy Ocean ($30-$35) May 13 MotorCity Hotel & Casino Detroit B.J. Thomas ($15) May 21 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience will play more dates this summer, including Black Keys w/Booker T. Jones & Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea ($35) June 10 White River State Park Indianapolis a May 17 date at The Murat in Indianapolis. The band plays all of the Led Zeppelin hits w/All That Remains & Hail the Villain May 24 St. Andrew’s Hall Detroit while mixing in Bonham’s own childhood pictures and stories about his dad, Led Zeppelin Black Label Society w/All That Remains & Hail the Villain May 31 House of Blues Chicago drummer John Bonham. Bonham will then come back to the same venue about a month The Black Lips Apr. 17 Magic Stick Detroit later as part of Black Country Communion. That show takes place June 15. The Black Lips Apr. 19 Outland Live Columbus, OH The Black Lips Apr. 22 Logan Square Auditorium Chicago It seems that the rockers are all becoming writers in their old age, as a number of books Black Stone Cherry May 15 The Machine Shop Flint by musicians have been released recently or will be released soon. First is Stone Sour/ w/Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows, , Versaemerge & Conditions Apr. 8 The Intersection Grand Rapids Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor’s Seven Deadly Sins, a book in which he claims that the Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Mar. 31 Huntington Center Toledo seven deadly sins are not sins at all, just a part of who you are. Then there is a biography Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Apr. 2 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids entitled The Clairvoyant about Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris, to which Harris con- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Apr. 5 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Apr. 7 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland tributes. Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer spills the beans about behind-the-scenes activities Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band ($73-$84.50) May 7 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis in Tales of a Ratt and Wanted Things You Need to Know. Last but not least, there is Sammy Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band May 14 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Hagar’s Red: The Uncensored Life in Rock, in which Hagar claims he was once abducted Bon Jovi May 10 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH by aliens who tapped into his brain. They reportedly told him to open up a bar in Cabo Boney James Apr. 30 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert and make a lot of money. I’m not sure if that last part is true, but it sounds as likely as the w/Texas in July & I the Breather Apr. 13 Broadripple Fort Wayne abduction story. Bowling for Soup May 17 The Basement Columbus, OH Brendan James & Matt White ($15) Apr. 11 The Ark Ann Arbor [email protected] Brendan James & Matt White ($15) Apr. 14 Birdy’s Indianapolis Brendan James & Matt White ($15) Apr. 15 The Basement Columbus, OH Charlie Sheen (sold out) Apr. 3 Chicago Theatre Chicago Brett Dennen May 29 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Charlie Sheen Apr. 5 State Theatre Cleveland Brett Dennen June 2 The Vogue Indianapolis Charlie Sheen Apr. 6 Palace Theatre Columbus, OH Brett Dennen June 3 Vic Theatre Chicago Chelsea Handler w/Brad Wollack, Josh Wolf & Heather McDonald May 11 Chicago Theatre Chicago Bret Michaels ($45-$49) Apr. 10 Club Fever South Bend Chelsea Handler w/Brad Wollack, Josh Wolf & Heather McDonald June 3 Fox Theatre Detroit Bright Eyes June 8 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings ($15) Apr. 9 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Brokencyde w/Vampires Everywhere, Dot Dot Curve & It Boys Apr. 28 Emerson Theater Indianapolis Chiddy Bang w/Pusha T, Dev & Ninjasonik May 30 House of Blues Chicago Bruce Cockburn ($35) May 19-20 The Ark Ann Arbor Chiddy Bang w/Pusha T, Dev & Ninjasonik ($20 adv., $22 d.o.s.) June 2 Murat Egyptian Room Indianapolis Bruno Mars & Janelle Monae May 27 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Chiddy Bang w/Pusha T, Dev & Ninjasonik June 3 Bogart’s Cincinnati Cake May 14 Riviera Theatre Chicago Chiddy Bang w/Pusha T, Dev & Ninjasonik June 4 St. Andrew’s Hall Detroit Cake May 15 Murat Egyptan Room Indianapolis Chiddy Bang w/Pusha T, Dev & Ninjasonik June 5 House of Blues Cleveland Carnifex & w/Oceano & Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Apr. 8 Mojoe’s Chicago Chris Cagle Apr. 29 8 Seconds Saloon Indianapolis Carnifex & Within the Ruins w/Oceano & Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Apr. 9 The Jamboree Toledo Chris Young Apr. 8 8 Seconds Saloon Indianapolis Carnifex & Within the Ruins w/Oceano & Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Apr. 10 The Emerson Theater Indianapolis Chuck Wicks Mar. 31 Planet Live Music Factory Battle Creek Celtic Woman Apr. 9 Murat Egyptian Room Indianapolis Chuck Wicks ($10 adv.) June 4 Neon Armadillo Fort Wayne Charlie Daniels Band Apr. 29 Carmel Performing Arts Center Carmel Coheed & Cambria Apr. 29 Royal Oak Theatre Royal Oak, MI Charlie Sheen (sold out) Apr. 2 Fox Theatre Detroit Coheed & Cambria Apr. 30 House of Blues Chicago

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