--------------- Calendar • On The Road --------------- Aaron Lewis Dec. 7 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Afghan Whigs Dec. 31 Bogart’s Cincinnati LEAGUE for the BLIND AND DISABLED presents: AJ Swearingen & J Beedle ($22.50) Jan. 19 The Ark Ann Arbor Alabama Shakes Dec. 1 Riviera Theatre Chicago All That Remains w/Nonpoint ($9.89 adv., $13 d.o.s.) Dec. 13 Piere’s Fort Wayne All Time Low w/Yellowcard Jan. 18 Orbit Room Detroit THE BLIND BOYS Andre Williams ($25) Jan. 5 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Andrew Bird Dec. 19-20 Forth Presbyterian Church Chicago Another Round (formerly IU’s Straight No Chaser) ($20 adv., $25 d.o.s.) Mar. 8 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne OF ALABAMA Ari Hest ($17.50) Dec. 2 The Ark Ann Arbor Band of Horses Dec. 3 Michigan Theatre Ann Arbor Bela Fleck w/The Cleveland Orchestra Dec. 6-8 Severance Hall Cleveland Embassy Theatre Bergamot w/Five Minute Fan Club and Kevin Daniels & Friends ($8) Dec. 15 Martyrs’ Chicago Betty ($19) Dec. 17 The Ark Ann Arbor Saturday, March 23, 2013 8:00 p.m. Big Gigantic Dec. 31 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Bill Kirchen ($20) Dec. 4 The Ark Ann Arbor Ticket prices: $13, $33, and $43 Black Jake and the Carnies ($15) Dec. 21 The Ark Ann Arbor Blackberry Smoke Jan. 8 Bogart’s Cincinnati Blackberry Smoke Jan. 13 House of Blues Chicago Ticket info: The Blind Boys of Alabama ($13-$43) Mar. 23 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Embassy box oce 260.424.5665 Blue River Band ($5) Dec. 15 Rusty Spur Saloon Fort Wayne Bowfire ($18-$37) Mar. 10 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert Ticketmaster 1.800.745.3000 Brenda Lee Dec. 16 The Palladium Carmel Brendan Bayliss & Jake Cinninger Dec. 8 Park West Chicago Ticketmaster.com Brian Regan ($35.50-$49.50) Jan. 19 Fox Theatre Detroit Additional credit card and/or Ticketmaster fees apply. Brian Regan ($39.50) Jan. 20 Stambaugh Auditorium Youngstown Buddy Guy w/Jonny Lang Mar. 6 Akron Civic Theater Akron, OH Carrie Underwood w/Hunter Hayes Dec. 11 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Carrie Underwood w/Hunter Hayes Dec. 12 United Center Chicago Carrie Underwood Apr. 14 War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Celtic Woman Dec. 6 Fox Theatre Detroit Celtic Woman ($42-$62) Apr. 7 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Chaka Khan ($55-$67) Nov. 29 Sound Board Detroit Cherish the Ladies ($30) Dec. 5 The Ark Ann Arbor Chicago Classic Brass (free) Dec. 8 First Presbyterian Church Fort Wayne Chick Corea & Gary Burton Apr. 20 The Palladium Carmel Chonda Pierce ($5-$20) Dec. 8 First Assembly of God Fort Wayne Chris Young w/Thomas Rhett and Joanna Smith Nov. 29 Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH Christine Stedman w/Chris Dubail ($8-$9.50) Dec. 13-15 Snickerz Fort Wayne Christopher Cross ($18-$41) Feb. 14 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert For more information, contact the League at 260-441-0551 City and Colour, Rodriguez, Trampled by Turtles, Delta Rae, Carl Broemel, Frontier Ruckus, Brown Bird, Colin Hay ($47.50-$290) Jan. 25 Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor or visit www.the-league.org The Head and the Heart, Lucinda Williams, Dar Williams, Frank Fairfield, The Steel Wheels, Brother Joscephus and the Love Revolution, Drew Nelson, Colin Hay ($47.50-$290) Jan. 26 Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor Citizen Cope Feb. 6 House of Blues Cleveland Clay Aiken ($35-$75.50) Dec. 14 Fox Theatre Detroit Clutch Dec. 29 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Coco Montoya ($25-$30) Dec. 6 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne The Contours w/The Miracles and the Temptations ($45) Dec. 2 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville Concrete Blonde Dec. 21 Park West Chicago Craig Morgan and Phil Vassar ($20-$75) Dec. 22 Honeywell Center Wabash D. Jones w/Marlin Hill & the Living for Jesus Gospel Mimes, Latrece Goree, Terrell Pettus, Pastor Bill McGill, Courtney White ($12 adv., $17 d.o.s.) Dec. 15 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne dada Feb. 9 House of Blues Chicago The Dan Band Nov. 30 House of Blues Cleveland The Dan Band Dec. 1 Bogart’s Cincinnati Daughtry and 3 Doors Down w/ P.O.D. ($35-$60) Dec. 5 Fox Theatre Detroit Daughtry and 3 Doors Down w/ P.O.D. Dec. 9 Akoo Theatre Rosemont, IL Dave Koz Dec. 8 Chicago Theatre Chicago Dave Matthews Band w/Jimmy Cliff Dec. 5 United Center Chicago David Phelps ($10-$25) Dec. 18 First Assembly of God Fort Wayne Delbert McClinton ($50) Dec. 20 The Ark Ann Arbor Diamond Rio ($47-$65) Dec. 31 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Digital Tape Machine Dec. 8 Bottom Lounge Chicago Doc Severinsen Apr. 18 The Palladium Carmel Donna the Buffalo w/Steve Dawson Dec. 15 City Winery Chicago Doro w/Sister Sin Feb. 9 Al Rosa Villa Columbus, OH JYlmj\YqÛÛ;][ÛÛ~kl I]f]_Y\] 9pm to 1amÛÝÛEgÛ:gn]j 9m[c]lkÛ 5 Domestics for g^Û9]]j $12 =ja\YqÛEa_`lk BYjYgc] hjgZgodo]kl[ge November 29, ’12 --------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 --------------- Calendar • On The Road --------------- At the ripe old age of 30, Lil Wayne is plan- Doro w/Sister Sin Feb. 10 Peabody’s Downunder Cleveland ning to retire. Well, we aren’t exactly sure Dustin Lynch w/Gunslinger ($7 adv., $9 d.o.s.) Dec. 15 Neon Armadillo Fort Wayne when it will happen, but he is talking about Road Notez Ed Sheeran Jan. 24 Fillmore Detroit Detroit it. In an interview with MTV, the rapper said Ed Sheeran Jan. 25 Bogart’s Cincinnati “I signed my contract at 11, I went Platinum CHRIS HUPE Ed Sheeran Jan. 26 Egyptian Room Indianapolis at 14 ... Thank God I haven’t put out an al- Ellie Goulding Jan. 29 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Ellis Paul ($15) Apr. 7 The Ark Ann Arbor bum that hasn’t went Platinum. To just keep it going like that, I think not only am I being Eluveitie Dec. 11 Bottom Lounge Chicago greedy, I’m fooling myself to think that it will continue to be that great.” There you have it. EOTO ($17) Nov. 30 Canopy Club Urbana, IL Lil Wayne, the unlikely voice of reason. Mr. Wayne will release I Am Not a Human Being Ernie Haase and Signature Sound ($12-$40) Dec. 7 Honeywell Center Wabash II in February before ultimately releasing his last album, Tha Carter V, sometime shortly Ernie Haase and Signature Sound ($18-$37) Mar. 24 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert thereafter. Weezy says that after he drops his rap career, he would like to be a sports ana- Every Avenue Dec. 21 House of Blues Chicago lyst/skater. There’s a lot of demand for that combination, apparently. Excision ($25 adv., $30 d.o.s.) Jan. 25 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Flamingo Nosebleed w/ Drunken Therapy Sour Mash Kats & RPM Dec. 1 CS3 Fort Wayne Rascal Flatts will play the first show at Firekeeper’s Casino Hotel’s new Event Center Flamingo Nosebleed w/ The Magnes & The Queers Jan. 1 Brass Rail Fort Wayne December 29. Firekeeper’s is a relatively new casino located just an hour and a half north Flogging Molly Jan. 25 Fillmore Detroit Detroit of Fort Wayne near Battle Creek. Tickets are reportedly becoming scarce, and the show Flogging Molly Jan. 26 Aragon Ballroom Chicago will likely sell out soon, so get them now if you want to check out one of the better country Four Tops ($32.50-$35) Dec. 13 Sound Board Detroit acts touring today. Firekeeper’s is promising a full schedule of shows in 2013, and we will Frank Roche w/Zan ($8-$9.50) Dec. 6-8 Snickerz Fort Wayne Frankie Ballard w/Jon Pardi and Miss Willie Brown ($5 adv., $7 d.o.s.) Dec. 1 Neon Armadillo Fort Wayne let you know about additional shows as they are announced. Frankie Ballard ($18) Dec. 14 State Theatre Kalamazoo The End of the World Party is in Detroit’s Masonic Temple on December 21. Billed as Full Set ($20) Mar. 14 The Ark Ann Arbor “Four Great Bands, One Final Night,” the show features Mötley Crüe vocalist Vince Neil fun. Jan. 26 Fillmore Detroit Detroit Queensrÿche Slaughter Great White Gaelic Storm Mar. 15-16 House of Blues Chicago as the headliner along with , and . Great White and Gary Hoey ($36-$55) Dec. 7 City Theatre Detroit Queensrÿche will be showing off their new singers, while Slaughter and Neil will likely George Winston ($45) Dec. 16 The Ark Ann Arbor sing many old Crüe favorites. Slaughter hasn’t released an album since 1999, but they still Gojira Feb. 10 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit rock with the best of ’em and are a must-see for fans of that era of music. Gojira w/Devin Townsend Project Feb. 11 House of Blues Chicago Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Dec. 5 House of Blues Cleveland I’m a definitely a music nerd, and I’ll likely be at The End of the World Party, but I’m a Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Jan. 18 Riviera Theatre Chicago sports guy as well. That’s why, when I heard baseball legend Pete Rose has been booked Graham Parker & The Rumour Dec. 18 Park West Chicago at The Honeywell Center in Wabash on April 20, I knew I had to go. Sure he bet on base- Green Day Jan. 8 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL ball and is banned from the sport for life, but that doesn’t ruin the memories I have of one Green Day Jan. 30 Wolstein Center at CSU Cleveland of the greatest players to ever play the game playing every day like it was his last.