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Clay Aiken has some chops when it comes to Christmas music. His 2004 album, “Merry Chirstmas With Love,” racked up the highest first-week sales of any Christmas album in SoundScan history, according to allmusic.com. So it stands to reason that the pop star would put together a holiday tour. He has, and it brings him to the Lecture Hall at the Colorado Convention Center on Nov. 16. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday ($45.50-$69.50, Ticketmaster).
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest work, “Bombay Dreams” (July 11-23) is among the offerings of the Denver Center Attractions’ 2006 subscripton series. The other musicals are “Doctor Dolittle”(Jan. 31-Feb. 12): “The Boy Friend” (Feb. 21-March 5); “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” (May 23-June 4); “All Shook Up” (Nov. 28-Dec. 10) and “Little Women (Dec. 19-Dec. 31). A seventh production will be announced later. Series tickets are on sale ($141-$414, 303-893-4100). Single tickets are not available yet.
Super Diamond is fronted by Surreal Neil, a.k.a Randy Cordero. He says he grew up listening to Neil Diamond. His childhood musical taste proved fortuitous since he now makes his living covering Diamond’s music. For seven years, Cordero and his band have toured the United States, building up a very loyal audience. They play the Paramount Theatre on Dec. 31. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday ($40-$50, Ticketmaster).
Nickel Creek for five weeks has held down the No.1 slot on Billboard’s bluegrass chart with its album “Why Should the Fire Die?” While it’s never bad to be No.1, this talented trio should not be limited to the bluegrass shelves. The three members do play acoustic instruments long-associated with bluegrass, violin, guitar and mandolin. But their music is much more folk rock or country rock than it is bluegrass. Nickel Creek visits the Fillmore Auditorium on Dec. 1. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday ($25-$27, Ticketmaster).
– Ed Will
