Rascal Flatts has cultivated a fervent fan base over the past decade by issuing multiplatinum pop-country albums like clockwork. But the group has the potential to draw new ones (or, perhaps, lose a few) when it tours with polarizing pop crossover Jessica Simpson. The final leg of their “Bob That Head Tour” includes a Feb. 28 date at the Pepsi Center. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($55-$75, Ticketmaster)
Telluride Bluegrass Festival welcomes Sam Bush Band, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Yonder Mountain String Band, Bela Fleck, Kasey Chambers and many more to their annual music party June 18-21 in Telluride. Check back here next week for on-sale information or visit .
Les Claypool, the mad bassist behind Primus and other creative projects, returns to the Front Range March 14. Tickets for the Oddity Faire Tour, which hits the Fillmore with Yard Dogs Road Show, Saul Williams and Secret Chiefs 3, are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($29.50-$32, .)
Less Than Jake will be joined by the Expendables at their March 26 Ogden date — an appropriate pairing considering either’s penchant for energetic, punk-flecked party rock. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($20-$23, Ticketmaster)
Madeleine Peyroux brings her sultry, throwback vocals to the Boulder Theater on March 21. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($36-$41, Ticketmaster)
Darrell Hammond distinguished himself on “Saturday Night Live” as both a long-running cast member and one of the show’s most versatile comics. The master impressionist visits Comedy Works South at the Landmark Jan. 23-24. Tickets are on sale. ($38, comedyworks .)
Mates of State will fill the Oriental Theater with their keyboard-driven indie pop on April 15 with hipster punching bags Black Kids. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($20-$23, Ticketmaster)
“The Sarah Silverman Show” has helped bring attention to several under-appreciated comics, including Tig Notaro (Officer Tig) and Brian Posehn (neighbor Brian Spukowski). See them when they play the Improv at Northfield Stapleton in the coming weeks, Notaro on Jan. 29-31 and Posehn Feb. 5-7. ($15-$20, .)
…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead returns to Denver on March 9 for more debatable stage antics and legitimately soaring indie rock. Tickets for the Bluebird Theater show are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($15-$17, Ticketmaster)
The Black Lips often seem more concerned with their image and their influences’ credentials than their own rambling, psych-out rock. Tickets for the act’s April 21 Bluebird set are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($13-$16, Ticketmaster)
Citizen Cope is finishing his late-winter U.S. tour at the Ogden with a pair of shows March 27-28. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($26- $30, Ticketmaster)
