The Decemberists seem to rub some listeners the same way a pompous English professor would — admittedly smart and engaging but often confusing mannerisms for personality. Still, Colin Meloy’s Portland-based indie act at least has a sense of humor, as evidenced by Chris Funk’s guitar faceoff on “The Colbert Report” in late 2006. Tickets for their May 26 Fillmore date go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($25-$28, )
John Prine and Levon Helm join last week’s Flight of the Conchords announcement on the early-season Red Rocks slate. Tickets for the pair’s June 13 concert go on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($50-$59.50, Ticketmaster)
Thievery Corporation plan a rare stop at the Fillmore Auditorium on April 16 — funny since the worldly production duo hails from D.C., not the U.K. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($36.50, )
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, hot off their Grammy win for Best Traditional World Music Album, will play the Boulder Theater on March 4. Tickets are on sale. ($30-$34, )
Outformation’s jumpy, Georgia-bred country rock takes over the Ogden Theatre on March 21 with Tea Leaf Green. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($15.50-$20, Ticketmaster)
Jack’s Mannequin has slowly but surely outstripped the popularity of singer/piano-player Andrew McMahon’s former main gig Something Corporate. Tickets for the Fillmore Auditorium show go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($25, )
Taste of Chaos, the Feb. 22 tour stop featuring Thursday, Bring Me the Horizon, Four Year Strong, Pierce the Veil and Cancer Bats, has downgraded from the Fillmore to the Gothic Theatre. Previously purchased tickets will be honored. ($23.50-$26.50, )
Joel McHale, the host of E!’s “The Soup,” brings his stand-up to the Paramount Theatre on April 4. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($34.50-$39.50, TicketHorse)
Los Campesinos will give us a chance to see what all the critical fuss is about when the Welsh indie pop act plays the Bluebird Theater on April 7. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($13.50-$15, Ticketmaster)
The Charlie Hunter Trio and his custom guitars will stop at the Oriental Theater on Feb. 27 and the Boulder Theater on Feb. 28 to promote the excellently titled “Baboon Strength.” Erik Deutsch (keyboards) and Tony Mason (drums) will back him. Tickets are on sale for both dates ($20-$27.50; or boulder )
HorrorPops are part fashion show, part performance art and all psychobilly madness. Tickets for the Danish act’s April 25 Bluebird set go on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($17.50-$20, Ticketmaster)
Candlebox — remember them? — will drag their ’90s-flavored rock into the Bluebird Theater on March 24 with Jet Black Stare and Royal Bliss. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($27.50-$33, Ticketmaster)
