The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue may sound like a covers act gathering dust at your local community center, but in fact it’s the trio of Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs touring the country as a potent soft-rock/adult contemporary package. Each has a unique musical identity, with Fagen’s Steely Dan-honed jazz rock, McDon- ald’s blue-eyed soul and Scaggs’ folky soul — and they’ll certainly do songs from their solo catalogs. But their mutual love of R&B also will inform their selection of covers and throwbacks. Tickets for the Sept. 27 concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, with opener Booker T. Jones, are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($46-$76, Ticketmaster)
3OH!3 rarely plays small gigs anymore, but the Boulder electro-pop duo will throw its hometown some love on Tuesday when it celebrates its second album on Photo Finish Records, “Streets of Gold,” with a short performance and laser light show at Boulder’s Fiske Planetarium. Tickets are free at area record stores Albums on the Hill, Twist & Shout, Independent Records and Angelos CDs & More with the purchase of the new album, also out Tuesday. ()
Slash, the iconic ex-Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist who can’t seem to find a stable front man, will support his self-titled third solo album (released in April) with a tour, including a rare show at Denver’s Ogden Theatre on Sept. 1. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($35-$40, Ticketmaster)
Furthur, the band featuring jam-rock icons Phil Lesh and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, plus Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik and Joe Russo, added a third show to its existing Sept. 24- 25 run at Red Rocks. Tickets for the new Sept. 26 show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($54.50- $60, Ticketmaster)
Nickelodeon’s “Storytime Live!” will take over the 1stBank Center Sept. 25-26 with music and colorful characters from that kiddie network’s “Dora the Explorer,” “The Backyardigans,” “The Wonder Pets!” and “Ni Hao, Kai-lan.” Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. ($14-$39, TicketHorse)
The Walkmen, the jaunty, critically acclaimed New York indie rock band, will play Boulder’s Fox Theatre on Oct. 18 with Japandroids. Tickets are on sale. ($15-$18, )
“Body Worlds & The Story of the Heart”, the provocative exhibit of human specimens at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, will extend its Denver run by four weeks to Aug. 15. Tickets are on sale. ($13-$25.50, )
