Gov’t Mule at Landmark Theater
With bassist Andy Hess and keyboardist Danny Louis rounding out the roster in the wake of co-founder Allen Woody’s death, Warren Haynes and Matt Abts take their mule on the road in support of their new album “Deja Voodoo,” stopping at the Landmark Theater Sunday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25. 646-4213 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
Particle and DJ Logic at the Canal Club
Particle’s “funktronic” sound, psychedelic stage shows and all-night sets are becoming the stuff of music festival legend. Through his work with Medeski, Martin and Wood, DJ Logic has become the favored man-behind-the-turntable for many jam bands. Their perhaps inevitable pairing comes to the Canal Club, Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.
Corey Harris and the 5 X 5 Band at the Modlin Center
Featured in Martin Scorsese’s blues documentary for PBS, Corey Harris’ search for the prototypical blues sound took him from Mississippi to Mali in Africa and on tour with B.B. King and Dave Matthews. His quest for the source takes him and his Charlottesville-based band to the Modlin Center Friday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5-$28. 289-8980.
The Kennedys at Ashland Coffee and Tea
They met at Austin’s famous Continental Club, had a date by Buddy Holly’s grave and traveled the world in Nanci Griffith’s band. Theirs is a romance forged by music, and they bring that love affair to Ashland Coffee and Tea Friday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.