Robert Plant and Alison Krauss captivated critics and fans last year with “Raising Sand,” a vigorous, blissfully harmonized take on blues and roots rock. This week the pair announced a June 21 concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre with “Sand” producer T-Bone Burnett. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. ($49.50-$77.50, Ticketmaster) The Police and Elvis Costello added a July 22 date at Red Rocks after their July 21 show quickly sold out. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($54-$229, Ticketmaster)
The Swell Season, which features recent Oscar winners Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglová (Achievement in Music: Original Song for “Once”), will visit the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on May 3. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($35-$37.50, Ticketmaster)
Sugarland fans disappointed by the band’s absence at a Dick’s Sporting Goods Park concert with Kenny Chesney last year, take heart: The country duo will play Red Rocks on May 10. Tickets for the show with Pat Green are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($39.50, Ticketmaster)
Foo Fighters added another Red Rocks date to its previously announced July 14 concert. Tickets for the July 15 show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($45-$49.50, Ticketmaster)
Comedy Works boasts a full slate of national stand-ups in the coming weeks, including Dom Irrera (March 7-8), Kathleen Madigan (March 16), John Oliver (March 21-22), Joe Rogan (April 1), Bill Bellamy (April 11-12) and Bobcat Goldthwait (April 18-19). Tickets are on sale now. (Various prices, comedyworks.com)
Low has been making noisy, up-tempo music long enough to shed the slowcore tag, but the trio still excels at patient, chilling harmonies. Tickets for its July 16 Bluebird Theater show are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($15-$17, Ticketmaster)
Northern State is one of the bigger bands to announce a date at the newly opened Falcon Bowl (“bigger” being a relative term for a bowling alley venue). Tickets for the hip-hop trio’s May 2 show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($12, Ticketmaster)
Laylights, one of the Mile High City’s most glimmering rock acts, announced an April 12 release show at the Bluebird Theater for its new CD. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($8, Ticketmaster)
The Kooks’ name implies a cheeky British Invasion group, but the band’s guitar-heavy assault is more Arctic Monkeys than Kinks. Tickets for its May 29 Ogden Theatre show are on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. ($21-$23, Ticketmaster)
Minus the Bear will play the Boulder Theater on April 21 with Portugal the Man and the Big Sleep. Tickets for the all ages show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($15, bouldertheater.com)
Cat-A-Tac canceled its Bluebird Theater set tonight with Widowers, while White Denim and Blue Million Miles canceled their Wednesday Bluebird show. No new dates have been named for either. Refunds are available at the point of purchase, likely Ticketmaster.
