About time we heard some good news – New concerts announced; upcoming shows for Oct. 29 – Nov. 11

New concerts announced; upcoming shows for Oct. 29 – Nov. 11

NEW CONCERTS

BELANOVA Latin synth-pop. Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. $44.48-$54.75. Tickets on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Live Nation.

HINDER Rock. With Saving Abel, My Darkest Days and Default. Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. at the Palladium Ballroom, Dallas. $34.48. Ticketmaster.

ANDERS OSBORNE New Orleans-style rock, funk. With the Stanton Moore Trio. Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Granada Theater, Dallas. $15-$20. www.granadatheater.com.

MARCIA BALL Boogie, zydeco, swing. Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Granada Theater, Dallas. $17-$35. www.granadatheater.com.

ROBERT EARL KEEN Country. Dec. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. $57.36-$108.93. Tickets on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Live Nation.

OLD 97′S Alt-country. With the O’s and Whiskey Folk Ramblers. Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. Ticket prices TBA. Live Nation.

JOE SATRIANI Rock. With Ned Evett and Triple Double. Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Granada Theater, Dallas. $52-$277. www.granadatheater.com.

THIS WILL DESTROY YOU Indie rock. With the Boom Boom Box and UME. Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Granada Theater, Dallas. $12-$16. www.granadatheater.com.

JOHN MELLENCAMP Rock. April 1 at 7 p.m. at Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie. Opening the show is the documentary film It’s About You, chronicling the creation of Mellencamp’s No Better Than This album. $49.50-$130. Tickets on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Ticketmaster.

COMING SOON

BAD BRAINS Hard-core punk. With Spector 45, Here Holy Spain. Friday at 7 at the Granada Theater, Dallas. $29. www.granadatheater.com.

KNON FUNDRAISER AND HALLOWEEN PARTY Variety. With “Lone Star Dead Radio” live broadcast and live music from the Smokin’ Volcanos. Friday at 7:30 at Poor David’s Pub, Dallas. $10. www.poordavidspub.com.

WIZ KHALIFA Hip-hop, rap. Friday at 8 p.m. at House of Blues. $24.85-$33.66. Live Nation.

JO DEE MESSINA Country. “Evening Under the Stars” benefit party for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Friday at 7 at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington. $250, includes cocktails and dinner. 972-594-8080 (Christina Baugh). www.stjudedallas.org.

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Rock. With Clutch and Children of Bodom. Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie. $19.50-$39.50. Ticketmaster.

GALACTIC Futuristic funk. With T-Bird & the Breaks, Deadman. Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Granada Theater, Dallas. $24. www.granadatheater.com.

DWIGHT YOAKAM Country. Saturday at 10:30 p.m. at Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth. $25.50-$47.25. Ticketmaster.

OFF LIMITS HALLOWEEN PARTY Eclectic funk-rock. Saturday (time TBA) at Poor David’s Pub, Dallas. $10. www.poordavidspub.com.

CIRCA SURVIVE Emo-prog. With Dredg, Codeseven and Animals as Leaders. Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at

House of Blues, Dallas. $25.49. Live Nation.

AARON LEWIS (frontman for Staind). Rock. Solo acoustic tour. Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the Palladium Ballroom, Dallas. $62.70-$68.87. Ticketmaster.

MONSTER MOSH II Metal rock. With the Devil Wears Prada, Enter Shikari, Black Veil Brides and others. Sunday at

3 p.m. at Dr Pepper Arena, Frisco. $36.18. Ticketmaster.

HANSON Pop. With Jarrod Gorbel. Monday at 7 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. $36.27-$49.14. Live Nation.

MASSIVE ATTACK, THIEVERY CORPORATION Electronica. Monday at 8 p.m. at the Palladium Ballroom, Dallas. $56.15. Ticketmaster.

GWAR Shock rock. With the Casualties, Infernaeon and Mobile Death Camp. Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. $30.56-$39.31. Live Nation.

FUN Indie pop. With Steel Train and Gold Motel. Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. $22.74. Live Nation.

LIFEHOUSE, KRIS ALLEN Alt-rock, pop. With Alyssa Bernal. Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Palladium Ballroom, Dallas. $42.14. Ticketmaster.

THE HARMONY TOUR Pop, rock. With Never Shout Never, the Maine, I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business and Carter Hulsey. Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. $25. Live Nation.

BIG D OPRY Country. Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Gilley’s Dallas. With Ty Herndon, Star DeAzlan, Aubree-Anna, Sammy Sadler, W.T. Greer and more. Tickets for children, students and military personnel are $10 in advance or at the door; adult tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door. www.bigdopry.com.

KARL DENSON’S TINY UNIVERSE Jazz, funk. Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Granada Theater, Dallas. $21-$27. www.granadatheater.com.

MUMFORD & SONS Folk, bluegrass. Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. $25.85-$33.66. Live Nation.

DEERHUNTER Indie rock. With Best Coast, Sonny & the Sunsets, and Casino Versus Japan. Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Granada Theater, Dallas. $18. www.granadatheater.com.

DJ SHADOW Hip-hop. With Pigeon John. Nov. 5 at 10 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. $33.66- $44.53. Live Nation.

MERLE HAGGARD Country. Nov. 5 at 10:30 p.m. at Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth. $19.25-$42. Ticketmaster.

LADY ANTEBELLUM Country. With David Nail. Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie. $29.75-$39.75. Ticketmaster.

DANNY SCHMIDT, CARRIE ELKIN Folk. Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. at Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, Dallas. $12 in advance, $15 at the door. www.unclecalvins.org.

DUCADO VEGA AND BLOODRICH Funk, rock, soul. Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. $16.77. Live Nation.

BUGS HENDERSON Blues, rock. Solo show. Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. at Poor David’s Pub, Dallas. $17-$19.50. Front Row Tickets.

THE AP TOUR Metal rock. With Bring Me the Horizon, August Burns Red, Emarosa, Polar Bear Club and This Is Hell. Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. $24.85-$33.66. Live Nation.

RHETT MILLER Alt-country. With Ben Kweller, the O’s. Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Granada Theater, Dallas. $29. www.granadatheater.com.

NELO Americana, rock. CD-release party with Mike Kelly. Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. $17.82. Live Nation.

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Thrash-punk, rock. Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Palladium Showroom, Dallas. $34.48. Ticketmaster.

LEE ANN WOMACK Country. Nov. 6 at 10:30 p.m. at Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth. $19.25-$25.50. Ticketmaster.

PARACHUTE Pop, rock. With Hot Chelle Rae, Brendan James. Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. $16.77. Live Nation.

THE APPLES IN STEREO Indie rock. With Fol Chen, the Crash That Took Me. Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Granada Theater, Dallas. $18-$22. www.granadatheater.com.

PADDY KEENAN Celtic. With Jed Marum. Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. at Poor David’s Pub, Dallas. $16.25-$17. Front Gate Tickets.

JOANNA NEWSOM Avant-garde harp, piano and voice. Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Granada Theater, Dallas. $29. www.granadatheater.com.

STEEL PANTHER Glam metal. With the Better Death. Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. at House of Blues, Dallas. $22.74-$28.50. Live Nation.

THE LEVON HELM BAND, RAY LaMONTAGNE Rock, R&B. Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. at Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie. $39.50-$79.50. Ticketmaster.