Aug. 11-18 – Yocona International Folk Festival (International Marketplace Day, children’s theater, performing arts), Oxford and satellite locations. 662-238-2630 or yoconafestival.org.
Aug. 17 – Rhythm and Blues Festival (Bettye LaVette, Dr. John, Tab Benoit, Grady Champion, Denise Lasalle, more), Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, Jackson (no one under 17); 1 p.m. ($45). ticketmaster.com.
Aug. 23 – The Black Jacket Symphony presents The Beatles’ White Album, Alys Stephens Center, Birmingham ($43). 877-277-8457 or alysstephens.uab.edu.
Aug. 27 – Backstreet Boys (with DJ Pauly D), Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. 205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
Aug. 29 – Casting Crowns (with Francesca Battistelli), Tuscaloosa Amphitheater ($26-72). 205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
– Cellist Cicely Parnas, Alys Stephens Center, Birmingham ($20-38). 877-277-8457 or alysstephens.org.
Sept. 6-7 – Kennedy Bluegrass Festival (Sept. 6, 3-9 p.m.; Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.), Kennedy ball field, Kennedy, Ala.
Sept. 10 – The Black Crowes, Iron City, Birmingham ($55). ironcitybham.com.
Sept. 14 – 44th annual Fayette Arts Festival, Guthrie Smith Park, Highway 43 North, Fayette, Ala. 205-932-8727 or fayeteatmuseum.vpweb.com.
Sept. 16 – Fun. (with special guests Tegan and Sara), Tuscaloosa Amphitheater ($20-40). 205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
Sept. 19 – Jazz Hall of Fame member Eric Essix, Alys Stephens Center, Birmingham ($39). 877-277-8457 or alysstephens.org.
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