Etta James: Mark your calendars now, because there aren't many R&B

legends left who can belt 'em out like Etta does.

Etta James Tour Dates:

Aug. 8; Long Beach, Calif., Jazz Festival

Sept. 18; Clearwater, Fla., Clearwater Jazz Holiday

Sept. 24; Chicago, Ill., House of Blues

Sept. 26; Augusta, Ga., Augusta Civic Center

Amazing Royal Crowns: Get out your bobby socks and brush up on your

jitterbug! Swing-revivalists the Amazing Royal Crowns are coming to town in

support of their self-titled debut.

Amazing Royal Crowns Tour Dates:

June 2; Denver, Colo., Bluebird Theater

June 3; Salt Lake City, Utah, Tower Theatre

June 5; Silver Lake, Calif., Spaceland

June 6; San Jose, Calif., ESPN X-Games

June 8; Seattle, Wash., RKCNDY

June 9; Portland, Ore., La Luna

June 11; Sacramento, Calif., Crest Theatre

June 12; San Francisco, Calif., Slim's

June 20; Houston, Texas, Fitzgerald's

June 21; New Orleans, La., House of Blues

June 22; Pensacola, Fla., Sluggo's

June 24; Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Squeeze

June 26; Jacksonville, Fla., Milk Bar

June 27; Orlando, Fla., Sapphire Supper Club

June 28; Atlanta, Ga., Masquerade

June 30; Carrboro, N.C., Cat's Cradle

July 1; Washington, D.C., Black Cat

July 2; Philadelphia, Pa., Trocadero

July 3; New York, N.Y., Coney Island High

July 30; Philadelphia, Pa., CoreStates Center

July 31; Upper Marlboro, Md., Equestrian Center

Hepcat: It's gonna be a skankin' good time as ska purists Hepcat spend

their summer touring in support of Right On Time.

Hepcat Tour Dates:

May 29; Pomona, Calif., Glass House

June 20; San Francisco, Calif., Great American Music Hall

June 21; Marysville, Calif., Riverfront Park

June 27; Tulsa, Okla., Tulsa River Park

July 18; Boulder, Colo., Fox Theatre

July 20; Lawrence, Kan., Bottleneck

July 21; St. Louis, Mo., Galaxy

July 23; Milwaukee, Wis., Rave

July 24; Chicago, Ill., Metro

July 25; Cincinnati, Ohio, Bogart's

July 26; Cleveland, Ohio, Odeon Concert Club

Aug. 1; New York, N.Y., Randalls Island

Aug. 2; Asbury Park, N.J., Stone Pony Lot

Aug. 4; Jacksonville, Fla., Fairgrounds

Aug. 5; Pompano Beach, Fla., Pompano Beach Amphitheatre

Aug. 6; Orlando, Fla., Central Florida Fairgrounds

Aug. 8; Houston, Texas, Astroarena

Aug. 9; Austin, Texas, Southpark Meadows.

Pere Ubu: Massively influential on such groups as R.E.M. and the

Pixies, Pere Ubu will be touring North America this summer in support of

Pennsylvania, their latest.

Pere Ubu Tour Dates:

June 13; Toronto, Ont., NXNE

June 14; Toronto, Ont., Horseshoe

June 15; Burlington, Vt., Club Toast

June 16; Montreal, Que., Club Soda

June 17; Cambridge, Mass., Middle East

June 18; New York, N.Y., Wetlands

June 19; Pittsburgh, Pa., Graffiti

June 20; Cleveland, Ohio, Wilbert's

June 21; Chicago, Ill., Lounge Ax

June 22; Minneapolis, Minn., Fine Line

June 24; Portland, Ore., Crystal Ballroom

June 25; Seattle, Wash., OK Hotel

June 26; Santa Monica, Calif., McCabe's

June 27; San Francisco, Calif., Bottom of the Hill