Country/roots rocker Steve Earle will play Boise's Egyptian Theatre Aug. 13 on his "Townes" tour. Earle's wife, singer-songwriter Allison Moorer, will open. This marks Earle and Moorer's first return to the Treasure Valley since they played Eagle's Woodriver Cellars last summer. Tickets are $26 in advance and go on sale Friday at the Egyptian Theatre, Record Exchange, Boise...read more

Don't forget about PLAY's contest to win a pair of tickets to the Blazed and Confused Tour, featuring Snoop Dogg and Slightly Stoopid, at Idaho Center Amphitheater July 19. You can enter here; we've got five pairs to give away. You must enter by noon July 16.

Horror-core shock rock band Insane Clown Posse will make a stop at Boise's Knitting Factory Sept. 22. Tickets are $26 and are on sale now through TicketWeb.

Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is returning to the Treasure Valley, this time visiting the Idaho Center Amphitheater Sept. 26. Tickets are $40-$44.50 and go on sale July 10 through IC Tickets.

The Idaho Botanical Garden's Outlaw Field Summer Concert Series just got a little longer with the addition of a Sept. 22 show featuring Michael Franti and Spearhead. Tickets are $35-45 and go on sale at 10 a.m. July 10 through TicketWeb.

Other shows in the series include:

• Reckless Kelly, 4 p.m. Friday; tickets $25 in advance through TicketWeb.
• Indigo Girls and David Ryan Harris, 7 p.m. July 27; tickets $25-35 through TicketWeb.
• Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, 7 p.m. July 29; tickets $35 and $50 through TicketWeb.
• Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal, 7 p.m. Sept. 2; tickets $50 and $75 through TicketWeb.