Pop Culture Checklist

Lots of good concerts are coming up this spring and summer in the Detroit area. Check out the following concert listings, as well as other music news.

Concert dates:

–The Police, with special guest Elvis Costello, will perform July 26 at DTE Music Theatre. Tickets go on sale Saturday.

–Mike Doughty will be touring to promote his album “Golden Delicious.” He is the former Soul Coughing frontman. He’ll be at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor on March 16.

–Ringo Starr kicks off his tour in June. He’ll be at DTE Music Theatre on June 16.

–Blind Melon continues its comeback as they kick off a reunion tour. Their album, For My Friends,” hits stores April 22 and introduces us to new lead singer Travis Warren. It’s the band first album since 1995’s “Soup.” They disbanded in 1995 after lead singer Shannon Hoon died of a drug overdose. The band will perform March 16 at St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit.

–American Idol winner Jordin Sparks will open for Alicia Keys. The tour will make a stop June 3 at Joe Louis Arena.

–Hanson will perform April 19 at Royal Oak Music Theatre. Tickets go on sale at 5 p.m. Feb. 29.  

The following is a list of albums on sale Tuesday, Feb. 26:

-Janet Jackson, “Discipline”

-Erykah Badu, “New AmErykah, Pt. One: 4th World War”

-Goldfrapp, “Seventh Tree”

-Trent Willmon, “Broken In”

-Original Broadway Cast, “The Little Mermaid”

-Joe Budden, “Mood Muzik 3″

-Stellar Kart, “Expect The Impossible”

-Dolly Parton, “Backwoods Barbie”

-Cowboy Junkies, “Trinity Revisited”

-Steve Winwood, “9 Lives”

-Lizz Wright, “The Orchard”

-The Afters, “Never Going Back to Ok”

-CeCe Winans, “Kingdom”  

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