7 Nights Out
The Commodores
“Brick House.” “Nightshift.” “Lady (You Life Me Up).” “Easy.” You know the songs made famous by this band of Motown legends who have sold more than 60 million records.
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Pend Oreille Pavillion, 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights
Cost: $45-$75, through the casino box office
Info: (509) 481-6700 or www.northernquest.com
Puscifer
“Money $hot Tour” with electro rock band meets comedy troupe formed by Tool member Maynard James Keenan. Opening with special guest Luchafer.
When: 8 p.m. Sunday
Where: INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Cost: $45-$75, through TicketsWest
Info: www.inbpac.com
Alex Boyé
With nearly 200 million YouTube views, Boyé perfoms American pop with an African twist, infusing his music with the rhythms and various languages of his ancestral continent. Born from Nigerian parents, Boyé grew up in London before coming to America.
When: 7 p.m. Monday
Where: INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Cost: $25-$45, through TicketsWest
Info: www.inbpac.com
Joe Nichols
With eight albums that have produced 14 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, Joe Nichols has been entertaining audiences for nearly 20 years. Nichols will play many of his top hits, along with several Christmas songs featured on “A Traditional Christmas,” released in 2004.
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Pend Oreille Pavillion, 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights
Cost: $45-$65, through the casino box office
Info: (509) 481-6700 or www.northernquest.com/
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
The rock opera “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve” follows a young runaway who, on Christmas Eve, breaks into an abandoned vaudeville theater seeking shelter from the cold, and experiences ghostly visions from that concert hall’s past. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Mobius Children’s Museum, and each concert ticket bought online will come with a digital copy of the group’s new studio album, “Letters From the Labyrinth” (Lava Records/Republic Records).
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Where: Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave.
Cost: $33.50-$65 through TicketsWest
Info: www.spokanearena.com
Allen Stone
Funky soul man from Chewelah returns to the 509 on his Radius tour, with special guests Bernhoft and My Brothers and I.
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague Ave.
Cost: $22.50 advance, $25 day of show, through Ticketweb.
Info: sp.knittingfactory.com
“A Christmas Story”
One of America’s favorite holiday movies comes to the stage in this Broadway musical. Young Ralphie battles neighborhood bullies, the Bumpus hounds, questionable taste in table lamps and an overprotective mother, all in his quest to secure a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. You’ll shoot your eye out! Part of the 2015-16 Best of Broadway season.
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Dec. 4, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5, and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6.
Where: INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Cost: $32.50-$72.50 through TicketsWest
Info: www.wcebroadway.com
The Olate Dogs
Winners from Season 7 of “America’s Got Talent” and led by Richard Olate and his son Nicholas Olate, the Olate Dogs are a high-energy, fast-paced canine theatrical act filled with amazing dog tricks, human acrobatics and humor.
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Where: Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave.
Cost: $24-$77, through TicketsWest