Alternative rockers Hinder have announced a Jan. 27 concert date at Northern Quest Resort & Casino’s Pend Oreille Pavilion stage, while rock icon Melissa Etheridge will take the stage in Airway Heights on April 6. Both shows begin at 7:30 p.m., and tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Friday at northernquest.com.

Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets has announced North American dates for its Echoes Tour, with 26 stops in cities across the United States and Canada, including at First Interstate Center for the Arts on Feb. 27. The tour kicks off Jan. 19 in Toronto and ends Feb. 28 in Vancouver, B.C. 

Grammy-winning rapper, dog mom and soon-to-be college graduate Megan Thee Stallion is about to add another title to her resume: restaurateur. Last week, she announced some good news regarding a one-of-a-kind partnership with fast-food chain Popeyes.

British pop star Ed Sheeran said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will do interviews and performances from his house while he self-isolates. Sheeran, 30, broke the news on social media days before his new studio album is due out.

Queensrÿche delivered a night of nostalgic riff revelry in the Pend Oreille Pavilion at Northern Quest Resort & Casino on Thursday night. The band has weathered a slew of membership changes over the past 40 years, including the loss of powerhouse vocalist and lyrical visionary Geoff Tate.

To quote the incomparable RuPaul, “You’re a winner, baby!” Ru could certainly have been referring to Spokane chef, baker, Rind and Wheat owner and new The Spokesman-Review weekly Food columnist Ricky Webster, who has just won his fourth cooking competition in four years.

Spokane-based creative duo Cami Bradley and Benn Suede started working together this year when a mutual friend suggested a meeting. Opening up to a new collaborator can be difficult, they said, and especially so with songwriting.

Adrian Connor has much in common with AC/DC icon Angus Young. Like the Australian guitar hero, Conner is a short axe wizard who is the lone original member of a band playing AC/DC material. The always-animated Connor is the leader of Hell's Belles.

Spilt Milk is graduating from local band status to hitting the road for festivals and more. The Mead-based band, which will make its debut as a Lucky You Lounge headliner Friday, will preview tracks from its forthcoming album, which will drop in 2022.

Local label CorpoRAT Records announced last week the signing of Trans Future, a self-described New Wave Soul and Roll group hailing from Missoula. The signing is a big step forward for CorpoRAT, its first group outside Spokane.

Pigs on the Wing: A Tribute to Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here Tour – A full album performance of Pink Floyd’s 1975 "Wish You Were Here," followed by a second set of Pink Floyd music from throughout the Roger Waters era. Friday, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Bing Crosby Theater.

After six long years, Adele is finally back and sounding better than ever. The release of her lead single “Easy on Me” reminded music lovers around the world of her dominance. Within hours, the ballad reached No. 1 on the global Spotify chart with 10.7 million streams.

R&B and pop singer the Weeknd has canceled his “After Hours” tour dates, including a show scheduled for April at the Spokane Arena. The Weeknd announced plans to hold a stadium tour starting next summer, according to Variety. Dates for the new tour will be announced in coming weeks.

When Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins wrote "The Middle" 20 years ago, he had no idea how close to home the song was or that it would remain resonant decades later. His pop-rock band is in the middle and has been.

Fresh off a triumphant show at Treefort Music Festival in Boise, Itchy Kitty just can’t get enough live music. This past week, the group announced that they had been invited to accompany Built to Spill on a large leg of their 2022 tour.

Tony and Grammy winner Leslie Odom Jr. performs with the Spokane Symphony on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox in a collaboration with Whitworth University.

Tech N9ne: Strange New World 2021 Tour (sold out) – Hip-hop/rap. With Rittz, King Iso, Maez301 and Jehry Robinon. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague Ave. $35. (866) 468-7623.

Machine Gun Kelly’s recent reported drama with Conor McGregor at the MTV Video Music Awards and altercations at the Louder Than Life music festival in Louisville were an afterthought when the Houston rapper, singer-songwriter and actor hit the stage at Pavilion at Riverfront.

Any competent conductor can put together almost without thinking a concert celebrating the music of Beethoven: Start with one of the master’s rousing overtures. Follow it by inviting an appealing soloist to perform one of the five piano concertos.