Cleveland's hellbound Lords of the Highway will ride back into Beer Mug on March 21. They'll arrive with a new CD -- "Rarities," a 20-song set featuring outtakes and more from their dusty, high-octane past.

They are always worth catching.

A huge benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation is set for April 23 in Edinboro. It'll feature an all-ages show at Edinboro's University Center with Glorious Goodnight, Old Believers, and Signal Home. After that, four Edinboro bars will host such bands as Pegasus Unicorn, Super No. 7, Letters to the Dead, Matty B and the Dirty Pickles, the Laundromat and more.
Up to 20 bands will play. Keep posted for details.

Notorious punk rockers the Murder Junkies will roll back into Erie for a March 22 show at the Roadhouse. Cryptic Demise, Assmen, the Tradesmen, and Kill People are also on the bill.

Spoon are headed back on tour and included a Pittsburgh-area date on its spring itinerary. They'll play the Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead on April 7. Both the Walkmen and the White Rabbits will open. Tickets go on sale Saturday at noon at Ticketmaster.

Jakob Dylan will release "Seeing Things," his solo debut outside the Wallflowers, on May 13. It's produced by Rick Rubin, who's worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, Dixie Chicks, and more, and is a primarily acoustic effort. Dylan will also embark on a solo tour.

Chautauqua Institution has added an Aug. 8 concert with Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers. Tickets will go on sale April 1 at ciweb.org.