Here we are, just a few days into 2014. It’s the dead of winter, and spring seems a lifetime away. But you can bet that some serious live music will chase away at least some of the winter blues.
Consider these 12 concert picks — a selection that takes us from the mountains to Mali to Martini time — as a survival guide of sorts, a gateway to some musical warmth as the season gets serious.
Jan. 17: Luke Bryan, Lee Brice and Cole Swindell. Country music continues its hold on concert bookings at Rupp Arena with the venue’s first headlining performance by Georgia-born Bryan (of Crash My Party fame). Don’t expect that hold to give way anytime soon: The performance is sold out. (7:30 p.m. Rupp Arena, 430 West Vine Street. Sold out, but last-minute tickets might become available: (859) 233-3565 or Ticketmaster, 1-800-745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com.)
Jan. 22: Yonder Mountain String Band and Travelin’ McCourys. Here’s something different. With Yonder mandolinist Jeff Austin on a brief hiatus after becoming a new dad, the band’s Lexington show will boast Ronnie McCoury and Jason Carter from the
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