It’s been a decade since Little Big Town hit the big time.
The country-pop act out of Nashville already had been kicking around the country charts for a few years by 2005, with one album under its belt. Then it released its sophomore effort, “The Road to Here.”
That disc was a breakthrough for the act. It produced a string of hits that showcased the group’s four-part harmonies, and helped earn them a reputation for sounding like a southern version of Fleetwood Mac.
Now the act is a mainstay on the country charts, with No. 1 hits like “Pontoon” and “Girl Crush” even landing on the Hot 100.
The group is touring now behind “Pain Killer,” the follow-up to its platinum selling 2012 disc, “Tornado.”
It will play the Paramount Theatre at 8 p.m. Nov. 20.
Tickets are $42 to $150 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Also at 8 p.m. Nov. 20 Latin music superstar Juan Gabriel will play the Tacoma Dome.
The Mexican singer, known for his lush pop ballads, has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, has earned himself a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and been inducted in the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame.
While he reached his peak popularity in the 1980s and 1990s, the singer has kept active. His most recent album, “Los Duos,” found him partnering with other famed Latin singers.
Tickets are $78 to $234 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
Long-running indie rock band Yo La Tengo, meanwhile, is returning to the Northwest for an acoustic show at Seattle’s Neptune Theatre at 8 p.m. Nov. 20.
The group’s low-key tunes have made them minor icons and a consistent favorite of critics, with more than a few beloved albums under their belt, including 1996’s “I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One.”
The band is touring now after the August release of “Stuff Like That There,” a mostly-acoustic album that found the group covering the Cure and Hank Williams and releasing a few new songs of their own.
Tickets are $27 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
The electronica act Zeds Dead also is headed to the Neptune, playing a two-night stand with shows at 9 p.m. Nov. 25 and 27.
The Toronto duo has been making music together since 2004, dabbling in hip-hop, house and dance music. While the group hasn’t reached the fame of some of its contemporaries, it remains a favorite among fans of the genre, with its albums consistently debuting in the top 20 on the electronic charts.
Tickets are $26 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Boy &Bear is headed to the Columbia City Theater in Seattle for a concert at 9 p.m. Nov. 21.
The Australian act first won the support of Mumford &Sons, bringing the group on the road during one of its own Australian tours. Since then, Boy &Bear, which plays a slightly less energized brand of folk-pop than Mumford and Sons, has hit it big in its homeland.
Now looking to break into the U.S., the group has partnered with Ethan Johns, a producer who has worked with Kings of Leon and Ryan Adams, to record its new album, the sunnier “Limit of Love.”
Tickets are $20 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
The Showbox SoDo, meanwhile, will host RAC and Big Data for a night of alt-rock friendly electronic music at 8 p.m. Nov. 24.
RAC, an acronym for Remix Artist Collective, got its start reworking songs by the Shins and Foster the People. It’s touring now behind the 2014 album “Strangers,” which found it recording an album of its own work alongside a wide variety of artists, including Tokyo Police Club and Tegan and Sara.
Big Data, meanwhile, scored big with the electropop song “Dangerous,” a No. 1 hit on modern rock radio this year. The act then released “2.0,” which featured a collaboration with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer fame, among others.
Tickets are $22 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.
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