Tommy Emmanuel, one of the world’s best finger-style guitarists, kicks off a four-night run at the Soiled Dove Underground on Thursday, while alternative country band American Aquarium is at the Bluebird Theater and the British psychobilly group The Meteors hit the stage at the Oriental Theater.

Here’s what’s happening in and around the city this week:
American aquarium
Tuesday January 4, 8 p.m.
Bluebird Theater, 3317 East Colfax Avenue
25 $
North Carolina alternative country band American Aquarium, which takes its name from the front line of Wilco’s song “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart,” shares a bill with Oklahoma rock band Cody Canada & the Departed.

Meteors
Wednesday January 5, 8 p.m.
Oriental Theater, 4335 West 44th Avenue
$ 20 to $ 150
London-based psychobilly group The Meteors, formed four decades ago, stop in Denver as part of their US tour. Jukebox Hardknocks and Suicide Watch open.

Chris knight
Wednesday January 5, 8 p.m.
Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 East First Avenue
$ 20 to $ 25
While Kentucky Americana singer-songwriter Chris Knight has been releasing his own albums for more than two decades, he’s also written songs for Confederate Railroad, John Anderson, Randy Travis, and others.
Fixed
Thursday January 6, 8 p.m.
Globe Room, 4483 Logan Street
$ 12
Copenhagen post-punk band Deadpan shares a bill with local bands Years Down, Homeland and Undecided.

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Lindsay Ell
Thursday January 6, 7 p.m.
Number thirty-eight, 3560 Chestnut Place
To free
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Lindsay Ell kicks off Number Thirty Eight’s Bison Days, which runs through January 23, around the time of the National Western Stock Show, and features a dozen of country acts.

Tommy Emmanuel
From Thursday January 6 to Sunday January 9 at 8 p.m.
Dirty Dove Underground, 7401 East First Avenue
$ 58.50 to $ 183.50
Australian Tommy Emmanuel, a true master of finger guitar playing, plays four evenings at Soiled Dove, with British ace Mike Dawes opening each night.

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