Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ($32.50-$143) return to Hartford for a show at the Xfinity Theatre on June 14 at 8 p.m., with special guest Joe Walsh. livenation.com
Steve Winwood ($35-$55) performs at the Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket on April 28. foxwoods.com
Brit Floyd’s Immersion Tour 2017 ($35-$45) arrives at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on April 8 at 8 p.m. oakdale.com
Animal Collective ($25-$27) plays College Street Music Hall in New Haven on May 26 at 8 p.m. The Classic Rock Show ($25-$45) heads to College Street on March 1 at 8 p.m. collegestreetmusichall.com
KT Tunstall ($39-$54) plays Infinity Hall in Norfolk on Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. Vanilla Fudge ($29-$49) heads to Infinity Hall in Hartford on Jan. 14 at 8:30 p.m., followed by Jimmy Buffett tribute band Changes in Latitude ($24-$39) on Jan. 21 at 8 p.m. Doyle Bramhall II ($34-$64) plays Hartford on Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. infinityhall.com
Felly ($25-$30) returns to Toad’s Place in New Haven for an encore performance on Dec. 28 at 9 p.m., followed by Cosmic Dust Bunnies ($10-$15) on Jan. 6 at 8 p.m., with Lespecial and the Mushroom Cloud opening. Musical comedian Stephen Lynch ($27) plays Toad’s on Jan. 19 at 8:30 p.m., followed by the Dean Ween Group ($22-$25) on Jan. 20 at 9 p.m., with the Mike Dillon Band opening. Chronixx ($30) performs at Toad’s on March 2 at 9:30 p.m., followed by Periphery ($20-$25) on April 2 at 7 p.m., with the Contortionist, Norma Jean and Infinity Shred opening. toadsplace.com
Great American Ghost ($10-$13) heads to the Webster Underground in Hartford on Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. webstertheater.com
Arch Street Tavern in Hartford hosts a Borg Party ($10-$15) on Jan. 14 at 10 p.m., featuring members of Dopapod, Turkuaz, Aqueous and Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad. archstreettavern.com
Rhett Miller ($20) plays the Ballroom at the Outer Space in Hamden on Jan. 27 at 8:30 p.m., followed by Sondre Lerche ($16) on April 13 at 8:30 p.m. We Are Scientists ($15) performs at Cafe Nine in New Haven on Jan. 13 at 9:30 p.m., followed by Andy Shauf ($13-$15) on May 21 at 8:30 p.m., with Julia Jacklin opening. Heat plays a free show at BAR in New Haven on March 8 at 9:30 p.m., with Navy Gangs opening. Matt Pryor of the Get Up Kids heads to BAR on April 19 at 9:30 p.m., with the Alkaline Trio’s Dan Andriano opening. manicproductions.org
Bad Bad Hats ($10-$12) plays Cafe Nine in New Haven on Feb. 10 at 9:30 p.m., followed by Monsterland ($10-$12) on Feb. 25 at 9:30 p.m.; Gina Sicilia ($10) on March 5 at 4 p.m.; and the Lost Bayou Ramblers ($15) on March 30 at 8:30 p.m. cafenine.com
The Warehouse in Fairfield hosts BoomBox ($20-$23) on Feb. 15. Aaron Carter ($28-$78) performs at StageOne in Fairfield on Feb. 9, followed by KT Tunstall ($28) on Feb. 21; Lucy Kaplansky ($32) on March 4; Dana Fuchs ($38) on March 31; Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band ($50) on April 2; and Jeff LeBlanc and Liz Longley ($20-$25) on April 7. fairfieldtheatre.org
The Shinolas host a Holiday Office Party at the Mezzo Grille in Middletown on Dec. 15 at 7 p.m., with special guest Rani Arbo. mezzogrille.com
The Max Creek Holiday Office Party ($12-$25) will be held at Hoops n’ Hops in Simsbury on Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. (family show) and 10 p.m. (for grown-ups).
The Commodores ($135) head to Ridgefield Playhouse for a Valentine’s Day show, followed by Rita Moreno ($85) on Feb. 18 at 8 p.m.; and Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett ($75) on Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Tiny Ocean and Murderous Chanteuse ($10) play the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown on Jan. 13, followed by Seat of Our Pants ($10) on Jan. 14; and Moto ($10) on Jan. 28. All shows begin at 8 p.m. buttonwood.org
The Leif Nilsson Spring Street Studio and Gallery in Chester welcomes D.B. Rielly ($20 donation) on Jan. 15 at 4 p.m. nilssonstudio.com
