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  • Kane Brown ($29.50-$49.50) heads to the Toyota Presents Oakdale Theater in...

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    Kane Brown ($29.50-$49.50) heads to the Toyota Presents Oakdale Theater in Wallingford on Feb. 22. Tickets go on sale on Sept. 14. oakdale.com

  • Disturbed plays the Mohegan Sun Arena  Mohegan Sun Arena ($43.50-$83-50) on...

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    Disturbed plays the Mohegan Sun Arena  Mohegan Sun Arena ($43.50-$83-50) on Feb. 23. mohegansun.com

  • Foxwoods Resort Casino's Grand Arena in Mashantucket hosts Sarah Brightman's Hymn tour...

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    Foxwoods Resort Casino's Grand Arena in Mashantucket hosts Sarah Brightman's Hymn tour ($89-$259) on Feb. 1. foxwoods.com.

  • New Haven's College Street Music Hall hosts the Punch Brothers ($38.50-$58.50) on March...

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    New Haven's College Street Music Hall hosts the Punch Brothers ($38.50-$58.50) on March 15. collegestreetmusichall.com

  • Artist Action Bronson returns to Toad's Place in New Haven ($37.50-$40) on...

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    Artist Action Bronson returns to Toad's Place in New Haven ($37.50-$40) on Feb. 17. toadsplace.com

  • Nothing More ($26-$150) plays Hartford's Webster Theater on March 11. webstertheater.com

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    Nothing More ($26-$150) plays Hartford's Webster Theater on March 11. webstertheater.com

  • Albert Lee ($38) plays Fairfield Theatre Company's StageOne on Jan. 6. fairfieldtheatre.org

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    Albert Lee ($38) plays Fairfield Theatre Company's StageOne on Jan. 6. fairfieldtheatre.org

  • Al Jardine performs at the Infinity Hall in Norfolk ($59-$84) on Feb....

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    Al Jardine performs at the Infinity Hall in Norfolk ($59-$84) on Feb. 8. infinityhall.com

  • Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness ($35.50) performs at Foxwoods Resort Casino...

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    Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness ($35.50) performs at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket on Feb. 22. foxwoods.com

  • Weird Al Yankovic ($60-$75) brings his "Strings Attached" tour to the...

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    Weird Al Yankovic ($60-$75) brings his "Strings Attached" tour to the Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket on July 19. foxwoods.com

  • Rick Springfield ($35-$60) will usher 2018 into the past and ring...

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    Rick Springfield ($35-$60) will usher 2018 into the past and ring in 2019 at Foxwoods Resort Casino with a New Year's Eve show on Dec. 31. foxwoods.com

  • Fleetwood Mac (minus Lindsey Buckingham) plays the XL Center in Hartford...

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    Fleetwood Mac (minus Lindsey Buckingham) plays the XL Center in Hartford on March 15, 2019. livenation.com

  • Ariana Grande ($59-$229) plays the Mohegan Sun Arena March 30. mohegansun.com

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    Ariana Grande ($59-$229) plays the Mohegan Sun Arena March 30. mohegansun.com

  • Mohegan Sun Arena hosts  Mohegan Sun Arena on March 21 and 22,...

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    Mohegan Sun Arena hosts  Mohegan Sun Arena on March 21 and 22, followed by Ozzy Osbourne ($89.50-$250) on June 22. mohegansun.commohegansun.com

  • French jazz singer Cyrille Aimée ($29 to $44) plays Infinity...

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    French jazz singer Cyrille Aimée ($29 to $44) plays Infinity Hall Norfolk on March 16. infinityhall.com

  • Mariah Carey ($54.95-$199.95) plays the Toyota Oakdale Theater in Wallingford on...

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    Mariah Carey ($54.95-$199.95) plays the Toyota Oakdale Theater in Wallingford on April 5. oakdale.com

  • Weezer and the Pixies ($60-$95) will play the Grand Theater at...

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    Weezer and the Pixies ($60-$95) will play the Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino on March 16. foxwoods.com

  • New Kids On The Block ($59-$99) will bring their MixTape Tour...

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    New Kids On The Block ($59-$99) will bring their MixTape Tour to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville on July 3. Also on the bill are Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson and Naughty By Nature. mohegansun.com

  • Blake Shelton ($89-$129) will play Mohegan Sun Arena on March 21...

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    Blake Shelton ($89-$129) will play Mohegan Sun Arena on March 21 and 22. mohegansun.com

  • Kelly Clarkson ($39-$99) will play the Mohegan Sun Arena on March...

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    Kelly Clarkson ($39-$99) will play the Mohegan Sun Arena on March 14 and 15. mohegansun.com.

  • Mumford and Sons play the XL Center in Hartford on Feb....

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    Mumford and Sons play the XL Center in Hartford on Feb. 28. xlcenter.com

  • Kiss ($79-$169) has announced a final run of concerts, billed as...

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    Kiss ($79-$169) has announced a final run of concerts, billed as the End of the Road Tour. The masked ones will perform at Mohegan Sun Arena on March 23.  mohegansun.com

  • Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes ($60-$84) play Infinity Hall in...

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    Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes ($60-$84) play Infinity Hall in Hartford on Dec. 29. infinityhall.com

  • Don McLean ($59-$89) plays Infinity Hall in Norfolk on Feb. 9. infinityhall.com

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    Don McLean ($59-$89) plays Infinity Hall in Norfolk on Feb. 9. infinityhall.com

  • Infinity Hall in Norfolk hosts Kat Edmonson ($34-$39) on March 9.  infinityhall.com

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    Infinity Hall in Norfolk hosts Kat Edmonson ($34-$39) on March 9.  infinityhall.com

  • Alabama brings its 50th anniversary tour to Hartford's XL Center...

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    Alabama brings its 50th anniversary tour to Hartford's XL Center on April 13, with the Charlie Daniels Band. Tickets go on sale Nov. 30. xlcenter.com

  • Infinity Hall in Hartford hosts Tower of Power ($74-$99) on March 7.  infinityhall.com

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    Infinity Hall in Hartford hosts Tower of Power ($74-$99) on March 7.  infinityhall.com

  • Sevendust performs at Toad's Place in New Haven ($27.50-$30) on Feb. 18. toadsplace.com

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    Sevendust performs at Toad's Place in New Haven ($27.50-$30) on Feb. 18. toadsplace.com

  • Iron Maiden's Legacy of the Beast tour will thunder into the...

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    Iron Maiden's Legacy of the Beast tour will thunder into the Xfinity Theater in Hartford on Aug. 3. Tickets at livenation.com

  • Cher ($48-$500) will perform in Springfield at the MassMutual Center on...

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    Cher ($48-$500) will perform in Springfield at the MassMutual Center on April 30. Tickets go on sale on Sept. 14. massmutalcenter.com

  • Kesha ($49-$69) will perform a New Year's Eve concert at Mohegan...

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    Kesha ($49-$69) will perform a New Year's Eve concert at Mohegan Sun Arena.  mohegansun.com

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At 56, country singer Toby Keith is now something of an elder statesman in the world of country music. He had his days as a young rebel who was dismissed by the old-timers as not being country enough, but now, in the age of hip-hop country, he sounds a little like a piece of history himself.

He’s known for his patriotic nationalistic anthems, but Keith has some other facets to his work.

He has a song called “Wacky Tobaccy,” an ode to the glories of weed, off his most recent record. (Lee Greenwood never did that, I don’t think.) Keith has been known to hang out with Willie Nelson, so that might explain it.

He’s got a tender side too, and he knows how to write about the country staples of trucks, heartbreak and divorce; listen to his 1994 hit “Who’s that Man?” for proof. Merle Haggard isn’t with us anymore, but Toby Keith is keeping that ornery tradition of country alive.

See Toby Keith with Trace Adkins at the Grand Theater at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket, on Thursday, Aug. 23, at 8 p.m. $20 -$275. foxwoods.com.