Pop Date Book

Venturing south from its home base of Santa Barbara, Toad the Wet Sprocket, above, will be at the El Rey Theatre on Oct. 6. Tickets will go on sale today. . . . Tickets will be available Saturday for the former Prince, Oct. 11 at the Hollywood Bowl and Oct. 12 at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre. . . . On sale Friday: Marco Antonio Solis, Nov. 15 at the Universal Amphitheatre. . . . That Dog has canceled its Oct. 3 show at the Galaxy Theatre amid reports that the band has broken up. . . . On sale Monday: Kelly Joe Phelps, Oct. 10 at McCabe’s; Mark Eitzel, Oct. 11 at McCabe’s; and “The World of Slide Guitar,” Oct. 12 at McCabe’s.