Pop Date Book

* Melissa Etheridge, right, brings her “Live and Alone” tour to the Long Beach Terrace Theater for three dates: Sept. 14, 15 and 16. Tickets are available beginning Sunday at noon.... Two film stars are playing rock stars in upcoming House of Blues shows: Keanu Reeves and his band Dogstar perform July 14, while Russell Crowe and 30 Odd Foot of Grunts take the stage on Aug. 26. Tickets for both shows are on sale now.... A second show for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds has been added at the Wiltern Theatre. Tickets for the new Sept. 19 performance go on sale Saturday.... The O’Jays and the Whispers team up for a Aug. 17 show at Universal Amphitheatre. Tickets are now on sale for the show, which also features special guest Miki Howard....Now on sale at the Coach House: Buddy Miles Express on July 10; Jack Johnson with Ben Lee on Aug. 16; Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers on Oct. 26....At the Galaxy, three shows on sale now: Stiff Little Fingers on Aug. 12; Dave Brockie (of Gwar) with Angry Samoans and Channel 3 on Sept. 15; Flotsam & Jetsam on Nov. 1....On sale today, seven shows at the Troubadour: Mad Caddies and Groovie Ghoulies on July 29; The Autumns and David J. on July 31; Spock’s Beard on Aug. 1; Unified Theory on Aug. 7; Super Drag on Aug. 9; Tiger Army on Aug. 10 and 11; and Doyle Bramhall II on Aug. 16 Five shows now on sale at the Knitting Factory: Jackie DeShannon on July 22; The Locust, DeFacto, Kid606 and Volume 11 on July 25; Otis Taylor on July 26; the Gossip on Aug. 2; Dressy Bessy on Aug. 10....The Conga Room has three new shows now on sale: Habib Koite on Sept. 7; Carlos Manuel on Sept. 20; and Tom Wopat on Sept. 30....On sale now: Strunz & Farah on Aug. 9 and Super Diamond on Aug. 10, both at the House of Blues.