Pop Date Book

* Tool, right, brings its caustic art metal to the Wiltern Theatre on Aug. 13 and 14 and bring along King Crimson, one their key prog-rock influences. Tickets go on sale today at noon....Ringo Starr & the New All-Starr Band perform Aug. 30 at Universal Amphitheatre. Tickets go on sale at noon Sunday for the show, which features Sheila E., Rodger Hodgson, Ian Hunter, Howard Jones and Greg Lake....Also on sale Sunday: Lloyd’s Blues Music Festival starring B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Hiatt and Tommy Castro at the Universal Amphitheatre on Oct. 13....Five new shows at House of Blues now on sale: KC & the Sunshine Band on Aug. 31; King Sunny Ade on Sept. 7; Taj Mahal & Funky Meters on Sept. 8; and Modest Mouse on Sept. 11 and 12....Better Than Ezra play the Roxy on Aug. 7, tickets go on sale Saturday ....Tickets go on sale today for Jimmy Eat World at the Glasshouse on Aug. 11....St. Germain plays the Palladium on Oct. 20. Tickets go on sale Sunday....Jack Jackson and Ben Lee will perform Aug. 15 at the El Rey Theatre. Tickets available beginning Saturday....The Crystal Method performs Aug. 9 at the Mayan Theatre. Tickets go on sale Saturday....Also on sale Saturday, Save Ferris at the Glasshouse on Aug. 19....Two shows at the Roxy go on sale today: Ruby on Aug. 2 and Sticky Little Fingers on Sept. 11.