All things music

CLEARLY, music buffs will not be lacking for live musical entertainment this fall, from newbies to classic rockers like a double bill of Rod Stewart and Steve Winwood (Dec. 11 at the Wells Fargo Center). Helping heat the scene, the new Boot & Saddle club on South Broad Street (run by the R5/Union Transfer gang) and the Ardmore Music Hall (formerly 23 East) will make a play for talent and audiences that otherwise would flock to World Cafe Live. And both the newly revitalized Prince Music Theater and Kimmel Center properties (including the Academy of Music and Merriam) will have more poppin' from outside promoters AEG and Live Nation, because those guys just can't cram it all into their own venues (like the Keswick and Tower.)

September

9: Laura Mvula. While lumped in the English neo-soul school, this charmer is really closer in arty form to Joan Armatrading and Joni Mitchell. And for show openers there's King - a creamy female trio from LA whose fan base includes ?uestlove, Robert Glasper and Prince. Yummy all around.

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., $17.50, 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

10: Mayer Hawthorne. He looks and often sounds like a nerd who spent his teenage Michigan years singing along with Smokey Robinson and Hall & Oates records. Now the dude is stretching some on his most-buzzed-about "Where Does This Door Go" album. With Superhumanoids.

Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St., 8 p.m. , $20-$22, 215-232-2100, utphilly.com.

12: Black Prairie. Arty, neo-bluegrass band is built from 4/5ths of the Decemberists. For this show, they're opening with a set of band-scored live readings by author and friend Jon Mooallem from his book, Wild Ones.

Boot & Saddle , 1131 S. Broad St., 9 p.m., $12, bootandsaddlephilly.com.

12: Il Volo. Three handsome young Italian pop opera trillers answer their own question "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" You gotta "Surrender."

Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow streets, Upper Darby, $49-$99, 8 p.m., 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

14: Keith Urban. Our favorite country rockin Aussie steams up the shed, with Little Big Town featured and Dustin Lynch opening.

Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, 7 p.m., $25-$54.75, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

19: Vampire Weekend. Keep the summer alive (and start the weekend early) with these sunny, breezy jangle rockers. Sky Ferreira is special guest.

Skyline Stage, Mann Center, 52nd and Parkside Avenue, $35/$37, 215-893-1999, manncenter.org.

21: Michael Buble. Yo, Frank. The kid's doing good. No?

Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St., 8 p.m., $59.50-$115, 800-298-4200, comcasttix.com.

25: J. Cole and Wale. For sure one of the hippest/hottest hip-hop shows of the year.

Mann Center, 52nd and Parkside Avenue, $39.50-$59.50, 215-893-1999, manncenter.org.

October

1: Har Mar Superstar. Cultish nonstar (a/k/a Sean Tillmann) pumps up infectious, Sam Cooke/Otis Redding-inspired originals at this newly remodeled/reinvigorated venue run by R5 and UT principals.

The Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 9 p.m., $8-$10, bootandsaddlephilly.com.

3: Ana Popovic. A blonde babe from Belgrade who belts and blasts electric blues better than B.B. and Buddy? Believe it, bub.

Ardmore Music Hall, 23 E. Lancaster Ave., 8 p.m., $20-$25, 610-649-8389, ardmoremusic.com.

3: Wesley Stace. The wise and witty, Mount Airy-based Brit who used to answer to John Wesley Harding shares his new "women in my life"-themed album - "every word true," Wes vows.

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., 8 p.m., $20-$22, 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

6: Gary Burton. One of the true legends of the jazz vibraphone - credited with inventing the four-mallet attack - Burton launches the Annenberg Center jazz series in a showcase with Julian Lage on guitar, Antonio Sanchez on drums and Scott Colley on bass.

Zellerbach Theater, 3680 Walnut St., 7 p.m., $20-$50, 215-898-3900, AnnenbergCenter.org.

12: Diana Krall: The queen of cool segues into the steamier 1920s razzmatazz of her "Glad Rag Doll" album.

Academy of Music, Broad and Locust streets, 8 p.m. $48-$125, 215-893-1999, kimmelcenter.org.

13: Janelle Monae. Funk-rocking hipster (and Sonos pitchwoman) oft comes off like a female Prince. But anticipate Hendrix moves, too, as she's calling this show "The Electric Lady Tour."

Electric Factory, 7th and Willow streets, $25, 215-627-1332, electricfactory.info.

19: Cold War Kids. Quivering, shivering rock band unnerves with techno-laced rock and tales of mental disarray.

Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St., 8:30 p.m., $23-$25 (all ages), 215-232-2100, utphilly.com.

21-22: Pearl Jam. Two shows are necessary, as Vedder and Co. are on their first tour since 2009 to flog their new "Lightning Bolt" album.

Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St., 7:30 p.m., $77, 800-298-4200, comcasttix.com.

25: Lyle Lovett/John Hiatt. Laconic storytellers trade funny tales and tunes (acoustically).

Keswick Theater, Easton Road and Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 8 p.m., $69.50-$79.50, 215-572-7650, keswicktheatre.com.

30: Hugh Laurie. That's Dr. House, to you. But also a surprisingly able practitioner of vintage ragtime and blues (like "St. James Infirmary") that's won him a million album sales in England and way too much head-scratching here.

Keswick Theatre, Easton Road and Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 8 p.m., $29.50-$55, 215-572-7650, keswicktheatre.com.

November

8-9: The Head and the Heart. One of the best of the earnest, ruminative folky troupes now striking responsive chords with the young and young at heart. With Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Quiet Life.

Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St., 8:30 p.m., $25, 215-232-2100, utphilly.com.

10: Bobby McFerrin. Tour de force vocal improvisor connects the dots between Americana country, gospel and jazz.

Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce streets, 7:30 p.m., $38-$70, 215-893-1999, kimmelcenter.org.

10: Justin Timberlake. Fast return brings Justin into the relatively cozy confines of our South Philly arena.

Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St., 8 p.m., $49.50, $175, 800-298-4200, comcasttix.com.

15: Cyndi Lauper. She's so unusual, always showing her "True Colors," "Time After Time" and now as composer of Broadway's hit "Kinky Boots."

Keswick Theatre, Easton Road and Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 8 p.m., $45-$69.50, 215-572-7650, keswicktheatre.com.

22: Minor Alps. Juliana Hatfield combines talents with Matthew Caws of Nada Surf in this promising new group.

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., 8 p.m., $18-$29, 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

23: India.Arie. The songbird soars high with her latest set of delicate, R&B/folk fusing tunes "A Song-Versation."

Keswick Theatre, Easton Road and Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 8 p.m., $36-$59.50, 215-572-7650, keswicktheatre.com.

27: Amos Lee & Mutlu. Two emulators of Philly soul pop make for a night of compare/contrast.

Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow streets, Upper Darby, 8 p.m., $36-$46, 800-745-3000, livenation.com.