Hot tickets

Tickets are on sale now at Ticketfly.com or 877-435-9849 for these shows at the 9:30 club:
• Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, Jan. 14 ($20)
• The Cribs, Adam Green and the Dead Trees, Jan. 19 ($20)
• Thievery Corporation, Jan. 20 ($40)

(Tickets for shows at the 9:30 club through the end of this year will still be available through www.tickets.com and 800-955-5566.)

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster (202-397-7328) for:
• "Arabs Gone Wild" featuring comedians Dean Obeidallah, Aron Kader and Maysoon Zayid, Jan. 30 at Lisner Auditorium ($30)
• Alice in Chains, March 3 at DAR Constitution Hall ($38.50)
• Norah Jones, March 30 at Baltimore's Lyric Opera House ($60)
• Nickelback with Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown, April 13 at Verizon Center ($42.50-$77.50)
• Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy, April 24 at the Patriot Center ($59.50)

Tickets go on sale Friday at noon through Ticketmaster for these shows at the Birchmere:
• Travis Tritt, Jan. 25 ($45)
• Josh Rouse, Feb. 2 ($25)
• 2 Skinnee J's, Feb. 12 ($25)
• John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Feb. 16 ($35)
• Henry Rollins, March 9-10 ($25)
• Toad the Wet Sprocket, May 27-28 ($35)
• Alex Bugnon, May 30 ($29.50)

Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for George Strait, Jan. 22 at 1st Mariner Arena ($79.50-$89.50). 202-397-7328.

Free tickets will be available beginning Wednesday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for Pressler & Friends, Jan. 21 at the Library of Congress. 202-397-7328.

Tickets go on sale Thursday at 11 a.m. through Ticketmaster for Flamenco Festival 2010 - Tres Culturas, Feb. 21 at Lisner Auditorium ($35-$65). 202-397-7328.

-- Amy Orndorff