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Jeff Tweedy brings Wilco to the Music Center at Strathmore on March 30. (Kyle Ericson - AP)

Wilco returns to the area for the first time since last summer's sold-out performance at Wolf Trap. Tickets for the March 30 performance at the 2,000-seat Music Center at Strathmore go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster ($45).

Here are the other upcoming shows you can snag tickets for this week:

Tickets go on sale today at 10 a.m. through Ticketfly or 877-435-9849 for these shows at the 9:30 club:
• Goodie Mob Reunion,
Feb. 11 ($27.50)
• Kings of Convenience,
Feb. 15 ($25)
• Nouvelle Vague, Feb. 20 ($25)
• Editors, Feb. 21 ($20)
• The English Beat, Fishbone and Outlaw Nation, Feb. 22 ($25)
• State Radio, Feb 26-27 ($20)
• Jack's Mannequin, Vedera and Sunday's Roulette, March 3 ($29.50)
• Hot Chip and the xx, March 24 ($35).

Tickets go on sale Friday at 9 a.m. through Ticketmaster for Owl City, April 22 ($20).

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through Live Nation for Joanna Newsom, March 22 at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue ($33; $30 in advance). 877-598-8696.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for Vampire Weekend, April 3 at DAR Constitution Hall ($28.50).

Tickets go on sale Friday at noon through Ticketmaster for these shows at the Birchmere:
• Andy McKee, March 2 ($20)
• Harmony Sweepstakes 2010, April 10 ($35)
• The English Beat, May 3 ($25)
• Virginia Coalition, May 15 ($20)
• Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, June 4 ($39.50)
• The Seldom Scene and Legends of the Potomac, June 5 ($25)
• Chubby Checker and the Wildcats, June 11 ($49.50)

Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for Harry Connick, Jr., Feb. 18 at Baltimore's Lyric Opera House ($64-$92).

Free tickets will be available beginning Wednesday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for Concerto Soave, Feb. 25 and Altenberg Trio, Feb. 26 at the Library of Congress.

-- Alex Baldinger and Amy Orndorff