Brad Paisley

The country star brings his “American Saturday Night” tour to town for a midweek show that should still provide plenty of post-Obama populism and—this is where things get serious—some of the most fiery, innovative, and downright ass-kicking guitar picking you’ll hear this fall in any forum. Paisley’s one of the greats, as he proved on last year’s mostly instrumental Play. Guitar geeks take heed. With Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Wayne.

Wed., Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m., 2009