Ticket alert: Bobby Flay, Vanessa Carlton, Gogol Bordello and more

Skizzy Mars, Oct. 20 at Mill City Nights in Mpls. $17-$30. www.axs.com. … Bobby Flay, Oct. 21 at the Pantages in Mpls. $49-$154. … Jeff Austin and Chris Castino, Oct. 23 at the Dakota in Mpls. $25. www.dakotacooks.com. … Steve Cole Band, Nov. 2 at the Dakota. $20. … Sublime with Rome, Nov. 10 at Skyway Theatre in Mpls. $36-$40. www.axs.com. … Plain White T's, Nov. 14 at Mill City Nights. $20-$40. … Raffi, Nov. 14 at the Pantages. $30.50-$68. … Copeland, Nov. 17 at the Varsity in Mpls. $20-$25. www.ticketfly.com. … Motionless in White and the Devil Wears Prada, Nov. 20 at Mill City Nights. $23.50-$25. … The Black Dahlia Murder, Nov. 28 at Mill City Nights. $17.50-$20. … Ramsey Lewis Quartet Holiday Show, Dec. 9-10 at the Dakota. $30-$50. … Emily West, April 28 at the Dakota. $25. … Nils Lofgren, May 17-18 at the Dakota. $40-$57.

Badi Assad and Adrian Legg, Oct. 29 at the Cedar in Mpls. $30-$35. www.thecedar.org. … Jeremy Messersmith, Oct. 31 at the Cedar. $25. … Festival De Las Calaveras, Nov. 1 at the Cedar. $12-$15. … Vanessa Carlton, Nov. 4 at the Cedar. $25. … Gogol Bordello, Nov. 13-14 at First Avenue. in Mpls. $30-$35. www.first-avenue.com. … Theory of a Deadman, Nov. 17 at First Avenue. $10. … Lera Lynn, Nov. 19 at the Cedar. $16-$18. … J. Fernandez, Dec. 9 at 7th Street Entry in Mpls. www.first-avenue.com. $8-$10. … Dosh with Hardcore Crayons, Dec. 18 at the Cedar. $12-$15. … Habib Koite and Vusi Mahlasela, April 5 at the Cedar. $30-$35.

Eric Burdon, Nov. 14 at Medina Entertainment Center. $32-$52. www.medinaentertainment.com.

First Avenue Halloween Party and Costume Contest, Oct. 31. $5-$20. … Mark Mallman, Oct. 31 at Turf Club in St. Paul. $10-$12. www.first-avenue.com.