Local music guru Richard Gale gives us his top picks for local music events this week:

September 9

Dwight Yoakam
Mon September 9th @ Community Auditorium / 8:00pm / $150 – 75 / AA

September 10

DAYGLO ABORTIONS w/ Last of the V8 Interceptors, Forever Dead +more
Black Pirates Pub / 9:00pm / $8.00 / 19+

September 12

THE ZEP SHOW: CANADA’S PREMIER LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE
Crocks / 9:00pm / $10.00 / 19+

Jean-Paul De Roover
The L.U. Study / 7:30pm / $7.00 / AA

Lake Superior Art Gallery Show
Lake Superior Art Gallery / 8:00pm / $15.00 / AA

September 13

Mindil Beach Markets
The Foundry / 10:00pm / $5.00 / 19+

SICK INDIVIDUALS – FROSH WEEKEND BASH
Crocks / 10:00pm / $10.00 / 19+

THE 13TH feat ROCK TRUCK + BOTTOM ROCKERS + POINT NORTH + TSAN
Black Pirates Pub / 10:00pm / $5.00 / 19+

September 14

DON’T YOU(,) MEAN PEOPLE? + THAT ECHO + ANDROID 16 + DEAL WITH IT
Black Pirates Pub / 10:00pm / $5.00 / 19+

ELLIOT BROOD // SPECIAL EARLY EVENT //
Crocks / 7:00pm / $20.00 / 19+

Karim Nagi: Tradition Re-Imagined
Hillcrest high school auditorium / 7:00pm / $15 in advance, 20 at the door / AA

Live Tribute to Ray Charles and Tom Jones
Da Vinci Center / 8:00pm / $30.00 / 19+

Lorrina Belluz launches her new album Fathom
Finlandia Club / 9:00pm / $5.00 / AA

Rodney Brown & the Derailers
The Foundry / 10:00pm / $5.00 / 19+

September 15

THE CREEPSHOW
Black Pirates Pub / 10:00pm / $8.00 / 19+