North Mississippi Allstars

These soulful Southern-rock offspring of Jim Dickinson (who played piano on the Rolling Stones' “Wild Horses” and produced Big Star's Third/Sister Lovers, among other rock-history accomplishments) must spend 85 percent of their time on the road. They even recently released a live album documenting some of that time. But their current tour is mostly a showcase for last year's solid Keys to the Kingdom, the latest in a series of soulful Southern-rock records they've made over the past dozen years. (Gallucci)