Pop music: A fall preview

The Eagles: Guess hell did freeze over because the Eagles made another studio album and got in business with Wal-Mart. The big-selling Wal-Mart exclusive "Long Road Out of Eden" (baby boomers still buy CDs) gives the left-leaning California rockers some strong new tunes -- not that their Hall of Fame repertoire needed replenishing. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30. $52-$187. Target Center, 600 1st Av. N., Mpls. 651-989-5151.

My Morning Jacket: After wowing crowds at most of the major summer festivals, including a triumphant three-hour set at Bonnaroo, the hard-buzzing Kentucky rock band will finally come our way to promote its uneven but occasionally spectacular album "Evil Urges." Simply one of the best live bands in rock right now.

8 p.m. Oct. 2. $36. Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls. 651-989-5151.

Black Kids: Following a quick ascent on MySpace, this coed Florida band (genuinely a bunch of kids) went to London to make its Columbia debut with the guitarist from Suede, resulting in the bubbly, hyper, Cure-spiked album "Partie Traumatic." Could be the most energetic club show of the fall.

9 p.m. Oct. 7. $15. 18 and older. 7th Street Entry, 701 1st Av. N., Mpls. 612-338-8388.

Fleet Foxes: One of the brightest bands to emerge on Sub Pop Records in recent years, this Seattle quintet also made a promising choice of local venues for the fall. Its echoey, reverb-laden, harmoniously orchestrated brand of psychedelic indie-rock should shimmer at the Cedar.

8 p.m. Oct. 11. $15. All ages. Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Av. S., Mpls. 651-989-5151.

4 p.m. Sept. 19, 1 p.m. Sept. 20. $25 for one day, $45 for two. Harriet Island, Water St. and Plato Blvd., St. Paul. 651-209-6799 or www.riverrocksmusicfestival.com.

Reba McEntire/Kelly Clarkson: A truce will be called in the Red River Shootout at least for a few weeks when Okie country veteran McEntire tours with her young Texan acolyte Clarkson. The duo share a TV background (on "Reba" and "American Idol," respectively) and a hit, "Because of You," featured on last year's "Reba Duets" album. Look for them to share the stage, too.

8 p.m. Oct. 24. $49.50-$59.50. Target Center, 600 1st Av. N., Mpls. 651-989-5151.

Celine Dion: After a record-setting five-year residency in Las Vegas, the chest-thumping French-Canadian has finally returned to the road to bring that stratospheric voice and Vegas-inspired in-the-round staging to an arena near you.

8 p.m. Oct. 30. $47.50-$1,000. Target Center, 600 1st Av. N., Mpls. 651-989-5151.

7:30 p.m. Oct. 9. $57.50-$150. Target Center, 600 1st Av. N., Mpls. 651-989-5151.

Coldplay: Rock fans have been looking for a signature band for this decade. Chris Martin and crew have certainly had the massive radio hits, including this year's "Viva la Vida," but can the piano man and his band deliver transcendent performances onstage à la U2 and Radiohead?

7:30 p.m. Nov. 14. $49.50-$97.50. Xcel Energy Center, W. 7th St. and Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul.

The Hold Steady/Drive-by Truckers: A match made in heaven, or at least wherever it is that Bon Scott, Ronnie Van Zandt and Phil Lynott are living in the afterlife. These two gritty and mighty but also poetic barroom rock bands are teaming up for two nights at one of their favorite clubs after filling it separately this summer (and many other times). Likely a case of 1+1=10.