Fall preview: Autumn's must-hear music

Autumn is a glutton's feast for pop fans, full of blockbuster albums, buzzed-about debuts, spectacular arena tours and rare small-venue performances. This year offers the usual mix of veterans aiming for another moment of impact, and young pretenders working to make a mark in an ever-widening field.

That's good news for those with eclectic tastes: no one subculture dominates right now, so the listening is best for people who are a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll -- and a little bit dance and folk and Latin, too. What follows is a look at the best bets for recorded and live music in the coming months, album release dates subject to change, of course.

Albums

• Kid Cudi, 'Man on the Moon: The End of the Day'

• Monsters of Folk, self-titled

• Miranda Lambert, 'Revolution'

• Shakira, 'She Wolf'

• KISS, 'Sonic Boom'

• R. Kelly, 'Untitled'

• Tiesto, 'Kaleidoscope'

• Norah Jones

• Leona Lewis, 'Echo'

• Adam Lambert, self-titled

Concerts

• Bajofondo

• Pearl Jam

• Kylie Minogue

• Travis' Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop

• The Raincoats

• Bob Dylan / Roger Daltrey

• Maxwell / En Vogue

• Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer

• U2

• Monster Massive

• Jamey Johnson and Randy Houser / Kris Kristofferson

• Pixies

• 'West Coast, Left Coast' festival

--Ann Powers

Photos, from left: Miranda Lambert. Credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times; Maxwell. Credit: Patrick Semansky, Associated Press; Leona Lewis. Credit: EPA