LOOK: The month ahead

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MAR 13 Busdriver earned his hip-hop credibility early: The underground rapper's father wrote the screenplay for the epochal old-school hip-hop film "Krush Groove,” and the young Busdriver, born Regan Farquhar, started rapping in elementary school. He employs a smart, eloquent and literate style on his latest disc, "RoadKillOvercoat.” See Busdriver with RJD2 and Happy Chichester at 8 p.m. March 13 in Bricktown Ballroom, 103 E California. Tickets are $15. For more information, call 236-4143.

21 Evanescence went through enough inner conflict and external strife to scuttle most bands before lead singer Amy Lee pushed the "reset” button and released "The Open Door.” This pop-Goth band will perform at 7 p.m. March 21 at the Ford Center, 100 W Reno, with guests Chevelle and Finger Eleven. Tickets are $35. For more information, call 360-7776.

23 Following the release of their first studio disc in 24 years, "Endless Wire,” Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are taking The Who on tour and playing the indelible anthems with Pino Palladino on bass and Zak Starkey on drums at 7:30 p.m. March 23 at the Ford Center, 100 W Reno. Tickets are $125, $75 and $50. Chances are The Who will sell out, so call 360-7776 or go online to www.ticketmaster.com.

26 San Diego's Switchfoot broke through commercially with 2002's "The Beautiful Letdown.” The band's latest disc, "Oh! Gravity,” is a move toward expanding beyond mainstream rock sound and into a more cinematic feel. The group will perform at 7 p.m. March 26 in the Diamond Ballroom, 8000 S Eastern. Tickets are $20 in advance; $22 at the door. For more information, call (866) 443-8849.

Davey Havok, lead singer of the band AFI. ASSOCIATED PRESS

13 The roots of AFI were in the early '90s Berkeley, Calif. punk scene, but by 1999's "Black Sails in the Sunset,” the group led by singer Davey Havok had adopted a "dark wave” sound that it has tweaked and streamlined on its latest hit disc, "Decemberunderground.” The group will play with guests Papa Roach, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Saosin at 5 p.m. April 13 at the Cox Convention Center, 1 Myriad Gardens. Tickets are $19 to $38.50. For more information, call 235-8288.