8 buzzworthy concerts coming to Charlotte in the next week

This Christian pop-rock duo — made up of Aussie brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone — drew mainstream attention for their live version of “Little Drummer Boy.” They take the concept a step further, embarking on Little Drummer Boy The Christmas Tour, which includes holiday songs, Christian pop hits and new material from “Burn the Ships.”

Folk-pop troubadour and cancer survivor Hudson’s inaugural headlining tour follows the release of his latest single “Just Slide” featuring Jaden Smith. With Canadian R&B songwriter J.P. Saxe, who combines the lyrical depth of writers like Jason Isbell and Josh Ritter with sultry synth, piano and guitar.

Guitar virtuoso King has long been an innovative player and a unique and original performer. Her latest tour — in support of the album “The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body” — takes instrumental music to new visual heights via a multi-media show that uses projection mapping to casts images onto a customized signature Ovation Adamas six-string.

The English folk-rock guitar veteran is best known for his early work in Fairport Convention, his collaborations with his ex-wife Linda, and a prolific body of more-recent work. Here, he’ll lead his own band through a set that will no doubt showcase his revered fretwork. With Kentucky folkie Joan Shelley.

Massive pop hits, alternative cred, five Grammys, “Teen Titans,” “Hotel Transylvania” and “The Voice” haven’t made CeeLo Green forget where he came from. After reuniting with the Atlanta Southern rap crew that gave him his start for 2013’s “Age Against the Machine,” G-Mob is back together and on the road again.

After the August release of her latest album, “To the Sunset” — one of the best albums of the year — Shires takes a break from moonlighting as husband Jason Isbell’s fiddler to front her own top-notch band. With Cory Branan, who is among Nashville’s finest (and most underrated) artist/songwriters.

It may no longer be called the new-rock station’s Not So Acoustic Xmas, but the spirit remains the same. The show boasts London alt-rockers Bastille and Juno Award-winning Canadian rock band the Glorious Sons, along with up-and-coming singer-songwriter Meg Myers — whose music juxtaposes haunting darkness with glossy pop.

Having wrapped dates with Drive-By Truckers for the year, its co-founder embarks on a solo tour that brings him back down South following a move to Oregon. Since he doesn’t have a new album to promote, the setlists are fluid and unpredictable, boasting material from DBT, its predecessor Adam’s House Cat, and Hood’s solo records.