ARTS Pick: Buddy Guy

Blues legend Buddy Guy released his debut album, I Left My Blues in San Francisco, in 1967. Seven Grammys, 23 blues music awards and a National Medal of the Arts later, the 81-year-old icon is as electric as ever, with his wild, fearless guitar licks and a fall tour spanning the U.S.

Wednesday, August 23. $45.50-97.50, 8pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 979-1333.