New shows: Jack Johnson, Kesha & Macklemore

Singer Jack Johnson performs at the Obama Home States Inaugural Ball in Washington Tuesday. Singer Jack Johnson performs at the Obama Home States Inaugural Ball in Washington Tuesday. Photo: Susan Walsh, AP Photo: Susan Walsh, AP Image 1 of / 123 Caption Close New shows: Jack Johnson, Kesha & Macklemore 1 / 123 Back to Gallery

Most music acts put their touring on ice during December. But that doesn't mean the bookings shut down. In fact, the winter lull is when a lot of musicians announce their tour dates in the coming year.

So it is that Jack Johnson will bring his eco-friendly tour behind "All The Light Above It Too" to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on April 26.

Ticket info can be found here.

And Kesha and Macklemore have teamed up for The Adventures of Kesha and Macklemore Tour. She's plugging "Rainbow" and he released "Gemini."

They'll hit the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on June 23. Citi card folks get access to the presale, which begins at noon Dec. 13. Here's the decoder ring site for you folks. General on sale begins at noon Dec. 15 through Live Nation.

And just announced is Earth, Wind & Fire, who will play the Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land on March 6.

Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 15 through Ticketmaster.