Pop Date Book

* Tickets go on sale Friday for a series of shows at the Sun Theatre: Eric Johnson and the Derek Trucks Band Jan. 24, Blue Oyster Cult Feb. 4, Willie Nelson on Feb. 27 and B.B. King, right, on March 2. . . . Face to Face will be joined by H2 O, Snapcase and No Motiv at the Hollywood Palladium on March 2. Tickets are on sale now. . . . Tickets are available now for shows by Mickey Champion Jan. 4 and Royal Fingerbowl Jan. 10, both at the Knitting Factory Hollywood. . . . Coming to the Troubadour: Flogging Molly Jan. 18, Samiam Jan. 24 and Angelic Upstarts Jan 25. . . . Samiam also plays the Glass House on Jan. 25, followed by Strung Out Jan. 26 and 27.