The Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers were less a genre-defying 1970s rock band than a genre-encompassing one, and unless you listen to classic rock radio a lot it’s easy to forget how many darn hits they had, from the country-ish “Black Water” to the soulful “Takin' It To the Streets” — as well as the invaluable, unclassifiable (funk ballad?) “It Keeps You Runnin'.” For this 50th anniversary tour, Pat Simmons, Michael McDonald and John McFee are likely to cover all the hits as well as some deep cuts (it was announced in May that founding member Tom Johnston is missing this leg of the tour due to back issues).