For years, my dream tour match-up was Drive-By Truckers with Guided By Voices, to recreate the vibe, spirit and rockaliciousness of Lynyrd Skynyrd's legendary 1973 tour with The Who (yes, I really do obsess about things like this, which makes me a colossal geek). Alas, that dream went unrequited because GBV broke up a few years back.

But here's a most tantalizing substitute: Drive-By Truckers paired with their '70s-rock-obsessed fellow travelers The Hold Steady on a tour called "Rock And Roll Means Well." They come to Raleigh's Lincoln Theatre on Nov. 3.

True, THS was just here, and it's been just a few months since DBTs' last Triangle show. Still, that's a pretty incredible combination.