Lucinda Williams and John Doe

Well, it isn’t the Fillmore, but Lucinda Williams’ heartbreaking ditties ought to work just as well in a place that keeps animals confined in cages. After all, while Williams is known to belt out the occasional blues-rock wallop, we would never think of her shows as sunny occasions. Instead, her world-weary, weathered voice and her songs, which often wallow in memories of lost love, have a particular resonance with the the lovesick, the homesick, and the imprisoned (perhaps animals as well as humans). This time, when she croons “I wanna watch the ocean bend” (a line from her sea-longing “Ventura”), we’ll think of the far-from-home dolphins in nearby Discovery Bay. Likewise with “Lonely Girls” for the trumpeter swans, “World Without Tears” for the red pandas, and even “Fruits of My Labor” for the popsicle vendor camped outside the amphitheater. 13000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley; 612-604-4466; www.uptowntix.com