Celebrate Halloween early with The B-52s and get soulful with Lalah Hathaway.
Modest Mouse. 8 p.m. Oct. 28. $29.50-$49.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www.vzwamp.com.
Rory Block. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 28. $22-$25. Red Light Café, 553-1 Amsterdam Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.redlightcafe.com.
The Sheepdogs. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 28. $15-$18. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Peaches. 9 pm. Oct. 29. $20. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
The Law Band. Oct. 29. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Bob Moses. 9:30 p.m. Oct. 29. $12. Aisle 5, 1123 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.bowerysouth.com.
Yacht Rock Revue. 9:30 p.m. Oct. 29. $15-$40. Venkman's, 740 Ralph McGill Boulevard N.E., Atlanta. venkmans.com.
Bronze Radio Return. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 29. $10-$12. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Blue Oyster Cult. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 30. $40-$45. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Lalah Hathaway. 8 and 11 p.m. Oct. 30. $35-$55. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com. Read our interview with Lalah Hathaway here.
The B-52s Halloween Scream. 8 p.m. Oct. 30. $36.50-$121.50. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. foxtheatre.org.
Beverly "Guitar" Watkins. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 30. $10-$35. Steve's Live Music, 234 Hildebrand Drive, Sandy Springs. www.steveslivemusic.com.
The Sundogs with Glen Pridgen Band. Oct. 30. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
An Evening with Bassists Edgar Meyer and Christian McBride. 8 p.m. Oct. 30. $50. Emory University's Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Road, Atlanta. arts.emory.edu.
2015 Bands of America Regionals. Oct. 30. $18-$51. Georgia Dome, 1 Georgia Dome Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.gadome.com.
Iron Pour 2015 featuring Michelle Malone. 6 p.m. Oct. 30 (Malone plays at 9 p.m.). $10. Railroad Earth, 1467 Oxford Road N.E., Atlanta. ironpour2015.brownpapertickets.com.
Tinsley Ellis, Jameson Elder. 8 p.m. Oct. 30. $25-$30. Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, www.eddieowenpresents.com.
OG 97.9 Classic Hip Hop with Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster's Furious Five, Kool Moe D, Kurtis Blow. 8 p.m. Oct. 30. $32.50. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. www.tabernacleatl.com..
Shawn Phillips. 8 p.m. Oct. 30. $30; $25 in advance. Red Light Café, 553-1 Amsterdam Avenue, Atlanta. www.redlightcafe.com.
Whitey Morgan. 8:15 p.m. Oct. 30. $15-$75. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
Lady Lamb. 9 p.m. Oct. 30. $14; $12 in advance. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.badearl.com.
Wolf Eyes, Timmy's Organism. 9 p.m. Oct. 31. $10. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.badearl.com.
ATL Collective presents Michael Jackson's Thriller. 10 p.m. Oct. 30 and Oct. 31. $15-$20. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
The Black Lips. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 31. $20-$22.50. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Elephante. Oct. 31. $30 in advance; $150 VIP Tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Halloween Hijinks. Music from the "Harry Potter" films, and spooky symphonic tunes such as "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "Night on Bald Mountain." Costume-wearing kids can compete in a contest, and they have the opportunity to get up close and personal with the instruments before the show with the Instrument Petting Zoo. 2 p.m. Oct. 31. $15-$20. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4900, atlantasymphony.org.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Danny Elfman's Music From the Films of Tim Burton. 8 p.m. Oct. 31. $20-$65. Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4900, atlantasymphony.org.
Jarabe de Palo: Special early acoustic show. Oct. 31. $35 in advance; $150 VIP tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Jarabe de Palo: Late show. Oct. 31. $35 in advance; $150 VIP tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Lil Dicky. 9 p.m. Oct. 31. The Loft. $22; $95 VIP. The Loft, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Kat Edmondson. 8 p.m. Nov. 1. $25-$28. Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. eddiesattic.com.
Max. 8 p.m. Nov. 1. $15. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Dan Bern. Nov. 1. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
The Features. 8 p.m. Nov. 1. $12. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.badearl.com.
The Tenors at Symphony Hall. 7 p.m. Nov. 1. $47.50-$67.50. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.
Soul Asylum, Meat Puppets. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2. $20. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Django Django. 9 p.m. Nov. 2. $25. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers. Nov. 2. Doors open at 7 p.m. in $20 advance; $100 VIP Tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Chance the Rapper. 8 p.m. Nov. 2. Sold out. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.
Everclear. 8 p.m. Nov. 3. $30; $25 in advance. The Loft, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
The Coathangers, Birth Defects, Paralyzer. 9 p.m. Nov. 3. $10. Star Bar, 437 Moreland Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.starbaratlanta.com.
Youth Lagoon. 8:30 p.m. Nov. 4. $15-$18. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
Odesza. 9 p.m. Nov. 4. $22. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Langhorne Slim & The Law. 8 p.m. Nov. 4. $18-$21. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Allen Stone with Bernhoft. 8 p.m. Nov. 4. $22-$25. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.