TUESDAY
Widespread Panic
Though renowned for its live shows, the Athens-based band released its 12th studio album, “Street Dogs,” earlier this year — its first since 2010. All three of the band’s Atlanta concerts are “Food and Fund Drive” events, which will benefit local food banks (cash or nonperishable food items will be accepted).
8 p.m. Dec. 29-30 and 9 p.m. Dec. 31. Sold out. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 1-855-285-8499, www.foxtheatre.org.
WEDNESDAY
Gregg Allman
The elder statesman of Southern rock will trot out his trove of classics at two shows at Atlanta Symphony Hall. Allman was inducted this year into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and, since the official dissolution of the Allman Brothers Band, has remained a constant presence on the road.
8 p.m. Dec. 30 and 9 p.m. Dec. 31. $35.50-$149.50. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com.
STS9
The Atlanta-rooted band — also known as Sound Tribe Sector 9 — is getting comfortable with these mini-residencies at the Tabernacle to celebrate the end and beginning of a year. Fans will have four opportunities to experience its instrumental electronic-funk-jazz-hip-hop.
8 p.m. Dec. 30 with Emancipator ($39.50); 9 p.m. Dec. 31 with Modern Measure ($75); 8 p.m. Jan. 1 with the Werks ($39.50) and 8 p.m. Jan. 2 with Jaw Gems ($39.50). Four-day pass is $150-$193.50. The Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, www.livenation.com.
THURSDAY
Michelle Malone
Blues-folk-rock maven Malone enjoyed a busy 2015, with the release of a new album, "Stronger Than You Think," a cool video for the single, "When I Grow Up," written with Kristian Bush, a tour with the Indigo Girls and a performance at the 70th Anniversary Celebration for the Atlanta Pops Orchestra. Part of the proceeds of her New Year's Eve shows at Eddie's Attic will benefit NoKidHungry.org.
7:30 p.m. (with Macy Todd) and 10 p.m. (with Sonia Tetlow) Dec. 31. $30 (general admission or table seating, which must be purchased in increments of four) and $50 (general admission to both shows). Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 1-877-987-6487, www.eddiesattic.com.
The Revivalists
Combining New Orleans roots, a group of seven musicians and a sound that meshes a jam-band mindset with the soul of their city has made the Revivalists a touring favorite since their inception in 2007. Their latest album, “Men Amongst Mountains,” arrived last summer.
With Stokeswood and Wrenn. 9 p.m. Dec. 31. $24 and $134 (VIP). Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road, Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com.
Perpetual Groove
The Athens-based band is beloved for its inability to stick to one genre. Its music fuses jazz-rock, electronica, R&B and big, hooky rock. But along with its eclectic original sound, the group is also known for spunky covers ranging from Michael Jackson to Rage Against the Machine.
Dec. 31-Jan. 2. Three-day pass and Dec. 31 are sold out. 9:30 p.m. Dec. 31; 9:30 p.m. Jan. 1 with Dank ($25-$28); 9:30 p.m. Jan. 2 with Kenosha Kid ($25-$28). 18 and older only. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-876-5566, www.terminalwestatl.com.
The Motet
The festival scene favorite from Denver has been around for nearly two decades and its combination of funk, jazz and afrobeat heard on six albums, the most recent being 2014’s self-titled release. Its decision to release an eponymous record this far into its career is, the band said, “a reflection that the group has finally become what it has striven to be throughout its existence.”
With the Main Squeeze. 9 p.m. Dec. 31. $30 and $99 (VIP). Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com.
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