The Zac Brown Band takes over the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre for two nights this weekend, and the Shaky Knees Festival brings a bunch of big names to town for three days of music.
Action Bronson. 7 p.m. May 6. $25. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Wishbone Ash. 8 p.m. May 6. $25-$27.50. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Houston in the Blind. Angela Wolff, Earl Burrows, Kate Tucker & The Sons of Sweden opening. May 7. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Leila Josefowicz & John Adams. Adams conducts his own "Scheherazade.2": Symphony for Violin and Orchestra with soloist Josefowicz. 8 p.m. May 7; 7:30 p.m. May 9. $24-$99. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.
The Molly Blank Jewish Concert Series: Ester Rada. 7:30 p.m. May 7. $50 William Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum, 1440 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. 678-222-3700, thebreman.org.
An Acoustic Evening with Roger 'Hurricane' Wilson. 8 p.m. May 7. $10. Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta. earlsmithstrand.org.
Peelander-Z. 9 p.m. May 7. $12; $10 in advance. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.badearl.com.
James Blake. 9 p.m. May 7. $36-$39. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. , www.terminalwestatl.com.
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead. 10:30 p.m. May 8. $16. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Portugal, The Man. 10:30 p.m. May 8. $25. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
DeKalb Choral Guild: "Sure Stars Shining." 8 p.m. May 8. $5-$7.50. Fernbank Science Center, 156 Heaton Park Drive N.E., Atlanta. www.dekalbchoralguild.org.
The Dead Milkmen. 10:30 p.m. May 8. $23. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Earsight. Heavy Chevy and The Space Time Travelers opening. May 8. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Marcia Ball Band. 7:30 p.m. May 8. $22.50-$25. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Hozier. 8 p.m. May 8. $25.50-$52.50. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. 404-233-2227, www.chastainseries.com.
Zac Brown Band. 7 p.m. May. 8-9. $36.50-$89.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www.vzwamp.com.
Shaky Knees Festival. Featuring the Strokes, the Avett Brothers, Wilco, Pixies and more. May 8-10. Central Park. $215 (three-day pass); single-day pass $99. Central Park, at the intersection of Central Park Place, Piedmont Avenue and Pine Street, Atlanta. shakykneesfestival.com.
The Kinky Aphrodisiacs. Satsuma opening. May 9. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Foxhollow. May 9. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
John Fogerty. 8 p.m. May 9. $35-$65. Gwinnett Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.gwinnettcenter.com.
Diamond Rugs. 10:30 p.m. May 9. $17. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.masqueradeatlanta.com.
Lagbaja. 8 p.m. May 10. $25-$30. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Ani DiFranco. 8 p.m. May 11. $35-$37.50. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Ed Kowalczyk. 8 p.m. May 12. $25-$30. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally. 8 p.m. May 13. $39.50. Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. N.W., Atlanta. tabernacleatl.com.
Toro Y Moi. 9 p.m. May 14. Variety Playhouse. $22-$25. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Marc Martel. Laughlin opening. May 14. Smith's Olde Bar – The Atlanta Room. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Bette Midler (new date). Changed from original date to accomodate Hawks playoff. 8 p.m. May 14. $46-$211. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. www.philipsarena.com.
Butch Walker with Jonathan Tyler. 8 p.m. May 15. $25.50-$59.50. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.
Reptar. 9 p.m. May 15. $15. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
Avenue of the Giants. Passionate Mayhem opening. May 15. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $7 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Needtobreathe. With Ben Rector, Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors and Colony House. 7 p.m. May 16. $29.50-$69.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www.vzwamp.com.
Ralph Stanley, Nathan Stanley and T. Graham Brown. 7 p.m. May 16. $40-$50. Mill Town Music Hall, 1031 Alabama Ave., Bremen. www.milltownmusichall.com.
Sam Prekop, Faun and a Pan Flute. 9 p.m. May 16. $14; $12 in advance. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.badearl.com.
Shaky Boots Festival. Featuring Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Rascal Flatts and more. May 16-17. $185 (two-day pass); single-day pass $95. KSU Sports and Entertainment Park, 3200 George W. Busbee Parkway, Kennesaw. shakyboots.com.
