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POP & ROCK
THE KILLERS In January, the Las Vegas rockers were both human and dancer as they lit up Agganis Arena with their glossy pop anthems and bizarrely feather-festooned costumes. They swing back around to the much larger Garden on the second leg of the tour for their third album, “Day & Age.’’ 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4. $25-$45. TD Garden. 800-745-3000. www.ticketmaster.comPET SHOP BOYS Twenty-three years into their glossy and engrossing electro-pop career, the Boys are still creating pandemonium wherever they go. Or at least “Pandemonium,’’ which is the name of the duo’s current tour for its most recent album, “Yes.’’ 7 p.m. Sept. 5. $39.50-$49.50. House of Blues. 800-745-3000. www.ticketmaster.com
MOTORHEAD Odd news: According to the Motorhead website, former Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum will be filling in for Mikkey Dee since the heavy metal sticksman will be filming Sweden’s version of “I’m a
MOS DEF The gifted-rapper-turned-gifted-actor turns back to rapping on this outing with friends Talib Kweli, Jay Electronica, and Medina Green dubbed “The Ecstatic Tour’’ in support of his recently released album of the same name. And if you haven’t seen it yet, check him out as Chuck Berry in “Cadillac Records.’’ Mos Def B. Goode. 7 p.m. Sept. 8. $29.50-$39.50. House of Blues. 800-745-3000. www.ticketmaster.com
SARAH RODMAN
FOLK, WORLD & COUNTRY
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS Time has done little to slow down Jamaican reggae legend Toots Hibbert, who turns 64 this year. If anything, Toots & the Maytals’ popularity continues to swell beyond reggae’s boundaries, with crossover albums full of star-studded collaborations such as Willie Nelson and Keith Richards on 2004’s “True Love.’’ Tonight Toots will share the stage with Spiritual Rez and the Fear Nuttin Band. 8 p.m. Sept. 3. $26-$36. House of Blues. 800-745-3000. www.ticketmaster.comTHE EILEN JEWELL BAND Apparently, there’s no rest for the wicked. At least not for Cambridge-based Jewell, who’s back on the road (and bound for Europe) with her top-notch band that toggles seamlessly between old-time folk, brooding ’50s rock, and shuffling classic country on their latest album, “Sea of Tears.’’ 10 p.m. Sept. 5. Free. Precinct, 70 Union Square, Somerville. 617-623-9211. www.precinctbar.com
DENISON WITMER He’s gotten by with a little help from his friends (Sufjan Stevens, Rosie Thomas), but Witmer has always been a compelling voice in his own right. He’s on the road with Brooke Waggoner, a sprightly indie-pop chanteuse from Nashville whose songs sound like the upbeat flipside to Witmer’s sleepy-eyed folk ditties. 8 p.m. Sept. 9. $10. Cafe 939. 800-745-3000. www.ticketmaster.com JAMES REED
JAZZ, BLUES & CABARET
GARRISON FEWELL/ERIC HOFBAUER DUO For the past few years, two of Boston’s most adventurous guitarists have joined forces for a series of primarily free duet performances that incorporate extended techniques and percussion without losing sight of lyricism. 8 p.m. Sept. 5. $10. Outpost, 186, 186 1/2 Hampshire St., Cambridge. 617-876-0860, www.zeitgeist-outpost.orgDANNY KALB TRIO AND PAUL GEREMIA A leading folk blues guitarist in the early 1960s, Kalb played with Judy Collins and Phil Ochs and went on to found the eclectic electric band the Blues Project. Also appearing: acoustic country blues guitar master Geremia. 8 p.m. Sept. 5. $15. Chan’s, 267 Main St., Woonsocket, R.I. 401-765-1900, www.chanseggrollsandjazz.com
HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN With their ebullient amalgam of western swing and Hot Club of France-style string jazz, guitarist/vocalist Whit Smith, bassist Jake Erwin, and violinist/vocalist Elana James have opened for Bob Dylan, who hired James to play fiddle in his road band. 8 p.m. Sept. 9. $20. Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge. 617-492-7679, www.clubpassim.org
CHARLIE KOHLHASE’S EXPLORER’S CLUB The local hero alto, tenor, and baritone saxophonist leads his band of intrepid improvisers on a musical expedition celebrating their acclaimed debut CD, “Adventures.’’ With tenor and soprano saxophonist Matt Langley, trombonist Jeff Galindo, guitarist Eric Hofbauer, bassist Jef Charland, and dual drummers Miki Matsuki and Chris Punis. 8:30 and 10 p.m. Sept. 9. $10. Johnny D’s, 17 Holland Street, Somerville. 617-776-2004, www.johnnyds.com KEVIN LOWENTHAL
CLASSICAL
BOSTON LANDMARKS ORCHESTRA The series of free performances on the Esplanade concludes this week with Charles Ansbacher leading the orchestra and the New World Chorale in Brahms’s “German Requiem.’’ Sept. 9 at 7 p.m., Hatch Shell at the Esplanade, 617-520-2200, www.landmarksorchestra.orgMUIR STRING QUARTET The Muir embarks on a complete cycle of Beethoven’s String Quartets, beginning with the Quartets Op. 18, No. 6, and Op. 95 as well as the great A-Minor Quartet, Op. 132. Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m., Free, Boston University’s Metcalf Trustee Ballroom, 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor, 617-353-3341 or www.bu.edu/cfa
GARDNER MUSEUM The museum’s inviting fall season of concerts begins with Paula Robison (flute), Yeesun Kim (cello), and Bruce Brubaker (piano) performing works by Saint-Saens, Messiaen, Chopin, Debussy, and George Crumb. Sept. 13 at 1:30 p.m. $23. 617-278-5156 or www.gardnermuseum.org
GUERRILLA OPERA We’ve had “Jerry Springer: The Opera’’ - now it’s Sarah Palin’s turn. This plucky chamber opera troupe presents a new work by Curtis Hughes called “Say It Ain’t So, Joe’’ with Jennifer Ashe singing the role of Sarah Palin, joined by all your favorite characters from last year’s interminable campaign. Sept. 19-26. $12. Zack Box Theater, Boston Conservatory, 866-615-2723 or www.guerillaopera.com
JEREMY EICHLER 
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