Picks of the week

Rock tips
Here is the official Rock Picks weekend forecast: It might be raining. It might be 95 degrees. It'll probably be both. Any which way, you want to be rocking. Today: Sounds of the Underground tour -- featuring hometown titans Killswitch Engage, Converge, and a bunch of other loud, scary bands -- rolls into the Tweeter Center; Winnipeg's the Weakerthans are joined by the New Amsterdams and Bad Religion frontman Greg Graffin at the Paradise; the Artbeat! Festival kicks off in Somerville's Davis Square; Dirty Dozen Brass Band does the Rock and Blues Concert Cruise; Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys play at T.T. the Bear's Place with Carlevale & the Broken Rhythm Boys and the Stumbleweeds; Cheryl Wheeler and Mia Dyson perform at Club Passim. Tomorrow: Van Hunt and the Brand New Heavies are at the Middle East; Francine performs at the Abbey Lounge; Mr. Brownstone plays a farewell show at the Paradise; Soulive's Sam Kininger is at Harpers Ferry.

Jazz tips
The Regattabar has flamenco guitarist Juanito Pascual tonight, Kendrick Oliver & the New Life Jazz Orchestra tomorrow, and the genre-blurring vocalist Ledisi on Thursday. Another singer, Samantha Sidley, performs at noon Thursday in Kendall Square as part of a free weekly summer concert series . Ryles has Teresa Ines tomorrow, Andreea Pauta on Tuesday, and vibraphonist Rich Greenblatt on Thursday. Saxophonist Jim Hobbs teams up with trombonist Jeff Galindo at Brookline Tai Chi tonight. The Lily Pad has a late-night double bill of experimental combos the Good Anna and the Blizzards tonight, and trombonist-vocalist elizabeth! and her group the Love Trio on Monday. Hanna Rose Diamond is at Acton Jazz Cafe tonight. Toni Ballard is singing (and celebrating her birthday) at Angelica's in Middleton tonight.