Picks of the week

Rock picks

Tonight: Bryan Adams and George Thorogood & the Destroyers perform at Bank of America Pavilion; Rodney Atkins is at Avalon; Rocco DeLuca and the Burden play at the Paradise with the Last Goodnight and the Midway State; Jennifer O'Connor is at PA's Lounge with Choo Choo La Rouge, Chris Brokaw, Clint Michigan & Amy Bezunarta, and Hilken Mancini; the Information tops the bill at TT's; Mango Blues is at Johnny D's; Cary Brothers plays the Paradise Lounge. Tomorrow: Marilyn Manson and Slayer play at the DCU Center in Worcester; Zappa Plays Zappa is at the Bank of America Pavilion; Joe Ely performs at Club Passim; the Boston Rocks Reunion Bash features a lineup of local '90s bands and benefits the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, at the Paradise.

Jazz picks

Tonight: The Andy McWain trio and the improvising wind quartet Boxcars Boxcars Boxcars open the new season of adventurous Friday night jazz offerings at Brookline T'ai Chi. Tonight and tomorrow night: Two jazz masters, bassist Charlie Haden and pianist Paul Bley, perform as a duo at the Regattabar. Acclaimed singer Karrin Allyson is at Scullers. Tomorrow night: Dazzling pianist Kenny Werner brings his trio to the Marblehead Summer Jazz series at the Unitarian-Universalist Church. Sunday: Berklee College of Music and ParkARTS present their annual Jazz at the Fort concert, featuring singer Gabrielle Goodman and opener the Curtis Warren Quintet, at Highland Park on Fort Avenue, Roxbury. Tuesday: Trumpeter/ composer Greg Hopkins brings his quintet, including saxophonist Bill Pierce, guitarist Mick Goodrick, and drummer Gary Chaffee, to Ryles. The Makanda Project, the superb group that keeps alive the music of the late Boston-born Makanda Ken McIntyre, appears at the Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park Summer Performance series at Franklin Park.