CHANCE THE RAPPER

The openhearted, honest hip-hop put forth by this Chicago-based MC has galvanized the music industry both creatively and business-wise. His 2016 mixtape “Coloring Book’’ fuses gospel and hip-hop with an urgency that only adds extra oomph to its songs, and it was the first release to hit the Billboard 200 solely on streaming activity. Sept. 29, 8 p.m. Tickets: $39.50-$59.50. Blue Hills Bank Pavilion. 617-728-1600, livenation.com MAURA JOHNSTON

EBONY G. PATTERSON: DEAD TREEZ

With woven photographs and installations in eye-popping colors and overwhelming patterns, Patterson considers Jamaican dance hall culture: its origins in poverty and post-colonialism, the fashion it has spawned, and the social roles played there. Through Dec. 4. 808 Gallery, Boston University, 808 Commonwealth Ave. 617-353-3329, www.bu.edu/art CATE McQUAID

Pop & Rock

TACOCATThis cheeky Seattle quartet crafts spirited broadsides in favor of “X-Files’’ heroine Dana Scully and against haughty men who feel the need to explain the world to women, and the chiming, shout-along-ready gems that result are as catchy as they are pointed. Sept. 29, 9 p.m. Tickets: $15, $13 advance. Great Scott. 617-566-9014, www.greatscottboston.com

GREEN DAYThis power trio’s three-decade journey from Bay Area punkers to rock elders hasn’t been without its bumps, but the catalog they’ve amassed includes some of the post-alternative era’s feistiest up-yours anthems and most lighter-worthy power ballads. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong claims their imminent album “Revolution Radio’’ is a back-to-basics “make-under.’’ Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $75 advance. House of Blues. 888-693-BLUE, www.houseofblues.com/boston

MAURA JOHNSTON

Folk & World

AOIFE SCOTTA next-generation performer with traditional pedigree, in the form of mother Frances and aunt Mary Black (as well as her uncles, with whom the sisters perform as the Black Family). This Dublin singer puts it all to good use on her debut collection of traditional and folk music, “Carry the Day.’’ Sept. 30, 7 p.m. Tickets: $15. The Burren, Somerville. 617-776-6896. www.burren.com

MARLON WILLIAMSWith its outsider perspective on the American folk and country that it explores, the music on the self-titled solo debut from Marlon Williams, who was born and raised in New Zealand, induces a striking sense of dislocation. Williams plays with his band, the Yarra Benders; Julia Jacklin opens. Sept. 30, 10:30 p.m. Tickets: $15. Great Scott. 800-745-3000. www.ticketmaster.com

RICHIE FURAYA visit from a man who was present a half-century ago at the creation of California country-rock — in the originating incarnations of both Buffalo Springfield and Poco — and who then helped to form a supergroup, the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band. Oct. 1, 8 p.m. Tickets: $50. The Center for Arts, Natick. 508-647-0097. www.natickarts.org

STUART MUNRO

Jazz & Blues

RONNIE EARL & THE BROADCASTERSThe master guitarist and his longtime band celebrate their new disc, “Maxwell Street,’’ a tribute to both the late, great blues pianist (and former Broadcaster) David Maxwell and to Chicago’s street of that name, where blues players gathered to play for Sunday shoppers. Oct. 1, 8 p.m. Tickets: $28-$38. The Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St., Arlington. 781-646-4849, www.regent theatre.com

DARRELL KATZ & ODDSONGOne of Boston’s most adventurous jazz composers, Katz celebrates the release of his latest album, “Jailhouse Doc With Holes in Her Socks.’’ It introduces a new ensemble, Oddsong, featuring the unusual instrumentation of four saxophones (Phil Scarff, Melanie Howell Brooks, Jim Hobbs, and Rick Stone), violin (Helen Sherrah-Davies), vibraphone/marimba (Vessela Stoyanova), and vocals (Rebecca Shrimpton). Oct. 2, 8 p.m. Tickets: $10. Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge. 617-395-1393, www.lily padinman.com

RAN BLAKE SOLOThe nonpareil pianist, composer, and educator Ran Blake — he of the pregnant pauses, icy runs, ethereal overtones, and film noir fanship — performs a solo program intriguingly titled “Opus à la Vengeance & the American Song Book.’’ Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20-$25. Regattabar. 617-395-7757, www.regattabar jazz.com

KEVIN LOWENTHAL

Classical

SOUND ICONThe contemporary-music sinfonietta opens its season with works by Rick Burkhardt, Richard Carrick, and Fred Lerdahl, part of that composer’s residency at Boston University’s Center for New Music. Sept. 30, 8 p.m., Boston University College of Fine Arts Concert Hall. www.sound icon.org

CHAMELEON ARTS ENSEMBLE The chamber group presents “Moon Dreams,’’ a diverse program of offerings by Rebecca Clarke, Brett Dean, Ernest Bloch, and John Woolrich, finishing with Schoenberg’s “Verklärte Nacht.’’ Oct. 1 at 8 p.m., Oct. 2 at 4 p.m., First Church in Boston. 617-427-8200, www.chameleonarts.org

LORELEI ENSEMBLEThe ensemble of women’s voices forges early and recent music into an innovative program inspired by MIT professor Sherry Turkle’s book “Alone Together.’’ Oct. 1 at 8 p.m., Oct. 2 at 4 p.m., Boston University 808 Gallery. www.lorelei ensemble.com

DAVID WEININGER

ARTS

Theater

MACHINE DE CIRQUEIt’s years after an unexplained apocalypse, and five former co-workers have to find reasons to go on. Luckily, a teeterboard, juggling clubs, and a few unicycles happen to be on hand. An inspired performance of acrobatics and broad comedy by a quartet of gifted circus artists and one energetic percussionist. Through Oct. 2. Production by Machine de Cirque presented by ArtsEmerson at Paramount Mainstage, Boston. 617-824-8400, www.artsemerson .org

SIGNIFICANT OTHERIn Joshua Harmon’s comically incisive journey across the jagged landscape of 20-something friendship, dating, and love, Greg Maraio delivers a multifaceted performance as Jordan, a single gay man who feels adrift when his three female friends start getting married. Directed by Paul Daigneault. Through Oct. 8. SpeakEasy Stage Company at Roberts Studio Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts. 617-933-8600, www.speakeasystage.com

MARJORIE PRIMEJordan Harrison’s slow-building but ultimately intriguing drama, a 2015 Pulitzer finalist, ventures to a not-too-distant future when the boundaries between technology and humanity have become so thoroughly blurred that we entrust our memories to artificial-intelligence programs that have assumed the form of deceased loved ones. Directed by M. Bevin O’Gara. Through Oct. 9. Presented by Nora Theatre Company. A Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production. At Central Square Theater, Cambridge. 617-576-9278 ext. 1, www.centralsquaretheater .orgDON AUCOIN

Dance

RAPHAEL XAVIER Formerly with Rennie Harris Puremovement, this intriguing Guggenheim Fellowship-winning dancer/choreographer puts street dance to the service of thoughtful, aesthetically bold construction with a kind of post-modern flair. He and his company bring the new “Point of Interest,’’ which challenges the notion that hip-hop is only for the young. Sept. 30-Oct. 1, $36-$40. World Music/CRASHarts at Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. 617-876-4275, www.world music.org

DANCE SHOWCASE 2016 This annual event by the Dance Program at Boston University highlights choreography by some of its most esteemed faculty and is traditionally a lively evening of wide-ranging works danced by talented students and seasoned professionals alike. Guest artists from Boston Ballet II perform as well. Sept. 30-Oct. 1, $12-$20. Boston University Dance Theater. 617-358-2500, www.bu.edu/fitrec/dance 

THIRD LIFE STUDIO CHOREOGRAPHER SERIES Kelley Donovan’s curated mixed repertory concerts tend to bring together a stylistic range of choreographers and performers, but this last one of the year seems particularly diverse. Besides Donovan, participants include Proyecto 3er Espacio, Shirah Burgey, Mystique Illusions Dance Theatre, Disco Brats, and Nozama Dance Collective, among others. Sept. 30, $12-$20. Third Life Studio, Somerville. 617-388-3247, www.thirdlifestudio.com

KAREN CAMPBELL

Galleries

FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING GIRLSFive artists, including Sheila Gallagher and Elizabeth Alexander explore their family immigration backgrounds in honor of an early 20th-century group started by wealthy activists aiming to educate and acculturate immigrant girls in the North End. Through Oct. 29. Drive-By Projects, 81 Spring St., Watertown. 617-835-8255, www.drive-byprojects.com

BAHAREH AND FARZANEH SAFARANI: PROJECTING HERThe Safarani sisters, identical twins, trained as painters in their native Iran. Here, they paint each other and project videos onto the paintings, in works that investigate personal and cultural identity. Through Oct. 30. Adelson Galleries Boston, 520 Harrison Ave. 617-832-0633, www.adelson galleriesboston.com

CATE McQUAID

Museums

IRVING PENN: BEYOND BEAUTYA dazzling career retrospective, in three parts, of the great photographer (1917-2009), including portraits, fashion, still lifes, and nudes. Through Nov. 19. Lunder Arts Center, Lesley University, 1801 Massachusetts Ave. 617-349-8002, www.irvingpenn .gotolesley.org

FIRST LIGHT: A DECADE OF COLLECTING AT THE ICAAn intelligent, visually stimulating show that presents highlights from the ICA’s 10-year-old permanent collection. Includes recent gifts of work by Kara Walker, Marisol, and Eve Hesse, among others. Through Jan. 4. Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Dr. 617-478-3100, www.icaboston.org

AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST: CHILDE HASSAM AND THE ISLES OF SHOALSHassam painted the rocky shoals of Appledore Island, off the coast of Portsmouth, N.H., over three decades. The exhibition presents 40 oil paintings and related watercolors, all made between the late 1880s and 1912. Through Nov. 6. Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St., Salem. 978-745-9500. www.pem.org

SEBASTIAN SMEE

EVENTS

Comedy

AMY SCHUMER The provocative comedian headlines her biggest show yet in Boston, taking a break from her hit series “Inside Amy Schumer’’ to tour, promote her new book “The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo,’’ and do film work. Sept. 29, 7 p.m. $40-$135. TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston. 800-745-3000, www.tdgarden.com

RICHARD LEWIS There are still plenty of things for Lewis to worry about, even after he’s spent half a century mining his psyche for laughs. Expect to see him again on “Curb Your Enthusiasm’’ whenever it returns for its ninth season. Sept. 29 at 8 p.m., Sept. 30-31 at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. $29-$39. Laugh Boston, 425 Summer St., Boston. 617-725-2844, www.laughboston .com

MIKE McDONALD’S COMEDY PALOOZA Two longtime Boston headliners, Mike McDonald and Paul D’Angelo, are joined by Will Noonan for a three-comic bill. Sept. 30, 8 p.m. $30. The Center for Arts in Natick, 14 Summer St., Natick. 508-647-0097, www.natick arts.org

EIGHT YEARS OF GAS Great Scott’s Friday night comedy show, The Gas, celebrates its eighth anniversary with guests from past shows. Hosted by Rob Crean. Sept. 30, 7 p.m. $5. Great Scott, 122 Commonwealth Ave., Allston. 617-566-9014, www.greastscottboston.com

NICK A. ZAINO III

Family

Midnight ZooAll weekend long, the zoo will be open after hours to give nocturnal visitors a glimpse into the world of creatures that come alive after bedtime. Spooky! Sept. 30, 6 p.m. $12-$15. Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Road. www.zoonewengland.org/engage/the-midnight-zoo

BPL Book sale City-Wide Friends of the Boston Public Library will be hosting a book sale to help fund programming at the BPL. With most titles priced at a dollar or two, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t pick up that copy of “A Wrinkle in Time’’ you’ve been meaning to read since junior high. Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Boston Public Library 700 Boylston St. 617-859-2341. www.citywide friendsbpl.org

Harvest Your Energy FestivalMusic, prizes, canoes! This festival is all about the green — energy that is. Learn about alternative energy sources like “Windy’’ the wind turbine plus Wilderness Inquiry is bringing its Canoemobiles to explore the river. Oct. 2, noon. Free. Mystic Riverbend Park, Freedom Way, Medford. 781-393-2137. www.medfordenergy.org/gogreen/harvest-your-energy-festivalCarly Sitrin

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Oct. 12 Charlie Puth at House of Blues concerts1.livenation.com

Oct. 12 Christine and the Queens at Paradise Rock Club www1.ticketmaster.com

Oct. 15 Gavin DeGraw and Andy Grammer at Orpheum Theatre www.ticketmaster.com

Oct. 19 Saint Motel at Royale Boston www.ticketmaster.com

Oct. 23 Lupe Fiasco at Wilbur Theatre www1.ticketmaster.com

Oct. 25 Colbie Caillat at Wilbur Theatre www1.ticketmaster.com

Oct. 31 Tegan and Sara at House of Blues concerts1.live nation.com

Nov. 1 Mitski at Paradise Rock Club www1.ticketmaster.com

Nov. 1 Foals at House of Blues concerts1.livenation.com

Sonia Rao