Mo DeBree, 5 p.m. at downtown Capital Ale House Music Hall; at 10 p.m. Chris Ayer with Shane Cooley Daughtry, Theory of a Deadman and Cavo, 7:30 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena (C’ville)  David Wilcox and Phil Keaggy, 8 p.m. at The National

Hatebreed with Cannibal Corpse, Unearth and others, 6:30 p.m. at The National Chris Smither with Paul Cebar, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea Don Henley, 8 p.m. at Warner Theatre (D.C.)  Rylo, 5 p.m. at downtown Capital Ale House Music Hall; at 10 p.m. Half-Brother Sid

Richard Shindell with Antje Duvekot, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea One Love Reggae Festival featuring Capleton, Anthony B and Cocoa T, 8 p.m. at Hat Factory Robert Fleishman (former lead singer in Journey) and The Sky with The Sharp Comfort and Mistaken Identity, 9 p.m. at Alley Katz

Ari Hest, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea Who’s Bad (Michael Jackson tribute), 9 p.m. at Hat Factory Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, 7:30 p.m. at Ferguson Center For the Arts (Newport News)  Zen Daddy, 5 p.m. at downtown Capital Ale House Music Hall; at 10 p.m., Squeeze Box and Crashing Reality

David Allan Coe, 8 p.m. at Hat Factory Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, 8 p.m. at The National Randall Bramblett, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea GWAR, 8 p.m. at The National Last Train Home, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea

The Butterbean Jazz Quartet, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Jim Ward (Sparta), Tim Barry (Avail), Dave Hause (The Loved Ones) and Jenny Owen Youngs, 8 p.m. at The Canal Club Pat McGee Band with Luke Brindley, 9 p.m. at Hat Factory

Larry the Cable Guy, 7:30 p.m. at Richmond Coliseum Barrel House, 5 p.m. Friday at downtown Capital Ale House Music Hall; Half Brother Sid at 10 p.m.  Senses Fail, August Burns Red, Enter Shakari, A Skylit Drive and The Acacia Strain, 6 p.m. at The National

Disco Biscuits with Big Gigantic, 8 p.m. at The National Kurt Crandall, 5 p.m. at downtown Capital Ale House Music Hall; at 10 p.m. Jamie McLean and DJ Williams Projekt The Good Humor Band, 7:30 p.m. at The Canal Club Rickey Smiley, 8 p.m. at Landmark Theater

The Wallers, 7 p.m. at The Hat Factory The Decemberists with Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames, 7 p.m. at Charlottesville Pavilion Robbin Thompson, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea Cultifly, Scapegoat, Sounds Like Dinosaurs and Chays Allen, 4 p.m. at Alley Katz

D12 with Potluck, Epic and Young Richmond Outcast, 8 p.m. at The Canal Club Fidgety Brown, 5 p.m. at downtown Capital Ale House Music Hall; at 9 p.m. Mike Lucci Band Eric Brace and Peter Cooper, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea

Jimmy Buffett, 8 p.m. at Nissan Pavilion (Manassas); also Sept. 5 Emery, 6:30 p.m. at The National The Alternate Routes, The Onset and Rike the Martian, 7:30 p.m. at The Canal Club   Split Ends, Everybody Yay, Fall of Rome, Kids Kids Kids, Dr. Claw and more, 4 p.m. at Alley Katz

Keith Urban with Sugarland, 7:30 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena (Charlottesville)  Pure & Sinful, 5 p.m. at downtown Capital Ale House Music Hall; at 10 p.m. Jack Ass Flats Unknown Hinson, 8 p.m. at The Canal Club Redline, 10 p.m. at Alley Katz

Benefit for Bluemont, 7 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea Charlie Wilson, 6 p.m. at Kanawha Plaza for Fridays at Sunset The Whiskey Rebellion, Everwilde and Adam Eubank, 6:30 p.m. at The National Susan Greenbaum, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea

Josh Ritter, 6 p.m. at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden for Groovin’ in the Garden B Side Electric Blues, 5 p.m. at downtown Capital Ale House Music Hall; at 10 p.m. The Sometime Favorites The Lee Boys, 6 p.m. at Brown’s Island for Friday Cheers

The AP Tour with The Maine, Family Force 5, 3OH!3, Hit the Lights and A Rocket to the Moon, 6:30 p.m. at The National Audrey Auld, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea Mozely Rose, 9 p.m. at downtown Capital Ale House Music Hall Kurt Crandall, 5 p.m. at downtown Capital Ale House Music Hall; at 10 p.m. Sister Sweet