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

We know one thing about this weekend: It’s going to be loud.  With a blitz of hard rockers storming the area—you can head north, east, west or to Shockoe Bottom to catch them—it seemed a no-brainer to observe this unusually timed assemblage of guitar shredding and eyeliner.

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

Thousands of people will step back in time this weekend as they converge on downtown Richmond for one of the mid-Atlantic’s largest street festivals.  The Second Street Festival returns for the 21st year Saturday and Sunday in historic Jackson Ward, the neighborhood bounded by Interstate 95 to the north, East Broad Street to the south, Fourth Street to the east and Belvidere Street to the west.

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

Horrorcore, little known until Farmville slayings, is called by one critic a “ventilation system for those with a generallly more sinister mindset.“

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

The Thursday concert by controversial reggae performer Buju Banton has been canceled. Last week, the show was moved from The National to The Hat Factory amid protests from the gay community about some of Banton’s lyrics that call for violence against homosexuals. The Hat Factory has since canceled the show. Refunds are available at the point of purchase.—Melissa Ruggieri

The Henrico Pops Chorus, a volunteer community chorus, is seeking new members. The group is looking for men and women, and no audition is required. Rehearsals are held from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at Lakeside United Methodist Church. The group’s focus is on Broadway, pops and seasonal music. A holiday concert and spring concert are planned as well as community performances.

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

The Friends Association for Children will offer fall music and performing-arts programs for children from age 2 and up beginning Oct. 5. Preschooler programs include weekly classroom instruction (ages 2 to 5) at all Friends centers, plus chorus and creative movement (ages 4 to 5) at the Friends Family Center, 1004 St. John St. Other Friends centers are Robert L. Taylor Childcare, 929 N. 26th St., and Mary Tyler McClenahan Childcare, 2700 Bensley Commons Blvd.

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