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THE ACADEMY IS ... (Thursday) This Illinois band is part of the same emo-pop cohort that includes Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes and Panic! at the Disco. In other words, the band is primed to reel in an audience of young fans, especially since the members specialize in exuberant hard-rock that borrows (charmingly) from 1970s glam and '80s new wave. "Santi" (Atlantic/Fueled by Ramen), isn't quite the bubble-gum blockbuster this band might be capable of, but that doesn't mean that this concert won't be full of fans singing along. With Armor for Sleep, the Rocket Summer and Sherwood. At 7 p.m., Nokia Theater, 1515 Broadway, at 44th Street, (212) 307-7171, nokiatheatrenyc.com; .50. (Kelefa Sanneh)

AVENGERS, PANSY DIVISION (Thursday) As we know, punk never went away. But neither did many of the original musicians who play it. The San Francisco band Avengers, with the singer Penelope Houston, are back on another tour, 30 years after they formed to record songs like "The American in Me." They're supported by Pansy Division, a band that's been running for 15 years, playing songs like "I Can Make You a Man." At 8:30 p.m., Maxwell's, 1039 Washington Street, Hoboken, N.J., (201) 653-1703, maxwellsnj.com; . (Ben Ratliff)

BAND OF HORSES (Saturday) With shimmering guitars that build to epic heights, and wraithlike, death-obsessed vocals ("At every occasion I'll be ready for the funeral"), Band of Horses' songs both soar and sulk. With the Brunettes, Foals and Le Loup. Part of the CMJ Music Marathon. At 7 p.m., Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey Street, near the Bowery, Lower East Side, (212) 533-2111, boweryballroom.com; sold out. (Ben Sisario)

BON JOVI (Thursday) Here it comes: the first of 10 Bon Jovi shows at a brand-new theater in the band's native New Jersey. Opinion might be split, but most hometown fans probably enjoyed the group's recent foray into country music; certainly Bon Jovi is the only band around that could book both the emo act My Chemical Romance (Thursday and next Friday) and the self-proclaimed "redneck woman" Gretchen Wilson (Nov. 1 and 3) as opening acts; the full schedule is at bonjovi.com. At 7:30 p.m., Prudential Center, 165 Mulberry Street, Newark, (973) 854-8760, prucenter.com; .50 to 3. (Sanneh)

BILLY BRAGG (Saturday) The personal and the political both matter to Billy Bragg, an English songwriter with a gruffly endearing voice and leftist ideals that don't preclude a sense of humor. He sings self-deprecating love songs and pro-labor arguments, and some new melodies for rediscovered Woody Guthrie lyrics. With David Berkeley. At 8 p.m., the Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street, Manhattan, (212) 307-7171, concertstonight.com; sold out. (Jon Pareles)

BROADWAY CABARET FESTIVAL (Friday through Sunday) This annual three-concert event begins on Friday with an all-star tribute to the composer Stephen Schwartz. It continues on Saturday with a concert by Betty Buckley and ends on Sunday with a program featuring 20 veteran Broadway performers reprising their signature songs from shows going back to the 1960s. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, Manhattan, (212) 307-7171, the-townhall-nyc.org; . (Stephen Holden)

BARBARA CARROLL (Sunday and Monday) Elegant, witty and touching, this classically trained jazz pianist and singer, now 82, is in her prime: the female counterpart of Bobby Short. Sunday at 2 p.m., Monday at 8 p.m., Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel, 59 West 44th Street, Manhattan, (212) 419-9331, algonquinhotel.com; on Sunday, with brunch at noon; on Monday, with a minimum. (Stephen Holden)

CÉU (Tuesday) With an easy, dragging beat, bossa nova becomes something like light dub in the lithe and playful songs of Céu, a young woman from São Paulo rising fast in the Brazilian circuit. With Adama. At 9 p.m., Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th Street, Chelsea, (212) 414-5994, highlineballroom.com; in advance, at the door. (Sisario)

COWBOY JUNKIES (Saturday) Almost 20 years ago this Toronto band released an instant classic with the starkly elegant "Trinity Session." And though on subsequent albums the Cowboy Junkies have never returned to that expressive peak, the delicate interplay between Margo Timmins's velvety alto and her brother Michael Timmins's guitar can be chillingly beautiful. At 8:30 p.m., Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, (212) 247-7800, carnegiehall.org; to . (Sisario)

DOWN (Thursday) "Down III: Over the Under," the latest album from this New Orleans metal supergroup featuring Phil Anselmo of Pantera and Pepper Keenan of Corrosion of Conformity, is more topical than you might expect, with songs about Hurricane Katrina and the killing of Mr. Anselmo's former guitarist in Pantera, Darrell (Dimebag) Abbott. At 8 p.m., Roseland Ballroom, 239 West 52nd Street, Manhattan, (212) 777-6800, roselandballroom.com; in advance, at the door. (Sisario)

EL-P (Friday) Since the mid-'90s, El-P has been a driving force behind alternative hip-hop in New York, both as a rapper and through his record label, Definitive Jux. For this CMJ Music Marathon show he plays both roles, performing as the headliner for a Definitive Jux showcase with Mr. Dibbs, Yak Balz, Hangar 18, Activator, Despot, Junk Science and others. At 9 p.m., Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 North Sixth Street, Brooklyn, (212) 260-4700, musichallofwilliamsburg.com; . (Sisario)

‘EXPERIENCE HENDRIX' (Monday) Well, not exactly Hendrix, but a blues-loving tribute to the 1960s. The band features the great blues guitarist and crowd-teaser Buddy Guy, the rip-roaring gospel steel guitarist Robert Randolph and the blues-rocker Kenny Wayne Shepherd, with appearances by the cutting Chicago blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin, the guitarist Robby Krieger from the Doors, the former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor and two former members of Hendrix trios, Billy Cox (from Band of Gypsys) on bass and Mitch Mitchell (from the Experience) on drums. At 8 p.m., Beacon Theater, 2124 Broadway, at 74th Street, (212) 307-7171, beacontheaternyc.com; to .50. (Pareles)

SMOKEY HORMEL (Thursday) Mr. Hormel is a pedigreed studio musician, playing guitar on records by Beck, Johnny Cash and Tom Waits. But on his own time he's involved in projects that satisfy his far-apart curiosities in popular music of the new world - Northeastern Brazilian music and 1930s western swing, among other styles. At 10 p.m., Rodeo Bar, 375 Third Avenue, at 27th Street, Manhattan, (212) 683-6500, rodeobar.com; no cover. (Ratliff)

JESU (Saturday) Led by Justin Broadrick of the British industrial-metal pioneers Godflesh, Jesu soars on clouds of rumbling guitar noise that inevitably turn turbulent. With Torche and Fog. At 7 p.m., Blender Theater at Gramercy, 127 East 23rd Street, Manhattan, (212) 307-7171; in advance, at the door. (Sisario)

JUSTICE (Saturday and Monday) As many fists will pump as hips will swing for Justice, a French D.J. duo whose hard, fast beats join the hedonism of rock with the hedonism of the dance floor. With Midnight Juggernauts. Part of the CMJ Music Marathon. At 7 p.m., Terminal 5, 610 West 56th Street, Clinton, (212) 260-4700, terminal5nyc.com; (sold out Saturday). (Sisario)

EARTHA KITT (Friday and Saturday, and Tuesday through Thursday) At 80, Ms. Kitt knows how to make a single shoulder shrug or raised eyebrow convey more erotic provocation than most performers less than half her age. (Through Oct. 27.) At 8:45 p.m., with additional performances on Friday and Saturday at 10:45 p.m., Cafe Carlyle, at the Carlyle Hotel, 35 East 76th Street, Manhattan, (212) 744-1600, thecarlyle.com; Friday and Saturday; Tuesday through Thursday; dinner is required at all shows. (Holden)

MATES OF STATE (Friday) Most of the time Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel, the married couple who make up Mates of State, sing insistent, almost nagging chants propelled by quick-pulse organ and drums; their most recent, "Bring It Back" (Barsuk), also has some soothing, affectionate piano songs. At 7:30 p.m., Joe's Pub, at the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, at Astor Place, East Village, (212) 967-7555, joespub.com; . (Sisario)

MATT AND KIM (Friday) Meet indie-rock's ultimate birthday band: a Brooklyn couple who pound organ and drums through irrationally exuberant romps that seem equal parts garage-rock and Nintendo. With Flosstradamus, the Hood Internet and Art Goblins. Part of the CMJ Music Marathon. At 9:30 p.m., Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 North Sixth Street, Brooklyn, (212) 260-4700, musichallofwilliamsburg.com; . (Sisario)

M.I.A. (Friday) Maya Arulpragasam, better known as M.I.A., has invented herself as a third world unifier, drawing on the blunt, low-tech beats of the world's underclasses for sassy party songs full of contradictions and implications. Part of the CMJ Music Marathon. At 7 p.m., Terminal 5, 610 West 56th Street, Clinton, (212) 260-4700, terminal5nyc.com; . (Pareles)

MORRISSEY (Monday and Tuesday) More stylish as he ages, this former singer for the Smiths, born in Manchester, England, is one of the most original figures to come along in the last 30 years of pop culture. And he seems to be finally liberated, even almost happy. "I once thought I had numerous reasons to cry," goes one of his recent couplets. "And I did, but I don't anymore." With Kristeen Young. At 6:30 p.m., Hammerstein Ballroom, 311 West 34th Street, Manhattan, (212) 307-7171, mcstudios.com; . (Ratliff)

NEW PORNOGRAPHERS (Wednesday and Thursday) The New Pornographers, from Vancouver, British Columbia, play sharp, elegant songs that, even when they come across as a tad rote, push the buttons of any connoisseur of 1960s and '70s power-pop. To answer the question on every fan's mind: Yes, Neko Case, its flame-haired, burgundy-voiced auxiliary member, will be appearing. With Emma Pollock and Benjy Ferree. At 7 p.m., Webster Hall, 125 East 11th Street, East Village, (212) 533-2111, bowerypresents.com; in advance, at the door. (Sisario)

O'DEATH, TAKKA TAKKA (Friday) Raw and ragged, O'Death draws from the starkness and spiritual purity of Appalachian folk, the menace of punk and the rowdy theatricality of Tom Waits, jumbling sacred and profane. The country-indie hybrid of the Brooklyn band Takka Takka comes down from the Velvet Underground's "Loaded," with easy hooks but a blasé cynicism. With the Black Hollies and Chris Mills. Part of the CMJ Music Marathon. At 8 p.m., Union Pool, 484 Union Avenue, at Meeker Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, (718) 609-0484; . (Sisario)

PARAMORE (Tuesday) An overcaffeinated pop-punk band led by a young singer, Hayley Williams, who absolutely oozes good, clean fun. The recent Paramore album, "Riot!" (Fueled by Ramen), is full of cheerful, zippy tunes that tug against Ms. Williams's spiteful lyrics; it may yet become a mainstream hit. At 6:30 p.m., Starland Ballroom, 570 Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville, N.J., (732) 238-5500, starlandballroom.com; sold out. (Sanneh)

QUEEN LATIFAH (Saturday and Wednesday) The album "Trav'lin' Light" (Verve), which came out late last month, is the second trip to the adult-music racks for this former rapper; it has her singing songs made famous by Peggy Lee, Roberta Flack, Nina Simone and others, with arrangements by John Clayton. Saturday at 7 p.m., New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, (888) 466-5722, njpac.org; sold out. Wednesday at 8 and 10:30 p.m., Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th Street, Chelsea, (212) 414-5994, highlineballroom.com; . (Ratliff)

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA (Friday) Once thrash-metal bandmates in Mexico, this guitar duo discovered what the Gipsy Kings have long known: Europeans and Americans go crazy for virtuosic acoustic renditions of their favorite '70s rock ballads. The Gipsy Kings did it with "Hotel California," and Rodrigo y Gabriela's repertory includes a lush "Stairway to Heaven." With the Alex Skolnick Trio. Part of the CMJ Music Marathon. At 8 p.m., Roseland Ballroom, 239 West 52nd Street, Manhattan, (212) 777-6800, roselandballroom.com; . (Sisario)

THE SHINS (Tuesday and Wednesday) As many Shins fans have found out - the hard way - the band's live show doesn't always satisfy; James Mercer, the singer-songwriter, has an arsenal of near-perfect indie-rock songs, but his bandmates often seem to contribute little more than volume and banter. But those songs! Mr. Mercer fills them with glimmering curlicues, conveying the impression that his bittersweet melodies are constantly unfolding. The most recent Shins album, "Wincing the Night Away" (Sub Pop), may be one of the year's best: a sneakily addictive album that reveals itself slowly and quietly. With Vetiver. At 7 p.m., Terminal 5, 610 West 56th Street, Clinton, (212) 260-4700, terminal5nyc.com; .50. (Sanneh)

SIMON SHAHEEN (Friday) This Palestinian oud player and violinist is an ambassador of Arabic music, but has been fascinated by crossing into different cultures; he's played with Jewish klezmer musicians and with the jazz composer Henry Threadgill. At 7 p.m., Rubin Museum, 150 West 17th Street, Chelsea, (212) 620-5000, rmanyc.org; . (Ratliff)

RAVI SHANKAR AND ANOUSHKA SHANKAR (Saturday) Ravi Shankar single-handedly opened the subtleties of Indian classical improvisation to a Western audience - not by simplifying the music, but by directly communicating the songful delicacy and speedy, virtuosic delights of the raga. He shares the stage with his daughter and musical disciple Anoushka, a skillful player who is finding her own voice as an improviser. At 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, (212) 247-7800, carnegiehall.org; to 6. (Pareles)