Kindred music makers in sound and spirit, they are guaranteed to uplift your souls whether Staples is singing gospel, freedom songs or social commentary or Raitt is moaning over love lost or firing up her smokin' slide guitar. Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples: If they formed a duo, these Rock & Roll Hall of Famers might be known as the Soulful Singers. Paul's Lowertown Sounds series (6 p.m., Mears Park, free) in Cultural Zoom, Twin Cities musicians Geoff Jones and Mark Bloom explore the commonalities between the Black and Jewish American communities (7 p.m. the Dakota, $40-$55) strings-attached folk-rock band We Are the Willows and Martin Devaney's Folios take on St. the Armory, $53) Louisiana's swampy guitar-slinging bluesman Tab Benoit visits (7 p.m. Turf Club, $16-$20) Nickelodeon-generated boy band Big Time Rush are back out as men on a reunion tour (8 p.m. Mystic Lake Casino, free) old-school metalheads will welcome the return of Canadian vets Anvil, whose heart-pulling namesake documentary brought them renewed fame in 2008 (8 p.m. Paul, $25-$400, .)Īlso: Enjoy a 1970s flashback with the Commodores and Jefferson Starship at the Great Midwest Rib Fest (5 p.m. 'Sk8ter Boi' vet Avril Lavigne and Will & Jada's offspring Willow open.

Machine Gun Kelly: After reinventing himself from a Kid Rock-like rap-rocker to a Blink-182-style pop rocker - and picking up an actress girlfriend and a lot of paparazzi coverage along the way - the tattooed Texan has risen to the ranks of arena-headliner status after the breakthrough success of his 2020 album 'Tickets to My Downfall' and singles like 'My Ex's Best Friend' and 'Forget Me Too.' His truthfully named 'Mainstream Sellout Tour' features high-flying stunts, hi-fi visual production, lots of between-song banter and unfortunately some of his songs, too.

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