Music: Best Bets

What better way to spend valentine’s day with your loved one than at an R. Kelly concert? (And we’re only half joking about that.) Comedian Aziz Ansari described one R. Kelly show as the best concert he’d ever been to, for reasons we can’t publish here. The man behind many, many chapters of the song/video cycle Trapped in the Closet, hits like “Ignition (Remix)” and “I Believe I Can Fly”—the only thing that aged well about Space Jam—brings his R&B showmanship to the Baton Rouge River Center Feb. 14. brrivercenter.com

FEB. 8: As part of its first Mardi Gras ball, Mud and Water welcomes the ska/punk Los Angeles-based band Fishbone. facebook.com/MudAndWater

FEB. 14: Man Man brings its three-ring circus-style show with spooky lyrics and gravelly vocals to the Spanish Moon with Murder by Death. thespanishmoon.com

FEB. 16: Gladys Knight still knows how to use that soulful voice of hers, showing it off at the L’Auberge Casino. lbatonrouge.com

PLAN AHEAD: Eric Lindell shows off his blues guitar skills at Chelsea’s March 1, while legendary funk master Maceo Parker performs at the Manship Theatre March 2.