Soul Diva – Grammy winner and five-time Tony award winner Audra McDonald will perform with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra this weekend.

Grammy winner and five-time Tony award winner Audra McDonald will perform at 7 p.m. Friday with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra at the River Center (Map it!). The evening will be a special occasion, full of Broadway musical standards. The show is also the 10-year anniversary of the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Great Performers in Concert Series. Tickets start at $30 and can be purchased by calling 383-0500, ext. 100, or by visiting brso.org.

Tera Melos, TTNG, Relatives. Sacramento genre shapeshifters Tera Melos perform live at The Spanish Moon. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. followed by karaoke. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased via Ticketweb.
Moon Taxi, Frontier Ruckus, James Wallace & The Naked Light. Three bands stop at The Varsity for a special Road to the Hangout Festival performance. Doors open at 8 p.m. Show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and available via Ticketweb.
Adam Dale. Indie rock singer-songwriter performs at Mud and Water. 9 p.m. $3.
Erin Miley. Baton Rouge alternative folk singer performs in the free May Music Series at Tallulah inside the Renaissance Hotel. 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights, Rosco Bandana, The Hitchhiker. Three rock bands perform at The Varsity. Doors open at 8 p.m. Show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased via Ticketweb.
Brother Dege and The Brethren. Psych-Southern rocker who had a song featured in Django Unchained performs at Mud and Water. 9 p.m. $8.
Rock N Rowe. Big Daddy T performs in the weekly free concert series at Perkins Rowe. 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Eighties Night Prom. Relive the glory days again at The Spanish Moon. 9 p.m.

Patriotic Palooza. Pre-Memorial Day celebration featuring music from Rusty Yates, CJ Solar, Eddie Smith and Chris LeBlanc at The Texas Club. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door.
Flow Tribe. The NOLA funk-rock band visits Chelsea’s Café. 10:30 p.m.
Chuck Brodksy with Kate Hearne. Singer-songwriters perform at Red Dragon Listening Room. 8 p.m. $20 seat donation.
The Breton Sound, Liam Catchings and The Jolly Racket. Two up-and-coming local rock bands perform at Mud and Water. 9 p.m. $7.
Live After Five Rock/folk/bluegrass band The Mulligan Brothers perform in the weekly free springtime concert series. 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
Justin McCain. Acoustic tunes during the free May Music Series at Tallulah inside the Renaissance Hotel. 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
ROAD TRIP: Hangout Music Fest. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Kings of Leon and many more perform at the three-day music festival in Gulf Shores. For more information, click here.
ROAD TRIP: Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo. Rebirth Brass Band, Debauche and many more will perform at the three-day festival along the banks of the historic Bayou St. John in Mid-City New Orleans. For more information, click here.

England in 1819, Mobley, LillyBrave. Local indie rockers England in 1819 take the stage with a few out-of-town talents at The Spanish Moon. 9 p.m. Tickets are $7.
Captain Green. Local funk seven-piece performs at The Varsity. Doors open at 8 p.m. Show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased via Ticketweb.
Denton Hatcher, Sean Bruce. Singer-songwriters perform at Mud and Water. 9 p.m. $7.
Mike Dean Band Country rock from the Atchafalaya on the Chelsea’s Café stage. 10:30 p.m.
K. Michelle. The R&B diva performs at The Famous Theatre. Tickets range from $25-$40 and can be purchased online.

Blues Brunch with Henry Gray. Local blues pianist performs during brunch at the home of Stafford Kendall in a concert benefitting WHYR Baton Rouge Community Radio. Tickets are $50, limited to 75 guests, and available for purchase online.
Mem Shannon and The Membership. Live blues at Teddy’s Juke Joint. 7 p.m. You must be 21 or older to enter.