This week's hot concerts

North MississippiAllstars/Missing Cats
8 p.m. Friday,September 21, Neighborhood Theatre, 511 E. 36^th St. $22-$25/$37 VIP.704-358-9298. The Dickinson brothers are back with its dark, funky,alluring take on modern Missisippi country blues. Missing Cats is the strippeddown acoustic duo of Widespread Panic’s JoJo Hermann and songwriter ShermanEwing.
Rosco Bandana10:30 p.m. Friday,September 21, Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson St. $8-$10. www.ticketfly.com The coed Mississippi septet breathes fresh youthful spiritin the Americana genre with its striking, blatantly Southern harmonies,country-gospel rock, and the kind of Arcade Fire-like energy that comes fromseven likeminded musicians sharing the stage.
Arrested Development8 p.m. Saturday,September 22, Amos’, 1423 S. Tryon St. $20-$23. www.etix.comThe veteran alternative Southernhip-hop group remains a vibrant force blending world music, rap, and soul onits new album, “Standing at the Crossroads,” which its offering for freedownload in celebration of the 20^th anniversary of its milestone “3Years, 5 Months, and 2 Days…” album.
Boys LikeGirls/All-American Rejects6:30 p.m. Tuesday,September 25, Amos’, 1423 S. Tryon St. $23.50-$26. www.etix.comAAR returns still riding the wave ofits latest colorful pop collection “Kids in the Street.” This trip it’s in thecompany of fellow pop rockers Boys Like Girls, who is anticipating an upcomingfall release of its own.
Eternal Summers8 p.m. Wednesday,September 26, Haunted Mill, 6325 Wilkinson Blvd, Belmont. $8 for show, $13 forunlimited mini-golf and haunted house. Having expanded to a trio, this jangly Roanoke dream-popoutfit graduates to a fuller sound on its new album “Correct Behavior,” whichpaints it as the perfect band to score the longing sequences in John Hughes’teen dramadies. With Yardwork, Bleeding Rainbow and Blossoms.
Fiona Apple8 p.m. Wednesday,September 26, Fillmore, 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd. $56. www.livenation.com The once uneven performer, who was arrested in Texas forpossession of marijuana and hashish Wednesday, has matured into a criticallyacclaimed live force with a sound that grows even more unique and unpredictableon her latest album “The Idler Wheel...” With Blake Mills.
Ben Sollee7:30p.m. Thursday, September 27, Stage Door Theater, 5^th and CollegeStreets, $15. 704-372-1000. The eclectic pop-folkcellist/singer-songwriter - last in Charlotte performing the live score to NCDance Theatre’s “Dangerous Liasons” - celebrates the release of his new soloalbum, “Half Made Man,” which comes out Tuesday.
Crystal Castles 8 p.m. Thursday,September 27, Fillmore, 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd. $33. www.livenation.com In anticipation of its third album, the experimentalelectronic Canadian duo and darling of the UK music press (who bends strangesonic arrangements with Alice Glass’ juxtaposition of angelic vocals andshout-singing) makes a rare Charlotte stop kicking off its tour here withHealth.
Stars/Diamond Rings8 p.m. Thursday,September 27, Visulite, 1615 Elizabeth Ave. $21-$24. www.visulite.com The Montreal group glides on funky bass synth, dreamysoundscapes, and danceable rhythms with quirky indie-pop that at times imagineswhat a Kate Bush/Pet Shop Boys mashup would sound like. It is paired with the darkmoody, futuristically gender bending sound of Diamond Rings.