One of the more visually arresting performers of the local scene, St. Her daughter, singer Róisín O, will open. She has covered contemporary songs by everyone from Bob Dylan and Sting to David Gray and Minnesota’s own John Gorka and performed with such luminaries as Janis Ian, Steve Martin, Imelda May and Jerry Douglas. A former member of De Danann, Black is as comfortable singing traditional Irish folk as she is delivering blues, rock, soul and country. Sat., Dakota Jazz Club, $35-$42.) Jon BreamĪfter 11 albums and 30 years on the road, Irish songbird Mary Black is undertaking her Last Call Tour of the United States. “Manitoba” sounds like Joni Mitchell gone wild, and “Imaginary Man” carries on with Prince-like instrumental grandeur. Fri., 7th Street Entry, $12-$14.) Riemenschneiderįifteen years after winning the Grammy for best new artist, Paula Cole went the Kickstarter route for her sixth album, 2013’s “Raven.” Less elaborately produced than the works in her “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone” heyday, the album is filled with confessional tunes reflecting anger and vulnerability, strength and acceptance. The Washington, D.C.-bred rockers are on their coming-out tour, opening for Speedy Ortiz, Sadie Dupuis’ fuzz-rock quartet, which is an ear-bleeding delight in concert. Its charming debut, “Rips,” offers scrappy, spunky pop-punk with echoes of the Modern Lovers and Buzzcocks. Last seen with two-thirds of Sleater-Kinney in the too-short-lived Wild Flag, former Helium singer Mary Timony fronts a new trio, Ex Hex, named after her 2005 solo album. Fri., Target Center, $35-$75.) Riemenschneider This time the Akron, Ohio-bred band - a quartet on tour but still singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney at the core - might have more of a challenge generating excitement with the songs from their dazed, psychedelic, downbeat new album “Turn Blue.” Opener Jake Bugg, the British wunderkind of “Two Fingers” notoriety, already seemed ready for arena tours when he played First Ave last year. Their previous Target Center show in 2012 was a charmingly cocky, ambitious and just plain fun affair complete with an arena-sized disco ball and giant “whoa-oh-oh” singalongs. When the Black Keys crossed over from a raw, punky blues-rock duo to polished, radio-friendly arena-rock band with the albums “Brothers” and “El Camino,” they went all in. Fri., Medina Entertainment Center, $31.) Chris Riemenschneider The Seattle-bred prog-metal group’s self-titled 2013 album with La Torre harks back to its “Operation: Mindcrime” era. Queensrÿche without original singer Geoff Tate is harder to fathom than Judas Priest without Rob Halford, but new guy Todd La Torre (ex-Crimson Glory) has earned a mostly positive reception despite the contentious legal disputes surrounding Tate’s dismissal.