Harper's Ferry
Love Dogs CD Release Party, $6, 9:30 p.m.
[ Go to the Harper's Ferry homepage ]

IN BOSTON

Avalon
The Lyricist Lounge Tour, 18+, $15, 6 p.m.
[ Go to the Avalon homepage ]

Jordan Hall
Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts, $18-$26, 8 p.m.

Mama Kin
Front Room: New Born Kings, Twisted Roots, Coots, $5, 9:30 p.m.

Museum of Fine Arts
Gershwin & Jazz: Ron Gill and Friends, $15, 7 p.m.

Roxy
Bellevue Cadillacs, $10, 10 p.m.

Scullers Jazz Club
Danilo Perez, $14, 8 and 10:30 p.m.
[ Go to the Scullers Jazz Club homepage ]

Symphony Hall
All Berlioz Program, $33, $26, 8:00 p.m.
[ Go to the Boston Symphony Orchestra homepage ]

IN CAMBRIDGE

Club Passim
Einstein's Little Homunculus, Broadside Electric, $10, 8 p.m.
[ Go to the Club Passim homepage ]

House of Blues
Friday Lunchtime Music, no cover, 12:30 p.m.
Otis Rush, $25, 21+, 9 p.m.

Middle East
Upstairs - Schleigho, Hose Mobile, 18+, $7, 9 p.m.
Downstairs - Slipknot, 18+, $8, 9 p.m.
[ Go to the Middle East homepage ]

Regattabar
McCoy Tyner Trio, $20, 8 and 10 p.m.
[ Go to the Regattabar homepage ]

Ryles
Frank Vardaros & Future Reference, $8, 9 p.m.
[ Go to the Ryles homepage ]

Toad
The Boston Blackouts, no cover, 10 p.m.

T. T. the Bear's Place
The Figgs, Senor Happy, The Sterlings, The Drennans, 18+, $7, 9 p.m.
[ Go to the T.T. the Bear's Place homepage ]

IN SOMERVILLE

Johnny D's
Woodburn Arena Band, 9 p.m.

Somerville Theatre
Angelique Kidjo, $25, $20, 8 p.m.
[ Go to the World Music full season schedule ]