On his first two albums, Miguel presented himself as an R&B loverman, winning a Grammy for best R&B song for the radio smash "Adorn." On this year's "Wildheart," he gets wildly adventurous, exploring his biracial roots and Los Angeles influences, from surf-rock to gangsta funk to modern R&B. It's ultimately an album about identity, perhaps best expressed on the atmospheric ballad "What's Normal Anyway," on which he sings "Too proper for the black kids/ Too black for the Mexicans" and concludes "I look around and I feel alone/ I never feel like I belong." L.A. buzz band Dorothy opens. (9 p.m. Sat., First Avenue, sold out. Note: Status of show was uncertain at press time because of First Avenue's ceiling collapse; check StarTribune.com for updates.) Bream

POP/ROCK

Bad Bad Hats was an appealingly winsome, peppy and smart trio on its lo-fi 2013 EP, "It Hurts." It has expanded on those signature strengths with lush flourishes and an occasional snarl on "Psychic Reader," the band's month-old full-length debut. Non-Minnesotans who met at Macalester College and have adopted the area with vigor (an initial video is set in a high school hockey rink), they're led by singer, guitarist and principal songwriter Kerry Alexander, who is clever and waifish on first impression and steadily more substantive with exposure. The intimate venue is just right for this album release party. (11 p.m. Fri., Icehouse, $8-$10.) Britt Robson

Last year, Tina and the B-Sides released their first new album in 15 years. While still demonstrating Tina Schlieske's rock 'n' soul heart, "Barricade" is a little more Americana and occasionally twangier. There is a hint of Glen Campbell in "Blue" and a whole lot of Hank Williams Jr. in "I Hope I Pass Your Audition." With its echoes of Janis Joplin, "Let It Be Me" is classic Tina. A mainstay in Twin Cities clubland in the 1980s and '90s, Tina & the B-Sides reunited in 2009, and the California-based frontwoman continues to prove that she's one of the most potent singers to ever come out of the Twin Cities. Opening are Twin Cities Americana ace Molly Maher and Her Disbelievers. (7:30 p.m. Sat., Minnesota Zoo, $37-$49.50.) Jon Bream

One of summer's last urban outdoor bashes, the Borough Block Party truly looks to be a party, based on the fun bands on the lineup. Hard-grooving Afrobeat ensemble Black Market Brass will kick it off, followed by Al Church's Hall & Oates tribute band Private Oates, heartland rockers American Scarecrows and the White Light Riot alumni cover band Viva Knievel. Read our profile of Black Market Brass at startribune.com/music. (Noon-7 p.m. Sun., outside Borough restaurant, 730 N. Washington Av., Mpls, $5-$7.) Chris Riemenschneider

It takes dedication, love and a little bit of insanity to run a punk-rock label for 25 years, and NOFX bandleader Fat Mike Burkett has all of those. His beloved, timeless band NOFX is heading up a silver anniversary tour for his Bay Area imprint Fat Wreck Chords. They're joined by a trio of fellow California punk vets, Lagwagon, Swingin' Utters and Strung Out, plus Canadian ska purveyors the Flatliners and some of the label's younger upstarts, including Wisconsin's Masked Intruder. Special to the Twin Cities show, Minneapolis' own Dillinger Four have been added to the bill to make their Maplewood Mall debut. (3 p.m. Tue., Myth, $40.) Riemenschneider

What's more impressive, Jerry Douglas' dobro playing or his résumé? He's versatile, virtuosic and articulate with his instrument. And the 13-time Grammy winner has played with a who's who, including Ray Charles, Paul Simon, Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton, Dr. John, John Fogerty, James Taylor, Eric Clapton and Mumford & Sons. He's a member of Alison Krauss + Union Station, Elvis Costello's Sugar Canes and the acoustic supergroup Strength in Numbers, with Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Sam Bush. (7 & 9 p.m. Thu., Dakota Jazz Club, $30-$50) Bream

Robert Cray performs Tuesday at the Minnesota Zoo.

With last week's release of "Wasa Tusa," Ann Arbor, Mich., duo IAmDynamite sidesteps the sophomore slump with a stylistic makeover. The riffs remain taut and the vocals honeyed, but where the guitar-drums interplay leaned heavily on spiky indie-rock on their 2012 debut, "Supermegafantastic," the new album favors a slick but deftly polished '80s groove that falls somewhere between the Police and Tears for Fears. Each disc succeeds on its own terms. Given that IAmDynamite originally made its name as a riveting and rocking live act, it will be interesting to see what emerges on this tour. (8 p.m. Wed., Turf Club, $15.) Robson

Blues

The recent passing of B.B. King puts Robert Cray behind only Buddy Guy as the world's most exalted and influential living blues artist. At a mere 62, Cray is the next generation — closer to the R&B of Memphis than the field hollers of the Delta. That his blues is galvanized, and wrought with masterful efficiency, doesn't make it any less real, however. His upcoming disc is a double-live set from gigs more than 30 years apart, underscoring the righteous consistency of his performances. Catching him outdoors in August is just icing on the cake. (7:30 p.m. Tue., Minnesota Zoo, $45.) Robson

JAZZ

Drummer Eric Harland raises the rhythmic IQ for some of the best ensembles in jazz, from Dave Holland's Prism to James Farm to the Charles Lloyd New Quartet. But like his kindred Houston natives Jason Moran and Robert Glasper, Harland also likes to use jazz as a catalyst in other genres. That feels like the purpose of his fledgling septet Rude Unkal, self-described as playing "purified garage jazz," and announcing themselves via a funky-fusion cover of the Jimi Hendrix-Buddy Miles classic "Them Changes." (7 p.m. Mon., Dakota Jazz Club, $15-$20.) Robson

CLASSICAL

Talk about classical crossover. In its re-imagining of Handel's baroque opera "Alcina," Mixed Precipitation Theater crosscuts the original music with American country tunes, and sets the action in a truck stop diner where unsuspecting customers are magicked into animals. Add a picnic taster menu of savories created by chef Nick Schneider, and an evening of multi-sensual blandishment is on offer. Dates in North Branch and Minneapolis in the next few days, then touring to farms, vineyards, orchards and community gardens throughout Minnesota. Reservations advisable; bring a blanket and lawn chair. (2 p.m. Sun., Women's Environmental Institute, 15715 River Rd., North Branch; 7 p.m. Wed., Northeast United Methodist Church, 2510 NE. Cleveland St., Mpls; suggested donation $10-$20, mixedprecipitation.org) Terry Blain

The final year of Mozart's life, 1791, was an incredibly busy one. Two operas, a Requiem, and a Clarinet Concerto flooded from his pen, with dance music for a Viennese court ball thrown in for good measure. The WolfGang, a chamber ensemble of six musicians, presents a selection from Mozart's late period, including new transcriptions of the Masonic Funeral Music and the overture to La Clemenza di Tito. They show a composer in total command of his musical faculties, soon to be taken tragically early by illness. (8 p.m. Mon., Ferguson Hall, Room 225, University of Minnesota School of Music, 2106 S. 4th St., Mpls.; $5-$15, tcearlymusic.org) Blain