Carrie Underwood
After continuing her Vegas residency earlier this year and joining Guns N' Roses onstage in London, the country queen returned to the road last weekend to kick off her Denim & Rhinestones Tour, complete with aerial stunts. She just dropped a new single, "Hate My Heart," a typically explosive Underwood song about being upset after a breakup. The singing voice of "Sunday Night Football" is bringing one of Nashville's brightest stars with her, Jimmie Allen, reigning CMA best new artist, who last week staged his own bowling tournament, the Jimmie Allen PBA Challenge. Speaking of the CMA Awards, Underwood is a finalist for three of them this fall, including entertainer of the year. (7:30 p.m. Tue. Target Center, 600 1st Av. N., Mpls, $44.50-$155, axs.com)
JON BREAM
Marcus Mumford
After garnering new fame via the "Ted Lasso" TV theme song, the British folk-rocker of Mumford & Sons fame emerged from COVID-19 lockdown with a solo album that marks another interesting career turn. The rockier (read: banjo-less) collection alludes to sexual abuse and other personal strife he's overcome. He's playing the record in its entirety on tour rounded out by a few "& Sons" and "New Basement Tapes" songs. Opening band the A's are a fun new duo featuring Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath and her Mountain Man bandmate Alexandra Sauser-Monnig. (8 p.m. Sat., Palace Theatre, 17 W. 7th Place, St. Paul, $50-$100, axs.com)
CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER
'Bitcon'
Among the dozens of titles to consider at the Twin Cities Film Fest, this dark comedy stands out for its blend of Hollywood and Minnesota. A beneficiary of the state's rebate program, "Bitcon" was shot in Minneapolis, featuring local actors (Mikell Sapp and Bruce Bohne) and bigger names (Jeremy Davies from "Saving Private Ryan" and Frank Whaley from "Pulp Fiction"). A bunch of seedy types are involved in a crime and, not surprisingly, things go south. (6 & 6:45 p.m. Fri., Showplace Icon, 1625 West End Blvd., St. Louis Park, $12, twincitiesfilmfest.org)
