Sheryl Crow
She vowed that her collaborative 2019 album "Threads" (with Brandi Carlile, Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards, Andra Day, Willie Nelson, St. Vincent et al.) would be her last. However, this underappreciated singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist — she belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — created three new songs for this spring's documentary, "Sheryl." While the doc deals with the sexism she faced in the music biz, the soothing, delicate ballad "Forever" and the McCartney-like piano pop piece "Still the Same" are wistful reflections on romantic relationships. They fit seamlessly in Crow's long and winding career. Opening is Grammy-winning Keb' Mo', the always happy bluesman who is promoting this year's "Good to Be." (7 p.m. Tue., Ledge Amphitheater, 1700 Parkway Drive, Waite Park, Minn., $59-$150, ticketmaster.com.)
JON BREAM
'XV Latvian Song and Dance Festival USA'
Get a taste of Latvian dance in St. Paul, where traditions and innovations will be on full display at the fest that runs through Monday. On Friday, choreographers will showcase dance forms that have been kept alive at the "Folk Dance New Choreography Show," where 200 folk dances have been developed since 1978. Prizes will be given for movement, expression and how dance ties in with music. (3:30 p.m. Sat., Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul, $45 adults, $35 for those under 20.) The "Grand Folk Dance Performance" will be held Saturday and hundreds of dancers from North America and Europe will take the stage after a flag ceremony. Minnesota's own Pērkonītis, which has been around for 70 years, will be among the troupes. (4 p.m. Sat., Xcel Energy Center, $51 adults, $41 ages 11-20, $11 ages 10 and under, latviansongfest2022.org.)
SHEILA REGAN
'Mr. Malcolm's List'
Jane Austen fans who bemoan that she wrote just six novels may want to check out this comedy/drama set in 1818, the year after her death. It's about the classic Austen dilemma — love or money? But while it sticks close to the manners and mores of the early 19th century, its multiracial cast, including Freida Pinto as the heroine and Sope Dirisu as the titular misunderstood nobleman, nods to the class and racial divides of the present day. It's not quite as witty as Austen, but what is? (In area theaters.)
