Roma di Luna: A band that speaks to these disparate times on multiple levels, the folky, familial Minneapolis rock group abruptly ended in 2011 along with its leaders' marriage, but they left a lot of warm memories behind — and a lot of excellent unreleased songs, too. Channy Leaneagh of Polica fame, Alexei Casselle of Kill the Vultures, Mixed Blood Majority, etc., and their all-star crew gathered up their leftovers and sparked up new ones for their moving reunion album, aptly titled "We Were Made to Forgive." (8 p.m. Fri., Cedar Cultural Center, sold out.)
Zoo Animal: Mood-shifting Minnesota indie-rocker Holly Hansen is reuniting with her best-known ZA lineup for a birthday celebration that's doubling as a release party for rootsy Minneapolis tunesmith Brianna Kocka, whose album was produced by Hansen. (11 p.m. Fri., Icehouse, $10.)
Kenny Chesney: It's probably not your typical Cinco de Mayo kind of celebration but it's always a party when country music's stadium king comes to town. A regular at Target Field, the high-energy Chesney has switched from the Twins ballpark to the Vikings' venue for his latest sun-bathed, beer-soaked bacchanalia. Maybe he'll preview his new album "Songs for Saints," due on July 27. The "Boys of Fall" and " Beer in Mexico" hitmaker is bringing a host of friends, including Thomas Rhett, Old Dominion and newcomer Brandon Lay. (5 p.m. Sat., U.S. Bank Stadium, Mpls., Tickets start at $37, ticketmaster.com)
Romantica: Stalled by illness in recent years, bleeding-hearted Twin Cities strummer Ben Kyle and his rich and warm Americana band are following up last year's jubilant comeback album "Shadowlands" with "Outlaws," a collection of outtakes from the past decade. Fans will recognize tunes like the hushed gem "Love in the Winter" and the haunting "Baby Killed Bobby" from live shows, and Kyle's long-loved version of "Hallelujah" is also finally caught on tape here. (8 p.m. Sat., Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, $22-$25, eTix.com.)
The Suffers: Houston's eight-piece retro-groove band plays stylish, jazzy, slow-swaying R&B and soul tunes with horns and powerhouse singer Kam Franklin, an atypical act for the Entry but a sound that has earned them ample festival gigs this summer. (9 p.m. Sat., 7th Street Entry, $10.)
Nellie McKay: Fresh off musical biographies of cross-dressing pianist Billie Tipton and comic Joan Rivers, the queen of musical curveballs throws another surprise. She's about to drop "Sister Orchid," a solo collection of standards due May 18. It's the most lonely romantic album imaginable with her dusky voice accompanied by her piano, with her occasionally adding ukulele, harmonica or cello. "The Nearness of You" seems bittersweet. "Willow Weep for Me" starts as a yearning ballad before transforming into a boogie woogie. Curveball, indeed. (7 p.m. Sun.-Mon. Dakota, $30-$40)
Dr. Dog: Don't these soulful Philly pop-rock groovers play here every year? Yep, and for good reasons. Their live shows are consistently some of the most jubilant affairs in indie-rock today, part Beatles, Wilco and NRBQ. Also, they continue to put out weirdly infectious and adventurous albums, including the week-old "Critical Equation." Fellow Philadelphian Son Little opens. (8 p.m. Sun., Palace Theatre, $35-$50.)
Cinco de Mayo Minneapolis: This year's big, family-friendly Mexican street party along Lake Street will feature music from Las Vegas-based conjunto revivalists Peña Blanca, local party starters Banda la Verdadera, Mariacha di Centenario de Minnesota and more. (Noon-8 p.m. Sun., El Nuevo Rodeo, 2709 E. Lake St., free.)