Arts. Life. Leisure.

Thursday

Concerts

Born Ruffians, Cadence Weapon, Throw Me the Statue 9 p.m. Grog Shop $10

Converge, The Red Chord, Baroness, Genghis Tron 6:30 Peabody’s $13 adv, $15 dos

Tower of Power, modQUAD 7 p.m. House of Blues $24.50-$39

Event

The Mentalist (magician Brent Webb) 7 p.m. The Kent Stage $10, $5 with student ID

Friday

In Theaters

Leatherheads (Universal) starring George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski

Shine a Light (Paramount Vantage) starring The Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, Bill Clinton

Nim’s Island (Fox-Walden) starring Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler

The Ruins (Dreamworks) starring Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore

Concerts

Blitzen Trapper, Fleet Foxes, The Celebrity Pilots, No Kids 9 p.m. Grog Shop $8

Mushroomhead 7 p.m. Peabody’s $20 adv, $24 dos

KRock of the 90’s (rescheduled) feat. Nevermind (Nirvana tribute), TEN (Pearl Jam tribute), Hungerstrike (Temple of the Dog tribute), Truage (Tool tribute) 7 p.m. House of Blues $10-$15

Melissa Ferrick, Angie Mattson 8 p.m. Beachland Ballroom $13 adv, $15 dos

Saturday

Concerts

Cordero, The Amazing Rondini Brothers, Kid Tested 9 p.m. Beachland Ballroom Tavern $7

Alex Bevan 8 p.m. Kent Stage $10 discount, $12 dos

Virginia Coalition, Mike Genovese, Pete Nischt 9 p.m. Grog Shop $10

Beneath the Massacre, See You Next Tuesday, Born of Osiris, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza 7 p.m. Peabody’s $10 adv, $12 dos

Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes 9 p.m. House of Blues $27.50-$45

Tristan Prettyman 9:30 p.m. House of Blues (Cambridge Room) $15

Family Riot, DoHM, The Company Line, 3SO, Modustella 9 p.m. Beachland Ballroom $5 adv, $7 dos

Sunday

Concerts

Collective Soul, Josh Kelley, Green River Ordinance 8 p.m. House of Blues $25-$39.50

Ha Ha Tonka, Haunted Heartland, Church of the Lazy Bastards 9 p.m. Beachland Ballroom Tavern $7

Monday

Concerts

Jesse Malin, De Novo Dahl 9:30 p.m. House of Blues (Cambridge Room) $12-$14

Jason Reeves, Dietrich Strause, Brian-Marcel Edmond 8 p.m. Beachland Ballroom Tavern $7

Tuesday

DVD releases

There Will Be Blood (Paramount) starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Dillon Freasier

Lions for Lambs (20th Century Fox) starring Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Sony) starring John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer

CD releases

Spirit (J-Records) — Leona Lewis

Ghosts I-IV (The Null Corporation)–Nine Inch Nails

Unfold (Hollywood) — Marié Digby

When Angles and Serpents Dance (Columbia) — P.O.D.

Continuum (Aware) — John Mayer

Concerts

Buddy Guy 8 p.m. House of Blues $29.50-$45

Bailey’s Get Together feat. Estelle 9:30 p.m. House of Blues (Cambridge Room) $15-$17

Tempest 8 p.m. Beachland

Ballroom Tavern $12 adv, $15 dos

Chevelle, Finger Eleven, God or Julie

7:30 p.m. E.J. Thomas Hall $20

Wednesday

Concerts

Clutch, Kamchatka 7 p.m. (VIP), 8 p.m. (general admission) Peabody’s $20 VIP

Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion, Black River Baby, Early Girl 9 p.m. Grog Shop $7

The Victor Wooten Band 8:30 p.m. Beachland Ballroom $25 adv, $28 dos