• The Wood Brothers with Viv & Riley are set to perform Friday at 7 p.m. at the Upper Merion Township Building Park in King of Prussia. The Wood Brothers have learned to trust their hearts. For the better part of two decades, they’ve cemented their reputation as freethinking songwriters, road warriors and community builders, creating a catalog of diverse music and a loyal audience who’ve grown alongside them through the years. That evolution continues with “Heart is the Hero,” the band’s eighth studio album. An acoustic-driven album that electrifies, “Heart is the Hero” is stocked with songs that target not only the heart but the head and hips. A bittersweet nostalgia lies at the heart of “Imaginary People,” the new album from Viv & Riley. Gifted songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno’s first album under the name Viv & Riley is a subtle masterpiece of thought and reflection. The album brings a reflectiveness to summertime jams that speak of uninhibited joy and creative camaraderie. Tickets start at $52. For more information, go to tixr.com/groups/concertsunderthestars/events/.
• OMD is set to perform Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside. Over the past four decades, give or take a decade break, the illustrious and critically acclaimed Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark has sold over 40 million records worldwide, establishing them as electronic synthesizer pioneers and one of Britain’s best-loved pop groups. Their 13 albums include benchmark-raising classics “Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark” (1980), “Organisation” (1980), “Architecture & Morality” (1981) and “Dazzle Ships” (1983). OMD conquered the U.S. and yielded the 1986 hit “If You Leave” from the “Pretty In Pink” soundtrack. They have achieved 12 top-20 hits on the UK Singles Chart as well as three top-20 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100. Following the recent celebration of their 40th anniversary, OMD returned last year with “Bauhaus Staircase,” their first new studio album since 2017’s highly praised “The Punishment Of Luxury.” With “Bauhaus Staircase,” OMD has created a landmark album worthy of their finest work, showing a duo who are still perfectly in sync 45 years after their first gig at legendary Liverpool club Eric’s. Tickets start at $116. For more information, see keswicktheatre.com/events/.
• Corinne Bailey Rae is set to perform Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Montgomery County. In 2006, Bailey Rae released her self-titled debut album, which she recorded on a shoestring budget while still unsigned. An early appearance on BBC2’s “Later With Jools” and some intimate gigs around the UK had already started a word-of-mouth buzz leading her to be tipped as the next big thing. The success of that album was instant and immense. Debuting at No. 1 in the UK, featuring hit singles such as “Put Your Records On” and “Like A Star,” becoming a smash-hit around the world, and crashing straight into the Billboard Top 20 in the U.S. meant Bailey Rae gained a huge global audience within months. Four years and 4 million album sales later comes the long-awaited second album. For the 30-year-old singer and songwriter, this meant politely declining the suggestions that she work with this or that big-league producer in this or that big-money studio. It meant co-producing the album herself with friends and musicians she had worked with in the past to retain intimacy and control. Tickets start at $90. For more information, visit keswicktheatre.com/events/.
• Six One Five Collective is set to perform today at 8 p.m. at the Sellersville Theater in Bucks County. The Six One Five Collective is a collaborative effort and creative brainstorm of four artists steeped in the musical mix of country, Americana, folk and pop. Their sound is an undeniable wall of distinctive harmonies, vocal prowess and solo voices reminiscent of great American bands that have come before them: Fleetwood Mac, Little Big Town and others. Their road show is an eclectic mix of original solo music, hit songs they’ve written for other artists and high-energy songs that are the Six One Five sound. They‘ve toured around the world opening for Carly Pearce, Marshall Tucker Band, John Legend, India Arie, John Hiatt and Kenny Chesney. They are nationally awarded artists and songwriters with three Grammy nominations and an IBMA Song of the Year honor. Tickets start at $25. For more information, go to st94.com/events/.
• Darrell Scott with Chris Rafter are set to perform Friday at 8 p.m. at the Sellersville Theater in Bucks County. Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Scott mines and cultivates the everyday moment, taking the rote, menial, mundane and allowing it to be surreal, ever poignant, and candidly honest, lilting, blooming and resonating. He spent time touring with Robert Plant and the Zac Brown Band and producing albums for Malcolm Holcomb and Guy Clark while being named songwriter of the year for both ASCAP and NSAI. You can now find Scott roaming his Tennessee wilderness acreage hiking along the small river, creating delicious meals with food raised on his property and playing music. He often leads songwriting workshops to help people tell their own truths with their stories and is as busy as always writing, producing, performing and just plain fully immersing himself in life. Rafter is a distinctive force in the world of music, known for his unique blend of rock with a country crossover. His background and experiences weave through his music, telling stories of struggle, resilience and a profound connection to his roots. Tickets start at $35. For more information, visit st94.com/events/.
