Welcome to Seven in Seven, where we look at shows coming to the region over the next week. As always, whether your musical tastes are rock ’n’ roll, jazz, heavy metal, R&B, singer-songwriter or indie, there will always be something to check out. Here are seven of the best on the docket for the week of Nov. 14.
Patrick Wolf — Friday at World Cafe Live
London singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Patrick Wolf creates songs that inhabit a world between the mythic and the deeply personal. Albums such as 2005’s “Wind in the Wires” and “The Magic Position” two years later showcased his gift for marrying emotional candor with sweeping, often orchestral arrangements. He’s built a career on constant reinvention, evident in this year’s “Crying the Neck,” his first new album in 13 years and the first in a planned four-album series. Written and recorded in the Kent coastal town of Ramsgate, which Wolf now calls home, he has a peaceful studio in the garden, the place in which he was able to find his voice again. Now he’s excited to share it with audiences around the world, including Friday at World Cafe Live.
Whitechapel — Friday at Reverb
Earlier this year, Knoxville, Tenn., deathcore outfit Whitechapel released their latest LP, “Hymns in Dissonance,” which finds the band reinventing themselves, going darker, deeper, and heavier than ever before. Both critics and fans have expressed resounding approval, evident in the record earning the No. 2 position on Billboard’s Current Hard Rock Albums chart, No. 3 on Independent Label Current Albums chart, No. 4 on the Current Rock Albums chart, and No. 7 on the Digital Albums chart upon its first week of release. All of that means next to nothing, though, if the live show fails, but thankfully, Whitechapel don’t have to worry about that, ripping through a relentless set of tracks, new and old, from their catalog, including the current single, “Prisoner 666,” for which a video was released last week.
Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening — Saturday at Wind Creek Event Center
When you’ve got an absolute legend for a father in the music business, you can either embrace it or spend your life trying to escape the shadow. Jason Bonham, son of the late Led Zeppelin drummer John, has chosen the former as he gleefully pays tribute to his dad’s legacy with his “Led Zeppelin Evening.” This time around, Jason is celebrating the 50th anniversary of what is arguably the band’s greatest work in “Physical Graffiti.” The drummer will be telling stories throughout the night about his father, the songs, and his experiences with both. He’s also got a knockout band in front of him, so be sure to make it a point not to miss this one if you skipped his Atlantic City, N.J., appearance last week.
Mon Rovîa — Saturday at Brooklyn Bowl
Originally from Liberia and now rooted in Tennessee, Mon Rovîa was named one of Spotify’s 2024 Juniper Artists to Watch. He’s been selling out every headline show to date, performing on prestigious stages including Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Newport Folk Festival, and recently made his Grand Ole Opry debut. Continuing to redefine what modern folk can sound — and stand — for, he’s about to release his debut LP, “Bloodlines,” the first week of 2026. The record is a landmark project that threads together memory, identity, grief, and resilience, marking the culmination of years spent searching for meaning and stitching together the fragments of a past marked by displacement and rebirth.
Braxton Cook — Saturday at MilkBoy
Over the summer, Juilliard-trained singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Braxton Cook released “Not Everyone Can Go,” a 14-song odyssey doubling as a visionary statement on conflict, resolution, and renewed love. The LP was conceived in a moment of transition and reflects the tensions after a year of balancing a busy touring schedule with family life, with an arc stretching from uncertainty to gratitude, as he doubles down on his family, letting go of what no longer serves him. It sees Cook at his most collaborative yet, drawing from all parts of Black American music, expanding the definition of what jazz can be. Musically, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine, when the temperature begins to cool, making now the perfect time to see him perform selections from it live.
Cold Steel — Monday at Bonk’s Bar
Despite all of the sun, Tampa thrives as ground zero for extreme music in Florida. The city has spawned the likes of Death, Morbid Angel, Obituary, Deicide, and countless others. In the same spirit, Cold Steel also calls it home. The six-piece engages a full-on sensory assault fueled by breakneck thrash riffing, hardcore breakdowns, and crushing hooks. On their just-released debut album, “Discipline & Punish,” the band took cues from the likes of Metallica, Machine Head, and Slipknot, while blending in their own sound.
Liam St. John — Tuesday at The Foundry
A Pacific Northwest native who has weathered a few storms and emerged on the other side, Liam St. John’s roots in resiliency shine through on each track of his LP “Man of the North” via raw, immediate, and vulnerable songwriting. At the crossroads of Americana and rock, the album’s gritty title track kickstarts with a fiddle line straight out of the ’90s — the 1890s — before ramshackle percussion, slippery slide guitar, and his powerful voice give the song a swaggering edge. St. John commands his truest form by combining piercing and painfully true lyrics while delivering an electrifying performance with a chip-on-the-shoulder attitude. The Spokane-born, Nashville-based artist channels that same ferocity into every aspect of his music and live show, making this one of the gigs we’ve had earmarked for quite a bit.
Soundcheck
• Patrick Wolf: “Mejor O Empeorar”
• Whitechapel: “Prisoner 666”
• Led Zeppelin: “Custard Pie”
• Mon Rovîa: “Running Boy”
• Braxton Cook: “I Just Want You”
• Cold Steel: “Smoking Mirrors”
• Liam St. John: “Man of the North”
