If your musical tastes run towards piano-playing women, this is the weekend for you in the metropolitan Detroit area.
• Pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo brings her Guts World Tour to town at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena, supporting her chart-topping second album, “Guts,” the six Top 10 hits she’s logged so far. Chappell Roan opens. 2645 Woodward Ave., Detroit. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.
• Celebrated Chinese pianist Yuja Wang plays Beethoven with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra through Saturday, March 23, at Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. DSO Musical Director Jader Bignamini will be conducting, and Saturday’s 8 p.m. performance will be streamed free as part of the “Live From Orchestra Hall” series. 313-576-5111 or dso.org.
• Actress Alicia Witt (“Dune,” “Twin Peaks,” “Vanilla Sky”) also has plenty of music to her credit, including last year’s EP “Witness,” and she’ll play it at 8 p.m. Friday, March 22 at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., 734-761-1818 or theark.org.
Other music events of note this weekend (all subject to change) include …
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
• The Whitney Houston tribute “Queen of the Night” plays at the Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Ave. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-961-5451 or thefillmoredetroit.com.
• Singer-songwriter Will Hoge plays the second of a two-night stand at 7:30 p.m. — previewing songs from his upcoming album “Tenderhearted Boys” (out April 12) — at 20 Front Street in Lake Orion. 248-783-7105 or 20frontstreet.com.
• Australian guitarist Kyran Daniel plays two shows in the metro area this weekend, starting at 8 p.m. Friday, March 22 at the Trinity House Theatre, 38840 W. Six Mile Road, Livonia. 734-436-6302 or trinityhousetheatre.org. Daniel then plays at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23 at 20 Front Street in Lake Orion. David Day opens. 248-783-7105 or 20frontstreet.com.
• The Louie Lee Show offers “Country Hop & Roll” at the Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave. Doors at 7 p.m. 248-544-1991 or themagicbag.com.
• Stoop Lee presides over a dance party, joined by Ally Evenson, Curtis Roach and NA Bonsai, at the Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-833-9700 or themajesticdetroit.com.
• Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Jim Sniedero and his band play through Saturday, March 23 at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe. 313-882-5399 or dirtydogjazz.com.
• Trumpeter Allen Dennard and his ensemble are in the house through Sunday, March 24 at Cliff Bell’s, 2030 Park Ave., Detroit. 313-961-2543 or cliffbells.com.
• Lansing-based headbangers For the Fallen Dreams headline at the Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff, Hamtramck. Elijah, Versus Me and the Harbor Divide also perform. Doors at 6 p.m. 313-462-4117 or sanctuarydetroit.com.
• New York rapper Marlon Craft tops a bill with Langston Bristol and Chasey the Illest at the Pike Room in the Crofoot Complex, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac. Doors at 7 p.m. 248-858-9333 or thecrofoot.com.
• The Brooklyn quartet Lavenda plays at 9 p.m. at the Lager House, 1254 Michigan Ave., Detroit. Blood Rune Sigil and Sonic Smut also perform. 313-500-1475 or thelagerhouse.com.
• DetroitRap.com hosts a March Madness Producer Beat Battle at El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Highway, Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-757-7942 or elclubdetroit.com.
• Nashville’s David Graham & the Eskimo Brothers journey north to perform at 8 p.m. at the New Dodge Lounge, 8850 Jos Campau, Hamtramck. 313-638-1508 or thenewdodgelounge.com.
• The Clutch tribute band Mother’s Butter headlines the Rock-N-Rebel Fest at the Diesel Concert Lounge, 33151 23 Mile Road, Chesterfield Township. Doors at 6 p.m. 586-933-3503 or dieselconcerts.com.
• 20 Watt Tombstone plays with Theandric, Dunamis and Electric Huldra at Small’s, 10339 Conant, Hamtramck. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-873-1117 or smallsbardetroit.com.
• “Super Freak: The Rick James Story” runs through Sunday, March 24 at Music Hall Center, 350 Madison Ave., Detroit. 313-887-8500 or musichall.org.
• Barenaked Ladies airs “35 Live,” a recording of the Canadian group’s 35th-anniversary show last October in Toronto, at 5 p.m. on SiriusXM’s PopRocks (Channel 6) and repeating at 11 p.m., as well as 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23 and 2 a.m. Sunday, March 24, and on the SiriusXM app.
• Texas guitar hero Gary Clark Jr. celebrates the release of his new album, “JPEG Raw,” with a Soho Sessions performance benefitting Music Will at 5 p.m. Streaming tickets via veeps.com.
• Ricky Montgomery streams his Another Rick in the Wall Tour show from Los Angeles at midnight. Tickets via veeps.com.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
• Ypsilanti rapper Babytron keeps it close to home with a performance at the Fillmore Detroit, 2115 Woodward Ave. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-961-5451 or thefillmoredetroit.com.
• The veteran Detroit rock duo Carolyn Striho and Scott Dailey release “14 Miles of Bad Road,” their first new song since 2016. It’s available on all streaming and download services with a visualizer on social media. More new songs are planned for release this year as well.
• Between the Buried and Me and the Acacia Stain rock hard at the Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-833-9700 or themajesticdetroit.com.
• Tucka, King George, Pokey Bear and others will be part of the 16th Annual Motor City Blues Festival at 7 p.m. at the Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit. 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.
• The Red Hot Chili Pipers give the Chili Peppers a bagpipe and drum (and electric guitar) overhaul at 8 p.m. at Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren. 586-268-3200 or andiamoshowroom.com.
• Radio Pirate DJ will keep the dance floor going at the Pike Room in the Crofoot Complex, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac. Doors at 7 p.m. Atavan, Vena Morris and Copneconic are also on the bill. 248-858-9333 or thecrofoot.com. David Day opens. 248-783-7105 or 20frontstreet.com.
• Pianist Richard Goode performs a concert of Beethoven pieces for Chamber Music Detroit at 8 p.m. at the Seligman Performing Arts Center, 22305 W. 13 Mile Road, Beverly Hills. 313-335-3300 or cmdetroit.org.
• Mimi Southwest, Poppy Noir, Shelley La Belle and Leen Allure bring One Night Only — A Grand Burlesque show to the Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale. Doors at 8 p.m. 248-820-5596 or thelovingtouchferndale.com.
• Think Floyd USA pays tribute to Pink Floyd at 8 p.m. at the Emerald Theatre, 31 N. Walnut St., Mount Clemens. 586-630-0120 or theemeraldtheatre.com.
• The trio VomBom brings its Midwest Invasion Tour to town at 9 p.m. at the Lager House, 1254 Michigan Ave., Detroit. Blood Rune Sigil and Sonic Smut also perform. 313-500-1475 or thelagerhouse.com.
• Chaepter journeys west from Chicago to play at 8 p.m. at the New Dodge Lounge, 8850 Jos Campau, Hamtramck. Conor Lynch and the Long Stairs are also on the bill. 313-638-1508 or thenewdodgelounge.com.
• Jim McCarty & Mystery Train rolls out at 8:30 p.m. at the Cadieux Cafe, 4300 Cadieux Road, Detroit. 313-882-8560 or cadieuxcafe.com.
• Toph celebrates the release of a new album at the Vernors Room in the Crofoot Complex, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac. Doors at 6 p.m. 248-858-9333 or thecrofoot.com.
• Keith Secola, Annie Humphrey, Joe Reilly and the All Nations Dancers will Sing For Mother Earth, celebrating indigenous cultures, at 8:30 p.m. at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. 734-761-1818 or theark.org.
• “Zef — The Story of Die Antwoord,” a documentary about the controversial South African rap group, streams at 5 p.m. Tickets via veeps.com.
SUNDAY, MARCH 24
• Men At Work’s Colin Hay plays a solo show at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St. Doors at 7 p.m. 248-399-2980 or royaloakmusictheatre.com.
• Hard rock hitmakers Buckcherry headline at 8 p.m. at The Roxy, 401 Walnut Blvd., Rochester. 248-453-5285 or theroxyrochester.com.
• New York’s brassy Too Many Zooz hits town at El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Highway, Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m. 313-757-7942 or elclubdetroit.com.
• Zaire Danae, DeShae B, DripX Trip and Mars perform for the Breaking Sound Showcase at 7 p.m. the New Dodge Lounge, 8850 Jos Campau, Hamtramck. 313-638-1508 or thenewdodgelounge.com.
• Michigan favorite May Erlewine and Packy Lundholm close the weekend at 7:30 p.m. at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. 734-761-1818 or theark.org.
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