Live music in Austin this week: The Shins, A.R. Rahman, Cat Power, Head and the Heart

Here are our top picks for live music events in the Austin area July 28-Aug. 3.

Thursday: Monsieur Periné at Scoot Inn

Awarded best new artist at the 2015 Latin Grammys, Monsieur Periné is no stranger to Austinites, having performed at both the Austin City Limits Music Festival and South by Southwest. Its seven-piece lineup includes strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion, with lead vocalist Catalina García singing in four languages: Spanish, English, French and Portuguese. The band has released three albums in the past decade; the most recent, 2019’s “Encanto Tropical,” was nominated for a Grammy in the Latin rock/urban/alternative category. $30. 7 p.m. doors. scootinnaustin.com.

— P.B.

More:Our 2019 review of Monsieur Periné at ACL Fest

Friday: A.R. Rahman at Bass Concert Hall

The acclaimed Indian composer has over 100 Bollywood film scores under his belt. Beloved in India since the ‘90s, he caught the attention of Western audiences with the critically acclaimed soundtrack to the 2001 cricket epic “Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India” and the Grammy- and Academy Award-winning score to 2008 smash “Slumdog Millionaire.” He’s also scored Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Bombay Dreams” and collaborated with the likes of Mick Jagger, U2 and Coldplay. $59.50 and up. texasperformingarts.org.

— D.S.S.

Friday: Cat Power at Emo’s

Would the contemporary rise of indie singer-songwriters such as Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten and Julien Baker (who teamed up for a Waterloo Park triple bill earlier this week) have been possible without the trailblazing songs of Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power? A seven-album run on Matador Records from 1996 to 2012 established Marshall as a compelling songwriter with a magnetic live presence. She’s quick to acknowledge her own influences, too: This year’s album “Covers” marks the third time she’s put the focus on other writers’ material, with classics by artists ranging from Bob Seger to Kitty Wells to Iggy Pop. $20-$37. 7 p.m. doors. emosaustin.com.

— P.B.

Friday-Saturday: The Shins at ACL Live

When indie songwriter James Mercer’s band the Shins signed to Sub Pop Records at the turn of the century, his music was almost an antidote to the decade that preceded it. “Everything was so tongue-in-cheek in the indie world of the ’90s,” Mercer mused in a recent press release. “I remember feeling a longing for some sort of romance in music again, something earnest, like a real attempt at some emotional language.” His timing was good: The Shins’ 2001 debut, “Oh, Inverted World,” was a big seller, leading to two more Sub Pop albums and then two for Columbia. Last year brought a 20th-anniversary reissue of “Oh, Inverted World,” and now there’s a tour in which the band is playing the entire album. Each tour stop also will feature “a nightly rotation of additional fan favorites and deep cuts,” according to press materials. The all-women folk trio Joseph, also hailing from Mercer’s home base of Portland, Oregon, open both shows. Friday is sold out; Saturday tickets are $40-$91. 8 p.m. acllive.com.

— P.B.

Saturday: Madam Radar album release at 04 Center

Originally known as the Texas KGB — an acronym for Kelly Green Band — this quartet changed its name to Madam Radar three years ago, perhaps partly to acknowledge that lead guitarist Green is just one of three singer-songwriters in the group. “Speaks,” the band’s fourth album, is its second since the name change; its 10 Americana-leaning songs mix old-school rock & roll with accents of blues, country, folk and more. A closing cover of Golden Earring’s 1973 cult classic “Radar Love” allows the group to cut loose with the tightly focused energy that helps take their live shows to another level. Jo James opens. $30-$50. 8 p.m. 04center.com.

— P.B.

Saturday: Paige Su, Lindsey Verrill & Thor Harris at Radio Coffee and Beer

A South Austin joint that’s frequently packed with patrons of its coffee and beer offerings, Radio also is a hub for the city’s bluegrass community. But its bookings sometimes veer into more adventurous avenues of acoustic music. This bill features Paige Su, a singer-songwriter from Taiwan who sings in both English and Mandarin and plays an electric harp with effects pedals. She’s well-paired here with Austin outsider artists Thor Harris, whose latest release explores reggae/electronica-inspired dub music, and Lindsey Verrill, who has made enchanting minimalist banjo/saw albums with the duo Little Mazarn. $10-$15. 8 p.m. radiocoffeeandbeer.com.

— P.B.

Austin's Little Mazarn:A banjo, a saw, and one of the best albums of 2019

Saturday: Lost Gonzo Band at Luckenbach

A couple of years before country music went to Luckenbach, Texas, with Willie and Waylon and the boys, Jerry Jeff Walker set up shop at the tiny Central Texas burg’s historic dance hall and recorded his breakthrough album “Viva Terlingua!” there. His backing crew was the Lost Gonzo Band, and many of its members have recently reunited to play some shows together. None will be more special than this return to the place where it all went down 49 years ago this summer. $30-$150. 8 p.m. luckenbachtexas.com.

— P.B.

Monday-Tuesday: The Head and the Heart, Dawes at ACL Live

Splitting with co-founder Josiah Johnson a few years ago was a difficult hurdle for Seattle-based indie-folk outfit the Head and the Heart, but Jonathan Russell stepped up as leader and kept the band on track. “Every Shade of Blue,” due out in late April, is the group’s third album for Warner/Reprise after two Sub Pop releases that launched their career. Opener Dawes, led by brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith, is capable of headlining sizable venues in its own right, having been ingrained in Southern California’s fertile folk-rock scene for more than a decade. $40-$65. 8 p.m. acl-live.com.

— P.B.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Live music in Austin: Shins, A.R. Rahman, Head and the Heart, more