Tanya Morgan performs at Liv on Thursday.

Thursday:
>> Vocalist/bassist Meshell Ndegeocello comes back home for a performance at the Black Cat. The show will celebrate the release this week of her latest album, Devil’s Halo. $25 in advance/$28 at the door, 8 p.m.

>> With roots in Brooklyn and Cincinnati, Tanya Morgan (pictured) consists of three emcees and has been a critic darling for a while now. They’ll be at Liv with early ’90s favorites Black Sheep, and locals The Food Chain Collective. $18, 8:30 p.m.

Friday:
>> Singer Russell Taylor returns to D.C. for a set at The Scene. $TBA, 8 p.m.

>> DJ Dredd is back for another installment of “Close 2 the Edge.” The celebration of golden era hip-hop will go down at the Black Cat‘s backstage. $7, 9 p.m.

Saturday:
>> Hip-hop crew Anti-Pop Consortium aren’t conventional by current-day standards with their abstract beats and rhyming styles, but that’s what makes them special. They’ll be at Rock and Roll Hotel. $12 in advance/$14 at the door, 9 p.m.