TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10

After a series of casino residencies—including one at the MGM National Harbor—Cher is back playing arenas on her “Here We Go Again” tour. This show is heavy on her latest release, 2018’s ABBA covers album Dancing Queen, but includes hits from her days with Sonny Bono through to “Believe.” Capital One Arena. 7:30 p.m. show. $29.95-$137.95. All ages, accessible venue.

Sam Amidon is a folklorist at heart, often reworking American folk songs from the public domain in his ethereal, jazzy folk style. For his latest project, the EP Fatal Flower Garden, Amidon pays tribute to filmmaker Harry Smith, whose six-album Anthology of American Folk Music was a touchstone for the folk revival of the ’50s and ’60s. Songbyrd Music House. 7 p.m. doors. 8 p.m. show. $15-$18. All ages, accessible space.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11

Jazz drummer Jojo Mayer has a reputation for merging the improvisational form with electronic music styles. With his group Nerve, Meyer gives electronica a full band sound that has a predictably jazzy edge. The band’s latest, Lunar Tribute, takes a more spacey, drum-heavy approach. U Street Music Hall. 6:30 p.m. doors. $20. All ages, accessible space.

Long before Kanye West released Jesus Is King and hosted a “Sunday Service” performance in D.C., Kirk Franklin was adding a modern, hip-hop-inspired touch to gospel, faith-based music. And Franklin’s latest album, March’s Long, Live, Love, may be the Grammy-winner’s most musically expansive release yet. Kennedy Center. 8 p.m. show. $39-$119. All ages, accessible venue.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12

Lake Street Dive singer Rachael Price trades her booming voice for the Tin Pan Alley sound in Rachael & Vilray, her duo with composer, singer and guitarist Vilray. The music—intimate, delicate, and dreamy—evokes a dimly lit nightclub in mid-century New York City. Sixth and I. 7 p.m. doors. 8 p.m. show. $25-$30. All ages, accessible venue.

Three decades ago, Los Lobos became an international sensation thanks to the Los Angeles-based rock group’s cover of “La Bamba.” In the decades since the group has continued championing its fusion of Tejano music, classic rock, country, zydeco, blues, and more under the leadership of singer-guitarist David Hidalgo. Now the band is touring behind their first Christmas album, featuring traditional Latin holiday songs and, of course, “Feliz Navidad.” City Winery. 6 p.m. doors. 8 p.m. shows on Thursday and Friday. $60-$75. All ages, accessible venue.

Del Florida landed in D.C. by way of England, where D.C. native Leela Dawson first formed her soulful, funky pop act. She got new bandmates once she made the move back to D.C. and released the album Mister Above in August. Pie Shop. 7 p.m. doors. 8 p.m. show. $10-$12. 18+, inaccessible venue.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13

George Washington University alum Cautious Clay (real name: Joshua Karpeh) returns to his old stomping grounds in support Table of Context, an EP of indie R&B-meets-Bon Iver. The multi-instrumentalist has had a big year with big names: First he collaborated with John Mayer on the guitarist’s “Carry Me Away” single; then his “Cold War” was sampled by Taylor Swift on Lover’s “London Boy.” 9:30 Club. 10 p.m. doors. $25. All ages, accessible venue.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14

Harlem rapper A$AP Ferg released the new EP Floor Seats in August after months of teases and a series of singles. The nine-song effort includes features from Rico Nasty, Asian Doll and fellow A$AP Mob member A$AP Rocky. The Fillmore Silver Spring. 7 p.m. doors. 8 p.m. show. $30. All ages, accessible venue.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15

Country singer-songwriter’s Sunny Sweeney’s annual irreverent “Dysfunctional Family Christmas” tour is based (in part) around her song “1 More Christmas Beer” and features a number of her musically-inclined friends singing Christmas (and non-Christmas) songs with her. City Winery. 6 p.m. doors. 7:30 p.m. show. $25. All ages, accessible venue.

For Emmylou Harris’ annual show at The Hamilton benefiting her shelter dog charity Bonaparte’s Retreat, the singer will pay tribute to bluegrass musician and Seldom Scene co-founder John Starling, who died earlier this year. Starling’s son, Jay Starling of the band Love Canon, will be on hand to help Harris out. 6:30 p.m. doors. 7:30 p.m. show. $90-$250.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 16

For Lost Wisdom pt. 2, Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum made a sequel to his 2008 collaboration with singer-songwriter Julie Doiron. Like Mount Eerie’s last two albums of sparse folk music, this new one reflects on the life and death of Elverum’s wife Genevieve Castree but it also adds a new element: his short-lived marriage to actress Michelle Williams. The Miracle Theater. 7 p.m. doors. 8 p.m. show. $25. All ages, accessible venue.

Halsey headlines D.C.’s edition of the annual Jingle Ball, which takes established and rising pop stars across the country for a revue-style show around the holidays. Khalid, Charlie Puth, Niall Horan, and Lewis Capaldi help round out the tweenage scream-inducing bill. Capital One Arena. 7:30 p.m. show. $25-$400. All ages, accessible venue.