Highlights

The only Scottsdale show in this week's concert calendar belongs to Bruce Hornsby, whose profile has climbed again after his music appeared on the FX series The Bear. Hornsby and the Noisemakers play Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts at 7380 E. Second St. on Friday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets run $79-$95 through scottsdaleperformingarts.org.

The week's biggest Phoenix bill lands Tuesday, June 17, when Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars, three Canadian acts whose members overlap through the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World soundtrack, co-headline Arizona Financial Theatre at 400 W. Washington St. Metric frontwoman Emily Haines is the vocalist on Broken Social Scene's "Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl," a connection Phoenix Magazine's Jason Keil notes in his preview. Showtime is 7 p.m.; check livenation.com for ticket prices. The tour is confirmed independently by Live Nation and Songkick.

Thursday, June 19, Kenny Wayne Shepherd revisits his debut album Ledbetter Heights at Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. Shepherd was 18 when the album was released, according to Phoenix Magazine. Tickets are $51.06-$114.36; showtime is 7:30 p.m.

Also on June 20, Madison Beer plays Arizona Financial Theatre at 7:30 p.m. with electro-pop material including "Make You Mine" and "Bittersweet." Ticket prices are listed on livenation.com.

Tucson-based Bob Log III closes the week at Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, on June 20 at 7 p.m. The one-man blues act performs with a helmet wired to a microphone. Tickets are $16-$20 at valleybarphx.com.

Full listings and ticket links at phoenixmag.com.

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