Tuesday
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts at Hard Rock Live, 5747 Seminole Way, Hollywood; 8 p.m.; $49 to $69; 800/745-3000 or www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com
One of the most iconic female rockers of all time, Joan Jett shattered glass industry ceilings with her trailblazing punk band the Runaways before embarking on a successful solo career, which has spawned such ubiquitous radio hits as “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “Bad Reputation.” Since 1981, she’s been backed by her group the Blackhearts, through which she’s taken a humble, egalitarian approach: She treats herself like just one member in a band, not a fashion and music pioneer for mainstream and indie sets alike.
The Glitch Mob with Phantogram and Com Truise at Revolution Live, 100 S.W. Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 8 p.m.; $16; 954/449-1025 orwww.jointherevolution.net
Emerging L.A.-based electronic trio The Glitch Mob earned its cred through a number of self-released mix-tapes and remixes for TV on the Radio, Linkin Park and Daft Punk, among others. Performing onstage with laptops and MIDI controllers, the group makes catchy, cinematic, beat-driven music. Indie rock/chillwave favorites Phantogram and Com Truise, the stage name of a New Jersey-based musician specializing in retro synth numbers, round out this compelling bill.
Thursday
Opening reception of “Coloring Outside the Lines” at Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 5:30 to 7 p.m.; $4 to $10; 561/243-7922 or www.oldschool.org
The show, which will run through Oct. 23 at the Crest, is subtitled “The History of the Crayon, the Art, the Innovations.” Most of us leave crayons behind when we leave elementary school, but for a select few artists, the scented, colorful Crayolas are a tool of choice. Don Marco has been making crayon art for decades that has the detail and realism of Renaissance portraits, and his show at the Crest will be the first time he will exhibiting alongside his son, crayon artist Jeffrey Robert. Apparently, coloring outside the lines runs in the family.
Les Standiford and Joe Matthews at Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, One E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; 6:30 p.m.; free; 954/262-0255
Standiford, a veteran Florida writer who has penned nonfiction tomes on everyone from Henry Flagler to Charles Dickens, returns to promote his latest, and possibly his most moving, work. “Bringing Adam Home,” released in March, is an exhaustive account of the murder of Adam Walsh, a 6-year-old boy from Hollywood, Fla., who was abducted from a Sears in 1981. The case remained unsolved for nearly 30 years and helped usher in a new era of child protectiveness in the government, media and justice system. Standiford will discuss his book with Joe Matthews, the Miami Beach policeman whose relentless work on the case led, finally, to the murderer’s apprehension.
Cee Lo Green at BankAtlantic Center, 1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise; 7:30 p.m.; $28.75 to $98.75; 954/835-8000 or www.ticketmaster.com
If you missed Cee Lo Green at this past April’s SunFest, here’s another chance to see the 20-year music veteran light up a stage with his infectious cocktail of soul, R&B and rap. Green’s career began in the early ’90s with the Atlanta hip-hop troupe Goodie Mob and finally hit mainstream consciousness in 2006 with the ubiquitous chart-topper “Crazy,” recorded under the Gnarls Barkley moniker with cofounder Danger Mouse. But it wasn’t until 2010 that Green released arguably his most sensational song to date: the defiant, danceable retro-soul revisionism of “Fuck You!” The single became a viral smash and made Green a household name, despite (or because) of the song’s non-radio-friendly lyrics. He opens for Rihanna on the pop diva’s “Loud” tour.
Friday
Wiz Khalifa at Sunset Cove Amphitheater, 12551 Glades Road, Boca Raton; 6 p.m.; $30; www.ticketmaster.com
This Pittsburgh rapper is only 23 years old, but he’s had a stratospheric rise to the top of the Billboard charts, releasing records for Warner Brothers and Atlantic. He’s best known for his insanely catchy single “Black and Yellow,” which peaked as a No. 1 hit. Bespectacled and covered in tattoos, he comes off as a fascinating hybrid of unprepossessing nerd and bling-donning thug, an image he has successfully cultivated over three pot-stained albums. His efforts have paid off artistically as well as commercially: He recently won Best New Artist at the 2011 BET Awards.
Saturday
Opening night of “See Jane Run!” at Actor’s Playhouse, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables; 8 p.m.; $40 to $48; 305/444-9293 or www.actorsplayhouse.org
Actor’s Playhouse closes its 2010-2011 season with this world-premiere musical co-written by Dana P. Rowe, author of “Zombie Prom” and “Witches of Eastwick.” “See Jane Run!” is far less supernatural and more earth-bound that these fantasy works; it focuses on the 21stcentury everywoman, capturing her secret desires, manic disorders and the endless rush of modern womanhood. Three actresses star in a work that will probably tailor to the same clientele that made “Motherhood: The Musical” such a success in Davie last year. Here’s hoping this production is just as peerless.
12th Planet at Grand Central, 697 N. Miami Ave., Miami; 10 p.m.; $10; 305/377-2277 or www.grandcentralmiami.com
John Dadzie, better known by his stage name 12thPlanet, is one of the most important figures in the little-known but increasingly influential dubstep subgenre of electronic music. Often cited as the American Dubstep King, this Los Angeles-based producer and DJ personifies the movement’s aesthetics of syncopated rhythms and grimy, coiled beats. The prolific musician has already released 16 singles or EPs in less than four years.
Sunday
Opening day of “Rivane Neunenschwander: A Day Like Any Other” at Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami; $4 to $8; 305/375-3000 orwww.miamiartmuseum.org
“A Day Like Any Other” marks the first mid-career retrospective of enigmatic Brazilian artist Neunenschwander, featuring more than 10 years worth of work in media as varied as painting, photography, sculpture, film and immersive installations. Her art is participatory and interactive, designed to destroy the barrier between artist and audience. She is as recognized for her unusual collaborations as much as her eye-popping solo work: She has created art with the assistance of musicians, forensic artists, bar patrons and nature itself.
