This weekend’s top music picks

Here are some of the great shows you should check out this weekend.

 

Tonight

Van Morrison. Don’t miss the rhythm and blues legend on this rare tour. Details: $95 to $350; 8 p.m., DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St. NW; ticketmaster.com

Yorrelle. This new R&B singer is touring behind her debut album “Feels Like Love.” Think of putting poetry to music and you have an idea of her angelic sound. Details: $15; 7 p.m., Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.; 703-255-1566; jamminjava.com;

Mark Karan. Time to get your Dead Head self ready. Mark Karan of Bob Weir’s Ratdog and Jemimah Puddleduck plays the music he’s strummed with the Dead family since 1988. Details: $16; 7 p.m. doors; State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St. Falls Church; 703-237-0300; thestatetheatre.com

Toll Carom. The alternative rockers are on tour to promote their first album, “Night in the Sun.” Details: 10 p.m., Fat Tuesday’s, 10673 Braddock Road, Fairfax

 

Friday

Lil Wayne. The Grammy Award winning rapper hasn’t released what he promised was his debut rock album “Rebirth” so chances are he’ll still offer plenty from “Tha Carter III” and other favorite albums. Details: $29.75 to $155.75, various discounts and packages may be available; 7 p.m., Nissan Pavilion, 7800 Cellar Door Drive, Bristow, Va.; ticketmaster.com

Ammar Malik and Lindsay Stovall Are: Don’t Call Us Sweethearts. Northern Virginia singer/songwriter Ammar Malik teams up with Stovall for a fusion of indie, pop and acoustic rock. Details: $10 Adv., $12, day of show; with Ugly; 6 p.m. Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna, Va.; www.jamminjava.com; 703-255-1566

 

Saturday

Summer Spirit Festival featuring Erykah Badu. The soulful singer headlines this festival with a host of favorites including Raphael Saadiq, Mike Epps, Chrisette Michele, Chuck Brown and The Foreign Exchange. Details: $42 to $100; 5:30 p.m., Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Md.; ticketmaster.com

The B-52s. The favorite party band of the 1980s that brought us “Love Shack” is back supporting its latest album “Funplex.” Details: with The New Collisions; $25 to $40; 8 p.m.; Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts, Filene Center, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Va; wolf-trap.org

 

Sunday

Marilyn Manson and Slayer. Heavy metal nirvana will ensue this weekend when Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival reunites Manson and Slayer on tour. Details: $24.75 to $58.05, various discounts and packages may be available; 2:15 p.m., Nissan Pavilion, 7800 Cellar Door Drive, Bristow, Va.; ticketmaster.com

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