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The annual benefit for the H.E.R.O. (Hearts Everywhere Reaching Out) for Children organization, dedicated to helping youngsters with AIDS, features ED ROLAND — Mr. Collective Soul himself — in a rare, acoustic, solo setting. Removed from his group’s arena-rock bluster and pumped-up arrangements, his hooky, melodic songs shine just as brightly, and the intimate setting encourages digging deep into his fertile catalog. Roland has been an Atlanta musical fixture since the band’s 1993 debut, so his “friends” will likely be well-known local artists. The combination is sure to yield a terrific night of music even for non-CS fans. $20-$30. 8 p.m. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. 770-377-4976. www.eddiesattic.com.

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The once narrow genre of “garage rock” expands to include the eclectic music of the ELECTRIC SIX, WILLOWZ and the GOLDEN DOGS playing the Earl Wed., NOV. 21, none of whom sound alike but who all drink from the same grimy retro well. The Electric Six (pictured) mixes funk, punk, glam, angular ’70s dance and skewed soul with their guitars for a concoction that’s even more explosive than it sounds. The West Coast’s Willowz brings psychedelics to its grubby rock, and Canada’s Golden Dogs’ revisionist new-wave power pop is also born out of the era that the Nuggets set so effectively anthologized. $12. 9 p.m. 488 Flat Shoals Road. 404-522-3950. www.badearl.com.

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Leave it to the Brits to remind us Yanks of our own musical roots. THE PIPETTES‘ matching polka-dot dresses and cotton-candy girl-group harmonies revive the Shirelles and the Shangri-Las by way of Bananarama and Amy Winehouse. Cute, sassy and retro in all the best ways, they may have a shorter shelf life than even the Spice Girls, so enjoy the show before their 15 minutes are up. Big-voiced chanteuse Nicole Atkins’ expansive epics are likewise reminiscent of a different style of Spector-esque ’60s productions. The Sea and the Booze opens the Fri., NOV. 9, show. $12. 8 p.m. Vinyl, 404-885-1365. www.vinylatlanta.com.

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GRAYSON CAPPS is the epitome of a young-yet-weathered New Orleans folksy singer/songwriter, and not just because he appeared in the Crescent City-based flick A Love Song for Bobby Long. Capps’ old band Stavin’ Chain never made much noise outside of N.O., but recent solo albums that feature his emotionally gnarled voice singing compelling story songs about those with no place to go and little left to lose have justifiably attracted reams of critical praise. Although the troubadour often tours solo, his current group joins him Thurs., NOV. 8, to further heat things up. $8. 7 p.m. Smith’s Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. 404-875-1522. www.smithsoldebar.com.

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