She’s working to replicate the success of the sneakily catchy 2015 ballad “Burning House” with her current single, “Diane,” the Dolly Parton-endorsed answer song to “Jolene.” 71, ĬAMILA CABELLO at Terminal 5 (May 4, 8 p.m.). But she’ll reward those who seek out this intimate show with her arresting voice and a Nashville sound that doesn’t necessarily wear its twang on its sleeve. On top of all that, she’s a woman and, as such, anathema to country radio programmers. Aesthetically somewhere between country’s self-proclaimed outsiders and its stadium-filling stars, Cam is stuck with an unenviable task: finding an audience for her timeless, unpretentious country-pop. Look for new material amid grunge-metal classics like “Rooster” and “No Excuses.” 21, /upcomingĬAM at Baby’s All Right (May 8, 6 p.m.). Thirty-one years in, the group has no interest in running on nostalgia alone: They’re touring ahead of their first album in five years, an as-yet-untitled project due out this summer. But Seattle’s Alice in Chains is reassurance in band form, a fixture of the genre’s heyday enduring through the loss of their lead singer Layne Staley in 2002. Grunge’s living legacy seems more precarious than ever since Chris Cornell’s untimely death last year. Pop & RockĪLICE IN CHAINS at Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom (May 7-8, 8 p.m.). Our guide to pop and rock shows and the best of live jazz happening this weekend and in the week ahead.