Marke Bieschke is the publisher and arts and culture editor of 48 Hills. He co-owns the Stud bar in SoMa. Reach him at marke (at) 48hills.org, follow @supermarke on Twitter.

Giveon, Rory & Leon Thomas, Chase Shakur, TA Thomas, Jordan Hawkins, and more released some of the best R&B songs this past week.

Here are (nearly) all the concerts around the Twin Cities worth an evening out this week.