It’s not a holiday weekend per past tradition, but New Jersey jangle-pop pioneers the Feelies (pictured above) head north for their annual Boston visit by bringing their taut, rhythmic, Velvets Underground-inspired rock to the Sinclair. Expect two sets there on Friday, the first more mellow/folky and the second more driving, capped by an encore with classic covers. Harvard Square’s booming with two other events the same night. Golden-touch guitarist John Scofield and tenor-sax favorite Joe Lovano revive their co-led jazz quartet (also including fine drummer Bill Stewart) at the Regattabar. And Lake Street Dive’s Bridget Kearney joins former New England Conservatory accomplice Benjamin Lazer Davis at Club Passim on Friday to celebrate the release of their EP Bawa, recorded in the African country of Ghana and inspired by its Bawa music.

The Brighton Music Hall’s also cooking across the spectrum, with Eagles of Death Metal (co-led by Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Hommes on drums) on Friday, electronic ambient-house duo the Orb on Saturday and bluesy singer and guitarist Jackie Greene, best known for his stints with the Black Crowes and Phil Lesh. Rootsy garage-rockers the Heartless Bastards, another great live act graced by Erika Wennerstrom, hits the Paradise Rock Club on Friday. And soul-jazz singer Gregory Porter charms the Berklee Performance Center on Saturday.

MixFest 2015 takes over the DCR Hatch Shell on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon with a free lineup that includes Rob Thomas, Third Eye Blind, Andy Grammer and Vance Joy. And if you want to take a last seasonal road-trip, consider the three-day FreshGrass festival at MASS MoCA in North Adams, featuring Dwight Yoakam, the Punch Brothers, the Del McCoury Band, Boston’s own Ballroom Thieves and Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Toure’s Touristes project with Berklee-bred guest vocalist Julia Easterlin, also both poised to mesmerize here Sunday in a World Music show at Johnny D’s Uptown.

However, the biggest names hitting town – in dates seemingly a tad under the radar – are Diana Ross, bringing her Supreme hits, outfits and diva-esque presence to the Citi Wang Theatre on Saturday, and ex-Led Zeppelin golden god Robert Plant, settling into a cross-cultural zone with his Sensational Space Shifters at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion on Sunday, though they still love to reshape Led Zep nuggets. On Sunday afternoon, you can also catch modern country-outlaw Jamey Johnson at Webster’s Indian Ranch, while guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. (best known as a member of the Strokes) thickens up his solo sound with his band at the Sinclair that night. Fans of live music must find something enticing this mid-September weekend.