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ARTS Pick: Wale

Wale brings his most personal work to date, inspired by “Seinfeld,” to the Jefferson on Monday. Publicity photo

On his recent release, The Album About Nothing, Washington D.C., hip-hop musician Wale has a lot of relatable things to say. The deeply personal album lightens up through its connection to the popular ’90s TV show “Seinfeld,” even featuring a guest appearance by the comedian as its narrator (Wale refers to Jerry Seinfeld as his “conscience”), and resulting in an unlikely friendship between the performer of “Lotus Flower Bomb” and the co-creator of the sitcom that gave us “yada, yada, yada.”

$30-130, Monday, October 10. 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 245-4980.

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ARTS Pick: TEDxCharlottesville

TEDx presentations are powerful incubators of ideas and actions ranging from self-help inspirations to world-saving suggestions. Hear what’s on the minds of local thinkers at the TEDxCharlottesville Open Mic and cast a vote to move the top talkers forward so they may share with a bigger audience; just one way to do your part in making the world a better place.

Monday, September 26. Free, 6pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 245-4980.

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ARTS Pick: Frightened Rabbit

Sad songs say so much for Frightened Rabbit on Wednesday at the Jefferson. Publicity photo

The name Frightened Rabbit is attributed to lead singer Scott Hutchinson’s shy nature as a child, but this is not exactly a band cowering in a corner. With cynically humorous titles and bracing, sonically voluminous pop, the group charges through on-your-sleeve heartache, family dysfunction and political observations. The highly anticipated new album Painting of a Panic Attack continues on the path of emotional honesty. “‘I Wish I Was Sober’ is not the first song I’ve written about being drunk, and ‘Break’ is not the first song I’ve written about being a fuck-up and wishing I wasn’t, but it turns out there are many ways of expressing that,” says Hutchison.

Wednesday, September 14, 7pm.$18-20. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 245-4980.

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ARTS Pick: of Montreal

“Let’s relate, let’s relate, let’s relate,” of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes sings on the band’s new album. They take the stage on Tuesday at the Jefferson. Publicity photo

Over the course of two decades and 14 LPs, of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes has established himself as a bit of a sonic chameleon while usually covered in glitter. He swallowed up ’60s psych-pop, Prince-ly funk and glassy prog while morphing deftly between the personal and the fantastical. On the new record Innocence Reaches, the first line asks, “How do you identify?,” surfacing ideas about gender, attraction, nationality and race that are on our collective minds.

Tuesday, September 6. $18-20, 8pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 245-4980

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ARTS Pick: Matisyahu

Matisyahu goes all-in with a full band bonded by music as its spiritual guide and the freedom of improv at the Jefferson on Tuesday. Publicity photo

Back in 2005, Jewish-American beatboxer and rapper Matisyahu, heavily influenced by scat- and hazzan-style singing, joined jam band Phish on stage at Bonnaroo for two songs that turned into an improvisational display of lyrical gymnastics, and Matisyahu’s passion for full-band improvisation was laid bare. Now, more than a decade later, he’s formed a master improv band that gives itself over to the music and uses lyrics to connect to something beyond the self. No two performances of a song are alike—lyrics are rearranged on the spot to serve the energy of the jam.

$25-28, 7pm. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 245-4980.

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ARTS Pick: The Men of Magic Mike Tour

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If you missed out on July 4 fireworks, have no fear—The Men of Magic Mike Tour is bringing even more sizzle to the hot summer nights. The group of male strippers packs movie star cred, tight choreography and personal attention into a frenzied live show with a promise to “let the hottest hunks take care of you.”

Saturday, 07/09: $22-50, 8pm. 18-plus. The Jefferson Theater, 110 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. 245-4980.