Music

Emerson Hart and Meiko
The frontman of Tonic is on tour for his first solo release, “Beauty in Disrepair,” for the first time in six years. Meiko, best known for her 2012 record “The Bright Side,” is an international record holder. You can’t miss this show for its deep, powerful roots, whether it’s Meiko’s songs based on letters she never sent or Hart’s soulful lyrics. –RS / Oct. 10 at Jammin Java; $40; jamminjava.com

The Mavericks
On tour for their new album, “MONO,” this Latin rockabilly band will come to Falls Church. This is their second album since their reunion in 2012 and their eighth album altogether. The group won a Grammy in 1996 for “All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down,” and they’ve had several chart-toppers on Billboard Country. –RS / Oct. 23-24 at State Theatre; $40-$55; thestatetheatre.com

The Polyphonic Spree
The Spree is a choral rock band from Dallas, Texas, that uses a wide range of instruments from an EWI to a French horn. Their music has been featured on many popular TV shows, including “United States of Tara,” “Weeds” and “Scrubs.” They formed in 2000 and are on their 15th anniversary tour. –RS / Nov. 1 at Birchmere; $35; birchmere.com

Calmus
Start your season right with this fantastic German a capella quintet as they sing all the holiday classics. You can enjoy this international group, which won the 2009 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, right in our very own Vienna. –RS / Dec. 6 at The Barn at Wolf Trap; $35; wolftrap.org

Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna
This choir goes way back. For half a millennium, the world has yet to see a greater young man’s choir. This talented Wiener Sängerknaben is more than excited to perform at CFA once again for their annual Christmas concert, and you should be, too. –RS / Dec. 20-21 at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts; $30-$50; cfa.gmu.edu

(October 2015)