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Pop-punk-cum-emo favorites Jimmy Eat World come to Boston hot on the heels of their new CD Futures, which hit stores in October. The band broke into the mainstream with the ubiquitous hit “The Middle” in 2001 and have bounced back with an album that focuses on more mature themes without ever failing to rock. Frontman Jim Adkins is going to be there baring his soul, are you going to be there to hear it? With Razorlight and Recover. Tickets $20.25. 6:30 p.m. Avalon Ballroom. (CAK)

MUSIC | Fallen Angels

While there are approximately 10,000 a capella groups within a 100-mile radius of Cambridge, the Fallen Angels are Harvard’s only all-female group with a modern repertoire. Come see their Fall Concert with the Columbia Kingsmen and the Gumboots Dance Troupe featuring songs by a wide range of artists from Marvin Gaye to Michelle Branch. Free. 7:00 p.m. Lowell Lecture Hall, 17 Kirkland Street. (MAB)

MUSIC | Mariachi Veritas Fall Concert

This Mexican folk music group, now in its third year and the first Mariachi group on the East Coast composed of college students, features no fewer than 15 guest performers in its fall production. The show includes a tremendous diversity of genres within Latin American traditional music, both vocal and instrumental. $5. 7:30 p.m. Adams Lower Common Room. (MAB)

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MUSIC | Pitches and Din and Tonics

The Radcliffe Pitches and the Harvard Din and Tonics join forces to present a humorous, yet soulful fall concert. These two a cappella groups are among the oldest at Harvard; their old-school style of entertainment features jazz, rhythm, and unadulterated comedy. Students $8. Sanders Theatre. 8 p.m. (MAB)

MUSIC | Mozart Society Orchestra Fall Concert

The Harvard-Radcliffe Mozart Society Orchestra presents its twentieth anniversary concert with Beethoven’s Overture to Egmont, Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8. The organization features distinguished conductor and music director Akiko Fujimoto in her second year at the helm. Students $6. 8 p.m. Paine Hall, 3 Kirkland Street. (MAB)

Sunday, Nov. 7

THEATER | Johnny Johnson

In the mood for a musical? Come see this rendition of Kurt Weill’s 1936 examination of the role of the United States in World War I. Part of the Celebrity Series of Boston, the production was commissioned for the 50th anniversary of Boston Camerata, a historically focused local music group. Tickets $33-$48. Sanders Theatre. 3 p.m. (MAB)

MUSIC | Gurdjieff/ de Hartmann

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