Usually we try to wax poetic about some sort of relevant piece of information. This week we're dropping all that fluff and jumping right into this week's set of picks – lots of good shows on tap for this week. Zydeco to classical, hip hop to electronica, and Bon Jovi. Monday 7/24: Wattstax with Eli "Paperboy" Reed & the True Loves Allston's Paperboy plays an opening revue for a screening of Wattstax, a film......

Tonight the Boston Landmarks Orchestra takes stage at the Boston Common Parkman Bandstand to present Lifting the Curse: A Story of the Red Sox composed by Josh Wachner and story by Bill Littlefield. Littlefield hosts the nationally syndicated, locally produced, show Only A Game on NPR and offers regular limericks during 'BUR pledge drives. The performance of the piece is another composition inspired by the lifting of the 86-year curse on the Olde Towne Team.......

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here. What's better than Bostonist ripping off lines of Beatles songs on a Monday? Checking out the Boy Least Likely To show at TT's. What's better than Bostonist ripping off Beatles lyrics on a Tuesday? The Aaron Goldberg Trio's Boston CD release party. What's better…oh you get the point. Check out this week's music picks for......