Live music picks, July 16-22

Published July 15, 2010 at 5:42 p.m.

Frankie Beverly, pictured at a Maze gig at the Fox Theatre earlier this year, plays Chastain Park Amphitheatre on Friday. Photo: Robb D. Cohen / www.robbsphotos.com

TODAYMaze featuring Frankie BeverlyThis R&B combo is a perennial favorite in Atlanta. Beverly has been the master of seductive crooning for as long as many young neo-soulsters have been alive. If you haven’t heard stone soul classics such as “Joy & Pain” and “Lady of Magic,” you’re missing some great music. With Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and Kevon Edmonds.6:30 p.m. July 16. $38-$78. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. 404-233-2227.

SATURDAYMary Chapin CarpenterThe country-folk tunesmith’s latest album, the April release “The Age of Miracles,” is another in the long line of finely crafted albums she’s released in the 23 years since her debut, “Hometown Girl.” Carpenter has sustained a level of quiet brilliance that seems so effortless yet gets overlooked all …

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