A look at the week ahead, including Gleason Gras and the Hell Yes Comedy Festival.

[Updated] Last year, a cold rain took the edge off of the debut of Gleason Gras. This Sunday there remains a chance of rain, but the temperature should be in the 70s. Later in the week, The New Movement's Hell Yes Fest brings stand-up comics and improv groups to a number of venues in town. Here are the week's highlights:

Friday: Black Moth Super Rainbow, Coffin Girls, One Eyed Jacks, midnight: This Pittsburgh-based is so trippy that there's no better word for them than "psychedelic," but their songs are also often lovely and melodic despite the vocoder'ed vocals. (tickets)

Also on Friday: The Psychedelic Furs, The Chevin, My Jerusalem, House of Blues, 8 p.m. (tickets); Bill Kirchen and Will Sexton, Chickie Wah Wah, 9 p.m.; Honey Island Swamp Band, d.b.a., 10 p.m.

Saturday: Generationals, ArchAnimals, Teen Hustle, Tipitina's, 10:30 p.m.: Generationals are a New Orleans indie rock band with a gift for consistently hooky songs that recall the '80s without sounding retro. (tickets)

Also on Saturday: Bayou Blues Fest with Bobby "Blue" Bland ("Turn on Your Love Light"), Shirley Brown ("Woman to Woman)," Floyd Taylor, Jeff Floyd, Tucka and Theodis Ealey, UNO Lakefront Arena, 7:30 p.m. (tickets); Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole, The Howlin' Wolf Den, 10 p.m.: (tickets); Rebirth Brass Band, d.b.a., 11 p.m.

Sunday: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Dee-1, House of Blues, 8:30 p.m.: Indie rap sensations Macklemore and Ryan Lewis made their mark with the "Thrift Shop" earlier this year. Dee-1 is on the whole tour with them. (tickets)

Monday: Kreayshawn, House of Blues, 9 p.m.: Kreayshawn had the pop rap hit "Gucci Gucci" a year ago, and while the reception has been cool to her new album, Somethin' 'Bout Kreay, she cut a bounce track for it with Diplo and Sissy Nobby. (tickets)

Also on Monday: Heartless Bastards, Wussy, One Eyed Jacks, 10 p.m. (tickets)

Tuesday: A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, Danny Brown, A$AP Mob, House of Blues, 9 p.m.: Hustler and rapper A$AP Rocky just dropped his debut album on Halloween. (tickets)

Also on Tuesday: Rebirth Brass Band, Maple Leaf Bar, 10 p.m.

Wednesday: Counting Crows, Mahalia Jackson Theater, 8 p.m.: The long-time American Americana band returns to New Orleans. (tickets)

Also on Wednesday: Major Bacon, Banks Street Bar, 10 p.m

Thursday: Rick Ro$$, Meek Mill and Wale, UNO Lakefront Arena, 7:30 p.m.: Rick Ro$$ and artists on the Maybach Music Group hip-hop label perform. (tickets)

Also on Thursday: Mike Dillon, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 6 p.m.