Sometimes the best new R&B can be hard to find, but there are plenty of great rhythm-and-blues tunes to get into if you have the time to sift through the hundreds of newly released songs every week.

This weekend, Valley concertgoers can headbang and shuffle with EDM fans at Goldrush: Neon Dreams, drop a lot of cash to attend indie folk icon Marcus Mumford’s sold-out gig or hang with rock fans of ...