Two Atlanta rappers with ties find their way to Hartford this week on consecutive nights.

The more established of the two, Playboi Carti, is at the newly renovated PeoplesBank Arena (recently known as the XL Center). He has had two albums hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts, the other one hit No. 3, plus he’s featured on records by everyone from Kanye West to Travis Scott to Lana Del Rey.

The other visiting artist from the long-thriving highly influential rap scene is Benji Blue Bills, known for his deft mix of classic and cutting-edge hip-hop styles. He’s at The Webster the night before Playboi Carti’s show.

Playboi Carti referenced Benji Blue Bills on “Different Day” and “UR the Moon,” raising the younger rapper’s profile through the feud. Benji Blue Bills answered Playboi Carti with “Im Right Here” and other tracks. The disses extend to larger groups: Benji Blue Bills is associated with Henxhmen, rivals to Homixide, both names that are associated with the underground Atlanta rap scene and Atlanta street gangs.

It’s also a good week in Connecticut arts to explore cult bands like The Replacements (in documentary and cover band form), Biohazard (live with its classic lineup) and Trivium (with a new drummer).

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Benji Blue Bills, known for his deft mix of classic and cutting-edge hip-hop, is at The Webster in Hartford on Nov. 7. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

Hartford Symphony Orchestra: A Violin Portrait
Wadsworth Atheneum and Museum, 600 Main St., Hartford

A classical quartet led by violinist Leonid Sigal and also featuring violist Ramón Carrero-Martínez, cellist Amy Ward Butler and pianist Yujin Lee, perform works by William Bolcom, Edward Elgar and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart alongside famous artworks at the Wadsworth on Nov. 2. The concert is at 2 p.m., preceded by a gallery talk at 1 p.m. $45, $10 students. hartfordsymphony.org.

‘Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements’
Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford St., Fairfield

Hamden-based filmmaker Gorman Bechard, whose documentary about New Haven pizza inspired a new exhibit at the New Haven Museum, is screening one of his earlier docs, 2011’s “Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements” at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne on Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. The film was famous when it was released for featuring lots of talk about The Replacements from famous fans but no actual music by the band. This concert makes sure you hear the songs played by three members of the 1990s New Haven band 100 Faces (Dean Falcone, Jim Balga and Ed Valauskas) plus Cary Pollick of The Zambonis and vocalist Steve Atwood of the Steve Atwood Band. $38, $33 FTC members. fairfieldtheatre.org.

Biohazard
Toad’s Place, 300 York St., New Haven

The legendary New York hardcore act Biohazard reunited its classic early 1990s lineup in 2022 and is playing Toad’s Place with a host of bands that revere Biohazard’s trailblazing blend of hardcore, hip-hop and heavy metal, including Onyx, Bayway, Swollen Teeth and Dead by Wednesday. Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. $53.25-$64.25. toadsplace.com.

Skrilla
The Webster, 31 Webster St., Hartford

Skrilla, the Philadelphia rapper with the impressive gold teeth, is at The Webster on Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. on his “The Z Tour.” $31.15-$41.15. thewebsterct.com.

Orcutt Shelley Miller
Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., Hamden

A supergroup of experimental rockers — Bill Orcutt of Harry Pussy, Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Ethan Miller of Howlin Rain and Comets On Fire — play the Space Ballroom with an ideal opening act of local moody experimentalists Mountain Movers. Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. $37.99. spaceballroom.com.

Trivium
Oakdale Theatre, 95 South Turnpike Road, Wallingford

The metal band Trivium is celebrating the 22nd anniversary of its first album while also entering a new phase of touring. Last week, former Whitechapel drummer Alex Rüdinger was announced as the successor to Alex Bent, who announced last month that he was leaving Trivium after nine years. Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. $53-$103. livenation.com.

Titus Burgess
The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford

Star of stage (“Moulin Rouge,” “Oh, Mary!”) and screen (“The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) Titus Burgess brings his concert act to The Bushnell on Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. $49-$132.50. bushnell.org.

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Actor Rainn Wilson, a.k.a “Dwight Shrute,” will screen an episode of “The Office” and take questions from the audience at The Palace in Stamford on Nov. 7. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for The Environmental Media Association)

A Live Conversation with Rainn Wilson
The Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford

Dwight Shrute himself, actor Rainn Wilson, screens an episode of “The Office” and then takes questions from the audience at The Palace Theatre in Stamford on Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. $35.80-$412.30. palacestamford.org.

Benji Blue Bills
The Webster, 31 Webster St., Hartford

Atlanta rapper Benji Blue Bills of “Out of Bounds” and “Dirty Opps” fame is on tour and coming to The Webster on Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. $31.15, $134.15 VIP meet and greet. thewebsterct.com.

Leon Etienne: Magic Rocks!
Foxwoods Resort Casino, 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket

Hip modern illusionist Leon Etienne has a mohawk, a leather jacket and puts the word “Rocks” in the title of his magic show coming to Foxwoods’ Great Cedar Showroom on Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. $49.35-$67.25. foxwoods.com.

Silkroad Ensemble with Wu Man
Fairfield University, 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield

Pipa player Wu Man and tabla player Sandeep Das of the Silkroad Ensemble, the modern classical collective with a social conscience and a historical perspective, are on a weeklong residency at Fairfield University with an “American Railroad” concert of works by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Michael Abels, Layale Chaker and Wu Man herself, plus reinterpreted folk melodies arranged by Silkroad artists. There is also a free virtual program; registration required. The concert is on Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Fairfield University’s Quick Center. $35, $25 members. quickcenter.fairfield.edu.

Bill Bellamy
Funny Bone Comedy Club, 194 Buckland Hills Drive Suite 1054, Manchester

Bill Bellamy was a constant presence on MTV and on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam” a few decades ago and has stayed active as a movie actor, a TV host and of course a stand-up comic. He’s doing four sets at the Funny Bone on Nov. 7 and 8. Friday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. and Saturday at 6:30 and 9 p.m. $40-$50. hartford.funnybone.com.

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Bill Bellamy a longtime presence on MTV and on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam,” is doing four sets at the Funny Bone Comedy Club in Manchester on Nov. 7 and 8. (File art)

‘Sweeney Todd’
Cheney Hall, 177 Hartford Road, Manchester

The Little Theatre of Manchester takes a stab at the gory Stephen Sondheim musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” in which a hair stylist locates ingredients for meat pies through unorthodox methods. Nov. 7-23. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. $22-$40. cheneyhall.org.

Playboi Carti
PeoplesBank Arena, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Hartford

The chart-topping Atlanta rapper is one of the first big national concert tours to hit the newly revamped PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. $50.250-$497.63. peoplesbankarena.com.

Needtobreathe
The Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford

The Christian alt-rock band had hits throughout the 2000s and well into the 2010s and remains a big touring act. This is the band’s intriguingly scaled down “Barely Elegant Acoustic Tour.” Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. $59-$109. palacestamford.org.

Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London

The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, with piano soloist Mark Markham, plays two Ravel works — “Bolero” and “Piano Concerto in G” — plus Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique.” Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. $32-$84. gardearts.org.