BEST BETS Sunday 7/8

3 pm

Music

As part of SongFest 2001, young baritone Brandon Velarde will sing a wide-ranging recital of French songs accompanied by esteemed pianist Graham Johnson. Titled “Histoires d’une Liaison,” the recital will transverse the stages of love affair from initial meeting, through happiness and marriage, to parting and recovery. Composers will include Gounod, Faure, Debussy, Poulenc, Ravel and others. Johnson will also give a pre-concert lecture.* Baritone Brandon Velarde, Salmon Recital Hall, Chapman University, 1 University, Orange. 3 p.m. $8. (714) 997-6871.

7pm

Pop Music

“Rockabilly Filly” Rosie Flores returns to headline the “Listening Room Concert Series” at the Coach House, where musicians discuss their craft as well as practice it onstage. The roots-rocking singer-guitarist-songwriter’s latest album, “ Speed of Sound,” is a characteristically spirited mix of country, rock and blues.* Rosie Flores, Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. Bright Blue Gorilla, Everything Divine, Dani Carroll, Warren Sellers, Mark Davis and Brett Perkins. 7 p.m. $10. (949) 496-8930.

8 pm

Pop Music

It doesn’t get much better than Emmylou Harris, unless it’s Emmylou Harris performing material from one of her best-ever albums, the self-written “Red Dirt Girl,” and with an opening act as intriguing as singer-songwriter Joe Henry.* Emmylou Harris, with Joe Henry, Sun Theatre, 2200 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim, 8:30 p.m. $41. (714) 712-2700. Also Tuesday at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. E., L.A. 8 p.m. $36. (323) 461-3673.