A newly commissioned work from Becca Stevens on guitar and vocals, joined by Gretchen Parlato, banjoist Brad Kolonder and bassist Alan Hampton, in a small room built for close listening.
A Bristol trio playing Somewhere Good, their first new music since On The Turning Ground. Pitchfork called it blissful psych-pop with washed-out breakbeats, harpsichord interludes and dubby balladry.
An ensemble that takes trap music and reworks it for orchestra, played in two sets at The Jazz Gallery, a small jazz room where you'll sit close to the players.
A trumpeter-led quintet with vibraphone alongside piano, bass and drums, which gives the front line a shimmering, less common sound. Two sets at The Jazz Gallery, with a livestream also listed.
Singer-songwriter Madi Diaz plays Elsewhere's Zone One with Tasha in support, a room-sized show where you can actually see the performers up close.
Saxophonist Ole Mathisen leads a bass-and-drums trio with Kim Cass and Colin Stranahan, a stripped-down lineup with no piano or guitar. Two sets in a room built around working artists.
Ida's hushed, intimate songs share a bill with Garrett Klahn, the voice of Texas Is The Reason, in Elsewhere's smaller Zone One room, a close-up pairing for fans of that emo era.
Cult punk band Be Your Own Pet headlines a three-band bill with openers Farmer's Wife and Josephine Network, in Zone One, the smaller room at Elsewhere. A tight, loud night of live punk.
Four bands share one bill, with Fury headlining a set that marks ten years of Paramount, joined by Combust, Vanity and Square One. A live show built around an anniversary.
Experimental duo Ak'chamel play a small independent room, with Ecology: HomeStones opening. The listing says little about the sound, so go for the curiosity of it.
Guerilla Toss bring their art-punk to Elsewhere's Zone One, with Ben Katzman's DeGreaser opening. A straightforward, well-matched club bill for a night of loud guitars and live energy.
A late-night club set from The Hellp, booked by the independent venue Elsewhere for its 99 Scott space. One named act on the decks, built for dancing.
A Halloween bill in The Hall with a long, mixed lineup: Cannelle, EQ, Tommy Fleece and Corridos Ketamina, plus Isla Den, Ali RQ, Petal Supply and RICO RICA. Live acts, so costume up.
Deerhoof, the long-running experimental rock band, headline a three-act bill with Mercy and My Trio in The Hall, a room built for loud, adventurous guitar music.
