Blackbraid, High Command, Gudsforladt
Three bands share one bill: Blackbraid, High Command and Gudsforladt, a full evening of live sets at Saint Vitus, with the lineup doing the talking.
Three bands share one bill: Blackbraid, High Command and Gudsforladt, a full evening of live sets at Saint Vitus, with the lineup doing the talking.
A tribute concert to Celia Cruz led by vocalist Xiomara Laugart with her group Rumbanza, under musical director Axel Tosca. An evening of Cruz's songs done live.
A release party for the single "prey," with Sorry Darling and Kristin Flammio & The Pretty Bitchin on the bill, so it's a full night of live sets in a small room.
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.
The closing night of bassist Anna Abondolo's residency, after solo bass, a trio, and an ocean band with water foley. This finale is a musical with extra special guests.
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.
One bill pairing Devil Master with Satanic Magick, Diabolus and Coffin Dust. The names alone promise a dark, loud night out, and Saint Vitus is a fitting room for it.
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.
A vocalist who also arranges and composes, and a winner of the International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition. Her debut album was praised for a folksy wisp and a bohemian glide.
An electric ensemble that runs modern hip-hop, pop, R&B, and folk through the improvisational language of jazz, mixing reimagined songs with originals that blur genre lines.
Ink & Dagger and Saetia share one bill at Saint Vitus: two bands, one stage, and a straightforward night of live music built around both.
A live set led by Nuci Nebieridze with a four-piece lineup of Papuna Sharikadze, Khondzi, Ben Tiberio and David Jimenez, in an early slot before the late show.
An evening at Union Pool under a name that promises something loud and a little unhinged. Good for anyone who likes walking into a show curious and letting the room surprise them.
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.
High On Fire live at Saint Vitus, a night built around one band and the room they're playing. Worth planning an evening around if you like your music in person.
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.
Pat Metheny singled out this jazz guitarist as doing something both deeply musical and very difficult. Here he leads a trio, with two sets to choose from.
Raw, poetic, piano-based art-pop sung in Spanish, from an artist described as one of the boldest of her generation. Deeply personal confessions that still feel universal.
A release show for COSMOLAMPS, so the new music gets its first night out live, with the Carlin Lee Quintet sharing the bill.
A big band residency that comes around every month under Roy Hargrove's name, played live in the room and also livestreamed for anyone who can't make it in person.