California-born, Tijuana-raised Mexican singer and songwriter Julieta Venegas plays new songs from her upcoming album, Norteña, on our twice weekly podcast, Soundcheck.

Son Rompe Pera at Brooklyn Bowl May 8. 8PM. $33.55 Son Rompe Pera makes buzzy, energetic party music that has deep roots in Mexican folklore, but also sounds completely contemporary....

Alarm Will Sound: 25th Anniversary Concert at Roulette May 7, 8PM. $25. For 25 years, the big band called Alarm Will Sound has been championing new composers and new sounds. They’ve ...

Bill Callahan w/ Otto Benson and Noveller at Knockdown Center May 7, 6:30PM. $32.96 Singer/songwriter Bill Callahan recently released his eleventh album under his own name (everything...

75 Dollar Bill Residency at Union Pool May 5-6. 7PM. $24.21 The guitar-and-percussion duo called 75 Dollar Bill is based here in New York, but offers a psychedelic swirl of West Afr...

Sofia Rei –"El Mundo Es Redondo" (Soundcheck Podcast) Sofia Rei had early training as a classical singer in Argentina, but then she fell in love with Brazilian music, and heard the vo...

Peruvian waltzes, Andean huaynos and Cuban Guajiras mix with French opera, Cowboy tunes and Bollywood classics in music by Las Rubias Del Norte on May 1 at Barbès.

Bang On A Can's annual Long Play Festival runs from April 29-May 3. New Sounds Live Presents Bang On A Can All-Stars doing Philip Glass’s album Glassworks at Roulette on May 3. 

British rapper Dave plays two nights at Brooklyn Paramount on April 30-May 1 on his "The Boy Who Played The Harp" tour.