Mexican marimba band Son Rompe Pera fuses together tropical dance beats, hard-hitting punk, modern cumbia, and fuzzed-out guitars. They play at Brooklyn Bowl on May 8.

For 25 years, the big band called Alarm Will Sound has been championing new composers and new sounds. They play an anniversary concert at Roulette on May 7. 

Singer/songwriter Bill Callahan recently released his 11th album under his own name (everything he did before 2007 was under the name Smog); he plays Knockdown Center on May 7. 

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.

The self-dubbed "goth jazz princess" Niia is something of a provocateur, with her sensual music "living in the tension between control and collapse". Niia and her band play in-studio.