Guitarist and sound designer Rafiq Bhatia of the Oscar-nominated trio Son Lux plays with trumpeter Riley Mulherkar and drummer Ian Chang at 92NY on Friday, March 27. 

Brass band The Westerlies play their arrangements of Bill Frissell's compositions at Roulette on Thursday, March 26. Also, Frissell performs on March 27 and March 28 at The Appel Room.

Virtuoso guitarist and singer Wendy Eisenberg opens for psych-folk artist Richard Dawson at Le Poisson Rouge on Wednesday, March 25 with delicate folk, crunchy rock, and country tunes.

Cameroon-born, New York-based artist Vagabon, who delved into multiple genres including indie rock, R&B, and electropop, performs with guests on Tuesday, March 24 at National Sawdust. 

Canadian-American band The New Pornographers has a new album called The Former Site Of. Frontman Carl Newman breaks down the process behind it for the latest episode of Soundcheck.

Vocalist Julianna Barwick and harpist Mary Lattimore join the Outline festival lineup to celebrate their debut duo album, Tragic Magic, on March 21 at the Knockdown Center in Queens.

The singer and rapper Dessa, who has long been part of the Minneapolis hip hop collective known as Doomtree, is playing live at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday, March 20. 

Five-time Latin Grammy nominee singer-songwriter Marilina Bertoldi of the band Connor Questa, plays her own songs at a free concert at National Sawdust on Wednesday evening, March 18.

The songwriter and member of the band Drive-By Truckers, Patterson Hood has pensive and introspective songs to play on March 17 at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City.