Traditional Quebecois folk group Le Vent du Nord uses the hurdy gurdy, button accordion, and jaw harp in addition to fiddle and guitar when they play at Roulette on Oct. 25.

Puerto Rican artist iLe's new album 'Como las canto yo' is a  collection of covers dedicated to her favorite traditional boleros. She plays a free show at National Sawdust on Oct 22.

Veteran pianist and composer Fred Hersch celebrates his 70th birthday with a residency at Village Vanguard, in a trio with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Marcus Gilmore, Oct. 21-26.

Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band is musical collective who blends psychedelic rock and afrobeat into a sound that bandleader Dogo calls the "Alagaa Beat." They play Barbès on Oct. 23.

American indie rock band The Antlers play Wednesday night, Oct. 22 at Le Poisson Rouge, and their set for us is today’s installment of the Soundcheck Podcast.

Meklit's Ethio-jazz storytelling blends jazz, pop, and soul with the echoes of Ethiopian pop. She plays as part of BRIC JazzFest on Oct. 17-18.

The Sphinx Organization plays American works by cellist Quenton Blache, Brazilian-American composer and pianist Clarice Assad, Prokofiev and more at Carnegie Hall on Oct. 17.

Margaret Glaspy is a singer and guitarist based in Brooklyn whose stories aren’t afraid to call out the indignities of modern life and love. She plays at Le Poisson Rouge on Oct. 16. 

New York band Grizzly Bear has been around since 2002, and become one of indie rock’s biggest, most successful, and sometimes most psychedelic bands. They play Brooklyn Steel Oct. 13-18.