The Syrian-American rapper Omar Offendum returns to BAM to celebrate 150 years of Arab culture in NY as part of a 5-hour event marking Arab-American Heritage Month on Saturday, April 4.

Hear Combo Daguerre's improbable blend of mid-century French chanson, South American dance music, 60s surf guitar, and psychedelia at Barbès in Brooklyn on Thursday, April 2.

California-based singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham writes songs inspired by the so-called Laurel Canyon scene and Joni Mitchell, some of which she'll play on April 1 at The Town Hall.

The Korean-American pianist Eunbi Kim plays works written for her, including a world premiere of a new Pauchi Sasaki piece, on Tuesday, March 31, at National Sawdust. 

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.