Italy's C2C Festival unveils its debut US edition with an lineup featuring Oneohtrix Point Never, Nala Sinephro, Two Shell, Evilgiane, John Glacier and more on May 9.

Brooklyn-based brass and drum-led Bhangra dance-party band Red Baraat plays May 8 at Brooklyn Bowl, on the release of their latest record, "Bhangra Rangeela".

Ugandan-born, Austin-based Jon Muq melds African and Western melodies, reflecting the astonishing journey of a cross-continental life. He plays at Joe's Pub on May 8.

JACK Quartet plays music by their own Austin Wulliman—an in-demand violinist, highly regarded educator, and accomplished composer - on May 6 at 6PM at Miller Theatre.

The late Welsh musician Mike Peters was the voice of the hit-making British band The Alarm. He died last week at the age of 66. Revisit his 2023 live set on the Soundcheck Podcast.

Harpist Brandee Younger isn't locked into a genre - she embraces all music: jazz, hip hop, blues, R & B, classical, and hymns. She and her trio play at Flushing Town Hall on May 3. 

Instrumental jazzers BADBADNOTGOOD incorporate their love of hip-hop, neo-soul, psych, and funk into their music and their choices in collaborators. They play Knockdown Center on May 1. 

The singer and songwriter Martha Wainwright is a force, who offers an open window into her life without artifice, pretension or fakery. She plays at Le Poisson Rouge on April 30. 

Singer and rapper Theophilus London returns to the stage for a one-night only event to lay the foundation for a new chapter in his music career at National Sawdust on April 29.