The artist known as L'Rain showcases her experimental pop, R&B, and electronica, as part of the three-day SOLD OUT BRIC JazzFest in Brooklyn. L'Rain plays on Oct. 23 at BRIC House.

Enter the sound installation, Veils and Vesper by John Luther Adams until Oct. 24, with live sets by Ekmeles vocal ensemble, Oct. 21 and JACK Quartet on Oct. 22, at Brookfield Place.

Atlanta-based Manchester Orchestra crafts cinematic, long-form songs on their latest record, The Million Masks of God. They play at Hammerstein Ballroom on Oct. 21 with Slothrust.

The band Imarhan, from southern Algeria, plays in the style called "desert rock." Their latest song is “Achinkad,” and is a bit of a departure...it's part of the Weekly Music Roundup.

Los Cielitos, or “the little skies,” consists of Yasser Tejeda, on guitar, and Jill Peacock on bass. They play Latin American songs known as boleros at LunÀtico in Bed Stuy on Oct. 19.

The duo known as Buscabulla is based in Brooklyn, but their roots are in Puerto Rico. They bring their dancey, dreamy, electronic pop to Elsewhere on Saturday, Oct. 16. 

Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli has been a leading figure in the world of socially conscious rap for over twenty years. He and a full band play on Oct. 14 & 15 at Brooklyn Bowl.

Sam Amidon's folk music – shape note anthems, murder ballads, traditional songs - are set in the “imagined space of an album fantasy world.” He plays at Le Poisson Rouge on Oct. 13.

Singer/Songwritere Mitski has built her substantial following on noisy rock guitars and pop instincts. Her latest single,“Working For the Knife,” is part of our Weekly Music Roundup.