The Mexican indie-pop star Ximena Sariñana takes the stage with Sia and Oh Land at Webster Hall Wednesday night. Download her new single, "Different," here.

In New York, Lincoln Center and the Paley Center for Media are honoring the legendary star with film and television retrospectives. To shed some light on the performer and her legacy, WNYC spoke with Garland historian John Fricke.

Although you may not know it, actor Tim Robbins is an accomplished folk songwriter. He brings his Rogues Gallery Band to Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday evening. Download "Book of Josie" here.

During the series, which starts next week on AMC, the former Italian-American mayor famed for being tough on crime will introduce classics like "The Godfather," "Carlito’s Way," and "Scarface."

The world mash-up artists of Balkan Beat Box bring their dance-oriented global stylings to Brooklyn Bowl Thursday night. Download "Dancing With the Moon" here.

St. Ann's Warehouse, the multi-disciplinary theater group and performance space, affirmed this week that it would be leaving Dumbo after recent court rulings made it crystal clear that the theater would not be permitted to construct a new home in the ruins of a mid-19th century tobacco warehouse near Brooklyn Bridge Park.

The Zimbabwean music legend Thomas Mapfumo makes a rare appearance at Southpaw on Wednesday night to play his mbira-inspired Afro-pop. Download his "Ndangariro" here.

Queens college recently announced it would take ownership of an online Islamic art online museum, thanks to donations from the London-based shopping mall magnate Nasser Khalili and the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation.

Aizzah Fatima’s "Dirty Paki Lingerie" is now running at the Midtown International Theater Festival.

The Tuareg trance rocker Bombino brings deep desert grooves to Le Poisson Rouge on Friday night. Download his "Tar Hani" here.

Kermit Ruffins, trumpeter and modern-day New Orleans music legend, brings his BBQ Swingers to Hiro Ballroom on Thursday evening. Download his bouncy, good-time "Panama" here.

Kermit Ruffins, trumpeter and modern-day New Orleans music legend, brings his BBQ Swingers to Hiro Ballroom on Thursday evening. Download his bouncy, good-time "Panama" here.

Over the course of its 2011-2012 season, the group will present an ambitious mix of programming ranging from brand new productions by young talent to classic choreographies that helped launch the career of the company's executive artistic director Bill T. Jones.

Violinist Marques Toliver went from L Train busker to Adele's "favorite new artist." On Wednesday night, he takes the stage at LPR. Download his "Deep in My Heart" here.

The Dedalus Foundation is suing the New York City art dealer Julian Weissman for selling a forgery of the Robert Motherwell work 'Spanish Elegy.'

A family of bronze lions won't be showing up at a downtown library anytime soon. The Battery Park City Authority has decided not to accept the anonymous donation of eight Tom Otterness statues to the Battery Park branch of the New York Public Library.

The hotly anticipated Rita Indiana and her electro merengue revolution hits Summerstage and SOBs on Saturday. Download her hit single "El Blue de Ping Pong" here.

Clarinet-toting chamber poppers The Snow play Littlefield Thursday night in Gowanus. Download "Handle Your Weapon" here.

Now in its twelfth year, the Latin Alternative Music Conference kicks off on Wednesday in New York City. At this year's conferene, it's all about the mujeres. Check out videos of new female voices represented at the conference — ranging from the queer superstar novelist Rita Indiana to the Mexican indie goddess Lo Blondo here.

The innovative Afro-Peruvian collective Novalima joins Ely Guerra and Jarabe de Palo at Summerstage on Wednesday. Download Novalima's "Se Me Van" here.