Soundcheck Staff

Jazz harpist Edmar Castaneda plays at the Jazz Standard on Friday night. Download the track "Double Portion" here.

Garage rock band Pujol plays the Mercury Lounge on Thursday night. Download "DIY2K" from the album United States of Being.

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Alana Amram plays Union Pool Wednesday night with her band, The Rough Gems. Download the track "Wooden Houses."

Jazz composer and guitarist Rafiq Bhatia plays at Pianos on Tuesday night. Download the track "Sunshower."

Blues-rock guitarist Tyler Bryant plays the Studio at Webster Hall on Monday night with his band, The Shakedown. Download the track "Say A Prayer."

The experimental, psychedelic rock band Animal Collective plays Williamsburg Park Friday night. Download the track "Honeycomb."

Garage-soul band The Alabama Shakes play Terminal 5 Thursday night. Download the track "I Ain't The Same."

Indie pop band Tennis plays The Bowery Ballroom tonight. Download the new track "Origins."

British psychedelic band Django Django plays The Bowery Ballroom Tuesday night. Download the track "Life's a Beach."

Moira Smiley and VOCO is a vocal group that combines the energy of vaudeville with the gracefulness of a string quartet plus a healthy dose of folk-punk spirit. Download their arrange...

R&B singer Bettye Lavette performs at The Highline Ballroom Friday night. Download her interpretation of the Gnarls Barkley radio hit "Crazy" from her new album Thankful N' Thoughtful.

Corin Tucker Band
"Groundhog Day"
Playing on Thursday at Mercury Lounge
Get: Tickets ($15) | Directions

Irish rock band Bell X1 plays The Bowery Ballroom Wednesday night. Download the song "Bad Skin Day" - recorded in an historic church in Utrecht, Holland.

New York-based saxophonist and composer Matthew Silberman plays a record release party at ShapeShifter Lab Tuesday night. Download the new song "The Battle At Dawn."

Bossa Nova singer Bebel Gilberto plays at City Winery on Monday night. Download the song "Sun Is Shining."

The eclectic band Rupa and the April Fishes plays at Littlefield on Saturday night. Download the new song "Build."

Musician and naturalist Sean Rowe plays at Brooklyn Bowl Thursday night. Download the song "Joe's Cult."

Electro-pop band Austra plays at Music Hall of Williamsburg Wednesday night. Download the track "Lost It."

Singer and bandleader Terese Genecco & her 8-piece "little big band" play at The Iridium Tuesday night. Download her take on “It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Stasera)."

Guitarist and songwriter Patterson Hood, of the Southern rock band Drive By Truckers, plays The Bowery Ballroom Monday night. Download the song "Come Back Little Star."