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This prolific Brooklyn rock quartet will be playing Friday night at Maxwell's. Download their entrancing track "I Will Haunt You."

These wild Southern garage rockers will be playing at Maxwell's on Sunday night. Download their manic track "Short Fuse."

This celebrated singer-songwriter will take the stage Friday night at 92YTribeca. Download her rich, country-folk track "Mexico City."

Tonight composer and saxophonist Dan Pratt celebrates the upcoming release of his quartet's new album Toe the Line with a performance at Korzo. Download the live version of his rascal...

This rambunctious indie rock trio will be playing a free show tonight at Bruar Falls. Download their rollicking new track "Knuckle Sandwich."

The renowned jazz drummer teams up with pianist Jason Moran and saxophonist Greg Osby for a stint at the Village Vanguard this week. Download Motian's powerful new track "Cathedral Song."

Percussionist Jim Black and his Balkan-inspired group Pachora take the stage tonight at Rose Live Music. Download Pachora's graceful track "Drifting."

This Brooklyn bluegrass collective will be playing the St. Patrick's Day City Reliquary Benefit at the Knitting Factory tonight. Download their enchanting tune "Faceless Weaver."

This Belgian dance duo will be playing Santos Party House tonight with Blondes. Download their remix of the Lindstrom & Christabelle track "Baby I Can't Stop."

This Senegalese kora player and German trumpeter will team up as an untraditional duo tonight at Jazz Gallery. Download their gentle and bittersweet track "Bouba."

This Brooklyn quintet play indie rock with a tribal energy. Download the beat-rific remix of their song "Your Powers Are Magic" by the Emergency, then check out Apache Beat tonight at Bowery Ballroom.

Legendary fiddle player Frankie Gavin leads this new version of the celebrated traditional Irish folk group. Download their rollicking track "Wild Irishmen," then seen them tonight at Joe's Pub.

Alesso Natalizia is the Italian dream pop solo artist known as Banjo or Freakout. Download his lush track "Upside Down," then check him out at Knitting Factory tonight.

This jazz pianist is no stranger to working with ensembles large, but tonight he goes solo at Smalls. Download his original tune "Affirmation."

This homegrown outfit was one of the indie rock darlings of the 1990s. Now the band is making a comeback -- and for a good cause. Download their breezy track "Shangri-La," then catch ...

This legendary band of the indie pop scene have a new album out, and tonight they're wrapping up a three-night residency at Town Hall. Download their bittersweet track "You Must Be Out of Your Mind."

This fiery emcee is one of the many rappers who will perform at S.O.B.'s Hip-Hop for Haiti benefit tonight. Download his fervent track "Mistakes."

This staple trio of the New York jazz scene is headed up by a graceful pianist who went from playing classical to digging jazz. Download the trio's elegant track "Secret Link," then s...

This noise pop band made up of experimentalist Aaron Aites and Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio will be playing the Knitting Factory tonight. Download their doleful and left-field track "Buddy."

This orchestral pop collective masterminded by songwriter Jannis Joya Makrigiannis will be playing Pianos tonight. Download their mellifluous track "Action/Reaction."