Knitting Factory

Dead Confederate + Roadkill Ghost Choir

Alternative rock

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Dead Confederate’s Southern-rock references come from times more recent than the Allman Brothers era. The band’s penchant for long, psychedelic slow-burners should please fans of My Morning Jacket’s pastoral dirges or even Widespread Panic’s shadowy solos....

Comedy at the Knitting Factory

Comedy

• Critics' pick

The smooth and delightfully understated Hannibal Buress introduces fellow stand-ups.

Coliseum + Red Hare

Metal, Rock & roll

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• Critics' pick

Kentucky's Coliseum offers burly, surprisingly anthemic post-hardcore drenched in dire emotion. Here the band supports recent LP Sister Faith, which flaunts a righteous hard-rock influence. Also on board is Red Hare, a spin-off of late ’80s–early ’90s...

Drum Majors: Mannie Fresh + Boi-1da + Young Chop + J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League + Bangladesh and more

Categories, Rock, Pop & Hip-hop

Red Bull Music Academy. Now signed to Def Jam South, NOLA star Mannie Fresh made his name with Cash Money Records as half of Big Tymers, and since going solo has worked with other retiring wallflowers like Rick Ross and Lil Jon. This year he returns with...

Sage Francis + Prolyphic + B. Dolan + Metermaids

Alternative rock, Hip-hop, Rock & roll

• $$

The Providence rapper Sage Francis has some conspiracy theories he would like to share, and on his most recent effort, Li(f)e, he's made it easier on you by enlisting the help of members of Death Cab for Cutie, Califone and Calexico. Metermaids bill themselves...

Second Annual Blue Balloon Songwriting for Small People Spring Showcase

• Critics' pick

Students from the Blue Balloon Songwriting for Small People school present original compositions they've been preparing all year. Instructor Rachel Lipson teaches children how to write lyrics and songs on the guitar, so listeners can expect lots of acoustic...

Crystal Stilts + The So So Glos + Dinowalrus + Heaven's Gate + Trabajo

Alternative rock, Indie rock

• $

Ecstatic fuzz purveyors Crystal Stilts touch on the Jesus and Mary Chain, Joy Division and, naturally, the Velvet Underground; although the group can lack for original thought, it has a surfeit of panache. Tonight the band will share a bill with sloppy,...

Comedy at the Knitting Factory

Comedy

• Critics' pick

The smooth and delightfully understated Hannibal Buress introduces fellow stand-ups.

Alex Bleeker and the Freaks + Spectre Folk + King Cyst

Indie rock

• $

Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker shows off his rootsy, psych-informed indie rock in the ’Burg tonight.

Second Annual Blue Balloon Songwriting for Small People Spring Showcase

• Critics' pick

Students from the Blue Balloon Songwriting for Small People school present original compositions they've been preparing all year. Instructor Rachel Lipson teaches children how to write lyrics and songs on the guitar, so listeners can expect lots of acoustic...