This week in the Boston area

Thu, Oct 15 to Wed, Oct 21. Picked from the listings by their own details (genre, price, room); each names its source.

Niche picks

• Secret Island Punk / Hardcore / Emo

  Fri, Oct 16 at 8:00 PM, DM for address · Boston. With Secret Island. Punk / Hardcore / Emo. DIY.

Free shows

• Company Car Booking Showcase #17 Punk / Hardcore / Emo

  Thu, Oct 15 at 6:30 PM, Lynch Family Skatepark. With Flatwound, Kill Us Online, Short Circuit, I Like to Think of You From Afar and 1 more. Punk / Hardcore / Emo. Donation.

• Music open mic night Open mic / Jam

  Thu, Oct 15 at 8:00 PM, Gulu-Gulu Cafe. Open mic / Jam. Free.

• Vintage After Dark Markets / Pop-ups

  Fri, Oct 16 at 6:00 PM, Arts at the Armory. With Live DJ (unnamed). Markets / Pop-ups. Free.

• From Clarity to Color: Piano Voices Across Time and Culture Classical / Opera / Orchestral

  Fri, Oct 16 at 7:00 PM, Falcetti. With Dr. Yingqi Wang. Classical / Opera / Orchestral. Free. Listed by meetboston.com.

• Spin & Shop: Kit Orion 7:15 PM Electronic / Dance / DJFolk / Americana / Bluegrass / Country

  Fri, Oct 16 at 7:15 PM, Davis Square Plaza. With Kit Orion. Electronic / Dance / DJ, Folk / Americana / Bluegrass / Country. Free.

• MENACE Electronic / Dance / DJDrag / Burlesque / Cabaret

  Fri, Oct 16 at 8:00 PM, Jacque's Cabaret (Underground) (Downtown Boston). With Mack DJ, Nova King Clue, Kipper Kapezio, Thy Sworn Enemy. Electronic / Dance / DJ, Drag / Burlesque / Cabaret. Donation.

• Old Man Goyette with Lily Rhodes and Victoria Rivera

  Fri, Oct 16 at 8:00 PM, Gulu-Gulu Cafe. With Old Man Goyette, Lily Rhodes, Victoria Rivera. Free.

• She/They/He-he-he's Drag / Burlesque / Cabaretart

  Fri, Oct 16 at 8:00 PM, Deacon Giles Distillery. Drag / Burlesque / Cabaret. Free · 21+.

• Recital: Maxwell DeForest '27 BM, Trumpet Classical / Opera / Orchestral

  Fri, Oct 16 at 8:30 PM, Burnes Hall, New England Conservatory. With Maxwell DeForest. Classical / Opera / Orchestral. Free. Listed by necmusic.edu.

• Boston Book Festival Poetry / Spoken word / Readingsart

  Sat, Oct 17 at 10:00 AM, Copley Square. Poetry / Spoken word / Readings. Free.

• Small Mart vintage & art market Visual art / GalleryMarkets / Pop-upsart

  Sat, Oct 17 at 11:00 AM, Crystal Ballroom. Visual art / Gallery, Markets / Pop-ups. Free.

• One Night in Alosha World / Latin

  Sat, Oct 17 at 2:00 PM, Boston City Hall Plaza. World / Latin. Free. Listed by boston.gov.

DIY highlights

• So:jun

  Fri, Oct 16 at 3:00 PM, Davis Square Plaza. With Sojun. Listed by bostonshows.org.

• Heyssis

  Fri, Oct 16 at 5:00 PM, Statue Park. With Heyssis. Listed by bostonshows.org.

• Gully Boys at Warehouse XI

  Fri, Oct 16 at 8:00 PM, Warehouse XI. With Gully Boys. Listed by gullyboysband.com.

• Secret Island Punk / Hardcore / Emo

  Fri, Oct 16 at 8:00 PM, DM for address · Boston. With Secret Island. Punk / Hardcore / Emo. DIY.

• Super Pink Rock / Indie

  Sat, Oct 17 at 2:00 PM, Davis Square Plaza. With SUPERPINK. Rock / Indie. Listed by bostonshows.org.

• Evan Greer Punk / Hardcore / EmoFolk / Americana / Bluegrass / Country

  Sun, Oct 18 at 11:00 AM, Statue Park. With Evan Greer. Punk / Hardcore / Emo, Folk / Americana / Bluegrass / Country. Listed by bostonshows.org.

• Nuala O'Donovan, Sidebody

  Sun, Oct 18 at 4:00 PM, Davis Square Plaza. With Nuala O'Donovan, sidebody. Listed by bostonshows.org.