Olof Arnalds at Rockwood Music Hall
Icelandic singer Olof Arnalds has the kind of voice that can silence a room, such is its sweetness. And high-profile fans such as Björk have been very vocal about Arnald’s awesome talent (check our review of Arnalds’ performance at Björk’s Housing Works show earlier this year). Arnalds’ debut album, Vio og Vio gets its U.S. release on One Little Indian in January.

The Levon Helm Band at City Winery
The Band’s iconic drummer celebrates the release of his book, Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble with a signing and “sampling.”

Daniel Merriweather at Joe’s Pub
You know that funked-up reworking of the Smiths’ “Stop Me if You Think That You’ve Heard This One Before” that you hear in Gap changing rooms? That’s Aussie singer Merriweather, teamed up with his pal Mark Ronson.

Peter Bjorn and John at Webster Hall
The Swedish indie-popsters are now playing behind Living Thing, the dark, chilly follow-up to their “Young Folks” success.

Wolfmother and the Heartless Bastards at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Andrew Stockdale’s hirsute Aussie combo Wolfmother presents its hard-rockin’ take on psychedelia—check out our preview here, which compares Wolfmother to Jimmy Page, and opening act Heartless Bastards to Robert Plant. Either way, we guarantee sweaty good times.

Cass McCombs at Bowery Ballroom
This scruffy-round-the-edges indie rock troubadour plays from his excellent Catacombs album.