Editor’s Note: Welcome to On Sale @, a weekly series from Vanyaland alerting concertgoers to the best shows coming toThe Paradise Rock ClubandBrighton Music Hall. Check in each week for a highlighted look at each show, and how to access the best tickets as soon as they go on sale.
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Arooj Aftab, September 19
One of the more compelling concerts on the calendar as summer fades into fall arrives September 19, when Arooj Aftab plays Boston’s Paradise Rock Club. The Grammy-winning Pakistani singer, composer, and producer releases new album Night Reign in May via Verve, and the jazz artist has dangled the Tessa Thompson-directed video for “Raat Ki Rani” to set the mood. “Some nights are for falling in love, some are for solitude and introspection, some are to be annoyed at a forced social gathering — and so go the stories of Night Reign,” Aftab says. Collaborators on her forthcoming record include returning conspirators Petros Klampanis and Maeve Gilchrist, as well as Cautious Clay, Chocolate Genius, James Francies, and Thompson’s father, Marc Anthony Thompson. It feels like the type of effort that transcends any easy categorization or genre limitation. Tickets go on sale Friday (April 26) at 10 a.m. local time.
