Here's a list of 15 must-see shows — including rap, pop, and folk — at smaller venues around Boston this spring.

They're at Big Night Live. Flutist and composer Nathalie Joachim comes to the Crystal Ballroom. Mahalia is at the Paradise Rock Club. Lola Young plays at The Sinclair. Thursday ...

Boston alt legends Guster play the hometown show at MGM Music Hall at Fenway. Stolen Gin are funky, experimental and coming to the Sinclair. Nora En Pure plays at Big Night Live. Ex-Hyena ...

WEDNESDAY: Tuxedo is sure to get Royale in Boston dancing, and that's the group fronted by men-about-town Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One. Country songsmith Aaron Watson sings at The Sinclair in ...