Welcome to Seven in Seven, where we look at shows coming to the region over the next week. As always, whether your musical tastes are rock ’n’ roll, jazz, heavy metal, R&B, singer-songwriter or indie, there will always be something to check out. Here are seven of the best on the docket for the week of March 13.
Rick Wakeman and Son — Friday at The Colonial Theatre
Following the postponement of his July 2025 concerts due to an impending surgery, Rick Wakeman is back and will be touring for the first time ever with his son, Oliver, who is replacing Hayley Sanderson on the run. Although they have occasionally performed together in the past, this will be the first opportunity to see the pair in their brand-new Rick Wakeman and Son show. Both former keyboard players with Yes and the Strawbs, as well as being highly successful, award-winning musicians in their own right, the two will be performing music that ranges from their joint musical heritage to their latest recordings. Tickets from the postponed Strictly Wakeman Tour with Hayley Sanderson will be valid for the show.
Sienna Spiro — Friday at The Foundry
Though just 20 years old, Sienna Spiro has displayed a command of her one-of-a-kind voice at every turn that performers twice her age have yet to master. Her debut U.S. shows in New York and Los Angeles last year sold out immediately, leading her to expand her real-world reach by joining hitmaker Teddy Swims on a North American run, followed by a fall headline tour of the UK/Europe, and then returned stateside to open for Sam Smith, who invited her back to the stage for a duet of “Lay Me Down.” A DIY-minded artist who first started penning songs when she was just 10 years old, her early influences included Frank Ocean, Etta James, Frank Sinatra, and Amy Winehouse. She soon began integrating jazz elements into her music while gently leaning toward a more contemporary sonic aesthetic, which she delivers today in songs like “Maybe” and “Origami.”
Telescreens — Saturday at The Theatre of Living Arts
Since forming in Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York in late 2016, Telescreens has developed a sound that bridges decades: a meeting of old-school rock attitude and forward-looking production. Their 2020 debut album, “The Return,” introduced a cinematic, story-driven vision, while 2023’s “Stare Wide” added heaviness and immediacy, marking them clearly as a band pushing their creative limits while staying true to the pulse of rock and roll. Known for their gritty, high-voltage live performances, Telescreens turn every stage into a full-body experience, packing gigs with sweat, movement, and the kind of unrestrained dancing that collapses the barrier between band and audience. Saturday at the TLA, they’ll be supporting fellow New York rockers Quarters, so make sure to arrive on time.
Bike Routes — Saturday at The Foundry
Another opener to check out this weekend is Bike Routes, who are supporting Worry Club at The Foundry Saturday. The New Jersey-based, indie alternative artist is the alter ego of multi-instrumentalist David Osterhout, who is gearing up for the late-June release of his third album, “Prairie.” The lead single, “Delicate,” dropped last week, a feel-good anthem for the underdogs that’s anything but what its title might suggest. The track also features a woozy saxophone, courtesy of none other than Jake Clemons of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, making it clear the connection is always Jersey Strong and somehow winds its way back to The Boss.
Cornelia Murr — Sunday at Johnny Brenda’s
Late last February, Cornelia Murr released her first LP in six years, “Run to Center.” It was well worth the wait, as the London-born singer/songwriter delivered her most confident, expansive album yet. Across 10 hypnotic pop songs, she put forth a fully realized portrait of a woman and an artist in her 30s, standing triumphantly in uncertainties, asking the crucial questions one needs to sustain a life: How can you fit everything you want into a life? How can you do this if you want so much? And while she might not have all the answers, Murr has created some fascinating songs trying to figure it out.
Swedish punk outfit The Hives will take the stage at The Fillmore on Monday. (Dean Bradshaw)
The Hives — Monday at The Fillmore
Are The Hives the greatest live band out there? If you listen to the Swedish punk outfit, they’ll tell you they’re the greatest live band ever. They could also just be hitting their creative peak if last summer’s “The Hives Forever Forever the Hives” LP is any indicator. The last few months have seen them embrace royal iconography across visuals and performances, most notably in the video to the title track, filmed at Stockholm City Hall, breaking ground as the first music video ever shot there. But it’s the legendary concert performances that bring out the fans, those who appreciate a bombastic live show to match the music.
Benee — Monday at Brooklyn Bowl
Multi-platinum alt-pop visionary Benee blends dreamy melodies, dynamic instrumentation, experimental production, creative storytelling, and larger-than-life visuals to build a unique world of her own on her latest LP, “Ur an Angel I’m Just Particles.” Written and recorded over the span of the past three years, the record sees Benee’s signature blend of creative storytelling with unique and vulnerable lyricism set to genre-bending sounds and production. The songs on the album follow her journey of making sense of the world through music, as she absorbs the chaos and confusion of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop.
Soundcheck
• Rick Wakeman: “Space Oddity”
• Sienna Spiro: “Die on this Hill”
• Telescreens: “Preacher”
• Bike Routes: “Delicate”
• Cornelia Murr: “Skylight”
• The Hives: “The Hives Forever Forever the Hives”
• Benee: “Princess”