Sometimes finding a slew of good indie rock shows can be a game of feast or famine. Fortunately, the coming weeks are a hearty Boca beef stew of fantastic live shows. So save your hipster pennies (that means no cappuccinos, no splurging on that über-irreverent T-shirt you’ve been eyeballing, and no new tats) and stuff yourself with these tasty live shows. To wit:
2. Boubacar Traore
Perfect for: That midweek culture craving.
Admittedly, Malian blues singer/songwriter Boubacar Traore is more world music than indie act, but he’s a hot ticket nonetheless — one you should make a point to see. His harmonica-laced music is gentlemanly and eloquent, inducing waves of calm thanks to a soulful voice and layered instrumentation including balafon, ngoni, and calabash. Wednesday, October 5; New England Conservatory, 12 p.m., free, necmusic.edu; First Church in Cambridge Congregational, 8 p.m., $25, firstchurchcambridge.org.
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