Malice K is doing an unplugged concert at Arlo Williamsburg Ballroom. Backed by a full band and string section, he’ll give us the chance to interpret his 2024 record, Avanti, in a different way. When it first came out, the album made waves in the scene. NME called Malice K “America’s next unlikely star” while magazines like Les Inrocks compared him to Kurt Cobain and Elliot Smith. At Avanti’s release party last year, Malice played the project start to finish. He premiered two music videos that stressed its grungy theme and gave a heartfelt speech about the journey that led him to New York. It’s a journey worth tapping into if you can make it to Arlo on April 19. —Henry McGrath