(Thursday, Great Hall, doors 8 p.m. )With any good artist, timing is important: witness this tour opener and christening night for Katie Stelmanis’s third LP, Future Politics, that falls on U.S. inauguration day. Lido Pimienta gets the opening slot for this pick of the week and, as noted previously , an early highlight of the season. All of that should afford her some entreé, avoiding some of the barriers that newcomers from far away can face. Even in the middle of an uncommonly packed midweek concert calendar, this is a standout option, even overcoming his traditional fedora accessorizing. (Tuesday, Adelaide Hall, doors 8 p.m.)

Source: thestar January 18, 2017 17:34 UTC