Darrell Katz — “Galeanthropology”

Welcome to Seven in Seven, where each week we typically take a look at shows coming to the region over the next week. And while venue doors are slowly opening again, due to the current pandemic they aren’t quite there yet. That doesn’t mean the music stops, and new releases are coming out weekly from artists you know and love and some waiting to be discovered. Each week we’ll be looking at some of the best hitting shelves and streaming services and a can’tmiss show in the region.

Whether your musical tastes are rock and roll, jazz, heavy metal, R&B, singer-songwriter or indie, there’ll always be something to check out. Here’s what’s on the docket for the week of Nov. 19:

Show of the week

Last October, Kevin Morby released the folk heavy “Sundowner,” and a few months earlier, in April, Hamilton Leithauser released his acclaimed album “The Loves of Your Life,” which is one of the best solo outings from the Walkmen frontman. Now, Morby and Leithauser have embarked on a “Fall Mixer” U.S. tour. Both are performing with a full band and are focusing on their respective latest releases. The musicians have been extra excited on this run as their previous release tours were cut short by the pandemic in early 2020.

New releases

The artistic vision of jazz composer Darrell Katz recognizes no boundaries, and “Galeanthropology” is a varied showcase of his genre-spanning interest in American music from Jimi Hendrix’s “Belly Button Window” to original jazz-art song settings of the poetry of Paula Tatarunis. Working with the drummerless ensemble OddSong, which gracefully blends composition and improvisation into seamless performances, the album ranges from gritty blues to sublime meditations on the vagaries of life.

Ana Popovic headlines the Saturday night concert at the Reading Blues Fest. mix of artists, including several who were involved with his 2018 Mute Records debut, “Burn Slow.” Miles Cooper Seaton, in one of his last performances following his sad and untimely passing earlier this year, and Polly Scattergood lend vocals to a track each, while Ralf Hildenbeutel returns to produce. Despite Liebing very much directing and driving the shape, tone and essence of the album, he ultimately views it as one rooted in collaboration.

Chris Liebing releases a solo effort, “Another Day,” Friday. on