MUSIC | Melissa Ferrick

Rolling Stone has described her music as “gritty realism.” Undoubtedly prolific, singer and songwriter Melissa Ferrick celebrates her new album The Other Side. Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets are $26/$22. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222. (JSG)

MUSIC | Camper Van Beethoven

Where the hell are Camper Van Beethoven? After an extended hiatus, the quirky pop band from the ’80s are back to prove that David Lowery was better off with CVB than he ever was with Cracker. New Roman Times dropped last week, and with Guided By Voices in retirement, CVB may well be the greatest group of aging indie stars under a three-word band name. Stereo 360 opens. Tickets $18, $20 at door. 18+. 8pm. The Middle East Downstairs. (CAK)

Sunday, October 17

FILM | Roy Andersson

Renowned primarily for his ingenious television commercials, Swedish director Roy Andersson, former student of Ingmar Bergman, has also produced celebrated films. The most recent of these, Songs from the Second Floor, won the Prix du Jury of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Described as “a searing meditation on millennial decadence” by the Harvard Film Archive, the film is composed of 45 surreal, darkly comedic vignettes that highlight the absurdity of human existence against a dreary European backdrop. As for Andersson’s other films, catch A Swedish Love Story on Wednesday, October 20 at 9 p.m.; Giliap on Tuesday, October 26 at

9:15 p.m.; Something Happened, A World of Glory, and his commercials on Wednesday, November 3 at 9 p.m. Harvard Film Archive. (MEB)

MUSIC | Boston Chamber Music Society

A trio of Beethoven’s chamber works will be performed including the Kreutzer string quintet. The featured performers are clarinetist Thomas Hill, violinists Ida Levin and Harumi Rhodes, violists Marcus Thompson and Jonathan Vinocour, cellist Ronald Thomas and pianist Mihae Lee. Sanders Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $46/$37/$26/$17. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222. (JSG)

MUSIC | Boston Philharmonic Orchestra

The music of Brahms highlights this concert with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, mezzo-soprano Susan Platts and tenor Thomas Young. Conductor Benjamin Zander hosts a pre-concert talk at 1:45. Sanders Theatre, 3 p.m. Tickets $69/$53/$39/$26 general; $4 off students and senior citizens; half price for Mass. Student rush tickets $8 (cash only), 90 minutes prior to the concert. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222. (JSG)

DANCE | Argentine Tango