The Tam--1648 Beacon St., Brookline. 277-0982. Hypnosonics on March 5. T.H. & The Wreckage on March 6. Shy Five on March 7.

Western Front--343 Western Ave., Cambridge. 492-7772. Danny Tucker on March 5. Winston Grennan on March 6 and 7.

Comedy

Catch a Rising Star--30 JFK St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. 661-9887. Will Durst, Lauren Dombrowski and Scott Alrik on March 5 and 6.

Improv--246 Tremont St., Boston. 695-2989. Fran Solomita and Chris Zito from March 5-8.

Concerts

Harvard University Jazz Band--Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge. Friday, March 6, 7 p.m. Free. Call 349-4039 for information.

Boston Symphony Orchestra--performs Schoenberg's Pelleas und Melisande, and Sibelius' Symphony No. 2. Symphony Hall, 301 Mass Ave., Boston. Thursday, March 5, 8 p.m. $19-$52.50. Call 266-1492 for tickets.

MIT Chapel Concerts--presents Duo Des Cadences performing the works of Simpson, Jenkins, Telemann and others. MIT Chapel, 77 Mass Ave., Cambridge. Thursday, March 5, noon. Free.

Boston University Mozart Series--presents pianist Thomas Stumpf and violinist Peter Zazofsky. Concert Hall, 855 Comm Ave., Boston. Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Boston College Piano Trio--performs works by Faure and Brahms. Boston College, Gasson 100, Chestnut Hill. Thursday, March 5, 4:15 p.m. Free.

New England Conservatory--presents the Emmanuel Church Choir and the Conservatory Camerata. Williams Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. Thursday, March 5, 5 p.m. Free.

Cambridge Society for Early Music--presents music for 17th-century Amsterdam and London. First Religious Society, Carlisle. Thursday, March 5, 8 p.m. Josiah Smith Tavern, Weston. Friday, March 6, 8 p.m. $15 general; $7 for students.

Saxophonist David Barraza--Berkelee Recital Hall, 1140 Boylston St, Boston. Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m. Free.

Guitarist and vocalist Dylan Altman and Guitarist Jehu Goder--blues concert Berklee Recital Hall, 1140 Boylston St., Boston. Friday, March 6, 4 p.m. Free.