10,000 Maniacs

The independent route is nothing new for 10,000 Maniacs — as their promotional biography notes, they were “the original indie band,” having released an EP and an album independently on their own prior to signing with Elektra to release their second album The Wishing Chair in 1985. Expect to hear songs from those formative albums as well as more recent material when the band plays at 7:30 p.m. at the Kent Stage.