Out of Town: Boston

What’s happening the next few weeks:

* Ravi Shankar, right, plays Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Boston’s Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. (617) 266-1200.

* The Boston Blues Festival, Sept. 23 and 24 at the Charles River Esplanade, will feature Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater and Weepin’ Willie & the All Star Blues Band. The festival includes a concert Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. by Howard Armstrong and Guy Davis at Johnny D’s, 17 Holland St., Sommerville, and concludes Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. with the Boston Blues Festival Blowout, a lineup of harmonica players at Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. Festival is free. Concerts, $10 to $22. (888) 733-2678.

* The Furthur Festival, featuring former members of the Grateful Dead, arrives at Boston’s Fleet Center, 150 Causeway St., on Sept. 15. (617) 624-1000.

* Critically acclaimed folk-rocker Ani DiFranco appears Oct. 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre, 1 Hamilton Place, Boston. (617) 679-0810.