Music
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HIEROGLYPHIC TUNES Composer and multi-instrumental performer Peter Apfelbaum and his 11-piece band, the New York Hieroglyphics, perform. The group is joined by the popular Malian musician and storyteller – also called a griot, or storyteller – Abdoulaye Diabate. Tonight, 10 p.m., Tonic, 107 Norfolk St., between Delancey and Rivington streets, 212-358-7501, $12.