Also playing Tuesday:
WHITE SEA, SEVEN SATURDAYS at the Satellite; NEIL FINN at El Rey Theatre; OSTAD ABBOS KOSIMOV at REDCAT.
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wed 4/6
Akron/Family
@ THE ECHO
If the cover photo of an erupting volcano doesn't do it (L. Ron Hubbard would have been proud), the title of Akron/Family's new album should alert you to the type of band you're dealing with here: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT, it's called. But wait, come back! Though they definitely indulge all manner of dirty-hippie drum-circle bullshit, these Brooklyn-born freak-folk oddballs hang that ornamentation on honest-to-Jah songs with choruses and everything. That said, tonight's show is likely to emphasize the band's jammier tendencies; air drummers are presumably welcome. With New Jersey's Delicate Steve, whose frequently delightful new Luaka Bop disc, Wondervisions, should appeal to fans of such prog-pop predecessors as Heavy Vegetable and Menomena. —Mikael Wood
Pete Yorn
@ THE WILTERN
Since 2009 Yorn has released two studio discs (including a self-titled effort produced by Frank Black of the Pixies), as well as an appealingly tossed-off duets record with Scarlett Johansson. For this show, though, the L.A.-based singer-songwriter will look back to his 2001 debut, musicforthemorningafter, which just received a double-disc 10th-anniversary reissue; it's still the place to find Yorn's best songs, such as "Life on a Chain" and "Strange Condition." If he encores with tunes from other albums, request "Burrito," from 2003's Day I Forgot: Last time I saw him play, Yorn called that one "possibly the most misunderstood song in my catalog." With baby-faced indie-pop cutie Ben Kweller. —Mikael Wood
Piney Gir, Little Hurricane
@ SILVERLAKE LOUNGE
Piney Gir is the country-rock persona of British electronica artist Angela Penhaligon. Instead of coming off as a hokey dilettante, Penhaligon is surprisingly persuasive as a down-home diva. She manages to invoke roots-rock tradition without appearing mannered or in the thrall of retro clichés, imbuing her tunes with a charming lilt and modern arrangements. Little Hurricane are an intriguing coed blues-rock duo from San Diego, with singer-drummer C.C. exchanging romantic pleas with singer-guitarist Tone like a less-mannered version of the Dead Weather. While their lyrics are sometimes unremarkable, Little Hurricane make up for it with plenty of sexual tension and feverish atmosphere. —Falling James
Also playing Wednesday:
PRINCETON at Bootleg Theater; RADEMACHER, SWEATERS at the Satellite.
thu 4/7
Young Dro, Pac Div, Killer Mike, Dee 1
@ KEY CLUB
Even though Young Dro contributed "Shoulder Lean" to Atlanta's mid-decade, dance-crazed, hip-hop jingle rock, an unfortunate series of mishaps left his mentor T.I. dealing with rehabbing his own image rather than building someone else's. Killer Mike, who recently joined Dro on T.I.'s record label, also has shuffled around ATL for most of the aughts, appearing both on OutKast records and Adult Swim cartoons. L.A.'s own Pac Div had been curiously quiet until delivering the mixtape Mania! in March but always makes good on 'Pac's claim that California knows how to party. New Orleans newcomer Dee 1, a former schoolteacher, rounds out the bunch with some conscious rapper cool. Being off the scene makes you mean. Expect ferocious energy to be unfurled from all. —Rebecca Haithcoat
Timur & the Dime Museum
@ SILVERLAKE LOUNGE
The Kazakh-American singer Timur Bekbosunov and his mini orchestra have a merry time putting an old-world twist to songs by Radiohead, David Bowie and even the local underground-pop prince Kristian Hoffman. While so many other performers have made a predictable career out of turning punk and alt-rock standards into kitschy cocktail-lounge remakes, Bekbosunov usually avoids cheap comedy through the force of his operatic tenor and the stylish way his band reimagines the melodies. That's not to say there isn't an air of campiness in his remake of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You," but the laughs are counterbalanced by Bekbosunov's eerily chilling delivery. —Falling James
Rise Against, Descendents
@ LONG BEACH ARENA
Punk rock's magnetic vitriol and admirable, status quo–questioning messages have all too often been blunted by boring beats, predictable chord progressions and dull song structures. So it's little wonder that veteran Chicagoans Rise Against have been cleaning up in the genre of late. Even their recent hit singles duck and dive with musicality beneath Tim McIlrath's hoarse railing. Rise Against's tireless activism-by-example only makes them all the more irresistible (and welcome) as anti-Kardashian culture icons. Hermosa Beach's Descendents absolutely wrote the nerd-punk rule book with 1996 single "I'm the One," a perfect two minutes of hair-tearing pop with unrequited love lyrics that make Rivers Cuomo look like Tommy Lee. —Paul Rogers
Also playing Thursday:
BRITISH SEA POWER at the Troubadour; IMELDA MAY at El Rey Theatre; SUBMARINES at Detroit Bar; SEASICK STEVE at Bootleg Theater.
