Jesu & Fog
Thursday, Oct. 18; Black Cat
UK rock lords Jesu (that’s YAY-zoo to the uninitiated) treat their thick metal pomp with enough feedback and distortion to justify their “shoegaze-metal” tag, proving to even the staunchest haters of rawk that, yes, metal can sound beautiful. Openers Fog make Minneapolis proud with their tighter-than-spandex chops and consciously nerdy lyricism.
British Sea Power
Friday, Oct. 19; Black Cat
Plastic water fowl? Check. Bassist crowned with foliage? Check. Enormous grizzly named Ursine Ultra? Uh, double check. Despite their name’s maritime connotations, British Sea Power play concerts firmly rooted in the terrestrial. Oh, and they also shred with the merciless intensity of the Pixies, just in case the giant bear didn’t have you sold.
Castanets & Deer Tick
Sunday, Oct. 21; The Red and the Black
Draping his at-times-alienating folk dirges in brighter tinges of country, Raymond Raposa (a.k.a. Castanets) has produced his most user-friendly record with In the Vines, to be released on Tuesday. If you like your Americana gloomy and punctuated with piercing electronic squelches, this show is for you. Rising alt-country aces Deer Tick open in support of their fantastic debut, War Elephant.
