WAZU
9 p.m. Friday, August 24, Snug Harbor, 1228 Gordon St. $5. www.etix.com
Though there’s a haunting quality to this buzzing NYC-based
Australian duo’s sound, it’s mix of electronic synthesizers, brooding`80s alt-rock
grooves, and juxtaposition of swelling female and moody, Sister of Myercy-like male vocals creates more than mere dark
wave.
Favorite Gentlemen
Tour
8 p.m. Friday, August 24, Tremont, 400 W. Tremont Ave. $8. www.etix.com
Charlotte’s own Junior Astronomers join label mates All Get
Out, Harrison Hudson and Death on Two Wheels on the Favorite Gentleman label’s
first tour. The label was started by members of Manchester Orhcestra in 2005,
which puts the band in good company.
My Morning
Jacket/Band of Horses
7 p.m. Saturday, August 25, Time Warner Cable Uptown
Amphitheatre, 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd. $40-$57.85. www.livenation.com
After a rainy 2011 concert, Kentucky’s favorite sons are
back along with likeminded Carolinians Band of Horses to deliver a night of big
jamming rock that’s both modern and distinctively Southern.
Phish
7 p.m. Sunday, August 26, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 707
Pavilion Blvd. $57.50-$74. www.livenation.com
With frontman Trey Anastasio readying a new solo album for
October, the jam stalwarts and veteran road dogs begin the final week of its
summer tour here.
Okkervil River
8 p.m. Monday, August 27, Visulite, 1615 Elizabeth Ave. $14-$17.
704-358-9200.
Somewhere between Dylan-rooted folk-rock and the grand,
joyous rock of groups like Arcade Fire (with vocals more akin to Of Montreal)
fits this Austin favorite whose slowly been climbing up from the underground
since the early `00s. With the Mynabirds.
Covenant/The Break-up
8 p.m. Monday, August 27, Amos’ 1423 S. Tryon St. $17-$20.
704-377-6874.
The former is a Swedish trio that mixes electronic
atmospherics and dark Euro dance music for the Purgatory crowd, while the
latter makes dubstep-bordering, new wave-flavored dance pop with vocals that
bridge Gwen Stefani and `80s singer Josie Cotton.
Shy Hunters
8 p.m. Thursday, August 30, Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson
St. $8-$10. 704-376-3737.
Imagine if Kate Bush had collaborated with “Pornagraphy” era
Cure and you’re halfway to the duo of Indigo Street and Sam Levin, who create
guitar rock that drifts from ethereal to dance-inducing. The addition of live
bass for the first time on tour promises to fill out its live sound.
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