Doug Fir Lounge

Saturday November 7

The Raveonettes, Crocodiles, The Upsidedown

[LO-FI FUZZ] The Raveonettes have come a long way since their debut in 2002. Sure, the Danish duo still sounds like a soundtrack for the imagined 1950s Jesus and Mary Chain beach movie, but the 2009 release of In and Out of Control provides a softer and more melodic side.The songs are longer (almost four minutes!) and more developed, breaking out of their traditional fuzzy two-chord mold. Though they are more stripped-down than the almost-poppy Pretty in Black, the Raveonettes have never been so focused on bringing their engaging vocals to the forefront of the wall of sound. IAN RASMUSSEN. Doug Fir Lounge 9 pm. $15 advance, $17 day of show. 21+.

Sunday November 8

Bishop Allen, Throw Me the Statue, Darwin Deez

[BROOKLYN ROCK] Bishop Allen can pluck your heartstrings or shred them. The Brooklyn-based duo (which swells into a quartet while on the road) spits out pop rock that is undeniably adorable, and then morphs it into a sweaty, energy-charged rock band for live shows. Vocalist Justin Rice doesn't mess around when strumming the ever-loving shit out of his guitar, and sending his clean tenor over the top of speedy drums and slick, clever bass lines. Bishop Allen is scampering throughout the U.S. and Canada in support of its third full-length, Grrr, which dropped this past March. WHITNEY HAWKE. Doug Fir Lounge 9 pm. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+.

Monday November 9

Bomba Estereo, Guests

Doug Fir Lounge

Tuesday November 10

Mission of Burma, Erase Errata

[REAGAN-ERA POST-PUNKS BACK LIKE THEY LEFT SOMETHING] No second acts in American life? Sez who? So far, Mission of Burma's comeback in the aughts has been a humdinger. No longer the scrappy post-punks who issued a single legendary document before disbanding in the ’80s, the reconstituted-in-2002 Burma now unleashes fiery, shaggy rawk opuses every few years that wear hearts on sleeves, singe, cajole and poke fun at the ridiculousness of guitar-based music while contributing volumes to the genre. On the foursome's latest, The Sound the Speed the Light, it pushes forth into compositional abstraction without sacrificing the qualities that made it crucial in the first place. RAY CUMMINGS. Doug Fir Lounge 9 pm. $15 advance, $17 day of show. 21+.

Wednesday November 11

Pinback, Joe Jack Talcum

[THIS GENERATION’S GENIUS?] Rob Crow is a true American hero. He pays rent by writing gorgeous pop songs for Pinback that make teens swoon and get featured in their favorite reality-TV shows. On the side he releases ridiculous stoner-rock picture discs under the name Goblin Cock, and dabbles in what can only be termed “performance art” with his '70s toy keyboard-based project, Optiganally Yours. Tonight will indicate if Pinback, with a new album anticipated for 2010, continues its gradual mellowing-out or makes an abrupt turn into polka or something. With an idiosyncratic genius like Crow at the helm, you can’t be too sure. DAVID ROBINSON. Doug Fir Lounge 9 pm. $20. 21+.

Thursday November 12

Over the Rhine, Guests

[UP AND DOWN THE DIAL] Married singer-songwriters Karin Bergquist (think Chrissie Hynde going back to Ohio, realizing her city was gone and opening a folk 'n' blues-themed dinner theater) and Linford Detweiler have successfully followed a rangy muse neither alt nor Branson for more than 20 years. In the same 20 years, their namesake Cincinnati neighborhood—equally famed for untouched architecture and untroubled street crime—has madly thrown itself toward gentrification. The glossy roots-rock of Over the Rhine invites certain comparisons, but nobody's ever accused a cabaret Americana troupe of careerism. JAY HORTON. Doug Fir Lounge 9 pm. $20 advance, $23 day of show.

Monday November 16

Anti-Pop Consortium, Guests

[ELECRTO-RAP] There are a handful of contemporary groups that wow everyone from heads to haters, and Anti-Pop Consortium is one of them. Spending the early aughties crossing the streams of IDM and hip-hop (think of an American Massive Attack with an extra does of grime, or Afrika Baambaata with a brand new copy of Reason), the New York City trio disbanded way back in 2002. Its 2007 reformation led to an especially dark and verbally explosive 2009 disc, Flourescent Black. I’m not sure whether you bring glow sticks or just wave your hands in the air for this one, but Anti-Pop should bring one of the more interesting shows—and audiences—you’ve seen in a while. CASEY JARMAN. Doug Fir Lounge 9 pm. $10 advance, $13 day of show.

Tuesday November 17

Russian Circles, Young Widows, Helms Alee (shows at 5 and 8:30 pm)

[INDIE METAL] A trio of trios descends on Doug Fir, bringing heavy rock sounds from underground America. Russian Circles is an instrumental unit from Chicago that shares a label with Red Fang. Tool took the Circles on tour, so there’s enough meat there for the metal heads, but fans of Mono and Explosions in the Sky should also take note. Young Widows hails from Louisville, formed from the ashes of Breather Resist. The Widows have released a string of split recordings in the past two years with luminaries like Melt-Banana and Pelican. Opener Helms Alee represents the great Northwest, with Ben Verellen playing his own series of home-built signature amps with a female rhythm section that will knock your wool socks right off. NATHAN CARSON. Doug Fir Lounge 5 and 8:30 pm. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+.